UK
1959- Label and catalog number
- Brunswick AXTL 1088
- Format
- LP, Mono · Gatefold Green Sleeve
- Runout / matrix
MG - 6396 -1BRunout side A
MG - 6397 -1BRunout side B
Vinyl pressings
by Joaquín Rodrigo · 1959
Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year. 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.
MG - 6396 -1BRunout side A
MG - 6397 -1BRunout side B
MG - 6396 -1BRunout side A
MG - 6397 -1BRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | UK | Brunswick AXTL 1088First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Brunswick AXTL 1088First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Calendar Records R66-19LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Decca DL 10027 / Decca DL 9997LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | Canada | Decca DL 10027 / Decca DL 10,027LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Decca DL 10027 / Decca DL 10,027LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Decca DL 10027 / Decca DL 10,027LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Decca DL 10027 / Decca DL 10,027LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Decca DL 10027LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1960 | US | Decca DL 710,027LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon LPEM 19 213LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 136213 SLPEMLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 136213 SLPEMLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Spain | MCA Records S-26083 / MCA Records S - 26.083LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Spain | MCA Records S-26083LP | LP |
| 1973 | Italy | Mca Records MCA 4703LP | LP |
| 1973 | Malaysia | MCA Records DL 710,027 / MCA Records DL 710027LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | Spain | MCA Records 65 98 869LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | MCA Records L 25 0890-1LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | MCA Records MCA-2522LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Mca Records 202 975LP | LP |
| 1980 | Spain | MCA Records I · 202418LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | MCA Records MCAE-5013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Deutsche Grammophon 619 213LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | MCA Records MAC/S 2252 / Classic 990.051LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Deutsche Grammophon 619 213LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Decca SDL 710027LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | MCA Records MCA-2017LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Decca JDL 6506LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
29 vinyl pressings of Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1959 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK. One of them is Brunswick AXTL 1088.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AXTL 1088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG - 6396 -1B and MG - 6397 -1B. 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.
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