Vinyl pressings
by Status Quo · 1974
Break The Rules was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
AA 6059 101 1W 1 Ⓟ 1974 670 1 1 06Side A, stamped
AA 6059 101 2W 1 Ⓟ 1974 670 1 1 06Side B, stamped
6059 101.1Side A, label
6059 101.2Side B, label
AA 6059 101 1W 1 ℗ 1974 670 1 06Runout A, stamped, variant 1
AA 6059 101 2W 1 ℗ 1974 670 1 06Runout B, stamped, variant 1
AA 6059 101 1W 1 ℗ 1974 670 1 1 06Runout A, stamped, variant 2
AA 6059 101 2W 1 ℗ 1974 670 1 1 06Runout B, stamped, variant 2
6059101 1F X 128 MELY?Variant 1: Side A runout
6059101 B ▽ 133 MELS!Variant 1: Side B runout
6059101 1F X 112 10 MELY?Variant 2: Side A runout
6059101 B ▽ 113 8 MELS!Variant 2: Side B runout
6059101 1F*1128 MELY?Side A
6059101 B▽ 112 MELY?Side B
AA 6059 101 1W 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Vertigo 6059 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Austria | Vertigo 6059 101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Brazil | Vertigo 6059101First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | Vertigo 6059 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Ireland | Philips 6059 101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Ireland | Vertigo 6059 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Italy | Vertigo 6059 101First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6059 101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6059 101First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Phonogram 6059 101First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6059 101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Norway | Vertigo 6059 101First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Norway | Vertigo 6059 101First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Portugal | Vertigo 6059 101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Break The Rules are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Netherlands, UK, Ireland, Australia and more. One of them is Vertigo 6059 101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6059 101, 6059101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 6059 101 1W 1 Ⓟ 1974 670 1 1 06 and AA 6059 101 2W 1 Ⓟ 1974 670 1 1 06. 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.
