Vinyl pressings
by Michel Legrand Et Son Orchestre · 1957
Legrand In Rio was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XLP43029-1AAA-Side Stamped (Variant 1)
XLP43030-1HB-Side Stamped (Variant 1)
XLP43029-1LA-Side Stamped (Variant 2)
XLP43030-1AB-Side Stamped (Variant 2)
XLP43029-1AE 1111111V.'.Side A Runout
XLP43030-1J TD111111Side A Runout
x"Lp" 43029Side A Label
x"Lp" 43030Side B Label
XLP43029-1DRunout Side A
XLP43030-1ARunout Side B
4 AA 77314 ▽ 1L-//670 11 2Runout A stamped - Variant 1
4 AA 77314 ▽ 2L-//670 11 2Runout B stamped - Variant 1
4 AA 77314 ▽ 1L-//670 11 21Runout A stamped - Variant 2
4 AA 77314 ▽ 2L-//670 11 6Runout B stamped - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | Columbia CL 1139First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Netherlands | Philips P 77314 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 1139First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 1139First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 1139First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1957 | US | Columbia CL 1139First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Philips BBL.7262 / Philips P77314LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | Japan | Columbia YL 119LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Colisée 6450 007 / Colisée 6450.007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KLP 720LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1139LP | LP |
11 vinyl pressings of Legrand In Rio are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1957 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Columbia CL 1139.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1139, P 77314 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP43029-1AA and XLP43030-1H. 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.
