Vinyl pressings
by The Manhattan Transfer · 1987
Brasil 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.
17 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 12 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.
STA 876615 B DMM 1-1 PrecisionSide A etched, variant 1
STA 876616 B DMM 1-1 PrecisionSide B etched, variant 1
ST-A-876615-SPSide A label matrix
ST-A-876616-SPSide B label matrix
STA 876615 B DMM 2-6 SP-AR Precision △18592 0- B-29434-B-DMMRunout etched side A
STA 876616 B DMM (2 over 1)-6 SPAR Precision △ 18592-X 0- B-29435-B-DMMRunout etched side B
ST-A-876615-ARLabel Side A
ST-A-876616-ARLabel Side B
ST-A-080615Side A runout
ST-A-876616Side B runout
MX300053Side A label
MX300054Side B label
STA 876615-B DMM 2-3 Precision DM-1 SP-CANA runout etched
STA 876616 B DMM 1-3 Precision DM-2B runout etched
ST-A-876615-A label
ST-A-876616B label
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 | Argentina | Atlantic 80708First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Australia | Atlantic 81803-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Atlantic 78 18031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Atlantic 78 18031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Atlantic A1 81803LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Atlantic 78 18031First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Atlantic 781 803-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Atlantic 7567 81803-1 / Atlantic 78 1803-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Atlantic P-13593First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA-6699First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Portugal | Atlantic 1592341First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South East Asia | Atlantic 7818031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Atlantic 781 803-1 / Atlantic 781803-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Atlantic 781803-1 / Atlantic 81803-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Atlantic 81803-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Brasil are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1987 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Argentina, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 81803-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 81803-1, 80708, 78 18031, 781 803-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA 876615 B DMM 1-1 Precision and STA 876616 B DMM 1-1 Precision. 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.
