Vinyl pressings
by Heitor Villa-Lobos · 1959
Forest Of The Amazon was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 2 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.
UAL 7007A CTFR-1 JJ IIIIIIV U9M 1275A-Side Runout Etching
UAL 7007B CTFR-1 JJ IIIIIIIIV U9M1276B-Side Runout Etching
UAL 7007AA-Side Label
UAL 7007BB-Side Label
JJ U9M 1275-1A-Side Runout Etching
JJ U9M1276-1B-Side Runout Etching
UAL 7007A-Side Label
UAL 7007B-Side Label
U9S 1277-1 J JSide A
U9S 1278-1 J J 13Side B
U9S 1277-1 JJSide A
U9S 1277-1 JJ 13Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | United Artists Records UAL-7007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | United Artists Records UAL-7007 / United Artists Records UAL 7007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | United Artists Records UAL 7007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | United Artists Records UAS 8007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | United Artists Records UAS 8007First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records UAS-5506LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | United Artists Records UALP-11.779LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | United Artists Records UAM 20028LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UAS-5506LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UAS 8007LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UAS 8007LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UAS-5506 / United Artists Records UAS 5506LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Forest Of The Amazon are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1959 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is United Artists Records UAL-7007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAL-7007, UAL 7007, UAS 8007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAL 7007A CTFR-1 JJ IIIIIIV U9M 1275 and UAL 7007B CTFR-1 JJ IIIIIIIIV U9M1276. 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.
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