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Vinyl pressings

Nervous Breakdown

by The Shrink · 1998

15 pressings6 countriesHard TranceElectronic

Nervous Breakdown was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. 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 Nervous Breakdown

9 pressings came out in 1998, 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.

Netherlands

1998
Label and catalog number
Nutrition NUT 034
Format
12", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

MZM 9553/ASide A runout stamped

MZM 9554/ASide B runout stamped

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UK

1998
Label and catalog number
Neo NEO 12001
Format
12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Runout / matrix

NEO 12001 - A1 PR-M DAVEW. c/o MASTERPIECE .Side A runout etched

NEO 12001 - B1 PR-M DAVEW. c/o MASTERPIECE .Side B runout etched

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UK

1998
Label and catalog number
VC Recordings VCRTDJ 42Neo VCRTDJ 42
Format
12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo
Runout / matrix

VCRTDJ X42A -01-1-A side runout stamped

VCRTDJ 42B -01-1-B side runout stamped

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

All 15 vinyl pressings

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

1990s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1998GermanyJive RTD 103.2096.3First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Misprint
1998NetherlandsNutrition NUT 034First year12", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
1998NetherlandsRoadrunner Records RR 2215-6First year12"12"
1998SpainBit Progressive Music 71-323First year12"12"
1998UKNeo NEO12001First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
1998UKVC Recordings VCRTDJ 42 / Neo VCRTDJ 42First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1998UKNeo NEO 12001First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
1998NetherlandsNutrition NUT 034First year12", White Label12", White Label
1998UK & EuropeVC Recordings VCRT 42 / Neo VCRT 42First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM
1999UKNeo NEO1200112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress
1999USGroovilicious GM 06812", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
1999USGroovilicious GM 06812", Promo · Promo12", Promo · Promo
2000s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2002UKNot On Label GTR00112", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label
2002NetherlandsNutrition NUT 086 / Pacemaker Records PAC 00312", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM
2007NetherlandsDancevilla Records DV073712"12"

Tracklist

  1. ANervous Breakdown (Original Rohypnol Mix)7:01
  2. BNervous Breakdown (Psychiatric Mix)7:01

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Nervous Breakdown are there?

15 vinyl pressings of Nervous Breakdown are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1998 and 2007.

When was Nervous Breakdown first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1998, in Netherlands, UK, UK & Europe, Spain and more. One of them is Nutrition NUT 034, released June 1998.

How do I tell if my copy of Nervous Breakdown is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NUT 034, RR 2215-6, NEO12001, NEO 12001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Nervous Breakdown 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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