Vinyl pressings
by Joe Cuba Sextet · 1965
Bailadores was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 2 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.
TRLP 1124 A 8-14-65 AB 9-65 AudioMatrixSide A, etched, AudioMatrix stamped
TR-LP 1124 B - AB 9-65 AudioMatrixSide B, etched, AudioMatrix stamped
TRLP-1124-ASide A label
TRLP-1124-BSide B label
TRSLP 1124 A AudioMatrixSide A, etched, AudioMatrix stamped
TRSLP 1124 B AudioMatrixSide B, etched, AudioMatrix stamped
TRSLP-1124-ASide A label
TRSLP-1124-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Costa Rica | Tico Records TRLP-1124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | US | Tico Records LP 1124First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tico Records TRSLP 1124First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Venezuela | Tico Records LP-1124LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records LP 1124LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Tico Records SLP- 1124 / Tico Records LP 1124LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Tico Records L.P. 318011LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 1124LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 1124LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP-1124LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Bailadores are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1965 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Costa Rica. One of them is Tico Records LP 1124.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 1124, TRSLP 1124, TRLP-1124) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TRLP 1124 A 8-14-65 AB 9-65 AudioMatrix and TR-LP 1124 B - AB 9-65 AudioMatrix. 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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