Vinyl pressings
by Herbie Mann · 1978
Brazil - Once Again 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.
12 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
ST - A - 773909 - B @gp - (7e)Runout Side A - Handwritten, variant 1
ST - A - 773910 - B @gp - (7e)Runout Side B - Handwritten, variant 1
ST-A-773909-B @gp-(7e) (PR)Runout Side A, variant 2
ST-A-773910-B @gp-(7e) (PR)Runout Side B, variant 2
ST-A-773909-RILabel Side A
ST-A-773910-RILabel Side B
ST-A-773909-MOLabel Side A
ST-A-773910-MOLabel Side B
ST-A-773909-1A-2G,ZA side etched
ST-A-773910-1A-2G,ZB side etched
ST-A-773909A side label
ST-A-773910B side label
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 | Australia | Atlantic SD 19169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 387LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1978 | India | Atlantic SD 19169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Atlantic W 50387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Atlantic P-10513AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Atlantic P-10513AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | Atlantic GWEA-5300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Panama | Atlantic SD-19169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 19169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Atlantic 23703100013LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Brazil - Once Again are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 19169.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 19169, KSD 19169, ATL 50 387, W 50387) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST - A - 773909 - B @gp - (7e) and ST - A - 773910 - B @gp - (7e). 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.
