Vinyl pressings
by Gilberto Gil · 1982
Um Banda Um was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 9 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.
2-1-2=44 BR 26.063 A̶̷R̶̷1̶̷ AR1Variant 1: Runout side A, etched
2-1-2=29 BR 26.063-BR1Variant 1: Runout side B, etched
2-1-3=26 BR 26.063 A̶̷R̶̷1̶̷ AR1Variant 2: Runout side A, etched
2-1-3=25 BR 26.063-BR1Variant 2: Runout side B, etched
SLIN-3254-AA side
SLIN-3254-BB side
R / S Alsdorf ̶2̶5̶0̶0̶2̶6̶-̶1̶ ̶A̶ GG 25 0006-1 STRAWBERRY(G) D 31A runout stamped / etched
R / S Alsdorf ̶2̶5̶0̶0̶2̶6̶-̶1̶ ̶B̶ GG 25 0006-1 B X STRAWBERRY(G) ̶3̶5̶ 4B runout stamped / etched
R/S Aldsford ̶2̶5̶0̶0̶2̶6̶-̶1̶ ̶A̶ GG 250006 A STRAWBERRY (G)Runout Side A
R/S Alsdorf ̶2̶5̶0̶0̶2̶6̶-̶1̶ ̶B̶ GG 250006-1 B STRWBERRY (G)Runout Side B
25. 0006-1Label Side A
25. 0006-2Label Side B
R / S Alsdorf ̶2̶5̶0̶0̶2̶6̶-̶1̶ ̶A̶ GG 250006-1 A 22 STRAWBERRY(G)A runout stamped / etched
D R / S Alsdorf ̶2̶5̶0̶0̶2̶6̶-̶1̶ ̶B̶ GG 250006-1 B STRAWBERRY(G) 18B runout stamped / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | WEA SLIN 3264First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records BR. 26.063First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | WEA 25 0006-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | WEA 25.0006-1 / Warner Bros. Records BR-26063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | WEA 25 0006-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA 25 0006-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Israel | Wea International BAN 250006-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | WEA 25. 0006-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-11231First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | WEA Records 229 25 0006-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | WEA 25 0006-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | WEA 670.4074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Um Banda Um are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1982 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Brazil, Argentina, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BR. 26.063.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BR. 26.063, SLIN 3264, 25 0006-1, 25.0006-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2-1-2=44 BR 26.063 A̶̷R̶̷1̶̷ AR1 and 2-1-2=29 BR 26.063-BR1. 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.
