Vinyl pressings
by Pandora · 1986
Otra Vez was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 9 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.
SLEMN-1392-A 19-VI-86 JE T-2Side A Etched - Variant 1
SLEMN-1392-B 19-VI-86 JE T-1Side B Etched - Variant 1
SLEMN-1392-A 16-VI-86 JE T-1Side A Etched - Variant 2
SLEMN-1392-B 16-VI-86 JE T-1Side B Etched - Variant 2
IL7-7552-ASide 1
IL7-7552-BSide 2
S-10331-EMI-12
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | EMI 7505 / EMI 71 2406851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Bolivia | EMI International BOLP - 552First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Colombia | EMI 111068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Ecuador | EMI 303-0129First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Guatemala | Odeon SLEMN-1392First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Mexico | EMI SLEMN-1392First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Panama | Odeon SLEMN-1392First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Peru | EMI CE.02.0028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Odeon IL7-7552First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Venezuela | EMI EMI 4568LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Otra Vez are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Mexico, US, Argentina, Bolivia and more. One of them is EMI SLEMN-1392.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLEMN-1392, IL7-7552, 7505, BOLP - 552) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLEMN-1392-A 19-VI-86 JE T-2 and SLEMN-1392-B 19-VI-86 JE T-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.
