Vinyl pressings
by Billy Fury · 1961
Halfway To Paradise was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
DRF-27894-T1-1C BU 1A side runout, variant 1
DRF-27895-T1-1C H ET 1B side runout, variant 1
DRF-27894-T1-1C UH ET 3 CA side runout, variant 2
DRF-27895-T1-1C UH ET 3CB side runout, variant 2
DRF-27894-T1-1C UC 1Side A stamped
DRF-27895-T1-1C UC 1Side B stamped
DRF-27894-T1-1CSide A stamped
DRF-27895-T1-1CSide B stamped
DRF-27894-T1-1CSide A stamped
DRF-27895-T1-1CSide B stamped
DRF-27894-TI-IC
DRF-27895-TI-IC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Denmark | Decca F-11.349First year7" | 7" |
| 1961 | Germany | Decca DL 25 053First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Ireland | Decca 45-F.11349First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Ireland | Decca 45-F.11349First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Decca DEC.229First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Decca 45-F.113497", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1961 | UK | Decca 45-F 113497", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1961 | UK | Decca 45-F 11349First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Decca 45-F 113497", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1961 | UK | Decca 45-F11349First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Decca 45-F.113497", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| 1961 | UK | Decca 45-F11349First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Decca 45-F11349First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Decca F 11349First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Rhodesia | Decca RM.7-68577", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Decca FM.7-68577", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Decca 45-F.113497", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | UK & Europe | Decca F 113497", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK & Europe | Decca F 11349 / Decca F.113497", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK & Europe | Decca F 113497", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Halfway To Paradise are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in UK, Denmark, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is Decca 45-F 11349.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-F 11349, 45-F11349, F 11349, F-11.349) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DRF-27894-T1-1C BU 1 and DRF-27895-T1-1C H ET 1. 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.
