Vinyl pressings
by Joe Bataan · 1975
Afrofilipino was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SAL-4101-AS-1AA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
SAL-4101-BS-3B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
SAL-4101-AS-1AA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
SAL-4101-BS-3AB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
SAL-4101-AS-1A P Ʌ2A-side runout etching
SAL 4101-BS-3 P Ʌ2B-side runout etching
(SAL 4101 AS)A-side label
(SAL 4101 BS)B-side label
S SAL-4101-AS-1Runout A
I S SAL 4101-BS-3 P B1Runout B
SAL 4101 ASLabel A
SAL 4101 BSLabel B
SAL-4101-AS-1Runout A
SAL-4101-BS-3Runout B
P AL 33471-1FRunout Side A
P BL 33471-1ARunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SVL 382First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | Epic EPC 81054First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Philippines | Disc Corporation SAL 4101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | Ariola 88.715-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Epic KE 33471 / Salsoul Records KE 33471LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Epic KE 33471 / Salsoul Records KE 33471LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Salsoul Records SAL-4101 / Salsoul Records SAL 4101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Salsoul Records SAL 4101LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Salsoul Records SAL-4101 / Salsoul Records SAL 4101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Epic KE 33471 / Salsoul Records KE 33471LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Salsoul Records SAL 4101 / Epic KE 33471LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Salsoul Records SAL-4101 / Salsoul Records SAL 4101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Salsoul Records SAL-4101First yearLP, Advance, Promo · Promo | LP, Advance, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Epic KSF 7029 / Salsoul Records KSF 7929LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Epic KE 33471 / Salsoul Records KE 33471LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0837LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
17 vinyl pressings of Afrofilipino are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Australia, Israel, Philippines. One of them is Salsoul Records SAL-4101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SAL-4101, SVL 382, EPC 81054, SAL 4101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SAL-4101-AS-1A and SAL-4101-BS-3. 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.
