Vinyl pressings
by Charlie Byrd · 1965
Brazilian Byrd was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
o XSM-79479-2L \ Ƨ A1Runout Side A Stamped, Ƨ, 1 Etched
o XSM-79480-2L \ Ƨ A1Runout Side B Stamped, Ƨ, 1 Etched
XSM 79479Label Side A
XSM 79480Label Side B
0 T XLP-73477-1E - 1 111111 ꓥSide A stamped, except T - 1 111111
XLP-73478-1A 0Side B stamped
o XSM-79479-2B \ A1Variant 1 runout side A
o XSM-79480-2B \ A1Variant 1 runout side B
o XSM-79479-2CVariant 2 runout side A
o XSM-79480-2CVariant 2 runout side B
XLP-79477-1E - T oSide A, Runout
XLP-79478-1A 2 T oSide B, Runout
XLP 79477Side A, Label
XLP 79478Side B, Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Columbia CL 2337First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Chile | CBS CS 9137First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1965 | Philippines | Columbia CS 9137First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2337First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2337First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9137First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9137LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 2337First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9137LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9137LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 9137First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Australia | CBS SBP-233266LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Australia | Columbia BP 233266LP, Album, Sampler, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Sampler, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia CS 9137LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia CL 2337LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9137LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1813LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Columbia CS 9137LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233266LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Israel | CBS 62836LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9137 / Columbia 9137LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9137LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9137LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9137 / Columbia CS 9137LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9137 / Columbia CL 2337LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 9137 / Columbia 2337LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9137LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 2337 / Columbia CS 9137LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9137LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | CBS CL 2555LP, Album | LP, Album |
38 vinyl pressings of Brazilian Byrd are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1965 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada, Chile, Philippines. One of them is Columbia CS 9137, released August 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9137, CL 2337) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XSM-79479-2L \ Ƨ A1 and o XSM-79480-2L \ Ƨ A1. 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.
