US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Seeco SCLP 9156
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Burgundy Label
- Runout / matrix
MC 20253Side A, stamped
MC 20254Side B, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by La Sonora Matancera · 1959
La Sonora Matancera... Llegó was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
MC 20253Side A, stamped
MC 20254Side B, stamped
MC 202530Machine Stamped - Side 1
MC 202540 6-19-59Machine Stamped - Side 2
6-19-59Hand Etched - Side 2
MC 20253Machine Stamped - Side 1
MC 20254Machine Stamped - Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | US | Seeco SCLP 9156First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Seeco SCLP91560 / Seeco SCLP 91560First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Venezuela | Seeco SCLP9156 / Seeco SCLP9156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Mexico | Peerless 1197LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Costa Rica | Seeco 5015LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Seeco SCLP-9156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Ecuador | Seeco LP-16033LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Seeco SCLP-9156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Seeco SCLP-9156LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Seeco SCLP 91560LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Seeco SCLP-9156LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of La Sonora Matancera... Llegó are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1959 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Venezuela. One of them is Seeco SCLP 9156.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCLP 9156, SCLP91560, SCLP9156) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC 20253 and MC 20254. 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.
Baile Con La Sonora Matancera (Dance To Sonora Matancera)
1956 · 13 pressings
Sonora Matancera
1962 · 13 pressings
Grandes Éxitos De Sonora Matancera (Great Hits Of Sonora Matancera)
1958 · 13 pressings
Ahí Viene La Sonora Matancera (Here Comes Sonora Matancera)
1958 · 11 pressings
Sus Grandes Exitos (Para Coleccionistas)
1960 · 11 pressings
Sonora Matancera's Parade Of Stars
1954 · 11 pressings