Vinyl pressings
by Joe Cuba Sextet · 1966
Wanted Dead Or Alive was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
TRLP-1146-A 10-21-66 AB 10-66 Audio MatrixSide A, etched, Audio Matrix stamped
TRLP-1146-B 10-21-66 AB 10-66 Audio MatrixSide B, etched, Audio Matrix stamped
TRSLP 1146-A 10-23-66 AB 10 - CMatrix - A Side (Handwritten)
TRSLP 1146-B 10-23-66 AB 11 - 66Matrix - B Side (Handwritten)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Colombia | Tico Records 318031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Mexico | Tico Mexico SR-2531First yearLP | LP |
| 1966 | Mexico | Tico Mexico LP1146 / Orfeon Videovox, S.A. LPI-013First yearLP | LP |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records LP 1146 / Tico Records TRLP-1146First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records TRSLP-1146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records TRSLP-1146 / Tico Records (S)LP 1146First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Venezuela | Tico Records LP-1146First yearLP | LP |
| 1966 | Venezuela | Tico Records LP-1146First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | Tico Records SLP 1146LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Argentina | Samantha DF - 20036LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | El Salvador | Tico Records TRLP-1146LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Peru | Tico Records TSR 3005LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Tico Records SLP 1146LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Tico Records LP 1146LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | US | Tico Records LP 1146 / Tico Records TRLP-1146LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 1146 / Tico Records LP-1146LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 1146 / Barbaro LP-1146LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 1146LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Inca Records LP-1146LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Wanted Dead Or Alive are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela. One of them is Tico Records LP 1146.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 1146, TRSLP-1146, 318031, SR-2531) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TRLP-1146-A 10-21-66 AB 10-66 Audio Matrix and TRLP-1146-B 10-21-66 AB 10-66 Audio Matrix. 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.
