Bolivia
1987- Label and catalog number
- CBS CBS - 20543Discos CBS SLP - 20543
- Format
- LP, Album

Vinyl pressings
by Roberto Carlos · 1987
Roberto Carlos was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
04-05-17882-1BSide A Etched
04-05-17882-1BSide B Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Bolivia | CBS CBS - 20543 / Discos CBS SLP - 20543First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Mexico | CBS DCS-462620First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Peru | CBS S.E 8936First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Argentina | CBS 20 021LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Argentina | CBS 20.021 / Discos CBS 20.021LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Colombia | CBS 142174LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Costa Rica | CBS 1101058LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Ecuador | CBS 331-0498LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | CBS DCS - 462620LP | LP |
| 1988 | Mexico | CBS DCS - 462620LP | LP |
| 1988 | Mexico | CBS DCS - 462620LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Mexico | CBS DCS-462620LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | CBS CBS 463049 1 (SE)LP | LP |
| 1988 | US | Discos CBS International DCL-80002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Discos CBS International DIL-80002LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Spain | CBS CBS 463049 1 (SE)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | CBS CBS 463049 1 (SE) / CBS CBS 463049-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Roberto Carlos are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1987 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Bolivia, Mexico, Peru. One of them is CBS CBS - 20543.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS - 20543, DCS-462620, S.E 8936) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.