Vinyl pressings
by Dave Stewart · 1980
What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 4 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 1 A MAX LYN-8877-1UT [lyre symbol] W-2KDSide A: Etched
RT-063-ASide A: Etched struck through
BROKEN 1 B [lyre symbol] MAX LYN-8878-1UT W-4Side B: Etched
RT-063-BSide B: Etched struck through
BROKEN 1 A MAX LYN-8877-1UT [Lyre symbol] R̶T̶-̶0̶6̶3̶-̶A̶Runout side A
BROKEN 1 B [Lyre symbol] MAX LYN-8878-1UT R̶T̶-̶0̶6̶3̶-̶B̶Runout side B
BROKEN 1-ALabel side A
BROKEN 1-BLabel side B
BROKEN 1-A 1Runout side A, variant 1
BROKEN 1-B 1Runout side B, variant 1
BROKEN 1-A 2Runout side A, variant 2
BROKEN 1-B A3Runout side B, variant 2
101458 A M.P.P.V.runout side A
101458 B M.P.P.V.runout side B
6.13077-01-1Label Side A
6.13077-01-2Label Side B
6.13 077-01-1 S-IIRunout, side A
6.13 077-01-2 S-IIRunout, side B
6.13 077-01-1Label, side A
6.13 077-01-2Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Belgium | Stiff Records BROKEN 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Stiff Records 101458 / Vogue 101458First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13077 ACFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Stiff Records 6.13077First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Broken Records BROKEN 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BROKEN 17", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BROKEN17", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BROKEN 17", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BROKEN 17", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BROKEN 17", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Stiff Records BROKEN 1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Australia | GAP Records SBR 4287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Stiff Records BROKEN 1 / Inelco BROKEN 17", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Spain | Stiff Records MO 2.0657", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Spain | Stiff Records MO 2.0657", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Polydor PDS21817", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Belgium, France, Germany. One of them is Broken Records BROKEN 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BROKEN 1, 101458, 6.13077 AC, 6.13077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BROKEN 1 A MAX LYN-8877-1UT [lyre symbol] W-2KD and RT-063-A. 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.
