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Vinyl pressings

Break Down The Walls

by Youth Of Today · 1987

34 pressings3 countriesHardcoreRock

Break Down The Walls was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 Break Down The Walls

3 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year. 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

April 5, 1987
Label and catalog number
Wishingwell Records WW4
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

L-10934-W.W.-4-A G-1 "PAY YOUR FARE"... MASTERED BY CAPITOL ESSide A runout

L-10935-WW-4-B G-1 "RED COMING DOWN" MASTERED BY CAPITOL ESSide B runout

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 34 vinyl pressings

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

1980s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1987USWishingwell Records WW4LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1987USWishingwell Records WW4First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1987USWishingwell Records WW4First yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
1987USWishingwell Records WW4First yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
1988GermanyWe Bite Records WB 053LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1988GermanyWe Bite Records WB 053LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1988GermanyWe Bite Records WB 053LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
1988GermanyWe Bite Records WB 053LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1988USRevelation Records Revelation: 8LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1990s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1992USRevelation Records Revelation: 8LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1992USRevelation Records Revelation: 8LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1997USRevelation Records Revelation: 8LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl
1997USRevelation Records Revelation: 8LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1997USRevelation Records REV:8LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1997USRevelation Records Revelation Records: 8LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2000s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2001USRevelation Records Revelation: 8LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl
2001USRevelation Records REV:8 / Revelation Records 8LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2002USRevelation Records Revelation: 8LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinylLP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl
2010s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2012USRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2012USRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2013USRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2014USRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2019USRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020USRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020USRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2022USRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2022USRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
2023USRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited
2024USRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025USRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025USRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025JapanRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2026USRevelation Records REV008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USWishingwell Records WW4LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress

Tracklist

  1. A1Make A Change
  2. A2Thinking Straight
  3. A3Stabbed In The Back
  4. A4Take A Stand
  5. A5Honesty
  6. A6One Family
  7. B1Break Down The Walls
  8. B2Shout It
  9. B3Time To Forgive
  10. B4Positive Outlook
  11. B5Standing Hard
  12. B6Free At Last

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Break Down The Walls are there?

34 vinyl pressings of Break Down The Walls are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1987 and 2026.

When was Break Down The Walls first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US. One of them is Wishingwell Records WW4, released April 5, 1987.

How do I tell if my copy of Break Down The Walls is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WW4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L-10934-W.W.-4-A G-1 "PAY YOUR FARE"... MASTERED BY CAPITOL ES and L-10935-WW-4-B G-1 "RED COMING DOWN" MASTERED BY CAPITOL ES. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Break Down The Walls 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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