Vinyl pressings
by Joanie Sommers · 1963
Softly, The Brazilian Sound was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1963, the album's first year. 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.
MX145571 WS1575-1Runout, Stamped, Side A
MX145572-C WS1575-2Runout, Stamped, Side B
MX145571Label, Side A
MX145572Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS 1575 / Warner Bros. Records WS-1575First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W1575LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records W1575LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS 1575LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WS 1575LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WB 1575 / Warner Bros. Records WB.1575LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Warner Bros. Records W1575LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Warner Bros. Records W1575LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1575LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1575LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BP 7192LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WS 1575LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8169WLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8169WLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Fiesta FES 030LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6164WLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6164WLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1575LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of Softly, The Brazilian Sound are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1963 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Australia. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WS 1575.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1575) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MX145571 WS1575-1 and MX145572-C WS1575-2. 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.
