Vinyl pressings
by Les Humphries Singers · 1972
Mexico was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AA 6376 107 1Y 1 Ⓟ1972 670 112 04Runout side A stamped, Variant 1, 2
*AA 6376 107 2Y 1 Ⓟ1972 670 113 04Runout side B stamped, Variant 1
*AA 6376 107 2Y 1 Ⓟ1972 670 112 04Runout side B stamped, Variant 2
6376 107.1Label side A
0-016680-1
℗ 1972 D-016679 Manufactured in Germany IRunout side A, variant 1
℗ 1972 D-016680-I Manufactured in Germany IRunout side B, variant 1
℗ 1972 D-016679-I Manufactured in Germany IRunout side A, variant 3
℗ 1972 D-016680 Manufactured in Germany IRunout side B, variant 3
SLK 16 771-P - 1BSideA
SLK 16 771-P - 2ASideB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Telefunken SLE 16771-PFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Colombia | London Records SLK. 1677First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Decca SLK 16771-PFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Decca SLK 16 771 Ex-PFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Decca D SLK 16771-PFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Decca SLK 16771-PFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Decca SLK 16771-PFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Decca 6376 107First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Switzerland | Decca 25 176First yearLP, Album, Special Edition | LP, Album, Special Edition |
| 1972 | Switzerland | Decca SLK 16771-PFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Decca SLK 16771-PLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | Yugoslavia | Helidon SLK 16 771-PLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Antic K51504LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA SLK 16 771-PLP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
14 vinyl pressings of Mexico are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Netherlands, Australia, Colombia, Germany and more. One of them is Decca 6376 107.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6376 107, SLE 16771-P, SLK. 1677, SLK 16771-P) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 6376 107 1Y 1 Ⓟ1972 670 112 04 and *AA 6376 107 2Y 1 Ⓟ1972 670 113 04. 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.
