First-year pressing

The Way Ahead 1968 US Pressing (A-9170)

The Way Ahead by Archie Shepp

Artist: Archie Shepp
Title: The Way Ahead
Labels: Impulse! A-9170
Impulse! AS-9170
ABC Records A-9170
ABC Records AS-9170
Country: US
Released: December 1968
Format: LP, Album, Stereo

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

AS-9170-ALabel side A
AS-9170-BLabel side B
AS-9170A LWSide A, variant 1, etched
AS-9170B LWSide B, variant 1, etched
AS - 9170ASide A, variant 2, etched
AS - 9170B LWSide B, variant 2, etched

All 10 pressings of The Way Ahead