Vinyl pressings
by The Heartbreakers · 1977
Chinese Rocks / Born To Lose 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.
12 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 3 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.
2094 135-A2 A BILBO BOPPA ! - MASTER ROOM . TBEtched A side
2094 135-B2 A BILBO BOPPA ! - MASTER ROOM . TBEtched B side
2094 135 ALabel A
2094 135 BLabel B
2094135 A//2 E 11 4Runout side A
2094135 B//2 E 11 5Runout side B
2094135 A//2 E 11Stamped A
2094135 B//2 E 11 1UStamped B
2094135 A//2 ERunout A, variant 1
2094135 B//2 ERunout B, variant 1
2094135 A//2 E 11 7Runout A, variant 2
2094135 B//2 E 11 6Runout B, variant 2
2094135 A//2 E 11 8Runout A stamped
2094135 B//2 E 11 1 0Runout B stamped
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 | France | Track Record 740 502First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Italy | Track Record ZBTR 7020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Italy | Track Record ZBTR 7020First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | Track Record 2094-135 / Track Record 2094 135First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Track Record 2094 135 / Track Record 2094-135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Track Record 2094 135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Track Record 2094 135First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | Track Record 2094 135 / Track Record 2094-135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Track Record 2094 135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Track Record 2094 135 / Track Record 2094-135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Track Record 2094 135First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | UK | Track Record 2094 135First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | UK | Jungle Records Jung 627", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1999 | UK | Jungle Records Jung 627", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1999 | UK | Jungle Records Jung 627", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Jungle Records Jung 627", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Europe | Jungle Records Jung 0627", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 2013 | UK | Jungle Records Jung062 / Jungle Records JUNG 627", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Jungle Records JUNG 627", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of Chinese Rocks / Born To Lose are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1977 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, France, Italy. One of them is Track Record 2094-135.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2094-135, 2094 135, 740 502, ZBTR 7020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2094 135-A2 A BILBO BOPPA ! - MASTER ROOM . TB and 2094 135-B2 A BILBO BOPPA ! - MASTER ROOM . TB. 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.
