Vinyl pressings
by Foreigner · 1982
Break It Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 5 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.
R / S Alsdorf 11736 A2 STRAWBERRY (G) 15Runout side A
R / S Alsdorf 11736 B2 STRAWBERRY (G) IORunout side B
(ATL 11 736-1)Label side A
(ATL 11 736-2)Label side B
ST A - 40042 - 1 0-1 SM 1-2 SP sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ EDPRun-out A etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ EDP stamps)
STA-41501-2 SP 0-1 SM1-1 SP sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢRun-out B etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamp)
STA-40042-1 0-1SMI-3 SP STERLING EDPA-side runout
STA-40031-1 SP 1-3 STERLINGB-side runout
ST-A-40042-SPA-side label
ST-A-40031-SPB-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Austria | Atlantic ATL 11 736First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Canada | Atlantic PRO 4044First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Canada | Atlantic KAT 4044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 20284First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1982 | Japan | Atlantic P-1668First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 4044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic PR 440First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 4044First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 4044First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | Atlantic 4044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 11 736First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Atlantic P-1668First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Break It Up are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Germany, US, Austria, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic ATL 11 736, released May 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ATL 11 736, ATL 20284, 4044, PR 440) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 11736 A2 STRAWBERRY (G) 15 and R / S Alsdorf 11736 B2 STRAWBERRY (G) IO. 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.
