UK
1960- Label and catalog number
- Decca SKL 4130
- Format
- LP, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
ZAL-4959-1Eside A runout
ZAL-4960-1Eside B runout
ZAL.4959side A label
ZAL.4960side B label
Vinyl pressings
by Ted Heath And His Music · 1960
Ted Heath Goes Latin was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
ZAL-4959-1Eside A runout
ZAL-4960-1Eside B runout
ZAL.4959side A label
ZAL.4960side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Brazil | London Records LLN 7071First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Decca SKL 4130First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | Canada | London Records PS 219LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Canada | London Records LL3195 / London Records LL 3195LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Spain | Decca SKL 4130LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | Spain | Decca SKL 4130LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | Decca SKL 4130LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | London Records PS 219LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | London Records PS219LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | Decca LK 4389 / Decca LK.4389LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | London Records LL 3195LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | London Records PS 219LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Ted Heath Goes Latin are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1960 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in UK, Brazil. One of them is Decca SKL 4130.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKL 4130, LLN 7071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-4959-1E and ZAL-4960-1E. 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.