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The Breaks by Kurtis Blow, album cover

First-year pressing

The Breaks 1980 US Pressing (MDS-4010)

The Breaks by Kurtis Blow

Artist
Kurtis Blow
Title
The Breaks
Labels
  • Mercury MDS-4010
  • Mercury 6167.941
Country
US
Released
1980
Format
12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
Format notes
72 - PRC Pressing

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • 2-56010Label side A
  • 2-56011Label side B
  • MDS.4010-A-PRC-R-12-1-3 (and then something that looks like a mirrored 5)Side A Runout (Variant 1)
  • MDS.4010.PRC-R-Ba (NB: or B2) -|-|||(and then something that looks like a mirrored 5)Side B Runout (Variant 1)
  • MDS-4010-A-PRC-R-12-1-1 8Side A, variant 3
  • MDS·4010·PRC-R-B2-11-1 13Side B, variant 3
All 49 pressings of The Breaks