Vinyl pressings
by Ray Barretto · 1976
Tomorrow: Barretto Live was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 5 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-763721-C AT PRA runout etched
ST-A-763723-C AT PRB runout etched
ST-A-763722-C PRC runout etched
ST-A-763724-C PRD runout etched
ST-A-763721-SPLabel A Side
ST-A-763723-SPLabel B Side
ST-A-763722-SPLabel C Side
ST-A-763724-SPLabel D Side
ST-A-763721-MOLabel A
ST-A-763723-MOLabel B
ST-A-763722-MOLabel C
ST-A-763724-MOLabel D
ST-A-763721-C CC-1A runout etched
ST-A-763723-C CC-1B runout etched
ST-A-763722-C CC-1C runout etched
ST-A-763724-C CC-1D runout etched
S̶T̶- A̶-7̶6̶3̶7̶2̶1̶-1̶B̶-2G STD-763721-1B oSide A runout
ST-A-763723-1B-2G oSide B runout
ST-A-763722-1B-2G oSide C runout
ST-A-763724-1B-2GSide D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic 2 SA-509First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-6301〜2AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-6301〜2AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Spain | Atlantic 500-191/92 SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 2-509First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 2-509First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 2-509First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 2-509First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Venezuela | Atlantic 50.078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Mexico | Atlantic GWEA-5246/47LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Germany | Messidor 115948LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Tomorrow: Barretto Live are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1976 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Canada, Japan, Spain and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 2-509.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 2-509, 2 SA-509, P-6301〜2A, 500-191/92 S) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-763721-C AT PR and ST-A-763723-C AT PR. 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.
