Vinyl pressings
by The Babys · 1977
Broken Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, 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.
CHR-1150-A 1B TML-S SX 1SSide A runout, variant 2
CHR-1150-B 1B TML-M SX 1SSide B runout, variant 2
CHR-1150-A 1B TML-S SX1 1SSide A runout, variant 5
CHR-1150-BSide B runout, variant 5
CHR-1150-A 1B TML-S DC7 SXT 1SSide A runout, variant 1
CHR-1150-B 1A TML-S SXT B4 1SSide B runout, variant 1
CHR-1150-A 1C TML-M B3 1SSide A runout, variant 2
CHR-1150-B 1A TML-S SXT B 1SSide B runout, variant 2
CHR-1150-A 1A TML-M SƧSide A runout - variant 1
CHR-1150-B 1B TML-M A6 1SSide B runout - variant 1
CHR-1150-A 1A TML-M SƧSide A runout - variant 2
CHR-1150-B 1C TML-M A1 1SSide B runout - variant 2
CHR-1150-A TML-S CHR.1150 A//1 ML 1Runout side A, variant 1
CHR-1150-B TML-S CHR.1150 B//1 ML 1Runout side B, variant 1
CHR-1150-A TML-S CHR.1150 A//1 ML 1 1 1Runout side A, variant 2
CHR-1150-B TML-S CHR.1150 B//1 ML 1 1 2Runout side B, variant 2
CHR 1150-ASide A
CHR 1150 A//2 ML 12 TML-M [stamped] CHR-1150-A [etched]Side A
CHR 1150-BSide B
CHR 1150 B//2 12 TML-M [stamped] CHR-1150-B [etched]Side B
51 1150-A 33683-1-YRunout side A
51 1150-B 33684-1-YRunout side B
51 1150-ALabel side A
51 1150-BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Chrysalis L-36436 / Chrysalis L 36436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Colombia | Chrysalis 05(8831)01725First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 613First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Chrysalis 6307 613First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-80958First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-80958First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Mexico | Chrysalis CHR 14First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Chrysalis L36436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Ariola Eurodisc S.A. 25605 IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1150First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Chrysalis CHR 1150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Chrysalis CHR 1150LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | US | Chrysalis CHR 1150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Chrysalis 202 626 / Chrysalis 202 626-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Uruguay | Chrysalis LPUS 279LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Chrysalis CHM 41150LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 613LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Chrysalis CHR 1150 / Chrysalis PV 41150LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of Broken Heart are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1977 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Europe, Australia and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHR 1150.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR 1150, 51-1150, L-36436, 05(8831)01725) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHR-1150-A 1B TML-S SX 1S and CHR-1150-B 1B TML-M SX 1S. 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.
