Vinyl pressings
by Los Diablos · 1970
Un Rayo De Sol 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.
32 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 20 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.
006-20157-M ARunout side A variant 1
006-20157-M BRunout side B variant 1
006-20157-M A RMI 2Runout side A variant 2
006-20157-M B I 90 2Runout side B variant 2
006-20157-M A IGA 2Side A Runout Stamped
006-20157-M A B I RA 3Side B Runout Stamped (1st A scratched out)
006-20157-M A A I R 2A Side [stamped] [Variant 1]
006-20157-M B MR I 1B Side [stamped] [Variant 1]
006-20157-M A I RPA Side [stamped] [Variant 2]
006-20157-M B I ROB Side [stamped] [Variant 2]
1 006-20157-M A OGRunout side A
1 006-20157-M B GDRunout side B
2 006-20157-M A RHRunout side A
6 006-20157-M B GMRunout side B
006-20157-M A 1A side runout, stamped
006-20157-M B 1 A A 1B side runout, stamped
006-20157-M A DD 2Runout side A
006-20157-M B RP 1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Odeon Pops DTOA 8587First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | Brazil | Odeon 7I-3267First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Chile | Odeon 8843First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Denmark | Odeon 6E 006-20 157 / Odeon 6E 006 20157MFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Ecuador | Odeon 45-87894First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Finland | Odeon 5E 006-20157 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | France | Odeon 2 C 006-20157 M / Odeon 2C 006-20.157 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Odeon 2 C 006-20157 M / Odeon 2C 006-20.157 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Odeon 1 C 006-20 157First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Greece | Parlophone GMSP 151First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Odeon 3 C006-20157 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Italy | Odeon 3 C006-20157First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Mexico | Odeon SOM-111First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Mexico | Odeon SOM-113First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Odeon 5C 006-20157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Egypt | Columbia 70413717", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Philippines | Parlophone PAL-609427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Turkey | Columbia 45-RT 47707", Single | 7", Single |
37 vinyl pressings of Un Rayo De Sol are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Spain, UK, US, Brazil and more. One of them is Odeon 1 J 006-20.157 M.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1 J 006-20.157 M, DB 8702, 1325, 7I-3267) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 006-20157-M A and 006-20157-M 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.
