Vinyl pressings
by Sérgio Mendes · 1966
The Great Arrival was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, the album's first year, in 4 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-66901-B AT LWSide A runout (Variation 1)
ST-A-66902-C AT LW LWSide B runout (Variation 1)
ST-A-66901-B AT LW 3-Side A runout (Variation 2)
ST-A-66902-C AT LW 3-Side B runout (Variation 2)
ST-A-66901-B AT (etched)S1
ST-A-66902-C AT LW (etched)S2
ST-A-66901-B AT LW 3 -Runout Side 1
ST-A-66902-C AT LW 3 -Runout Side 2
AT-1466-S1On Side 1
AT-1466-S2On Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Atlantic AT 1466First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Colombia | Atlantic SD 1466First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Atlantic SAL-932200First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Atlantic AL-32200First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 1466First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 1466First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 1466First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 1466First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 1466First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Brazil | ATCO Records ALP 505.000LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | South Africa | Atlantic ALA 9007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Spain | Atlantic HAT 421-01 / Hispavox HAT(S) 421-01LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Spain | Atlantic HAT 421-01 / Hispavox HAT(S) 421-01LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Spain | Atlantic HAT 421-01 / Hispavox HAT 421-01LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 1466LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taiwan | Tailee TLA 692LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | France | Atlantic 921.103 / Atlantic 921103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | France | Atlantic 921.103 XLBY 0921103 / Atlantic 921103 XLBY 0921103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-6046ALP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Atlantic 2400170LP | LP |
| ? | Argentina | Atlantic 1466LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Universal Record Club SU 907LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933162 / Atlantic AL 32260LP, Album, White Label, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, White Label, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933162 / Atlantic SAL 32260LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Universal Record Club U 907LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 1466 / Atlantic AT 1466LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | Atlantic SD 1466LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Atlantic SD 1466 / Atlantic ATS ST 06012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Atlantic AT-01LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1466LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1466LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1466 / Atlantic SD1466LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic 1466LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
36 vinyl pressings of The Great Arrival are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1966 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, Colombia, New Zealand. One of them is Atlantic SD 1466.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1466, 1466, AT 1466, SAL-932200) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-66901-B AT LW and ST-A-66902-C AT LW LW. 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.
