Vinyl pressings
by Ann Peebles · 1971
Breaking Up Somebody's Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
HI-2668 MHC MR △87196-XA side runout etched, initial stamped
HI-2669 MHC MR △87196-XB side runout etched, initial stamped
HI 2668A side label
HI 2669B side label
HI-2668 MHC [MR logo] △87196A side runout etched, MR stamped in a circle
HI-2669 MHC [MR logo] △87196-XB side runout etched, MR stamped in a circle
HI 2668Side A label
HI 2669Side B label
HI-2668 -I-I-I MHC PRRunout A
HI-2669-I-I-I MHC PRRunout B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Hi Records HI. 2205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Japan | London Records TOP 1708First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Hi Records 45-2205First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Hi Records 45-2205First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | US | Hi Records 45-2205First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Hi Records 45-2205First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | Italy | London Records HL 103617", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | London Records HLU 103617", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | London Records HLU 10361 / London American Recordings HLU 103617", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Hi Records 45-22057", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Breaking Up Somebody's Home are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Hi Records 45-2205.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2205, HI. 2205, TOP 1708) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HI-2668 MHC MR △87196-X and HI-2669 MHC MR △87196-X. 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.
