Vinyl pressings
by Art Garfunkel · 1975
Breakaway was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 14 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.
T2 PAL-33700-1H oSide 1 runout, variant 1
T1 PBL 33700 1F TML-SSide 2 runout, variant 1
PAL 33700 1C TML-MSide 1 runout, variant 2
o T 1 PBL 33700 1F TML-S GSide 2 runout, variant 2
PAL 33700 1B TML-S A22 1SVariant 1: Run out, side A
PBL 33700 1A TML-M B22 1SVariant 1: Run out, side B
PAL 33700 1B TML-S D2 1SVariant 2: Run out, side A
PAL 33700 1B TML-S B 2 SVariant 2: Run out, side B
PAL-33700-1AERun out, side A / Etched
BL 33700 GIDRun out, side B / stamped
PAL 33700 1D TML-S 20Side A (Etched) TML-S (Stamped) Variant 1
PBL 33700 -1J TLM-MSide B (Etched) TML-S (Stamped) Variant 1
PAL 33700 1C TML-MSide A (Etched) TML-M (Stamped) Variant 2
PBL 33700 -1C TLM-MSide B (Etched) TML-S (Stamped) Variant 2
PAL - 33700 - 1AA >Side A runout, variant 1
PBL 33700 1B TML-SSide B runout, variant 1
PAL 33700 1B TML-S o B18 S1Side A runout, variant 2
PBL 33700 1A TML-M o B12 S1Side B runout, variant 2
PAL 33700 1B TML-S o B2 1SRunout side A, variant 1
PAL 33700 1A TML-M o B2 1SRunout side B, variant 1
PAL 33700 1B TML-S o C13 1SRunout side A, variant 2
PAL 33700 1A TML-M o B25 1SRunout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234715First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP 234715 / CBS PC 33700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Brazil | CBS 137912First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia WPC 33700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PC 33700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia PC 33700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS CBS 86002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS CBS 86002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Europe | CBS CBS 86002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | CBS CBS 86002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Israel | CBS CBS 86002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | CBS 86002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO-101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPO 101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474335First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | CBS 902199 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 33700 / Columbia WPC 33700LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 33700LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 86002 / CBS 86002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32574 / CBS 32574LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 32574 / CBS 32574LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS 86002 / CBS CBS 86002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33700LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33700LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33700LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 33700LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
56 vinyl pressings of Breakaway are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1975 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33700.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33700, PCQ 33700, 86002, CBS 86002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T2 PAL-33700-1H o and T1 PBL 33700 1F TML-S. 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.
