Vinyl pressings
by Tuxedomoon · 1980
Half-Mute was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 2 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.
T.X.-8004-L A LKIKS [⊏◯⊐ stamp] L 757Side A, hand-etched runout
RR BE TX 8004 L B LKIKS [⊏◯⊐ stamp] L 757 XSide B, hand-etched runout
T.X.-8004-L A LKIKS [⊏◯⊐ stamp] L 757Side A, hand-etched runout
RR BE TX 8004 L B LKIKS [⊏◯⊐ stamp] L 757 XSide B, hand-etched runout
CEL 6558 A [Magnum International logo] M6 334023 2 YPARTX 8 80 66 I 529806ASide A runout
CEL 6558 B [Magnum International logo] M6 334024 2 YPARTX 8 80 67 I 529806BSide B runout
yPart 88.066Side A label
yPart 88.067Side B label
529806A CEL6558AXside A etched runout
529806B CEL6558BXside B etched runout
M6 3340 23 2 YP ART X 8 80 66 |side A stamped runout
M6 3340 24 2 YP ART/ 880 67 |side B stamped runout
CEL 6558 A M6 334023 2 YPARTX 8 80 66 I 529806A
CEL 6558 B M6 334024 2 YPARTX 8 80 67 I 529806B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Celluloid CEL 2-6558 / Ralph Records CEL 2-6558First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Celluloid 529806 / Ralph Records 529806First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Celluloid CEL 2-6558First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Ralph Records TX8004-LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Ralph Records TX8004-LLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | US | Ralph Records TX8004-LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Belgium | Cramboy CRAMBOY 1010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Belgium | Cramboy CRAMBOY 1010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Belgium | Cramboy CRAMBOY 1010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Belgium | Cramboy CRAMBOY 1010 / Crammed Discs CRAMBOY 1010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Belgium | Cramboy cramboy 1010LP, Mispress, Stereo | LP, Mispress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Germany | International Deejay Gigolo Records GIGOLO 62LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Belgium | Crammed Discs CBOY 1010 LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Ralph Records TX8004-LBLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Germany | International Deejay Gigolo Records GIGOLO 62LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Half-Mute are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1980 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, France. One of them is Ralph Records TX8004-L.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TX8004-L, CEL 2-6558, 529806) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T.X.-8004-L A LKIKS [⊏◯⊐ stamp] L 757 and RR BE TX 8004 L B LKIKS [⊏◯⊐ stamp] L 757 X. 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.
