Vinyl pressings
by Aphrodite's Child · 1972
Break / Babylon was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
AA 6032 900 1W 1 Ⓟ 1972 670 1 03Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
AA 6032 900 2W 1 Ⓟ 1972 670 111 03Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
AA 6032 900 1W 1 Ⓟ 1972 670 112 03Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
AA 6032 900 2W 1 Ⓟ 1972 670 1 03Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
AA 6032 900 1W 1ⓟ 1972 670 115 03Runout side A
AA 6032 900 2W 1ⓟ 1972 670 114 03Runout side B
6032 900.2Label side B
AA 6032 900 1W 1 ℗ 1972 670 1Runout (Stamped) Side A
AA 6032 900 2W 1 ℗ 1972 670 1Runout (Stamped) Side B
6032900 1F//1▽420 11 3Side A runout, variant 1
6032900 2F//1▽420 11 1Side B runout, variant 1
6032900 1F//1▽420 11 8Side A runout, variant 2
6032900 2F//1▽420 11Side B runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Brazil | Vertigo 6032 900First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Vertigo 6032 900First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Greece | Mercury 6033 011First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6032 900First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6032 900First year7", 45 RPM, 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6032 900First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Spain | Vertigo 60 32 900First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Vertigo 6032 900First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Vertigo 6032 900First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | Vertigo 6032 900First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Vertigo VE-107First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Vertigo VE-107First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Vertigo VE-107First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1972 | UK | Vertigo 6032 900First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Venezuela | Vertigo 2-0047", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | Vertigo 6032 9007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Break / Babylon are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Netherlands, UK, US, Brazil and more. One of them is Vertigo 6032 900.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6032 900, VE-107, 6033 011, 60 32 900) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 6032 900 1W 1 Ⓟ 1972 670 1 03 and AA 6032 900 2W 1 Ⓟ 1972 670 111 03. 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.
