Vinyl pressings
by Antonio Carlos Jobim · 1967
A Certain Mr. Jobim was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
WS-1699A 1ASide A Runout, Etched [variant 1]
WS-1699B 1ASide B Runout, Etched [variant 1]
WS1699-A -1E-o-39253Side A Runout, Etched [variant 2]
WS1699B -1D-o 39254Side B Runout, Etched [variant 2]
W-1699-A 1 9253 1-ESide A etched
W-1699-B 1 9254 1-DSide B etched
P o 1 39253 WS- 1699 A 1D Λ 1Side A runout
P 1 WS1699-B- 1D-o 39254 oΛSide B runout
P 39253 WS-1699 A 1B oSide A runout
WS1699-B- 1B- 39254 Λ11111111Side B runout
9253 IF W-1699A o ASide A runout, etched (final 'o' and 'A' stamped)
o 9254 /A W-1699B A2Side B runout, etched ('o' and final 'A' stamped)
WS1699A-1✻MSide A
WS1699B-1✻MSIde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WS 1699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WLS 1699 / Warner Bros. Records 1699First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WS 1699 / Warner Bros. Records WS.1699First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W 1699 / Warner Bros. Records W.1699First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WS.1699 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1699First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W 1699First yearLP, Advance, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Advance, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1699First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1699First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1699First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1699First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1699First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS-1699LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W1699LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 3-01-404-051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Pickwick Records SHM 3032LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Discovery Records DS-848LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label MLD 1005LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Argentina | Music Hall 12.702 / Warner Bros. Records W-1699LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Argentina | Music Hall 12.702 / Warner Bros. Records 12.702LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Argentina | Music Hall 12.702 / Warner Bros. Records 12.702LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Chile | Warner Bros. Records W1699LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1699LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1699 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1699LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 1699 / Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records ST 91366LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1699LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records WS1699 (S39254)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Uruguay | Antar WB 12.702 / Antar 12.702LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records W-1699LP, Album | LP, Album |
28 vinyl pressings of A Certain Mr. Jobim are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1967 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Germany, Italy. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WS 1699.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1699, W 1699, WS.1699, WLS 1699) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WS-1699A 1A and WS-1699B 1A. 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.
