Vinyl pressings
by Santana · 1976
Festivál was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 14 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.
CBS-S-86020-A-3 >Side A handwritten run-outs, variant 1
CBS-S-86020∙B-3 LTJSide B handwritten run-outs, variant 1
CBS-S-86020-A2Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
CBS-S-86020-B1Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
CBS-S - 86020 A 3Side A Hand Etched
CBS-S - 86020 B 3Side B Hand Etched
CBS-S - 86020 A 3Variant 1, Side A Hand Etched
CBS-S - 86020 B 3Variant 1, Side B Hand Etched
CBS-S - 86020.A-3 3 DVariant 2, Side A Hand Etched, [3 D] - stamped
CBS-S - 86020.B-3 O DVariant 2, Side B Hand Etched, [O D] - stamped
CBS-S - 86020 A 3Side A Hand Etched
CBS-S - 86020 B 3Side B Hand Etched
25AP - 333 A2 B 4Runout stamped side A variant 1
25AP - 333-B 2 B 4 I A CRunout stamped side B variant 1
25AP 333 A1 I A 1CRunout stamped side A variant 2
25AP - 333B1 I A 1CRunout stamped side B variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | CBS 19.665 / Discos CBS 19.665First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Colombia | CBS 14-1010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS 86020 / CBS CBS 86020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | CBS 86020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | CBS CBSQ 86020First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1976 | Italy | CBS CBS 86020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | CBS CBS 86020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5528First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 86020First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 86020First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 234945First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Peru | CBS Columbia S.E. 8395First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Portugal | CBS CBS 86020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Portugal | CBS CBS 86020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Yugoslavia | CBS CBS 86020 / Suzy CBS 86020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Friday Music FRM-34423 / Columbia 88883724231LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2013 | US | Friday Music FRM-34423 / Columbia 88883724231LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2018 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2154 / Columbia MOVLP2154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | CBS 138717 / Discos CBS 138.717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS 86020LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | CBS 86020LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-2848LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | Holy Hawk Record Co. Ltd. HH-6235LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Columbia 34423 / Columbia PC 34423LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34423 / CBS PC 34423LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
58 vinyl pressings of Festivál are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1976 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, Japan, Argentina, Colombia and more. One of them is CBS CBS 86020, released December 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 86020, 25AP 333, 19.665, 14-1010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS-S-86020-A-3 > and CBS-S-86020∙B-3 LTJ. 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.
