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Vinyl pressings

The Best Of Perez Prado

by Perez Prado And His Orchestra · 1967

21 pressings6 countriesMamboSwingJazzLatin

The Best Of Perez Prado was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Best Of Perez Prado

4 pressings came out in 1967, 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.

All 21 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967CanadaRCA Victor LSP-3732LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1967CanadaRCA Victor LSM-3732LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
1967New ZealandRCA Victor LSP-3732First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1967USRCA Victor LSP-3732First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1967USRCA Victor LPM 3732First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1967FranceRCA Victor 740.508First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972GermanyRCA Camden CDS-6009 / RCA Camden CDS 6009LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
Year unknown14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaRCA Victor LPM 3732 / RCA Victor LPM-3732LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
?CanadaRCA Victor LSP 3732LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
?FranceRCA Victor 740.508 / RCA Victor LSP-3732LP, Compilation, Repress, StereoLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo
?GermanyRCA International INTS-1455 / RCA International (Camden) INTS 1455LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Camden NR 309LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?GermanyRCA International INTS-1455 / RCA International (Camden) INTS 1455LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Camden NR 309LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?GermanyRCA International INTS-1455 / RCA International (Camden) INTS 1455LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?GermanyRCA INTS 1455 / RCA 26.21 255LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?GermanyRCA Camden NR 309LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?GermanyRCA International INTS-1455 / RCA International (Camden) INTS 1455LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?GermanyRCA International INTS-1455 / RCA International (Camden) INTS 1455LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?PeruRCA LSP - 3732LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?USRCA Victor LSP-3732LP, Compilation, Repress, StereoLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Patricia
  2. A2Ruletero
  3. A3Mambo No. 8
  4. A4Guaglione
  5. A5Mambo No. 5
  6. A6Paris
  7. B1Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
  8. B2Caballo Negro (Mambo Batiri)
  9. B3In A Little Spanish Town
  10. B4My Roberto
  11. B5Why Wait
  12. B6Mambo Jambo

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Best Of Perez Prado are there?

21 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Perez Prado are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1972.

When was The Best Of Perez Prado first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, France, New Zealand. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-3732.

How do I tell if my copy of The Best Of Perez Prado is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-3732, LPM 3732, 740.508) 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.

How much is The Best Of Perez Prado on vinyl worth?

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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