Vinyl pressings
by Ellen Foley · 1983
Another Breath was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 9 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.
01-25258-1A-1 P PAL 38459-1E C TML-M NLRunout, side A, variant 1
01-25258-1B-1 P PBL 38459 1F C TML-M NLRunout, Side B variant 1
01-25258-2A-1 PAL 38459-1F TML-S A NL PRunout, side A, variant 2
01-25258-1B-1 P PBL 38459-1F TML-M C NLRunout, side B, variant 2
01-25258-1A-1 TP PAL 38459-1E TML-M A NLSide A runout, variant 1
01-25258-1B-1 A TP NL PBL 38459-1F TML-MSide B runout, variant 1
01-25258-2A-1 PAL 38459 -1F TML-S A NL PSide A runout, variant 2
01-25258-1B-1 A P NL PBL 38459 1F TML-MSide B runout, variant 2
EPC 25258-A1Runout A
EPC 25258-B2Runout B
EPC 25258 ALabel A
EPC 25258 BLabel B
EPC 25258-A1Runout A
EPC 25258-B2Runout B
EPC 25258 A*Label A
EPC 25258 B*Label B
PAL38459 1G TML-X PRunout A, variant 1
PBL38459-1H TML-S PRunout B, variant 1
PAL38459 1G TML-X PRunout A, variant 2
PBL38459-1H TML-M PRunout B, variant 2
P o PAL 38459 1B TML-MRunout A
P o PBL 38459 1H TML-SRunout B
AL 38459Label A
BL 38459Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4358 / Cleveland International Records ELPS 4358First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic EPC 25258 / Epic 25258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic EPC 25258 / Epic BFE38459First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | Epic EPC 25258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 25-3P-418 / Cleveland International Records 25-3P-418First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Epic 25-3P-418 / Cleveland International Records 25-3P-418First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 4358First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | South Africa | Epic KSF 2847First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Cleveland International Records EPC 25258 / Epic EPC 25258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPC 25258 / Cleveland International Records EPC 25258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Epic BFE 38459 / Cleveland International Records BFE 38459First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Cleveland International Records BFE 38459 / Epic BFE 38459First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Cleveland International Records BFE 38459 / Epic BFE 38459First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Cleveland International Records FE 38459 / Epic FE 38459First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Another Breath are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Europe, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is Epic EPC 25258.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC 25258, BFE 38459, FE 38459, ELPS 4358) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-25258-1A-1 P PAL 38459-1E C TML-M NL and 01-25258-1B-1 P PBL 38459 1F C TML-M NL. 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.
