Vinyl pressings
by Pete Rodriguez · 1967
I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) 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.
7 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.
BP-2064 AB 4-67 3-18-67 Audio MatrixSide A, etched, Audio Matrix stamped
BP-2065 3-18-67 AB 6-67 Audio MatrixSide B, etched, Audio Matrix stamped
BPST-2064 3-18-67 AB 4, 67 AudiomatrixRunout A
BPST-2065 3-18-67 AB 4-67 AudiomatrixRunout B
BPST - 2064 3 - 18 - 67 ABSide A Etched
BPST - 2065 3 - 18 - 67 ABSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Mexico | Tico Records R-2506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | Alegre Records LPA 855 / Alegre Records LPA-855First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Alegre Records SLPA 8550 / Alegre Records LPA 855First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Alegre Records SLPA 8550First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Alegre Records SLPA 8550 / Alegre Records (S)LPA 8550First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Venezuela | Tico Records LP-7227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Venezuela | Tico Records LPS-77.227 / Inca Records LP-7227First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | Roulette SLVLXR 581 / Roulette SLVLXR. 581LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Colombia | Alegre Records DCM-S-35005 / Discomoda DCM-S-35005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Colombia | Alegre Records DCM-S-35005 / Discomoda DCM-S-35005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Colombia | Alegre Records DCM-S-35005 / Discomoda DCM-S-35005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Craft Recordings CR00329 / Craft Recordings Latino CR00329LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Alegre Records 337059LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Costa Rica | Alegre Records SLPA-8550LP | LP |
| ? | US | Alegre Records (S)LPA 8550 / Alegre Records LPA 855LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Alegre Records (S)LPA 8550 / Alegre Records LPA 855LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Alegre Records SLPA 8550 / Alegre Records (S)LPA 8550LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP-7227LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Musica Latina International LP-7227LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
19 vinyl pressings of I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Mexico, Venezuela. One of them is Alegre Records LPA 855.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPA 855, SLPA 8550, R-2506, LP-7227) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BP-2064 AB 4-67 3-18-67 Audio Matrix and BP-2065 3-18-67 AB 6-67 Audio Matrix. 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.
