Vinyl pressings
by Mocedades · 1973
Eres Tu was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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.
P-MB-27719-BS-1-1-1Runout, Side A, Etched, Variant 1
P-MB-27720-AS-1-1-1Runout, Side B, Etched, Variant 1
P-MB-27719-BS-1-1-1 PR DRunout, Side A, Etched, Variant 2
P-MB-27720-AS-1-1-1 Pa PR DRunout, Side B, Etched, Variant 2
MB-27719-SSide A
MB-27720-SSide B
P-MB-27719 - BS - 3 (MR) △72556Runout, Side A, Etched (Var. 1)
P-MB-27720 - AS - 3 (MR) △72556-XRunout, Side B, Etched (Var. 1)
P-MB-27719 - BS - 3 (MR) △72556Runout, Side A, Etched (Var. 2)
P-MB-27720 - AS - 3 (MR) △92556-XRunout, Side B, Etched (Var. 2)
27719Runout, Side A, Etched, Variant 1
27720Runout, Side B, Etched, Variant 1
MB-27719-SLabel Side A
MB-27720-SLabel Side B
27719A-Side Runout
27720B-Side Runout
MB-27719-SA-Side Label
MB-27720-SB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | RCA Victor 102404First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Celebration CEL 2088XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Celebration CELGT 160XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Ireland | Bell Records Bell 1303First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Philips 6036 850First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Bell Records BELL 1303First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Tara Records TRA-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Tara Records TRA-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Tara Records TRA-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Tara Records TRA-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Tara Records TRA-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Tara Records TRA-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Tara Records TRA-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Tara Records TRA-100First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Angola | MVN MVS 4087", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | Tara TRA-1007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Eres Tu are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Tara Records TRA-100.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TRA-100, BELL 1303, 102404, CEL 2088X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P-MB-27719-BS-1-1-1 and P-MB-27720-AS-1-1-1. 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.
