US
1956- Label and catalog number
- Audio Fidelity AFLP 1816
- Format
- LP
- Runout / matrix
AFLP 1816ARun-out etching side A
AFLP 1816B4Run-out etching side B
Vinyl pressings
by Mariachi Miguel Diaz · 1956
Fiesta En Mexico was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. 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 1956, 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.
AFLP 1816ARun-out etching side A
AFLP 1816B4Run-out etching side B
AFLP 1816A 9197 A b&cRun-out etching side A
AFLP 1816B 9197 B b&cRun-out etching side B
AFLP1816A 9197 A b&cA side runout
b&c XII-125-9197-B2 AFLP 1816-B2B side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | US | Audio Fidelity AFLP 1816First yearLP | LP |
| 1956 | US | Audio Fidelity AFLP 1816First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | Audio Fidelity AFLP 1816First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | Brazil | Audio Fidelity AFLP 1816 / Audio Fidelity AFLP-1816LP | LP |
| 1959 | Brazil | Sinter SLP-2507LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | Canada | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5816LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | Israel | Audio Fidelity AFLP 1816LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | UK | Audio Fidelity AFLP 1816LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Spain | Audio Fidelity AF-9023-GSLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Mexico | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5816 / Audio Fidelity AFLP 1816LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Audio Fidelity AFLP 8535LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Audio Fidelity AFSD 9003LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | Audio Fidelity FBL 145 031 / Audio Fidelity 145 031 FBLLP | LP |
| ? | Mexico | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5816 / Audio Fidelity AFLP 1816LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Audio Fidelity 155 031 FBYLP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Audio Fidelity FBL 145 031LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5816LP | LP |
| ? | US | Audio Fidelity AFLP 1816LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of Fiesta En Mexico are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1956 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is Audio Fidelity AFLP 1816.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFLP 1816) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFLP 1816A and AFLP 1816B4. 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.