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What Kind Of World / My Broken Heart

by The Cables · 1968

10 pressings2 countriesRocksteadyReggae

What Kind Of World / My Broken Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of What Kind Of World / My Broken Heart

7 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 2 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.

Jamaica

1968
Label and catalog number
Studio One SO 3074
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

FC 7475 F+RRunout side A

WIRL CS 4278Runout side B

Full details of this pressing

Jamaica

1968
Label and catalog number
Studio One SO 3074
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

FC 7475 F+RRunout side A

WIRL CS 4278Runout side B

Full details of this pressing

Jamaica

1968
Label and catalog number
Studio One SO 3074
Format
7", 45 RPM · Green & yellow label
Runout / matrix

FC 7475 F+RRunout side A

WIRL CS 4278 FAGRunout side B

Full details of this pressing

Jamaica

1968
Label and catalog number
Studio One
Format
7", 45 RPM · Green horn
Runout / matrix

FC 7475 F+RRunout side A

FC 7476 F+RRunout side B

Full details of this pressing

Jamaica

1968
Label and catalog number
Studio One
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label
Runout / matrix

FC 7475 F+RRunout side A

WIRL CS 4278Runout side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968JamaicaStudio One SO 3074First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1968JamaicaStudio One SO 3074First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1968JamaicaStudio One SO 3074First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1968JamaicaStudio OneFirst year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
1968JamaicaStudio OneFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label
1968JamaicaStudio One SO 3074First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1968UKCoxsone Records CS 7072First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JamaicaStudio One7", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
?JamaicaStudio One7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?JamaicaStudio One7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label

Tracklist

  1. AWhat Kind Of World
  2. BMy Broken Heart

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of What Kind Of World / My Broken Heart are there?

10 vinyl pressings of What Kind Of World / My Broken Heart are listed here, from 2 countries.

When was What Kind Of World / My Broken Heart first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Jamaica, UK. One of them is Studio One SO 3074.

How do I tell if my copy of What Kind Of World / My Broken Heart is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SO 3074, CS 7072) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FC 7475 F+R and WIRL CS 4278. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is What Kind Of World / My Broken Heart on vinyl worth?

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.

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