Vinyl pressings
by Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five · 1984
Beat Street Breakdown was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ST A 46366-3 R-12811-3 SLM ∆6779 1-1Run-out Etching Side A
ST A 46367-3 R-12812-3 SLM ∆6779X 1-1Run-out Etching Side B
ST-A-46366-ARLabel Side A
ST-A-46367-ARLabel Side B
ST A 46366-2 SRC Atlantic Studios D.K 1-1Scribed in runout A
ST A 46367-1 1-1 Atlantic Studios D.K. SRCScribed in runout B
ST-A-46366 SPLabel A
ST-A-46367 SPLabel B
ST A 46366-3 O R-12811-3 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SLM △6779 1-1Runout etching side A
ST A 46367-3 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. O R-12812-3 SLM △6779X 1-1Runout etching side B
ST-A-46366-ARLabel side A
ST-A-46367-ARLabel side B
ST A 46366-1 SRC 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side A runout etching
ST A 46367-2 1-1 SRC ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side B runout etching
ST-A-46366-SPLabel side A
ST-A-46367-SPLabel side B
A9659-A MT DAMONTSide A etched
A9659-B MT DAMONTSide B etched
A9659-A (EDIT) DAMONT MTSide A etched
A9659-B MT DAMONTSide B etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Atlantic 7-89659First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Atlantic 78 96597First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Atlantic 78 96597First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Atlantic 789 659-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | Atlantic 78 9659-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Atlantic 789659First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Panama | Atlantic 7-89659-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Peru | Atlantic 0789659.4First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Peru | Atlantic F - ALT 0789659.4First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Spain | Atlantic S 78 9659-7 / WEA S 78 9659-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Atlantic A 9659First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Atlantic A 9659First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Atlantic 7-89659First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Atlantic #7-89659 / Atlantic 7-89659First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | US | Atlantic 7-89659First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Beat Street Breakdown are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Ireland, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic 7-89659, released May 11, 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-89659, #7-89659, A 9659, A9659) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST A 46366-3 R-12811-3 SLM ∆6779 1-1 and ST A 46367-3 R-12812-3 SLM ∆6779X 1-1. 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.
