Vinyl pressings
by Crystal Gayle · 1979
Half The Way / Room For One More was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 14 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.
ZSS-165627-1G Masterfonics pRunout Side A, variant 1
ZSS-165628-1F Masterfonics pRunout Side B, variant 1
ZSS-165627-1F Masterfonics pRunout Side A, variant 2
ZSS-165628-1G Masterfonics pRunout Side B, variant 2
T ZSS-165627-1A MasterfonicsRunout Side A
T ZSS-165628-1B MasterfonicsRunout Side B
ZSS 165627Label Side A
ZSS 165628Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Columbia 29.120First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS BA 222564First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS BA 222564First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 1-11087First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | CBS 12244First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS CBS 7859 / CBS CBS S 7859First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS CBS S 7859First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Jamaica | Columbia ZSS 165628First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 451First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 451First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 7859First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS BA 222564First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Peru | CBS CSR 1094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Rhodesia | CBS CZ 1934First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | South Africa | CBS CZ 1934First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | CBS S CBS A10247", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
23 vinyl pressings of Half The Way / Room For One More are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1979 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 1-11087.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-11087, S CBS 7859, S CBS A1024, 29.120) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-165627-1G Masterfonics p and ZSS-165628-1F Masterfonics p. 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.
