Vinyl pressings

Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart

by Connie Francis · 1960

30 pressings19 countriesPop RockRockPop

Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart

1 pressing came out in 1960, the album's first year. 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.

Finland

1960

Label and catalog number

MGM Records 45-MGM-10014

Format

7", 45 RPM, Single

Runout / matrix

60-XY-1042

61-XY-384

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 30 vinyl pressings

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1960s24 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
1960	Finland	MGM Records 45-MGM-10014First year7", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1961	Australia	MGM Records MGM-53427", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono	7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
1961	Belgium	MGM Records MGM-SPF 10877", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1961	Canada	MGM Records 12995X7", 45 RPM	7", 45 RPM
1961	Chile	MGM Records SG 1637", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1961	Denmark	MGM Records 45-MGM 65647", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl	7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
1961	Denmark	MGM Records 45-MGM 65647", 45 RPM	7", 45 RPM
1961	France	MGM Records SPF-10877", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1961	Germany	MGM Records 61 0417", 45 RPM	7", 45 RPM
1961	Hong Kong	MGM Records M.G.M. 357", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1961	Ireland	MGM Records 45-MGM(I) 11367", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1961	Netherlands	MGM Records HK 50677", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1961	New Zealand	MGM Records MGM 730937", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
1961	Norway	MGM Records 45-MGM 65647", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl	7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
1961	Norway	MGM Records 45-MGM 65647", 45 RPM	7", 45 RPM

All 24 pressings from the 1960s

Year unknown6 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
?	India	MGM Records 45-MGM-11367", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
?	Philippines	MGM Records K129957", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
?	South Africa	MGM Records MGM 19179Shellac, 10", 78 RPM	Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
?	South Africa	MGM Records 45-MGM 191977", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
?	US	MGM Records KGC 1537", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue	7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
?	US	MGM Records K129957", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

ABreakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart2:35
BSomeone Else's Boy2:39

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart are there?

30 vinyl pressings of Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1960 and 1961.

When was Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1960, in Finland. One of them is MGM Records 45-MGM-10014.

How do I tell if my copy of Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-MGM-10014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 60-XY-1042 and 61-XY-384. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart on vinyl worth?

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.

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