Vinyl pressings
by The Delfonics · 1968
Break Your Promise / Alfie 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.
14 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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.
Bell 8781-2 F/W 2ss (MR) LW ∆72592Side A Runout
Bell 8782-1 M (MR) F/W LW ∆72592-XSide B Runout
8781Side A Label
8782Side B Label
8781-BWA-side label
8782-BWB-side label
8781Label side A
8782Label side B
Bell 8781-2 F/W LW
Bell 8781-1 ST F/W LW
Bell 8781-2 F/W HS LWSide A Runout
Bell 8782-1 F/W LWSide B Runout
8781Side A Label
8782Side B Label
Bell 8781-2 F/W HS LWSide A Runout
Bell 8782-1 F/W LWSide B Runout
8781-BWSide A Label
8782-BWSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Unknown | Bell Records bll1028First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Australia | Stateside OSS-8515First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Australia | Stateside OSS-8515First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Canada | Bell Records PHILLY GROOVE 152XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Bell Records BLD 503First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Bell Records BLL 1028First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Bell Records BLL 1028First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated 152First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated 152First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated 152First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated 152First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated 152First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated 152First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated 152First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Brazil | Odeon 7BT-257", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Bell Records 1527", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Break Your Promise / Alfie are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Philly Groove Records Incorporated 152, released August 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 152, bll1028, BLL 1028, OSS-8515) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Bell 8781-2 F/W 2ss (MR) LW ∆72592 and Bell 8782-1 M (MR) F/W LW ∆72592-X. 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.
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