Brazil
1980- Label and catalog number
- Warner Bros. Records 36.138/139
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
36.138-A 1SRunout side A, stamped
36.138-B 1SRunout side B, stamped
36.139-A 1SRunout side C, stamped
36.139-B 1SRunout side D, stamped

Vinyl pressings
by Antonio Carlos Jobim · 1980
Terra Brasilis was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 10 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.
36.138-A 1SRunout side A, stamped
36.138-B 1SRunout side B, stamped
36.139-A 1SRunout side C, stamped
36.139-B 1SRunout side D, stamped
2B-1- 3409-LW4• 2 ✲Runout A
2B-2- 3409-LW1• 1 ✲Runout B
2B-3- 3409-LW5• 2 ✲Runout C
2B-4- 3409-LW5–• "o-{-<" 1 ✲Runout D
2B-1- 3409-JW1#3Runout A variant 1
2B-2- 3409-JW1#4Runout B variant 1
2B-3- 3409-JW#4Runout C variant 1
2B-4- 3409-JW#2 SUBARunout D variant 1
2B-3409-Side 1-1A-2Hz: DM3Side 1
2B3409-Side 2-1A-2Hz: DM3Side 2
2B-3409-Side 3-1A-2Hz: DM4Side 3
2B3409-Side 4-1A-2Hz: DM5Side 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | US | Warner Bros. Records 2B 3409LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.138/139First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2B 3409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2B 3409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 66 090 (ZV 3409)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 66 090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records WB 66090-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-5579-80WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-5579~80WFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 66090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records WB 96.011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records S 96011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records 2B 3409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records 2B 3409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records 2B 3409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records GM-200.2713 / Warner Bros. Records Lps. 200.2713/2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 33315-1 / Polysom 33315-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2B 3409LP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of Terra Brasilis are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1979 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Brazil, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 36.138/139.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 36.138/139, 2B 3409, WB 66 090 (ZV 3409), WB 66 090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 36.138-A 1S and 36.138-B 1S. 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.