Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Loggins · 1987
Meet Me Half Way 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.
19 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 11 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-174036-1A [flower symbol] GIA Side Etched
ZSS-174037-1B [flower symbol] GIB Side Etched
ZSS 174036A Side Label
ZSS 174037B Side Label
650432-7 A1Side A, etched
650432-7 B1Side B, etched
650432 7 A✩Side A, label
650432 7 B✩Side B, label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia 38 06690 / Columbia 38-06690First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Costa Rica | CBS 7013307First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 650432 6 / CBS 650432 6First year12" | 12" |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS 650432 7 / CBS CBS 650432 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 1015First year7" | 7" |
| 1987 | New Zealand | CBS 650432-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Philippines | CBS CS-10164First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | South Africa | CBS SSC 6027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 650432 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 650432 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | CBS 650432 7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | UK | CBS 650432 6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | US | Columbia 38-06690First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Columbia 38-06690First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Columbia CAS 2650First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
19 vinyl pressings of Meet Me Half Way are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia 38-06690.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-06690, CAS 2650, 650432 7, 650432 6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-174036-1A [flower symbol] GI and ZSS-174037-1B [flower symbol] GI. 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.
