Brazil
1974- Label and catalog number
- Copacabana COLP 11973
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
COLP 11973 A 3Runout side A, stamped
COLP 11973 B 3Runout side B, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Benito Di Paula · 1974
Gravado Ao Vivo was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 2 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 11973 A 3Runout side A, stamped
COLP 11973 B 3Runout side B, stamped
COLP 11973 A 3 II G ̷I̷ ̷V̷Side A runout
COLP 11973 B III ̷I̷ ̷V̷ 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Brazil | Copacabana COLP 11973First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Copacabana COLP 11973 / Copacabana COLP - 11973LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Brazil | Copacabana CD3704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Copacabana COLP 11973 / Copacabana COLP-11973First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Copacabana COLP 11973 / Copacabana COLP - 11973LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA KPL 1-0149First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Argentina | Copacabana DF 17006 / Samantha DF 17006LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | France | Vogue LDM 30277LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Eleven EL 25111LP | LP |
| 1975 | Japan | Global GSL-7013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Mexico | Gamma GX 01-812 / Copacabana GX 01-812LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Brazil | Beverly BLP-83018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Magazine MLP 41.495LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Copacabana COELP 41495LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Copacabana COLP 11973 / Copacabana COLP-11973LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Gravado Ao Vivo are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1974 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Brazil, Canada. One of them is Copacabana COLP 11973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use COLP 11973, CD3704, KPL 1-0149) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, COLP 11973 A 3 and COLP 11973 B 3. 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.