Spain
1971- Label and catalog number
- Novola NLX-1031-SNovola NLX-1.031 - S
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
NLX 1031 ASide A runout
NLX 1031 BSide B runout

Vinyl pressings
by Joan Manuel Serrat · 1971
Mediterráneo 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.
13 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 5 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.
NLX 1031 ASide A runout
NLX 1031 BSide B runout
NLX-1031 A+
NLX-1031 B+
NLX-1031- AVinyl label A
NLX-1031-BVinyl label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | EMI 6202First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Guatemala | Odeon 33183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-341First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | Novola NLX-1031-S / Novola NLX-1.031 - SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Novola NLX-1031-SFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Spain | Novola NLX-1031-SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Novola NLX-1031-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Zafiro, S.A. NLX-1031-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Novola NLX-1031-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Novola NLX-1031- A / Novola NLX-1031-BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Novola NLX-1031-SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Venezuela | Promus LPPS-2044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Venezuela | Promus LPPS-2044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Argentina | Odeon Pops SLDS 2202/LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Argentina | Odeon SLDS-2202-LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Colombia | Philips 6346043LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Colombia | Philips 6346043LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | Mexico | EMI SLEM-341 / Capitol Records SLEM-341LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Novola NLX-1031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Brazil | Opus/Columbia 412047LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Spain | Novola 30413053 / ZafiroLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Argentina | Sony Music 1907 587311-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Spain | Sony Music 1 90758 7311 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Spain | Sony Music 19075873111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | EMI 6202LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Argentina | EMI 6202LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Argentina | EMI 8007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Bolivia | Odeon BOLP - 312LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Dominican Republic | Odeon SLS-2202-LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Mexico | Capitol Records SLEM-341LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | Zafiro 30301031 / Novola 30301031LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Novola NLX-1031 / Zafiro NLX-1031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Novola NLX-1031-SLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Zafiro NLX-1.031 / Novola NLX-1031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Novola NLX-1031-S / NLX-1031-GLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Novola NLX-1031-GLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Zafiro NLX-1.031 / Novola NLX-1031LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
64 vinyl pressings of Mediterráneo are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1971 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Spain, Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico and more. One of them is Novola NLX-1031-S.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NLX-1031-S, NLX-1031-G, NLX-1031- A, 6202) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NLX 1031 A and NLX 1031 B. 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.