Vinyl pressings
by Ruben Blades · 1970
From Panama To New York was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 2 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.
BPST-2122 -1... 9-3-70 Bell Sound sf AB 9/70Side A, etched, Bell Sound stamped
BPST-2123 -2R... 9-14-70 Bell Sound sf AB 9/70Side B, etched, Bell Sound stamped
-1... , and -2R...Etched with 3 dots underneath
BP-2122 -1...Bell Sound sf 9-3-70 OB 9/70Side A, etched, Bell Sound stamped
BP-2123 -2R... 9-14-70 Bell Sound sfSide B, etched, Bell Sound stamped
BP - 2122 -1 Bell Sound sf P370Side A
BP - 2123 -2R 9.14.70 Bell Sound sfSide B
BP - 2122 -1 Bell Sound sf P370Side A
BP - 2123 -2R 9.14.70 Bell Sound sfSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Alegre Records SLPA-8850First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Alegre Records LPA-885First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | US | Alegre Records LPA-885First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 7704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 7704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 7704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 7704 / Tico Records LP-7704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Colombia | Discomoda 34063LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 7704 / Musica Latina International LP-7704LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Inca Records LP-7704 / Tico Records LPS-77.704LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Gramsa LP-7704 / Tico Records LPS-77.704LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Barbaro LP 7704 / Tico Records LP 7704LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of From Panama To New York are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1970 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Venezuela. One of them is Alegre Records SLPA-8850.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLPA-8850, LPA-885, LP 7704) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BPST-2122 -1... 9-3-70 Bell Sound sf AB 9/70 and BPST-2123 -2R... 9-14-70 Bell Sound sf AB 9/70. 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.
