Vinyl pressings
by Matthew Wilder · 1983
Break My Stride was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
38 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 18 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.
P ZS4-04113-3AEA-Side Runout Etching
P ZS4-04113-4AFB-Side Runout Etching
AA-AF ZS4 04113-3A-Side Label
AA-AF ZS4 04113-4B-Side Label
o P 4Z9 04312-3AAA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
o P 4Z9 04312-4AAB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
P o p 4Z9 04312-3AA 1 BA-Side Runout etched exc o p 1 B stamped, variant 2
p P o 4Z9 04312-4AE 1 AB-Side Runout etched exc p o 1 A stamped, variant 2
0 G ZSS-04113-3ADA-Side Runout Etching
0 G ZSS-04113-4ACB-Side Runout Etching
AA-AF ZS4 04113-3A-Side Label
AA-AF ZS4 04113-4B-Side Label
P ZS4-04113-3ABA-Side Runout Etching
P ZS4-04113-4AFB-Side Runout Etching
AA-AF ZS4 04113-3A-Side Label
AA-AF ZS4 04113-4B-Side Label
0 G ZS4-04113-3ADA-Side runout etching
0 G ZS4-04113-4ACB-Side runout etching
AA-AF ZS4 04113-3A-Side label
AA-AF ZS4 04113-4B-Side label
P 4Z9-04312-3AARunout Side A Etched
P 4Z9-04312-4AARunout Side B Etched
AA-AF 4Z9 04312-3Label Side A
AA-AF 4Z9 04312-4Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ES 12085First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ES 916First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ES 916First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Brazil | Epic 46.597First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Private I Records 12EXP-04312 / Epic 12EXP-04312First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Epic ZS4-04113 / Private I Records ZS4-04113First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic EPCA 3908 / Epic A-3908First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic EPCA 3908 / Epic A-3908First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | Private I Records 311034 / Vogue 311034First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | France | Private I Records 101878First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Germany | Epic EPC A 3908 / Epic A-3908First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Ireland | Epic EPC A 3908First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Jamaica | Columbia / Columbia ZS4 04113First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 775First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony A 3908First year12", 7", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 7", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Epic 44931312", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| ? | South Africa | David Gresham Records DGX 32112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| ? | US | Private I Records ZS8 05509 / Collectables ZS8 055097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Private I Records ZS8 05509 / Collectables ZS8 055097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Private I Records ZS8 05509 / Collectables ZS8 055097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
49 vinyl pressings of Break My Stride are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Private I Records ZS4 04113.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS4 04113, 4Z9 04312, A 3908, ES 12085) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P ZS4-04113-3AE and P ZS4-04113-4AF. 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.
