Kurtis BlowThe Breaks

Label:

Mercury – 6167.941

Format:

Vinyl , 12", Single , 72 - Richmond Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

Conscious

Tracklist

A The Breaks (Vocal) 7:41
B The Breaks (Instrumental) 5:52

Companies, etc.

  • Lacquer Cut AtMasterdisk
  • Pressed ByPRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
  • Manufactured ByPhonogram, Inc.
  • Marketed ByPhonogram, Inc.

Credits

  • ProducerRobert Ford Jr.
  • Written-ByR. Simmons*

Notes

Neutral Gray Music/Funk-Groove Music (ASCAP)
Produced for Prep Street Productions
℗ © 1980 Phonogram, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
Distributed by Polygram Distribution, Inc.

This version is the Richmond pressing plant variation and can be identified by the plant ID code on the labels and by the runout grooves.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (A Side label): 2-56010
  • Matrix / Runout (B Side label): 2-56011
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout (etched)): MDS-4010-A.PRC-R-1-1-11
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout (etched)): MDS-4010-B PRC-R-B2-1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout (stamped)): MASTERDISK
  • Pressing Plant ID: 72

Other Versions (5 of 50)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
The Breaks (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) Mercury 6167 964 1980
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The Breaks (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, 19 - Bestway Pressing) Mercury MDS-4010, 6167.941 US 1980
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The Breaks (7", 45 RPM, Single) Mercury BLOW 8 UK 1980
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The Breaks (12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single) Mercury 6167 941 1980
The Breaks (12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) Mercury BLOW 812 UK 1980

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  • HCmetalguy's avatar
    HCmetalguy
    My Matrix / Runout on Side A is etched MDS-4010-AX, BX on other side. Not sure what that difference is.

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