Vinyl pressings
by Python Lee Jackson · 1972
In A Broken Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
B-12521 GNPS-2066-1Runout A, variant 1
B-12522 GNPS-2066-2 ⓶Runout B, variant 1
B-12521 GNPS-2066-1 ⓶Runout A, variant 2
B-12522 GNPS-2066-2Runout B, variant 2
B-12521 GNPS-2066-1 ⓶Variant 1 runout side A
B-12522 GNPS-2066-2Variant 1 runout side B
B-12521 GNPS-2066-1 ⓶Variant 2 runout side A
B-125220 GNPS-2066-2Variant 2 runout side B
SYB 3001 A1 Λ OSide A runout
SYB 3001 B1 Λ OSide B runout
SYB 3001ASide A label
SYB 3001BSide B label
B-12521 GNPS-2066-1Side A runout etched
B-12522 GNPS-2066-2Side B runout etched
2066-ASide A label
2066-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | GNP Crescendo GNPS 2066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Young Blood YQ 20.076 / Young Blood International YQ 20.076First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Young Blood International SYB 3001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | GNP Crescendo GNPS 2066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | GNP Crescendo GNPS 2066 / GNP Crescendo ST-94796LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | GNP Crescendo GNPS 2066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | GNP Crescendo GNPS 2066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Young Blood International SLK 16 783-PLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Young Blood International SLK 16 783-PLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon Bl 15147LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of In A Broken Dream are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is GNP Crescendo GNPS 2066.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GNPS 2066, SYB 3001, YQ 20.076) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B-12521 GNPS-2066-1 and B-12522 GNPS-2066-2 ⓶. 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.
