Brazil
1979- Label and catalog number
- Warner Bros. Records BR 36.104
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
BR.36104-A ["v" monogram] XIRunout, side A
BR.36104-B ["v" monogram] XIRunout, side B
Vinyl pressings
by Hermeto Pascoal · 1979
Zabumbê-bum-á was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1979, 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.36104-A ["v" monogram] XIRunout, side A
BR.36104-B ["v" monogram] XIRunout, side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | WEA BR 36104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | WEA 600128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records BR 36.104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 91 018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 91 018LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 91 018First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10739WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10739WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records WAR B 91018LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Brazil | Polysom 33368-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Zabumbê-bum-á are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Brazil, Argentina, Australia, France and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BR 36.104.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BR 36.104, BR 36104, 600128, WB 91 018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BR.36104-A ["v" monogram] XI and BR.36104-B ["v" monogram] XI. 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.