UK
1971- Label and catalog number
- Deutsche Grammophon 2538 106
- Format
- LP, Album

Vinyl pressings
by Narciso Yepes · 1971
Rendezvous With Narciso Yepes was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
2538 106 = 4 S1 320 A/4 5 12·9 1 ℗ 1971Runout, Side A - stamped [A/4 -etched]
2538 106 = 4 S 2 B/5 ℗ 1971 320 5 4 4Runout, Side B - stamped [B/5 -etched]
1 10 (P) 1971 171 ◊V | 00 2538 106 = 2 S1A runout
C (P) 1971 M70 ◊V | 00 2538 106 S2B runout
2538 106 AA label
2538 106 BB label
2538106 A 380Runout Side A
℗ 1971 M70 ◇V 00 2538 106 S2Runout Side B
00 2538 106 = 2S1 1 4 12 ℗1971 A71 ◇V IRunout, Side A - stamped [A/4 -etched]
00 2538 106 S2 12 ℗ 1971 M70 ◇V NRunout, Side B - stamped [B/5 -etched]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | Deutsche Grammophon 2538106 / Deutsche Grammophon 2538 106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Deutsche Grammophon 2538 106First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2538 106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2538 106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Deutsche Grammophon 2538 106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Deutsche Grammophon MG 2323 / Deutsche Grammophon 2531 066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Deutsche Grammophon 2538 106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Deutsche Grammophon 2538 106 / Deutsche Grammophon 2538106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Deutsche Grammophon MG 2323LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Deutsche Grammophon 25 38 106LP | LP |
| 1977 | Spain | Deutsche Grammophon 25 38 106LP | LP |
| 1978 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 610LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2891 220LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 610LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 610LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 610--10 / Deutsche Grammophon 2535 610LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 610LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Benelux | Deutsche Grammophon 2544 127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Deutsche Grammophon 2535 610LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Deutsche Grammophon 2538 106LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | Deutsche Grammophon 2538 106LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Deutsche Grammophon 2864 073 40LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Rendezvous With Narciso Yepes are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, Argentina, France, Germany and more. One of them is Deutsche Grammophon 2538 106.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2538 106, 2538106, MG 2323) 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.

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