Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Vinton · 1968
Halfway To Paradise / Kristie 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.
11 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
ZSP- 137556-1A TIA side runout (hand scribed)
ZSP- 137557-1A TIB side runout (hand scribed)
ZSP 137556A-Side Label
ZSP 137557B-Side Label
o JZSP-137556-1D p 3A-Side Runout Etching
p o JZSP-137557-1D 2B-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 137556A-Side Label
ZSP 137557B-Side Label
ZSP-137556-1A TIA-Side Runout Etching
ZSP-137557-1A TIB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 137556A-Side Label
ZSP 137557B-Side Label
c JZSP-137556-1D 0A-side runout
JZSP-137557-1D P 0B-side runout
ZSP 137556A-side label
ZSP 137557B-side label
ZSP-137556-1B SSSSSSA-side runout
JZSP-137557-1B SSSB-side runout
ZSP 137556A-side label
ZSP 137557B-side label
p o JZSP-137556-1D AA-side runout, variant 1
p o JZSP-137557-1D BB-side runout, variant 1
p o JZSP-137556-1D 4A-side runout, variant 2
p o JZSP-137557-1D 5B-side runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Epic 5-10350First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Epic 5-10350First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Epic ESO.7010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3636First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 3636First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | US | Epic 5-10350First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Epic 5-10350First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Epic 5-10350First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Epic 5-10350First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Epic 5-10350First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Epic 5-10350First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Epic ES-0687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Halfway To Paradise / Kristie are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Epic 5-10350.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-10350, 3636, ESO.7010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP- 137556-1A TI and ZSP- 137557-1A TI. 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.
