Vinyl pressings
by Iain Matthews · 1976
Go For Broke was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
1S PAL34102-1C B3Side A runout, variant 1
1S PBL34102-1C A3Side B runout, variant 1
1S PAL34102-1C B5Side A runout, variant 2
1S PBL34102-1C A5Side B runout, variant 2
PAL 34102-1A o SX T KENDUN-A JG "SUPPORT THE AZTECS" B 2 I <Runout Side A
PBL 34102-1A o T KENDUN-A JG C 8 IS TSRunout Side B
AL 34102Label Side A
BL 34102Label Side B
SX 1 S PAL 34102-1B KENDUN-B JG "SUPPORT THE AZTECS" B 2Side A runout, variant 1
SX 2 S PBL 34102-1S KENDUN-A JG B 2Side B runout, variant 1
SX 1 S PAL 34102-1B o KENDUN-B JG "SUPPORT THE AZTECS" ASide A runout, variant 2
S2 SX PBL 34102-1A o KENDUN-A JG ASide B runout, variant 2
1S PAL 34102-1A o KENDUN-A JG SUPPORT THE AZTECS! A2Runout A
1S PBL 34102-1B o KENDUN-B JG A2Runout B
AL 34102Label A
BL 34102Label B
CBS∙S∙81316∙A1 C1 DRunout Side 1
CBS∙S∙81316∙B1 DRunout Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia & New Zealand | CBS SBP234854First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia PC 34102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 81316First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS SBP234854First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | CBS CBS 81316 / CBS S 81316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34102First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34102LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1391LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Go For Broke are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1976 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 34102.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 34102, CBS 81316, SBP234854) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1S PAL34102-1C B3 and 1S PBL34102-1C A3. 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.
