Vinyl pressings
by Ramones · 1987
Halfway To Sanity 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.
12 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 8 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.
1-2 5641- A SR21-X 1-1 [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 1
1-25641-B SR1 1-1 [SRC logo]Side B runout, variant 1
1-25641-A SR21̶-̶X̶ 1-1 [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 2
1-25641-B SR1 1-1 [SRC logo]Side B runout, variant 2
®© 1-2 5641- A SR21-X 1-2 SPAR B-28320-SR2 △17388Etchings Side A ®© = SRC logo (Variant 1)
®© 1-2 5641- B SR1-X 1-2 SPAR △17388-X B-28321-SR1Etchings Side B ®© = SRC logo (Variant 1)
1-2 5641- A SR21-X 1-2 B-28320-SR2 17388Etchings Side A (Variant 2)
1-25641-B SR1 1-2Etchings Side B (Variant 2)
1-2 5641-A SH5 ɑ B-28320-SH5 △17388 1-1Side A etched variant 1
1-2 5641-B SH2 ɑ B-28321-SH2 1-1 △17388-XSide B etched variant 1
1-25641-A SH5 ɑ B-28320-SH5 △17388 1-1Side A etched variant 2
1-25641-B SH5 ɑ B-28321-SH5 1- △17388-x 1-1Side B etched variant 2
* BEGA-89.A-1 * MT DAMONT DB TAPE ONE BSide A runout, etched
* BEGA-89.B-1 * MT DAMONT DB TAPE ONE 4Side B runout, etched
BEGA 89 A*Side A label
BEGA 89 B*Side B label
BEGA 89 A-1Side A runout
BEGA 89 B-1Side B runout
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 | Sire 92 56411First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | France | Sire 833 814-1 / Barclay 833 814-1 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | Upfront 6.26666 AP / Upfront 6.26666First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Upfront 6.26666 AP / Upfront 244 506-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Torso Torso 33045 / Sire Torso 33045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Torso TORSO 33045LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Spain | Ariola 5C 208759 / Sire 5C 208759LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1987 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 89First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 89First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1987 | Uruguay | Sire 50 503-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Ariola 5C 208759 / Sire 5C 208759First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Sire 1-25641 / Sire 9 25641-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Sire 1-25641 / Sire 9 25641-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Sire 1-25641 / Sire 9 25641-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australia | Liberation Records 105220-1 / Sire 105220-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Sire R1 25641LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | Argentina | Sire R1 25641LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Expresso Monofonico discos EMD 157 / Expresso Monofonico discos emd 157LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Mexico | Sire 1-25641LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | Ariola 5C 208759LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 89LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
21 vinyl pressings of Halfway To Sanity are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1987 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Spain, Canada and more. One of them is Sire 1-25641, released September 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-25641, BEGA 89, 5C 208759, 92 56411) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-2 5641- A SR21-X 1-1 [SRC logo] and 1-25641-B SR1 1-1 [SRC logo]. 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.
