Vinyl pressings
by Tony Hatch · 1966
A Latin Happening was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, 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.
NPL 18164A-1 ◊F B[etched]Side A, stamped (except "B")
NPL 18164B-1 ◊F KT[etched]Side B, stamped (except "KT")
NPL.18164-ASide A, label
NPL.18164-BSide B, label
RKEY 13330Label side A
RKEY 13331Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Italy | Pye Records SIPS 25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | UK | Pye Records NPL 18164First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Allied Record Corporation NSPL-30093LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Pye Records NSPL-30093LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1671LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1671 / Warner Bros. Records W 1671LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1671LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Astor SPLP 1196LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Pye Records NPL-18164LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Pye Records NSPL-18164LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Pye Records SORLP 4076LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of A Latin Happening are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, Italy. One of them is Pye Records NPL 18164.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NPL 18164, SIPS 25) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NPL 18164A-1 ◊F B[etched] and NPL 18164B-1 ◊F KT[etched]. 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.
