Spain
1969- Label and catalog number
- Novola NOX-103
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
NOX 103▽A=1Stamped, side A
NOX 103▽B=1 2Stamped, side B, last number hand-etched
Vinyl pressings
by Joan Manuel Serrat · 1969
Penélope / Tiempo De Lluvia was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, 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.
NOX 103▽A=1Stamped, side A
NOX 103▽B=1 2Stamped, side B, last number hand-etched
850 NOX 103▽A=1Stamped, side A
850 NOX 103▽B=1Stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Chile | Philips 343.913First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 11026First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Spain | Novola NOX-103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Novola NOX-103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Odeon Pops DTOA 85517", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Uruguay | Odeon 200387", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Spain | Novola OOX-735 (R) / Zafiro OOX-7357", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | EMI 66197", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Nicaragua | Novola N-102117", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Venezuela | Zafiro 60037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Penélope / Tiempo De Lluvia are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in Spain, Chile, Germany. One of them is Novola NOX-103.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NOX-103, 343.913, DV 11026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NOX 103▽A=1 and NOX 103▽B=1 2. 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.