Vinyl pressings
by Willie Colón · 1978
Siembra was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 7 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.
JM-00537-A I-GOL STERLINGSide A, variant 1
JM-00537-B STERLING I-GOLSide B, variant 1
JM-00537-A II STERLINGSide A, variant 2
JM-00537-B STERLING I-GOLSide B, variant 2
JM-00537-A STERLINGSide A, etched, STERLING stamped
JM-00537-B STERLINGSide B, etched, STERLING stamped
JM-00537-A I-GOL STERLINGSide A, etched, STERLING stamped
JM-00537-B STERLING I-GOLSide B, etched, STERLING stamped
JM-00537-A STERLINGSide A, etched, STERLING stamped
JM-00537-B STERLINGSide B, etched, STERLING stamped
SISA W COLON ASide A
SISA W COLON BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Dominican Republic | Fania Records JM00-537 / Fania Records JM-00537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Dominican Republic | Fania Records JM-537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Mexico | Fania Records JM00-537 / Fania Records LP 537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Nicaragua | Fania Records JM-00537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Panama | Fania Records JM-00537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Panama | PadiscoLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Peru | Fania Records F - 00537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Peru | Fania Records S.E. 01.003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Fania Records JM00-537 / Fania Records JM-00537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Fania Records JM00-537 / Fania Records JM-00537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Venezuela | Fania Records LPS-99079 / Fania Records JM-00537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Venezuela | Fania Records LPS-99.079 / Fania Records JM 00537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Venezuela | Barbaro 99079 / Barbaro JM 00537LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Colombia | Discos Fuentes 277015 / Fania Records LP 277015LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | Fania Records 5006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Fania Records SLP 537 / Fania Records JM00-537LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Discophon 6101LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Colombia | Fania Records 70029 / Fania Records L.D. 70029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Ecuador | Fania Records 311-0064LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Mexico | Fania Records Fania 3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Argentina | Interdisc SLIN 3104 / Interdisc SLIN 3104LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Colombia | Fania Records SIS 70029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Colombia | Fania Records 70029 / Fania Records SIS 70029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Uruguay | Orfeo SULP 90706LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Vivid Sound VS-1403LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Peru | Bambu ELD 15.47.1383LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Peru | Iempsa ELD 31.47.1383LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Manzana FML-2LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Colombia | FM Discos 0110002558LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | France | Fania Records JM00-537LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Craft Recordings CR00406 / Craft Recordings CR03435LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2021 | US | Craft Recordings CR00406 / Craft Recordings Latino CR00406LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Craft Recordings CR00406 / Craft Recordings Latino CR00406LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Fania Records JM00-537 / Fania Records JM00 537LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Fania Records JM00-537LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Fania Records JM-00537LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Fania Records JM00-537 / Fania Records JM00 537LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Fania Records LPS-99079 / Fania Records JM-00537LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Fania Records LPS-99.079 / Inca Records LPS-99079LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of Siembra are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1978 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua and more. One of them is Fania Records JM00-537.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JM00-537, JM-537, JM-00537, F - 00537) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JM-00537-A I-GOL STERLING and JM-00537-B STERLING I-GOL. 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.
