Vinyl pressings
by Big Pig · 1987
Breakaway 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.
10 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 6 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.
DMX 69041 Ⓡ2AB 3:45Runout side A, hand-etched
AMX 69042 Ⓡ2BCRunout side B, hand-etched
MX-69041Label side A
MX-69042Label side B
DMX 69047 Ⓡ2BRunout side A, hand-etched
DMX 69048 Ⓡ2BRunout side B, hand-etched
MX-69047Label side A
MX-69048Label side B
DMX 69041 CR2AB 3:45Side A Runout Groove Hand-Etched
AMX 69042 CR2BCSide B Runout Groove Hand-Etched
MX-69041Side A Label
MX-69042Side B Label
AM + 419 + A TOWNHOUSE EAT THIS, CUSTARD 1 1 4Runout etched side A
AM + 419 + B 1 3Runout etched side B
✳ AMY - 419 A-2✳ MT POPPER WAS A ROLLING STONE TOO 1 11A side runout
AMY + 419 + B 1B side runout
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 | Australia & New Zealand | White Label Records K423 / White Label Records K-423First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | White Label Records X-14520First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | White Label Records K423First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Cassette | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Cassette |
| 1987 | Canada | A&M Records SP-23052First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | France | A&M Records 390279-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | A&M Records 392 279-1 / A&M Records 392279-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | A&M Records 390 279-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Portugal | A&M Records 390279-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | A&M Records AM 419First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | A&M Records AMY 419First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Australia & New Zealand | White Label Records X14520 / White Label Records X-1452012", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | A&M Records AM-30147", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | A&M Records AM-30147", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | A&M Records AM-3014 / A&M Records AM-3014-A-S7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | A&M Records 390 279-7 / A&M Records 390279-77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Breakaway are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Australia & New Zealand, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is White Label Records K423.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K423, X-14520, AM 419, AMY 419) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DMX 69041 Ⓡ2AB 3:45 and AMX 69042 Ⓡ2BC. 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.
