US
1968- Label and catalog number
- UA Latino L-31019
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Tito Rodriguez · 1968
Canta En La Oscuridad was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | US | UA Latino L-31019First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | UA Latino LS-61019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | UA Latino L-31019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | UA Latino LS 61019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Venezuela | UA Latino L-31019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Venezuela | West Side Latino Records LS-61019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Panama | UA Latino L-61019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | West Side Latino Records WSLA 4086LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Ecuador | United Artists Records UAI 61019LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | West Side Latino Records WSLA 4086LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Canta En La Oscuridad are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Venezuela. One of them is UA Latino L-31019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use L-31019, LS-61019, LS 61019) 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.