Vinyl pressings
by Gato Barbieri · 1973
Chapter One: Latin America was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 5 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.
T1 AS-9248-A ① HRunout A, variant 1
T1 AS-9248 B ②Runout B, variant 1
T1 AS-9248-A ① HRunout A, variant 2
T1 AS-9248-B ① HRunout B, variant 2
AS-9248-A 5Side A etched variant 1
AS-9248 B 6Side B etched variant 1
AS-9248 A ⑥Side A etched variant 2
AS-9248 B ⑥Side B etched variant 2
S I AS-9248-A ③ A4Side A, etched
S I AS-9248 B ③ A3Side B, etched
AS-9248-ALabel, side A
AS-9248-BLabel, side B
P AS-9248 A ⑤ ASide A etched, P and last A stamped
P AS-9248 B ⑥ ASide B etched, P and last A stamped
AS-9248-ASide A label matrix
AS-9248-BSide B label matrix
MG295977 I AS-9248-A 21Runout A, etched
MG295978 I AS-9248 B 21Runout B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | Impulse! AS-9248First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Impulse! IMP-88139 / ABC Records IMP-88139First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Probe 5C 062-94856First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Probe 5C 062-94856LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Spain | Probe 1J 062-94.856First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS-9248 / ABC Records AS-9248First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS-9248 / ABC Records AS-9248First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS-9248 / ABC Records AS-9248First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS-9248 / ABC Records AS-9248First yearLP, Album, Promo, Quadraphonic · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Quadraphonic · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS-9248 / ABC Records AS-9248First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS-9248 / ABC Records AS-9248LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Argentina | Probe AS 9248LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Probe SPBA-3066LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Probe XPOL 15054LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | France | ABC Impulse! AS-9248 / ABC Impulse! AS 9248LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | US | Impulse! MCA-39124 / MCA Records MCA-39124LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Quadraphonic |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Impulse! 28 674 ETLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Coral 0052.715LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Impulse! IMPL 5020 / ABC Impulse! IMPL 5020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | ABC Impulse! IMP 443 / ABC Records 3 C064-94856LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Impulse! AS-9248 / Impulse! AS-9248LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
27 vinyl pressings of Chapter One: Latin America are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1973 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, France, Japan, Netherlands and more. One of them is Impulse! AS-9248.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-9248, IMP-88139, 5C 062-94856, 1J 062-94.856) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 AS-9248-A ① H and T1 AS-9248 B ②. 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.
