Spain
1968- Label and catalog number
- Novola NOX - 60
- Format
- 7", Single, 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
LA 4A runout handwritten, Variant 1
GAB runout handwritten, Variant 1
LA-4-2A runout, Variant 2
GA 2B runout, Variant 2
Vinyl pressings
by Joan Manuel Serrat · 1968
La, La, La 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.
11 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
LA 4A runout handwritten, Variant 1
GAB runout handwritten, Variant 1
LA-4-2A runout, Variant 2
GA 2B runout, Variant 2
45248-A A△A-Side Etching Runout
45248-A B△B-Side Etching Runout
45248-A A△A-Side Etching Runout
45248-A B△B-Side Etching Runout
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 | France | Novola NOX-62First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DVI 14731First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14740First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DVI 14731First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | Novola NOX-60 PFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | Novola NOX - 60First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | Vergara 45.248-AFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | Novola NOX-60 PFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | Vergara 45.248-AFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Novola NOX-60 IFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB S 53514 No / Novola S 53514 NoFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of La, La, La are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Spain, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is Novola NOX - 60.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NOX - 60, 45.248-A, NOX-60 P, NOX-60 I) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LA 4 and GA. 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.