Vinyl pressings
by The Beach Boys · 1969
Break Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 19 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.
S45 71916 2530 W6 #2 0Runout, side A, etched
S-45-72479-2530-W3#1 0Runout, side B, etched
S45-71916Label side A
S45-72479Label side B
S45 71916-X2A-side runout, Variant 1
S-45-72479-X2 #2B-side runout, Variant 1
S45-71916-W1 #2 IAMA-side runout, Variant 2
S-45-72479-W1 # 3 IAMB-side runout, Variant 2
S-45-71916-A-1 1 ✲Runout, side A, etched
S-45-72479-A-1 1 ✲Runout, side B, etched
S45-71916Label side A
S45-72479Label side B
F 71916 - 2 KT 2Side A runout variant 1
F 72479 - 2 DH KT 1Side B runout variant 1
F 71916-2 AA KT 2Side A runout variant 2
F 72479-2 GG KT 2Side B runout variant 2
F 71916 - 2 KT 1 M PA Side Run Off
F 72479 - 2 DH KT 1 M MB Side Run Off
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-8809First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-8809First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Denmark | Capitol Records F 2530First year7" | 7" |
| 1969 | France | Capitol Records 2C 006-80.091 M / Capitol Records 2 C006-80091 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 006-80 091First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | Ireland | Capitol Records CL(I) 15598First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | Capitol Records 3 C006-80091 M / Capitol Records F 2530First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 006-80091 M / Capitol Records F 2530First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1969 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 006-80091 M / Capitol Records F 2530First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1969 | Italy | Capitol Records 3 C006-80091 M / Capitol Records F 2530First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 006.80091 MFirst year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Capitol Records F.2530First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Norway | Capitol Records F 2530First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Philippines | Capitol Records CAP-45-117-AFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Philippines | Capitol Records CAP-45-117First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | UK | Capitol Records CL 158227", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Capitol Records CL 158227", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | Capitol Records CL 160637", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
33 vinyl pressings of Break Away are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1969 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Capitol Records 2530, released June 19, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2530, P-2530, CL 15598, CR-2317) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S45 71916 2530 W6 #2 0 and S-45-72479-2530-W3#1 0. 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.
