Cuba
1984- Label and catalog number
- Areito LD-4233
- Format
- LP, Album · Orange Label
Vinyl pressings
by Pablo Milanés · 1984
Comienzo Y Final De Una Verde Mañana was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
LDS - 4233 - ACara A
LDS - 4233 - BCara 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Cuba | Areito LD-4233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Cuba | Areito LD-4233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | Ariola I-206.631LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Venezuela | Sonografica 40.050 1LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1985 | Venezuela | Sonografica 40.050 LLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Argentina | Polydor 29005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Mexico | Polydor LPR-16571LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Uruguay | Orfeo SULP 90.824LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Fonomusic 89.2650LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Orbe NTC 11.0019LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Colombia | Fonocaribe NTC 11.0019LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Peru | Discos Hispanos del Perú, S.A. BG.08.0008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Comienzo Y Final De Una Verde Mañana are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1984 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Cuba. One of them is Areito LD-4233.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LD-4233) 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.