Vinyl pressings
by Sabicas · 1959
The Day Of The Bullfight was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, the album's first year. 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.
ABCS 2265 ASide-A Stamped 2065, corrected to 2265 also present
ABCS 2265 BSide-B Stamped 2065, corrected to 2265 also present
ABC 2265-A1Runout side 1
ABC 2265-B2Runout side 2
ABC-S-2265-A-1 LW ABCS-2265-A-1 IIA runout
ABC-S-2265-B-1 LW ABCS-2265 B-1B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | US | ABC-Paramount ABCS-2265 / ABC-Paramount ABCS 2265First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | ABC-Paramount ABC-2265 / ABC-Paramount ABC 2265First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | ABC-Paramount ABC-2265 / ABC-Paramount ABC 2265First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | US | ABC-Paramount ABCS-2265 / ABC-Paramount ABCS 2265First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | ABC-Paramount ABC-2265 / ABC-Paramount ABC 2265First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Probe SPBA 3039 / Probe SPBA-3039LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Westminster Gold WG 1009 / ABC-Paramount ABCS 2265LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | World Record Club R-02156 / World Record Club R. 02156LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Westminster Gold WGM 8174 / Westminster Gold WGS-8174LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Westminster Gold WG 1009 / ABC Records, Inc. WG 1009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Westminster Gold WGM 8174LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Westminster Gold WGS 8174 / Westminster Gold WGS-8174LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of The Day Of The Bullfight are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is ABC-Paramount ABCS-2265.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCS-2265, ABC-2265) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABCS 2265 A and ABCS 2265 B. 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.
