Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Hammond · 1971
Breakout was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, the album's first year, in 4 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.
RVG · 98761 · A- 1 VAN GELDERSide A runout
RVG · 98761 · B -1 ARC 6-28-71 VAN GELDERSide B runout
RVG 98761 ASide A label
RVG 98761 BSide B label
RVG · 98761 · A-1 MR △16140 VAN GELDERSide A runout
RVG · 98761 · B-1 MR ^ △16140-X VAN GELDERSide B runout
RVG.98761.A. VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 1
RVG.98761.B-4 X VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 1
RVG.98761.A.3. VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 3
RVG.98761.B. VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 3
RVG•98761•A•3• VAN GELDER 5 SSide A runout, variant 1
RVG•9876B̶1•B•3 VAN GELDER 7 SSide B runout, variant 1
RVG.98761.A.3. 4 S VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 2
RVG.98761.B.3 6 S VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 2
KUDU-1-S1Runout side A
KUDU-1-S2Runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Kudu KU-01 / CTI Records KU-01First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Kudu SR 3315First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Kudu SR 3315First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | UK | CTI Records KUL 3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Kudu KU-01First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Kudu KU-01First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Kudu 01LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | US | Kudu KU-01First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Kudu KU-01First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Kudu KU-01First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Kudu KU-01 / CTI Records KU-01LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | CTI Records CIC 6010LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | Acción AC - 20.005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Kudu LAX 3217LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Africa | Kudu GSL 10LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Kudu KU-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6513LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Kudu KU-01S1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
18 vinyl pressings of Breakout are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1971 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, Japan. One of them is Kudu KU-01, released July 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KU-01, KUL 3, SR 3315) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG · 98761 · A- 1 VAN GELDER and RVG · 98761 · B -1 ARC 6-28-71 VAN GELDER. 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.
