Vinyl pressings
by Gino Vannelli · 1978
Brother To Brother was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 18 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.
A+M SP 5181-P1 PRunout side A, etched, ᴘ stamped, variant 1
A+M SP 5182-P1 PRunout side B, etched, ᴘ stamped, variant 1
A&M SP 5181 - P1Runout side A, etched, ᴘ stamped, variant 2
A&M SP 5181 - P3Runout side B, etched, ᴘ stamped, variant 2
T 1 A&MSP5181-T2Side A runout, variant 1
1 T A&M SP5182-T1Side B runout, variant 1
T 1 A&MSP5181-T2 GSide A runout, variant 2
1 T A&M SP5182-T1 G 4Side B runout, variant 2
A&M SP5181-M5 INT (MR) △23679 A2Side 1 etched, (MR) stamped
A&M SP5182-T1 A2 ITSide 2 etched
ASCAP
A+M SP5181-M2-1 (MR) △23679 PRC PRCRunout A hand-etched, var 1
A+M SP5182-M4 INT+-1 PRC △23679-X PRCRunout B hand-etched, var 1
A&M SP5181-M2-1 (MR) △23679 PRCRunout A hand-etched, var 2
A&M SP5182-M4 INT-1 PRC A&M SP5182-M4 INT-1 PRC △23679-X23679-XRunout B hand-etched, var 2
A&M SP5181-M1 (MR) △23679 ②Runout A
A&M SP5182-M1 (MR) △23679-X ①Runout B
SP-5181Label A
SP-5182Label B
A&M SP5181-M2 (MR) △23679 ③Runout A, variant 1
A&M SP5182-M1 (MR) △23679-X ①Runout B, variant 1
A&M SP5181-M1 (MR) △23679 ④Runout A, variant 2
A&M SP5182-M2 (MR) △23679-X ⑨Runout B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | A&M Records 8584First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | A&M Records L36726 / A&M Records SP 4722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | A&M Records 31C 064 61780DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4722First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4722LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64722 / A&M Records SP 4722First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64722First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64722LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64722LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | Greece | A&M Records AMLH 64722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | A&M Records AMLH 64722First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-6024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | A&M Records 80120LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | A&M Records NR 35 / Nautilus Recordings NR 35LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP-3170LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | A&M Records NR 35 / Nautilus Recordings NR 35LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | A&M Records AMLH 64722LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Germany | A&M Records 393 170-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | A&M Records 393 170-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Germany | A&M Records 393 170-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Australia | A&M Records L 19140LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-69865LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SPJ-4722LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Colombia | A&M Records AM 5180LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | A&M Records AMLH 64722LP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| ? | Mexico | A&M Records AMLS-48 011 / A&M Records AMLS-48011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4722LP | LP |
58 vinyl pressings of Brother To Brother are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1978 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4722, released September 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4722, S P 5181, AMLH 64722, 8584) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A+M SP 5181-P1 P and A+M SP 5182-P1 P. 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.
