Mexico
1961- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor MKL-1387RCA Victor MKL 1387
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
MKL-1387-AEtched runout side A
MKL-1387-BEtched runout side B

Vinyl pressings
by José Alfredo Jiménez · 1961
La Enorme Distancia was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, 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.
MKL-1387-AEtched runout side A
MKL-1387-BEtched runout side B
MKS-1387-A 2Runout side A
MKS-1387-B 4Runout side B
N2ZY-4193Runout side A
N2ZY-4194Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Mexico | RCA Victor MKL-1387 / RCA Victor MKL 1387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | Mexico | RCA Victor MKL-1387 / RCA Victor MKL /S 1387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor MKS-1387 / RCA Victor MKS-1387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Arcano Records DKL1-3066LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Colombia | RCA Victor 05(0131)00261LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Venezuela | RCA Victor 102 - 23061LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | RCA Victor LPC-261 / RCA Victor LPC 261LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Colombia | RCA Victor LPC-52-261 / RCA Victor LPC 261LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | El Salvador | RCA Victor MKL-1387 / RCA Victor MKL 1387LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Victor SHP-5072 / Victor SHP 5072LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | RCA Victor MKL-1387 / RCA Victor MKL 1387LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Mexico | RCA Victor MKL/S-1387LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | RCA Victor MKL-1387 / RCA Victor MKL/S-1387LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Panama | RCA Victor MKL-1387LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | RCA Victor MKS-1387LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor MKL-1387 / RCA Victor MKL 1387LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor MKL 1387 / RCA Victor MKL-1387LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of La Enorme Distancia are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1961 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in Mexico, US. One of them is RCA Victor MKL-1387.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MKL-1387, MKS-1387) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MKL-1387-A and MKL-1387-B. 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.