Vinyl pressings
by Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin · 1981
It's My Party was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
BROKEN 2 A2 JA TAPE ONEA-side runout, etched variant 1
BROKEN 2 B2 JA TAPE ONEB-side runout, etched variant 1
BROKEN 2 A2 JA TAPE ONE ⋀A-side runout, etched variant 2, '⋀' is stamped
BROKEN 2 B2 JA TAPE ONE ( )B-side runout, etched variant 2, '( )' is stamped
BROKEN 2 A2 JA TAPE ONE CA-side runout, variant 1
BROKEN 2 B3 CB-side runout, variant 1
BROKEN-2- A2 JA TAPE ONE 22 DA-side runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
BROKEN- 2- B2 JA TAPE ONE ΠB-side runout, etched/stamped, variant 2
BROKEN 2 A2 JA TAPE ONEA-side runout, etched
BROKEN 2 B2 JA TAPE ONEB-side runout, etched
AY 53653 BROKEN 2 A3 A 14Runout Side A
AY 53653 BROKEN 2 B3 A 7Runout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Stiff Records K 8466 / Stiff Records BROKEN 2First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Belgium | Stiff Records BROKEN 2First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Belgium | Stiff Records BROKEN 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Platinum Records, Inc. PR 4XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Stiff Records 101555 / Vogue 101555First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13 244 / Stiff Records 6.13244 AC7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.20 114 / Stiff Records 6.20114First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13244 / Broken Records BROKEN 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.133027", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1981 | Germany | Stiff Records 76.13 010 / Stiff Records BROKEN 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13 244 / Stiff Records 6.13244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13 302 / Stiff Records 6.13302 TSFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13 244 / Stiff Records 6.13244 AC7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | Ireland | Stiff Records BROKEN 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Stiff Records BROKEN 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
36 vinyl pressings of It's My Party are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Stiff Records BROKEN 2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BROKEN 2, BROKEN DJ 2, PR-4, PR 4X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BROKEN 2 A2 JA TAPE ONE and BROKEN 2 B2 JA TAPE ONE. 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.
