Vinyl pressings
by AC/DC · 1976
Jailbreak 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.
5 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 2 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.
7YAPA 1288-2A-side runout; etched
7 PA 1289 AP 11135 AB (the last 'A' has an 'X' crossing it out)B-side runout; etched
AP-11135 AA-side label
AP-11135 BB-side label
7YAPA 1288 AP 11135 AA-side runout, etched
PA 1288 AP 11135 BB-side runout, etched
AP11135AA-side label
AP11135BB-side label
K∙10805∙A1 PORKY PRIME CUTA-side
K∙10805∙B1 PECKOB-side
K∙10805∙A1 PORKY PRIME CUTA-side
K∙10805∙B1 PECKOB-side
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 | Australia | Albert Productions AP-11135First year7", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1976 | Australia | Albert Productions AP-11135First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Australia | Albert Productions AP-11135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Australia | Albert Productions AP-111357", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 10805First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 10805First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Atlantic K 108057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Atlantic K 108057", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Atlantic K 108057", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Atlantic K 108057", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Atlantic K108057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | Brazil | Atlantic 10.182 / Atlantic 756789614-77", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Atlantic 7-896147", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Atlantic PR 64512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Atlantic 7-896147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | US | Atlantic 7-896147", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Atlantic 7-896147", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Mexico | Atlantic SWA-1777", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Jailbreak are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1976 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Australia, UK. One of them is Albert Productions AP-11135, released June 14, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AP-11135, K 10805) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7YAPA 1288-2 and 7 PA 1289 AP 11135 AB (the last 'A' has an 'X' crossing it out). 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.
