Vinyl pressings
by Ismael Rivera Y Sus Cachimbos · 1968
De Colores was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
TRLP-1174A z... sf AB 10-68Hand Etched - Side A
TRLP-1174B z... sf AB 10-68Hand Etched - Side B
Audiomatrix / Bell SoundMachine Stamped, both sides
SLP1114A-1 Bell Sound R AB 8-68Stamped/Etched - Side A
SLP1114B-1 Bell Sound R AB 9-68Stamped/Etched - Side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Panama | Onda Nueva Records 1174-11160First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Tico Records LP 1174 / Tico Records TRLP-1174First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Tico Records (S)LP 1174 / Tico Records TRSLP-1174First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 1174First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Tico Records VS-1410LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Discos Fuentes LP 318050LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Tico Records LP-1174 / Tico Records LP 1174LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Tico Records SLP-1174LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 1174LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Barbaro LP 1174LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Musica Latina International LP 1174LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of De Colores are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Panama, Venezuela. One of them is Tico Records LP 1174.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 1174, (S)LP 1174, 1174-11160) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TRLP-1174A z... sf AB 10-68 and TRLP-1174B z... sf AB 10-68. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
