Vinyl pressings
by Sheena Easton · 1981
Just Another Broken Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 12 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.
EMI 5232 A - 1U TOWNHOUSERunout area side A
EMI 5232 B - 1U TOWNHOUSERunout area side B
EMI 5232ALabel side A
EMI 5232BLabel side B
EMI 5232 A - 1U TOWNHOUSERunout area side A
EMI 5232 B - 1U TOWN HOUSERunout area side B
07549-A1Runout side A, stamped
07549-B1Runout side B, stamped
(006-07549-A)Label side A
(006-07549-B)Label side B
EMI 573 ASide A label
EMI 573 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | EMI EMI 5232First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Argentina | EMI EMI 5232First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia | EMI EMI-573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Brazil | EMI 31C 006 07549First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Chile | EMI 1637 / EMI 33C 006-007549First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Europe | EMI 1A 006-07549First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Ireland | EMI EMI 5232First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Japan | EMI EMS-17170First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Peru | EMI 01.21.1959First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Portugal | EMI 11C008-07549HFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | South Africa | EMI EMIJ 4364First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Spain | EMI 10C 006-007549First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Spain | EMI 10 C 006-007.549First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | UK | EMI EMI 5232First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | EMI EMI 5232First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Just Another Broken Heart are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Europe, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is EMI EMI 5232, released September 1, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMI 5232, 1A 006-07549, EMI-573, 31C 006 07549) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMI 5232 A - 1U TOWNHOUSE and EMI 5232 B - 1U TOWNHOUSE. 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.
