Brazil
1975- Label and catalog number
- Fontana 6470 549/50
- Format
- LP, Compilation · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
200 6470 549 A1Runout, Side A
200 6470 549 B1Runout, Side B
200 6470 550 A1Runout, Side C
200 6470 550 B1Runout, Side D
Vinyl pressings
by Chico Buarque · 1975
A Arte De Chico Buarque 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.
2 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
200 6470 549 A1Runout, Side A
200 6470 549 B1Runout, Side B
200 6470 550 A1Runout, Side C
200 6470 550 B1Runout, Side D
200 6470549 A1A Side
200 6470549 B1B Side
AC 200 6470 550 A2 LRC Side
AC 200 6470 550 B2 LRD Side
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 | Brazil | Fontana 6470 549/50First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Portugal | Philips 6641338 / Philips 6641.338First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Uruguay | Fontana 6470 549 / Fontana 6470 550LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Brazil | Fontana 836 242-1 / Fontana 836 243-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Fontana 6470 549 / Fontana 6470 550LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Fontana 6470 549 / 50 / Fontana 6641338LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Brazil | Fontana 6470 549 / 50 / Fontana 6641338LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Portugal | Philips 6641338 / Philips 6641.338LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Portugal | Philips 6641338 / Philips 6641.338LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Portugal | Philips 6641338 / Philips 6641.338LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of A Arte De Chico Buarque are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1975 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Brazil, Portugal. One of them is Fontana 6470 549/50.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6470 549/50, 6641338) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 200 6470 549 A1 and 200 6470 549 B1. 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.