Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Herb · 1971
Manuela was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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.
AA 6651 G 1W 1 670 1131A-side runout groove
AA 6651 G 2W 2 670 116B-side runout groove
66 51-GLabel
66 51 AA-side label
7-6651-1Side A, Etched
6651-2Side B, Etched
Du 21.975Side A, Label
Du 21.976Side B, Label
AA 6651 G 1W 1 670 1131A-side runout groove
AA 6651 G 2W 2 670 116B-side runout groove
66.51-GLabel
DU 21.975A-side label
AA 6651 G 1W 1 670 1121A-side runout groove
AA 6651 G 2W 2 670 118B-side runout groove
66 51-GLabel
66 51 AA-side label
66.51-GLabel
DU 21.975A-side label
DU 21.976B-side label
6651-1A-side runout groove
6651-2B-side runout groove
66.51-GLabel
DU 21.975A-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Belgium | Elf Provinciën 83-66.51-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | Belgium | Elf Provinciën 83-6.651 Y / Elf Provinciën 66.51-GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Belgium | Elf Provinciën 83-6.651 Y / Elf Provinciën 66.51-GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Elf Provinciën 66.51-GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Elf Provinciën 66.51-GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Elf Provinciën 66.51-GFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Elf Provinciën 66.51-GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Elf Provinciën 66.51-GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Elf Provinciën 66.51-GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Elf Provinciën 66.51-GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Elf Provinciën 79.657First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Elf Provinciën 66.51-GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Elf Provinciën 66.51-GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Elf Provinciën 66.51-GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Elf Provinciën 66.51-GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Manuela are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Netherlands, Belgium. One of them is Elf Provinciën 66.51-G.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 66.51-G, 79.657, 83-66.51-Y, 83-6.651 Y) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 6651 G 1W 1 670 1131 and AA 6651 G 2W 2 670 116. 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.
