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Bill HaleyFeaturing "Rock Samba"

Vinyl pressings

Featuring "Rock Samba"

by Bill Haley · 1976

11 pressings7 countriesRock & RollSambaRockLatin

Featuring "Rock Samba" was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Featuring "Rock Samba"

9 pressings came out in 1976, 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.

Brazil

1976
Label and catalog number
Underground COLP 12037
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

COLP - 12037 - APrinted on A Side Label

COLP - 12037 - BPrinted on B Side Label

COLP-12037-A J/KRun Out Groove A

COLP 12037 B 3 GRun Out Groove B

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Brazil

1976
Label and catalog number
Underground COLP12037Copacabana COLP12037
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

COLP - 12037 - ALabel side A

COLP - 12037 - BLabel side B

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Germany

1976
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor PPL1-8120RCA Victor 26.21800
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

PPL1-8120-A Manufactured in Germany IRunout A, stamped / etched

PPL1-8120-B Manufactured in Germany IRunout B, stamped / etched

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1976BrazilUnderground COLP 12037First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1976BrazilUnderground COLP12037 / Copacabana COLP12037First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1976CanadaRCA KPL1-0181First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1976FranceVogue CA. 20216First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1976GermanyRCA Victor PPL1-8120 / RCA Victor 26.21800First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1976ItalyEleven EL 25118First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1976PortugalCopacabana LP-S 74-18First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1976SpainCarnaby CPS 9471First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1976SpainCarnaby CPS 9471First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BrazilUnderground COLP12037 / Copacabana COLP-12037LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?BrazilBeverly BLP-81647 / Beverly 551.404.176LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1What'd I Say
  2. A2.1Rock Around The Clock
  3. A2.2Brasileirinho
  4. A3Be Bop A Lula
  5. A4.1Rockin' Robin
  6. A4.2Route 66
  7. A5Runaway
  8. A6A Hard Day's Night
  9. B1Satisfaction (I Can't Get No)
  10. B2Jambalaya
  11. B3C.C. Ryder
  12. B4Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
  13. B5If I Fell

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Featuring "Rock Samba" are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Featuring "Rock Samba" are listed here, from 7 countries.

When was Featuring "Rock Samba" first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Underground COLP 12037.

How do I tell if my copy of Featuring "Rock Samba" is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use COLP 12037, COLP12037, KPL1-0181, CA. 20216) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, COLP - 12037 - A and COLP - 12037 - B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Featuring "Rock Samba" on vinyl worth?

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.

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