Vinyl pressings
by Marimba Chiapas · 1959
Cha Cha Cha Vol.4 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.
5 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.
AFSD # 5900 A - 055 Stereo # 092159Side 1 Runout
AFSD # 5900 B - 055 Stereo # 092159Side 2 Runout
AFSD 5900-ASide 1 Label
AFSD 5900-BSide 2 Label
AFLP # 1900 A - 055 # 0929593Runout side 1
AFLP # 1900 B - 055 5̷1̷ # 0929594Runout side 2
AFLP 1900-ALabel side 1
AFLP 1900-BLabel side 2
AFSD # 5900 A AB 055 Stereo # 092159₁Side 1 Runout
AFSD # 5900 B AB 055 Stereo # 092159₂Side 2 Runout
AFSD 5900-ASide 1 Label
AFSD 5900-BSide 2 Label
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 | Japan | Audio Fidelity PS 1070-AFFirst yearStereo, LP | Stereo, LP |
| 1959 | US | Audio Fidelity AFLP 1900First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5900First yearStereo, LP | Stereo, LP |
| 1959 | US | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5900First yearStereo, LP, Promo · Promo | Stereo, LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5900First yearStereo, LP | Stereo, LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mexico | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5900Stereo, LP | Stereo, LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Audio Fidelity AFLP 1900Stereo, LP | Stereo, LP |
| ? | Mexico | Audioton AELP - 14LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5900LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Audio Fidelity AFSD 5900LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Cha Cha Cha Vol.4 are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Japan. One of them is Audio Fidelity AFSD 5900, released September 21, 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFSD 5900, AFLP 1900, PS 1070-AF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFSD # 5900 A - 055 Stereo # 092159 and AFSD # 5900 B - 055 Stereo # 092159. 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.
