Vinyl pressings
by Spooky Tooth · 1973
You Broke My Heart So...I Busted Your Jaw was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 14 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.
ILPS 9227 A-5 U RAYSRunout side A, variant 1
ILPS 9227 B-2 U REEMIX + DIGA 1Runout side B, variant 1
ILPS 9227 A-5 U RAYS M 1Runout side A, variant 2
ILPS 9227 B-2 U REEMIX + DIGA GR 1Runout side B, variant 2
ILPS 9227 A - 5 USide A stamped
RAYSSide A etched
1 ILPS 9227 B - 2 Ustamped
REEMIX + DIGASide B etched
T1 SP-4669-RE∙2 T-1 STERLINGSide A runout, etched [STERLING stamped], variant 1
T1 SP-4670-RE-2 STERLINGSide B runout, etched [STERLING stamped], variant 1
T1 SP-4669-RE∙2 T-1 STERLING A 1Side A runout, etched [STERLING, A stamped], variant 2
T1 SP-4670(RE-1)-T1 GB 112 ASide B runout, etched [STERLING, A stamped], variant 2
SP-4669 -RE-2 P1 STERLING PA Side, variant 2
A&M SP-4670 (RE-1) P1 GB PaB Side, variant 2
A&M SP-4669 (RE-1) P1 GB PA Side, variant 3
A&M SP-4669 (RE-1) P1 GB P PB Side, variant 3
SP-4669Side A label
SP-4670Side B label
SP-4669 (Re1) [MR] Δ 17851(2)Side A Variant 1 runout etched, except MR (in circle) stamped
SP-4670 (Re 1) [MR] Δ 17851-X(2)Side B Variant 1 runout etched, except MR (in circle) stamped
SP-4669 (Re1) [MR] Δ 17851(1)Side A Variant 2 runout etched, except MR (in circle) stamped
SP-4670 (Re 1) [MR] Δ 17851-X(1)Side B Variant 2 runout etched, except MR (in circle) stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Island Records IL 34868 / Island Records IL-34,868First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4385LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4385First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Denmark | Island Records ILPS 9227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Island Records 6499 489First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Island Records 86 687 ITFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Island Records ICL 53First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Island Records IL-34868First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Peru | Island Records ISL 9227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Island Records ILPS 9227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | Island Records 86.687-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Island Records 470 900-8LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Island Records 86 687 ITLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 86 687 ITLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 86 687 ETLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 86 687 ITLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 86 687 ITLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Island Records 86 687 IT / Island Records 86 687LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9227LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4385LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4385LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4385LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4385LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
39 vinyl pressings of You Broke My Heart So...I Busted Your Jaw are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1973 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9227.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9227, SP-4385, IL 34868, 6499 489) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9227 A-5 U RAYS and ILPS 9227 B-2 U REEMIX + DIGA 1. 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.
