US
1955- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor LPM-1114
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Salon Orchestra · 1955
Dinner In Caracas was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. 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 1955, 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.
F2 PP2387-83Side A Runout - Stamped
F2 PP2388-9S I E1Side B Runout - Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Canada | RCA Victor EPB-1114First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | South Africa | RCA 31,020First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1114 / RCA Victor LPM 1114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | Venezuela | Cymbal LPA-1400-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | Venezuela | Cymbal LPA-1008LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Venezuela | Cymbal LPS-1008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Venezuela | Cymbal LPS-1400-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPV-1057LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1971 | Venezuela | La Buena Musica S.A. LBM-501LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Venezuela | Venedisco LPS-1400LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Venezuela | Gilmar LP-5007LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Montilla CMS-1114 / Montilla CMS 1114LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPV-1057LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPM-1114 / RCA Victor LPV-7144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPM-1114LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor 100-01005 / RCA Victor LPV-1057LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPV-7144LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Cymbal 5007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPVS-7144 / RCA Victor LPV-7144LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Cymbal 5007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPV-7144LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Circulo Musical 586LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPV-7144 / RCA Victor LPM-1114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Dinner In Caracas are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1955 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-1114.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-1114, EPB-1114, 31,020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.