Brazil
1975- Label and catalog number
- Copacabana COLP 12020Copacabana COLP-12020
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
COLP 12020 A 3 G 2MSide A runout, 2M etched
COLP 12020 B 4 GSide B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Benito Di Paula · 1975
Brasil Som 75 was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
COLP 12020 A 3 G 2MSide A runout, 2M etched
COLP 12020 B 4 GSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Samantha DF-17017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Copacabana COLP 12020 / Copacabana COLP-12020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Uruguay | Clave 32-32098First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Venezuela | Palacio LPS 88695First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Global Records GB 358 25LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Mexico | Gamma GX 01-819LP | LP |
| 1976 | Portugal | Copacabana LP-S-74-12LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Brazil | Beverly BELP83019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Magazine MLP - 41.496LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Copacabana CA 20215LP | LP |
10 vinyl pressings of Brasil Som 75 are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela. One of them is Copacabana COLP 12020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use COLP 12020, DF-17017, 32-32098, LPS 88695) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, COLP 12020 A 3 G 2M and COLP 12020 B 4 G. 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.