Vinyl pressings
by Louis Bellson · 1968
Breakthrough! was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
PR-5029-A-1SA side runout (variant 1)
PR-5029-B-1SB side runout (variant 1)
PR-5029-A-1S SP ΓLA side runout (variant 2)
PR-5029-B-1S MII ΓLB side runout (variant 2)
PR-5029-A-1SSide 1 Runout Etched
PR-5029-B-S-1SSide 2 Runout Etched
PR-5029-A-1SSide 1 Runout Etched
PR-5029-B-1SSide 2 Runout Etched
SMX 28995
SMX 28996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Project 3 SPJL-933,113First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Project 3 PR 5029 SDFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Project 3 SPJL 933113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Project 3 PR 5029 SDFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Project 3 PR 5029 SDFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Barclay 920261LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Columbia TWO 322 / Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 91790LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Project 3 LQ 33113LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | US | Project 3 PR 5029 QDLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Seagull Records LG-8208LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Project 3 PRQD 5029LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| ? | US | Project 3 PR 5029 SDLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | A&R StudiosLP, White Label | LP, White Label |
13 vinyl pressings of Breakthrough! are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Project 3 PR 5029 SD.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PR 5029 SD, SPJL-933,113, SPJL 933113) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PR-5029-A-1S and PR-5029-B-1S. 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.
