Vinyl pressings
by Roberto Carlos · 1976
Roberto Carlos 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.
12 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
XSB-1805- 230 015 A2 [circled TC]Runout side A, etched, Variant 1
XSB-1806- 230 015 B2 [circled TC]Runout side B, etched, Variant 1
XSB-1805- 230 015 A2 [circled TC]Runout side A, etched, Variant 2
XSB 1806 - 230 015 B3 [circled TC]Runout side B, etched, Variant 2
XSB-1805-ALabel A
XSB-1806-BLabel B
XBSB1805 A 5 7
XSB 1806 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Brazil | CBS 230015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | CBS 230015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | CBS 230015 / CBS 23.0015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | CBS 230015 / CBS 23.0015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Chile | CBS 15156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Costa Rica | CBS 100.294 / CBS 100294First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 81829First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Mexico | CBS DCS-814First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Peru | CBS Columbia S.E. 8399 / CBS Columbia SE-8399First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Portugal | CBS CBS 81829First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Caytronics CYS 1487First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Venezuela | CBS DCS-791First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Venezuela | CBS DCS-791LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1977 | Argentina | CBS 119.687 / Discos CBS 119.687LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Colombia | CBS 14994LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Discos CBS International DML 12309LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | CBS 230015 / Discos CBS 230015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Discos CBS 230015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Columbia 230.015/1-464125LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | CBS 230015 / Discos CBS 230.015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | CBS 230015 / Discos CBS 230.015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of Roberto Carlos are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1976 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Brazil, US, Chile, Costa Rica and more. One of them is CBS 230015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 230015, CYS 1487, 15156, 100.294) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSB-1805- 230 015 A2 [circled TC] and XSB-1806- 230 015 B2 [circled TC]. 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.
