Vinyl pressings
by Gilberto Gil · 1983
Extra was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 6 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.
BR 36198-AEtching Side A
BR 36198-BEtching Side B
BR 36198-A 1-1-1=5Runout Side A
BR 36198-B 1-1-2=5Runout Side B
R/S Alsdorf 250128-1 A2Variant 1 - side A stamped
R/S Alsdorf 250128-1 B2Variant 1 - side B stamped
R/S Alsdorf 250128-1 ̷B̷2̷ A2 13Variant 2 - side A stamped / 13 etched
R/S Alsdorf 250128-1 ̷A̷2̷ B2 DVariant 2 - side B stamped / D etched
R/S Alsdorf 250128-1 A2
R/S Alsdorf 250128-1 B2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records BR 36198 / Warner Bros. Records BR 36.198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 610.6010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | WEA 25-0128-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | WEA 25-0128-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | WEA Records 25-0128-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | WEA P-11449First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Netherlands | WEA 25-0128-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records 229 25-0128-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | WEA P-11449First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Italy | WEA 25 0128-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | WEA 670.4311LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Extra are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Brazil, Europe, France, Japan and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BR 36198.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BR 36198, 610.6010, 25-0128-1, P-11449) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BR 36198-A and BR 36198-B. 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.
