Vinyl pressings
by The Partridge Family · 1971
I'll Meet You Halfway was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 10 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.
p 9944 -3A side runout etched variation 1
p 9945 -4B side runout etched variation 1
9944 -4 PA side runout etched variation 2
9945 -3 PB side runout etched variation 2
9944Label side A
9945Label side B
9944 -7A side deadwax
9945 -7B side deadwax
9944A side
9945B side
9944 -11 11-11 PR 5Side A runout
9945 10- 11-1 PR 5Side B runout
9944Side A label
9945Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Brazil | Bell Records 7BT-55 / Odeon 7BT-55First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Bell Records BELL 996XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | Bell Records 996First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Japan | Bell Records BELL 88053First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Bell Records BL.264First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Portugal | Stateside 8E 006 92 522 MFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | South Africa | Stateside JSS 1331First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Sweden | Bell Records 4E 006-92522 MFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Bell Records 996First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Bell Records 996First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Bell Records 996First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Bell Records 996First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Bell Records 996First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Bell Records 996First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Bell Records 996First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Bell Records BELL GT 81X7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Bell Records BELL GT 81X7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Bell Records 9967", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
28 vinyl pressings of I'll Meet You Halfway are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Germany, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Bell Records 996, released April 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 996, B-996, BLL-9501, 7BT-55) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p 9944 -3 and p 9945 -4. 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.
