Vinyl pressings
by Tito Puente And His Orchestra · 1967
20th Anniversary was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
LP-1151-A 12-6-66 AB 12-66 AudioMatrixSide A, etched, AudioMatrix stamped
LP-1151-B 12-6-66 AB 12-66 AudioMatrixSide B, etched, AudioMatrix stamped
17-04-66 2 -1ASide A
17-04-66 3 -1ASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Argentina | Music Hall 699First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Mexico | Tico Mexico SR-2502First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Mexico | Tico Mexico R-2502First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Mexico | Tico Records LPI-048First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | Tico Records LP 1151 / Tico Records TRLP-1151First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tico Records (S)LP 1151 / Tico Records TRSLP-1151First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Venezuela | Tico Records LP-1151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Peru | Tico Records TIC 1151LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Venezuela | El Palacio De La Música S.A. LP-1151LP | LP |
| 1968 | Venezuela | Barbaro LP-1151LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Tico Records (S)LP 1151 / Tico Records TRSLP-1151LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP-1151LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP-1151LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of 20th Anniversary are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela. One of them is Tico Records LP 1151.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 1151, (S)LP 1151, 699, SR-2502) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LP-1151-A 12-6-66 AB 12-66 AudioMatrix and LP-1151-B 12-6-66 AB 12-66 AudioMatrix. 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.
