Vinyl pressings
by Ricardo Ray & Bobby Cruz · 1968
Los Durisimos - The Strong Ones was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1968, 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-209 ̶̷̶5̶̷̶ 4 1...x BP-2094 1X Bell Sound sf AB Audio MatrixSide A, etched with strike out
BP-2095 -1... Bell Sound sf AB 7.68 Audio MatrixSide B, etched
Bell Sound, Audio MatrixStamped
BPST 2094 Bell Sound AB 7-68 Audio MatrixSide A, stamped, AB 7-68 etched
BPST 2095 Bell Sound AB 7-68 Audio MatrixSide B, stamped, AB 7-68 etched
Bell Sound, Audio MatrixStamped
BP-2095-1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Panama | Alegre Records LPA 870 / Alegre Records SLPA 8700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Alegre Records LPA 870 / Alegre Records LPA- 870First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Alegre Records (S)LP 8700 / Alegre Records SLPA-8700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 7347First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Peru | Alegre Records ALE-8700LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Colombia | Alegre Records DCM-S-35011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Colombia | Alegre Records DCM-S-35011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Colombia | Alegre Records DCM-S-35011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Panama | Alegre Records LPA 870 / Onda Nueva Records 2-73-11038LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Peru | Tico Records TSR-6008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Alegre Records LP 8700 / Alegre Records LPA 870LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Alegre Records SLPA-870LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Barbaro LP 7347 / Tico Records LP 7347LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 7347LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP-7347LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Inca Records LP 7347 / Tico Records LP 7347LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP-7347LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Los Durisimos - The Strong Ones are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Panama, Venezuela. One of them is Alegre Records LPA 870.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPA 870, (S)LP 8700, LP 7347) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BP-209 ̶̷̶5̶̷̶ 4 1...x BP-2094 1X Bell Sound sf AB Audio Matrix and BP-2095 -1... Bell Sound sf AB 7.68 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.
