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Vikki CarrDon't Break My Pretty Balloon / Nothing To Lose

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Don't Break My Pretty Balloon / Nothing To Lose

by Vikki Carr · 1968

11 pressings5 countriesVocalPop

Don't Break My Pretty Balloon 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Don't Break My Pretty Balloon

6 pressings came out in 1968, 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.

US

1968
Label and catalog number
Liberty 56039
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

LB-2568 (2) 56039Side A Runout Etched

LB-2569 (2) 56039Side B Runout Etched

LB-2568Side A Label

LB-2569Side B Label

Full details of this pressing

US

1968
Label and catalog number
Liberty 56039
Format
7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Shelley Pressing
Runout / matrix

LB-2568 X XSide A Runout

LB-2569Side B Runout

LB-2568A-Side Label

LB-2569B-Side Label

Full details of this pressing

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

All 11 vinyl pressings

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

1960s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968CanadaLiberty F. 56039First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1968NetherlandsLiberty LIB 56039First year7", Single7", Single
1968USLiberty 56039First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo
1968USLiberty 56039First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono
1968USLiberty 56039First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1968USLiberty 56039First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaLiberty LYK-23787", Single7", Single
?New ZealandLiberty LYK 23787", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?USLiberty 560397", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?USLiberty 560397", Single7", Single
?USLiberty 560397", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. ADon't Break My Pretty Balloon2:50
  2. BNothing To Lose2:25

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Don't Break My Pretty Balloon are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Don't Break My Pretty Balloon are listed here, from 5 countries.

When was Don't Break My Pretty Balloon first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Liberty 56039.

How do I tell if my copy of Don't Break My Pretty Balloon is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 56039, F. 56039, LIB 56039) 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 Don't Break My Pretty Balloon 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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