Spain
1961- Label and catalog number
- Fontana 463 234 TE
- Format
- 7", EP, 45 RPM, Mono, Limited Edition · Yellow
Vinyl pressings
by The Blue Diamonds · 1961
Los Blue Diamonds Cantan En Español was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
AA 463234▽1=E2//850A Side, machine stamped
AA 463234▽2E=2//850B Side, machine stamped
P-463-234-1EPP-Label A
P-463-234-2F-Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Peru | Philips P 463 234 EFirst year7", EP, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Spain | Fontana 463 234 TEFirst year7", EP, 45 RPM, Mono, Limited Edition · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Mono, Limited Edition · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1961 | Spain | Fontana 463 234 TEFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Spain | Fontana 463 234 TE7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Spain | Fontana 463 234 TE7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Repress, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Repress, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Spain | Fontana 463 234 TE7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | Venezuela | Philips 463 234 PE7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Fontana 463 234 TE7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Spain | Fontana 463 234 TE7", EP, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Spain | Fontana 463 234 TE7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Spain | Fontana 463 234 TE7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Spain | Fontana 463 234 TE7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Los Blue Diamonds Cantan En Español are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1961 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in Spain, Peru. One of them is Fontana 463 234 TE.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 463 234 TE, P 463 234 E) 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.