Vinyl pressings
by Thin Lizzy · 1976
Jailbreak was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
38 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 16 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.
9102008 1Y // 1 M 14 1 TICH AND QUACKERSSide A runout, variant 1
9102008 2Y // 2 M 12 11 MANCHESTER UNITEDSide B runout, variant 1
9102008 1Y // 1 M 14 1 8 TICH AND QUACKERSSide A runout, variant 2
9102008 2Y // 2 M 11 16 MANCHESTER UNITEDSide B runout, variant 2
9102008 1Y//1 M 1 2 1 6 TICH AND QUACKERSVariant 1, Runout A, stamped + etched
9102008 2Y//2 M. 1 1 3 MANCHESTER UNITEDVariant 1, Runout B, stamped + etched
9102008 1Y//1 M 1 3 5Variant 2, Runout A, stamped
TICH AND QUACKERSVariant 2, Runout A, etched
9102008 1Y//1 M 1 2 5 TICH AND QUACKERSRunout side A variant 1
9102008 2Y//2 M. 1 1 20 MANCHESTER UNITEDRunout side B variant 1
9102008 1Y//1 M 1 2 1 2 TICH AND QUACKERSRunout side A variant 2
9102008 2Y//2 M. 1 3 1 MANCHESTER UNITEDRunout side B variant 2
9102008 1Y // 1 M 1 2 1 1 TICH AND QUACKERSSide A runout
9102008 2Y // 2 M 1 1 1 MANCHESTER UNITEDSide B runout
9102008 1Y // 1 M 14 2 4 TICH AND QUACKERSSide A [Var. 1]
9102008 2Y // 4 ▽ 420 04Side B [Var. 1]
9102008 1Y//1 M 1 3 2 6 TICH AND QUACKERSSide A stamped exc. TICH AND QUACKERS, etched [Var. 2]
9102008 2Y//4∇420 04 1Side B stamped [Var. 2]
9102008 1Y // 1 M 14 TICH AND QUACKERSSide A runout, stamped / etched
9102008 2Y // 2 M 13 25 MANCHESTER UNITEDSide B runout, stamped / etched
9102 008.1Label A
9102 008.2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Brazil | Vertigo 6360 130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Vertigo 9102 008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Vertigo 9102 008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Vertigo 9102 008 / Mercury SRM-1-1081LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Chile | Vertigo 6360 130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Vertigo 6360 130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | India | Vertigo 9102 008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Ireland | Philips 9102 008 / Vertigo 9102 008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Mercury 6310 010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Rhodesia | Vertigo 6360 130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | Vertigo 9102 008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | Vertigo 9102 008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | Vertigo 9102 008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | South Africa | Vertigo 6360 130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Vertigo BT-5352LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1081LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Vertigo PRICE 50LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Vertigo 17PP-10LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1984 | Mexico | Vertigo 822 312-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6360 130LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | US | Mercury 822-785-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | US | Mercury 822 785-1 M-1 / Mercury SRM-1-1081LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | South Africa | Vertigo 6360 130 / Vertigo MMTL 1449LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 5608 / Vertigo 9102 008LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Europe | Vertigo 600753103760LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV031LPLP, Remastered, Reissue, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Remastered, Reissue, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV031LPLP, Remastered, Reissue, Limited Edition, Album · Limited | LP, Remastered, Reissue, Limited Edition, Album · Limited |
| 2014 | Europe | Vertigo 5353563LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Vertigo 5353563 / Universal Music Group International 0600753535639LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Vertigo 0802631LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2019 | Europe | Vertigo 5353563LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Vertigo 0802631 / Universal Music Group International 00602508026317LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | US | Vertigo VMP-E116 / Mercury VMP-E116LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Vertigo 868139 / Vertigo 00602448681393LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Vertigo 6360 130LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1081LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Vertigo 9102 008 / Vertigo 9102. 008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1081LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1081LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1081LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1081 / Mercury 6310 010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-1081LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Vertigo 6360 130LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Vertigo RJ-7090-PLP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6360 130LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Vertigo 6360 130LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 130LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 130LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vertigo 6360 130LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
104 vinyl pressings of Jailbreak are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1976 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Vertigo 9102 008, released March 26, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9102 008, 9102008, SRM-1-1081, 6360 130) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9102008 1Y // 1 M 14 1 TICH AND QUACKERS and 9102008 2Y // 2 M 12 11 MANCHESTER UNITED. 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.
