Mexico
1959- Label and catalog number
- Gamma 130 102
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Monna Bell · 1959
I Festival De La Canción - Benidorm, 1959 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.
3 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 3 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.
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 | Mexico | Gamma 130 102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | Spain | Hispavox HH 11-35First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | Producciones Gema GH-001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Venezuela | Hispavox HS-6028LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Sonolux LP-12 168 / Hispavox LP-12 168LP | LP |
| ? | Mexico | Gamma GH 11-35LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Mexico | Diana LPD-223 / Hispavox LPD-223LP | LP |
| ? | Venezuela | Vene Vox BL-102LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Vene Vox BL-102 / Hispavox BL-102LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Vene Vox BL-102 / Hispavox BL-102LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of I Festival De La Canción - Benidorm, 1959 are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Mexico, US, Spain. One of them is Gamma 130 102.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 130 102, GH-001, HH 11-35) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.