Vinyl pressings
by George Duke · 1980
A Brazilian Love Affair was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 10 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.
PAL-36483-1D ❀ BG MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Runout Side A
PBL-36483-1C MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Runout Side B
AL 36483Label Side A
BL 36483Label Side B
PAL-36483-1A ❀ BG MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. A1 S1Runout Side A
PBL-36483-1H MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. B S1Runout Side B
AL 36483Label Side A
BL 36483Label Side B
o 1T PAL-36483-1G MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF DRunout side A
o T 1 PBL-36483-1E MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF DRunout side B
AL 36483Label side A
BL 36483Label side B
PAL-36483-1D (Flower) (Etched) MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A. CALIFORNIA (Stamped)Side A
PBL-36483-1D (Etched) MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A. CALIFORNIA (Stamped)Side B
EPC-S 84311-A1side A etched
EPC-S 84311-B1Side B etched
32348Side A stamped
32348 B1Side B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Epic 235036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | Epic EPC 84311 / Epic 84311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | Epic 466668 1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Epic 25・3P-217First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Epic 25・3P-217First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Epic LNS-17322First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Philippines | Blackgold LP-1410-E / CBS/Sony 25.3P-217First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Epic KSF 2545First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Epic EPC 84311First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Epic EPC 84311 / Epic S EPC 84311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Epic EPC 84311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Epic EPC 84311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Epic FE 36483First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Epic FE 36483First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1340LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Epic 466668 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 32348LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of A Brazilian Love Affair are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Epic FE 36483.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 36483, F 36483, EPC 84311, ELPS 4074) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-36483-1D ❀ BG MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. and PBL-36483-1C MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.. 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.
