Vinyl pressings
by Ray Barretto · 1969
Together was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
SLP-378 A SSHand Etched - Side A
With LPS 368-A scratched outHand Etched - Side A
SLP- 378 B SS LHHand Etched - Side B
With LPS 368-B scratched outHand Etched - Side B
LP 378 A SS LHHand Etched - Side A
LP 368 AHand Etched - Side A with 368, but 6 converted to 7
LP 378 B SS LHHand Etched - Side B
LP 368 AHand Etched - Side B with 368, but converted to 378
SLP-378 A SSHand Etched - Side A
With LPS 368-A scratched outHand Etched - Side A
SLP- 378 B SS LHHand Etched - Side B
With LPS 368-B scratched outHand Etched - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Panama | Fania Records SLP 378 / Discos Melser 378First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Fania Records SLP 378 / Fania Records SLP #378First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Fania Records LP 378 / Fania Records LP #378First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Fania Records SLP 378 / Fania Records SLP #378First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Venezuela | Fania Records LP-7529First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Fiesta 365.004 BLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Fiesta 360.038 BLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Fania Records LP-7529LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Fania Records SLP 378 / Fania Records SLP 00378LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | Colombia | Fania Records 6346784LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Peru | Fania Records 378LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USA & Canada | Craft Recordings CR00928 / Craft Recordings Latino CR00928LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Fania Records (S)LP #378 / Fania Records SLP 378LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Fania Records SLP 378LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Fania Records LP-7529 / Fania Records LP-378LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Fania Records LP-7529LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Fania Records LP 7529 / Fania Records LP-7529LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Together are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Panama, Venezuela. One of them is Fania Records SLP 378.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP 378, LP 378, LP-7529) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLP-378 A SS and With LPS 368-A scratched out. 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.
