Vinyl pressings
by Joe Bataan · 1972
Saint Latin's Day Massacre was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, 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.
SLP-00420-A SON K-5042 STERLINGSide A, etched
SLP-00420-B SON K-5043Side B, etched
STERLINGSide A, stamped
SLP-00420-A SON K-5042 STERLINGSide A, etched, STERLING stamped
SLP-00420-B SON K-5043Side B, etched
SLP-00420-A STERLING SON K-5042 STERLINGSide A, etched
SLP-00420-B STERLING SON K-5043 STERLINGSide B, etched
SLP-00420-A STERLING SON K-5042 STERLINGSide A, etched
SLP-00420-B STERLING SON K-5043 STERLINGSide B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Colombia | Fania Records 6346762First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Colombia | Discos Melser 00420First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Fania Records LP 00420 / Fania Records (S)LP00420First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Fania Records SLP 00420 / Fania Records (S)LP 00420First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Fania Records SLP 00420 / Fania Records (S)LP 00420First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Fania Records LP 00420First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Venezuela | Fania Records LP-7932First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | US | Marketing West MW-00420LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Fania Records SLP 00420LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Fania Records SLP 00420LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Fania Records LP-7932LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Saint Latin's Day Massacre are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1972 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Colombia, Venezuela. One of them is Fania Records SLP 00420.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP 00420, LP 00420, 6346762, 00420) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLP-00420-A SON K-5042 STERLING and SLP-00420-B SON K-5043. 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.
