Spain
1959- Label and catalog number
- Montilla FM-26Zafiro FM -26
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
E4-KP-2109-6Runout side A
E4-KP-2110-9Runout side B
E4-KP-2109Label side A
E4-KP-2110Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Pablo Luna · 1959
Molinos De Viento (The Windmills) 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.
1 pressing came out in 1959, 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.
E4-KP-2109-6Runout side A
E4-KP-2110-9Runout side B
E4-KP-2109Label side A
E4-KP-2110Label side B
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 | Spain | Montilla FM-26 / Zafiro FM -26First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Venezuela | Montilla FM-26LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Spain | Zafiro ZOR-181LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1977 | Venezuela | Montilla FM-S-26 / Montilla FM 26LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Spain | Zafiro 30103001LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Montilla FM-26LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Spain | Zafiro LM-3001(C)LP | LP |
| ? | Spain | Montilla FM-26LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Montilla FM-26 / Montilla FM 26LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Montilla FM-26LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Molinos De Viento (The Windmills) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Spain. One of them is Montilla FM-26.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FM-26) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E4-KP-2109-6 and E4-KP-2110-9. 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.