Vinyl pressings
by Narcotic Thrust · 2004
When The Dawn Breaks was first pressed on vinyl in 2004. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2004, the album's first year, in 2 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.
YR 121 A Trutone mastering NYC CARL 1-05Disc 1 A
YR 121 B Trutone mastering NYC CARL 1-05Disc 1 B
YR 121 C Trutone mastering NYC CARL 1-05Disc 2 A
YR 121 D Trutone mastering NYC CARL 1-05Disc 2 B
F2A 3T A1Side A runout, etched
F2A3T B1Side B runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK | free2air Recordings F2A 3TP12", Promo, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", Promo, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 2004 | UK | free2air Recordings F2A3TFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2004 | US | Yoshitoshi Recordings YR121First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2005 | France | Universal Licensing Music (ULM) 982 915-412" | 12" |
| 2005 | Germany | Kontor Records K45812", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2005 | Germany | Kontor Records Kontor45912", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2005 | Italy | D:vision Records DV 40712" | 12" |
| 2005 | Germany | Kontor Records Kontor45812", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2005 | Germany | Kontor Records Kontor45912" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label NARC-1212", White Label | 12", White Label |
10 vinyl pressings of When The Dawn Breaks are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2004 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 2004, in US, UK. One of them is Yoshitoshi Recordings YR121, released February 2004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use YR121, F2A3T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YR 121 A Trutone mastering NYC CARL 1-05 and YR 121 B Trutone mastering NYC CARL 1-05. 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.
