Cuba
1958- Label and catalog number
- Producciones Gema LPG-1124Producciones Gema LPG 1124
- Format
- LP, Album · Alta Fidelidad - Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1958
Los Mejores Musicos De Cuba was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1958, the album's first year. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Cuba | Producciones Gema LPG-1124 / Producciones Gema LPG 1124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | Puerto Rico | Producciones Gema LPG-1124 / Producciones Gema LPG 1124LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Cuba | Gema Records LPG 1124LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Venezuela | Rumba RLP-55524LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Spain | Palladium Latin Jazz & Dance Records PLP-110LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Rumba RLP 55524LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Rumba Records RLP 55524 / Rumba Records RLP-55524LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Gema Records LPG-1124LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Producciones Gema LPG-1124LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Uruguay | Producciones Gema LPG-1124LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Los Mejores Musicos De Cuba are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1958 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in Cuba. One of them is Producciones Gema LPG-1124.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPG-1124) 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.

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