Vinyl pressings
by The Prodigy · 1996
Breathe was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1996, 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.
XLT 80 A1 DAMONT MIKE'S THE EXCHANGE DDRunout side A, variant 1
XLT 80 AA1 DAMONT MIKE'S THE EXCHANGE NRunout side B, variant 1
XLT 80 A1 DAMONT 4 MIKE'S THE EXCHANGERunout side A, variant 2
XLT 80 AA1 DAMONT 4 MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGERunout side B, variant 2
XLS 80 LC A1 - MIKE's - THE EXCHANGE DAMONT ASide A (Variant 1)
XLS 80 LC B1 - DAMONT BSide B (Variant 1)
XLS 80 LC A1 - MIKE's - THE EXCHANGE DAMONT BSide A (Variant 2)
XLS 80 LC B1 - DAMONT DSide B (Variant 2)
PROA 8811 A/B SR1Runouts (Both Sides)
PRO-A-8811-ALabels
XLT 80 A1 DAMONT MIKE'S THE EXCHANGERunout Side A
XLT 80 AA1 DAMONT MIKE'S THE EXCHANGERunout Side B
UDP 1051-A InzadiRunout side A
UDP 1051-B InzadiRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Germany | XL Recordings INT 127.927 / XL Recordings 7243 8 83483 6 2First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1996 | Italy | UDP UDP 1051First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1996 | UK | XL Recordings XLT 8012", Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1996 | US | Maverick PRO-A-8811 / Mute PRO-A-8811First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Advance, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Advance, Promo · Promo |
| 1996 | US | Maverick PRO-A-8811First year12", Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 12", Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1996 | France | XL Recordings XLT 80 / XL Recordings 072438939536First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1996 | Italy | UDP UDP 1051First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | UK | XL Recordings XLT 80 / XL Recordings XLT80First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1996 | UK | XL Recordings XLS 80LCFirst year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Take Me To The Hospital TMTTHXX12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, White Label · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, White Label · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | XL Recordings XLT 8012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Repress |
11 vinyl pressings of Breathe are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1996 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in UK, US, France, Italy and more. One of them is XL Recordings XLT 80, released November 11, 1996.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XLT 80, XLS 80LC, PRO-A-8811, UDP 1051) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLT 80 A1 DAMONT MIKE'S THE EXCHANGE DD and XLT 80 AA1 DAMONT MIKE'S THE EXCHANGE N. 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.
