Vinyl pressings
by The Chi-Lites · 1975
Half A Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
BMG-5071-1B A3A side runout (variant 1)
BMG-5072-1B A3B side runout (variant 1)
BMG-5071-1ARunouts (variant 2 - same runout both sides)
BMG 5071A side label
BMG 5071 -1-11-1 MASTERDISK G. KONG PRCRunout A
BMG 5072 -1-11-11 MASTERDISK G. KONG PRCRunout B
BMG 5071Label A
BMG 5072Label B
BMG-5071-1A CSide A Runout
BMG-5072-1A CSide B Runout
BMG 5071Side A Label
BMG 5072Side B Label
ZBL-31-1CRunout side A, stamped
ZBL-32-1CRunout side B, stamped
ZBL 31Label side A
ZBL 32Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Brunswick BRLS.3015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Brunswick 9210-754204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Brunswick 840.111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Brunswick BL-754204First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Brunswick BRLS 3015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Brunswick BL 754204First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Brunswick BL 754204First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Brunswick BL 754204First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Venezuela | Brunswick BL 21009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Brunswick GP-179LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Brunswick GP-179LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Brunswick ZLB - 2018 / Zafiro ZLB - 2018LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | London Records SHU 8521LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-2607LP | LP |
14 vinyl pressings of Half A Love are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1975 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Brunswick BL 754204.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BL 754204, BRLS 3015, BRLS.3015, 9210-754204) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BMG-5071-1B A3 and BMG-5072-1B A3. 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.
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