Vinyl pressings
by Karel Gott · 1970
El Condor Pasa / Ma Belle Amie was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year. 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.
D 04121/A HRunout stamp A, variant 1
D 04122/B GRunout stamp AA, variant 1
D 04121/A ERunout stamp A, variant 2
D 04122/B CRunout stamp AA, variant 2
D 04121Side A
D 04121/A HSide A - Full runout stamp
D 04122/B BSide AA - Full runout stamp
D 04122Side AA
D 04121Side A
D 04122Side AA
D 04121/A ERunout stamp A
D 04122/B ARunout stamp AA
D 04121Label A
D 04122Label AA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 1070First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 1070First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 1070First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 1070First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 10707", 45 RPM, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | 7", 45 RPM, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 10707", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 10707", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 10707", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 10707", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 10707", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 10707", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 10707", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 10707", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 10707", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 43 10707", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of El Condor Pasa / Ma Belle Amie are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1970 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Czechoslovakia. One of them is Supraphon 0 43 1070.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0 43 1070) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D 04121/A H and D 04122/B G. 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.
