US
June 2004- Label and catalog number
- Subliminal SUB 124
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
SUB 124 A-1 DAMONTSide A runout, etched
SUB 124 B2 DAMONT NEIL MASTERPIECESide B runout, etched
Vinyl pressings
by Erick Morillo · 2004
Break Down The Doors was first pressed on vinyl in 2004. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 2004, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SUB 124 A-1 DAMONTSide A runout, etched
SUB 124 B2 DAMONT NEIL MASTERPIECESide B runout, etched
SUB 132 - B ASide A (That side) Logo side
SUB 132 - B NEIL MASTERPIECESide B (This side) Info side
SUB-133-A3 S̶U̶B̶-̶1̶2̶4̶R̶-̶A̶3̶A-Side Runout Etching
S̶U̶B̶-̶1̶2̶4̶R̶-̶B̶3̶ SUB-133-B3B-Side Runout Etching
SUB-124-A2Side A runout
SUB-124-B3Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Sound Division SD 0114First year12" | 12" |
| 2004 | US | Subliminal SUB 132First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 2004 | US | Subliminal SUB 131First year12" | 12" |
| 2004 | US | Subliminal SUB 133 / Subliminal SUB133First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2004 | US | Subliminal SUB124 / Subliminal SUB 124First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 2004 | UK | Subliminal SUB 124First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2004 | UK | Subliminal SUB 124RFirst year12", White Label, Promo · Promo | 12", White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 2004 | UK | Subliminal SUB 124RFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2004 | US | Subliminal SUB 124First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2004 | US | Subliminal SUB 124RFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2004 | Netherlands | ID&T 7007945First year12" | 12" |
| 2004 | Germany | Casa Rosso Recordings CR 025First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 2004 | France | Independance Records IR 0421-VFirst year12" | 12" |
13 vinyl pressings of Break Down The Doors are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2004, in US, UK, Netherlands, Germany and more. One of them is Subliminal SUB 124, released June 2004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUB 124, SUB 124R, SUB 132, SUB 131) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SUB 124 A-1 DAMONT and SUB 124 B2 DAMONT NEIL MASTERPIECE. 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.