Vinyl pressings
by Los Desperados · 1962
Percussion Español was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1962, 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.
S-54-A NEW AudioMatrix 12-12-61 AIIIIIRunout Side A, etched {AudioMatrix is stamped}
S-54-B NEW AudioMatrix 12-12-61 IIAIRunout Side B, etched {AudioMatrix is stamped}
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Spin-O-Rama S-54First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Spin-O-Rama SP 151LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Spin-O-Rama SP 151LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Pirouette Records RFM 54LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Spin-O-Rama MK 3084LP | LP |
| ? | US | Sutton SU 231LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Spin-O-Rama M-3084LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Pirouette Records RFM 54 / Pirouette Records FM-54LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Sutton SSU 231LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Spin-O-Rama M-3084LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Spin-O-Rama S-54LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Percussion Español are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Spin-O-Rama S-54.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-54) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-54-A NEW AudioMatrix 12-12-61 AIIIII and S-54-B NEW AudioMatrix 12-12-61 IIAI. 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.
