US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Seeco SCLP 9154Seeco SCLP-9154
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · High Fidelity
- Runout / matrix
MC 20249 1-24-59Side 1, etched
MC 20250R 2-1-59Side 2, stamped, 2-1-59 etched
Vinyl pressings
by Vicentico Valdés · 1959
Vicentico Valdés Con La Sonora Matancera was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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.
MC 20249 1-24-59Side 1, etched
MC 20250R 2-1-59Side 2, stamped, 2-1-59 etched
K MC 20249 1-24-59Runout A
K MC 20250 R 1-24-59Runout B
MC-20249Label A
MC-20250Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | US | Seeco SCLP 9154 / Seeco SCLP-9154First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Seeco SCLP 9154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Peru | Seeco LD-02.02.52LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | France | Seeco SCLP-9154LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Seeco SCLP 9154LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Colombia | Seeco 314072LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | US | Seeco SCLP-9154-H / Seeco SCLP 9154LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Seeco LS-26LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Colombia | Seeco 314072LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Seeco SCLP 9154 / Seeco SCLP-9154LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Seeco SCLP-91540LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Seeco SCLP-9154LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Seeco SCLP-9154LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Seeco SCLP 9154LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Seeco SCLP-9154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Seeco SCLP-9154LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Vicentico Valdés Con La Sonora Matancera are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is Seeco SCLP 9154.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCLP 9154) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC 20249 1-24-59 and MC 20250R 2-1-59. 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.