Vinyl pressings
by RPM · 1986
Rádio Pirata Ao Vivo was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, the album's first year, in 7 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-3138 144500 1-1 AII EL C.N.Runout side A, etched, Variant 1
XSB-3139 144500 B 1-3-10 EL CNRunout side B, etched, Variant 1
XSB-3138 144500 AIII -1-6- EL C.N.Runout side A, etched, Variant 2
XSB-3139 144500 B 1-10- EL C.N.Runout side B, etched, Variant 2
ALS 8212 144500 A Ⓒ6Side A [Runout stamped]
XSB 3138Side A [Runout etched]
ALS 8313 144500 B Ⓒ6Side B [Runout stamped]
XSB 3139Side B [Runout etched]
RCA XSB-3138-A 144.500-A .. 1S B J ........A Side Runout
RCA XSB-3139-B 144.500-B .. 1S A IB Side Runout
144.500 - ALabel A
144.500 - BLabel B
XSB - 3138 144500 A EL C NRunout side A, Variant 1
XSB - 3139 144500 B EL C NRunout side B, Variant 1
XSB - 3138 144500 A EL C N 1-30-4Runout side A, Variant 2
XSB - 3139 144500 B EL C N 1-8-29Runout side B, Variant 2
XSB - 3138Label side A
XSB - 3139Label side B
144.500-A RCA XSB-3138-A .. 1S B J ........
144.500-B RCA XSB-3139-B .. 1S A│
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | Discos CBS 120.810First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Argentina | Discos CBS 120.810First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Brazil | Epic 144500 / Epic 144.500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Brazil | Epic 144500 / Epic 144.500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Brazil | Epic 144500 / Epic 144.500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Brazil | Epic 144500 / Epic 144.500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Brazil | Epic 144500 / Epic 144.500First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Colombia | CBS 142047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Mexico | Okeh OKL-10653First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Peru | CBS S.E. 8860First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Portugal | Epic 450076 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Venezuela | Epic EPIC 314First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Epic 184.085/1-464409LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Rádio Pirata Ao Vivo are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and more. One of them is Epic 144500.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 144500, 120.810, 142047, OKL-10653) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSB-3138 144500 1-1 AII EL C.N. and XSB-3139 144500 B 1-3-10 EL CN. 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.
