Vinyl pressings
by Cold Chisel · 1979
Breakfast At Sweethearts was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
MX189467B 600042-1Side A, Runout, Machine Etched, variant 1
MX189468-B 600042-2Side B, Runout, Machine Etched, variant 1
MX189467B 600042-1 ◊2Side A, Runout, Machine Etched, variant 2
MX189468-B 600042-2 ◊2Side B, Runout, Machine Etched, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | WEA 600042 / Elektra 600042LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | Australia | WEA 600042LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1979 | Canada | Elektra Q6E-90001 / Elektra Q6E 90001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Elektra ELK 90 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Elektra ELK 90 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Elektra 600042First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Rhodesia | Elektra EKC 6074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | Elektra EKC 6074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Elektra 600042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Mainline Records MLLP 5199 / Mainline Records MLLP 5199 ASLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Mainline Records MLLP 5199 / Mainline Records MLLP 5199 ASLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Germany | Line Records LILP 4.00152LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Australia | Universal Music Australia CCLP002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | WEA 600042LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | New Zealand | WEA 600042 / Elektra 600042LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Breakfast At Sweethearts are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Australia, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Elektra 600042, released January 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 600042, Q6E-90001, ELK 90 001, EKC 6074) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MX189467B 600042-1 and MX189468-B 600042-2. 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.
