Vinyl pressings
by Blondie · 1979
One Way Or Another was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
CHS-2336-AS - 1C MCA S 1A-side runout variant 1
CHS-2336-BS - 1A 1SB-side runout variant 1
TI CHS-2336 - AS - 1 MCA 𝒮𝒽A-side runout variant 2
TI CHS-2336-BS - 1B-side runout variant 2
p CHS-2336-AS MCA ShA-side runout etching variant 1
p CHS-2336-BS XB-side runout etching variant 1
p CHS-2336-AS X MCA Sh 7(backwards)A-side runout etching variant 2
p CHS-2336-BS 7(backwards)B-side runout etching variant 2
CHS-2336-AS-1A MCA SSSSRunout Side A
CHS-2336-BS-1A SRunout Side B
CHS 2336-ASLabel Side A
CHS 2336-BSLabel Side B
CHS-2336-AS-1A MCA SSide A Runout, etched
CHS-2336-BS-1A SSSSSSide B Runout, etched
CHS 2336-ASSide A Label
CHS 2336-BSSide B Label
CHS-10PDJ-AS-1B A3 5Side A runout
CHS-10PDJ-AS-1B B1 5Side B runout
CHS-10PDJ-ASBoth labels
CHS-2336-AS -1A MCA sRunout side A, etched, variant 1
CHS-2336-AM -1B ssssRunout side B, etched, variant 1
CHS-2336-AS -1C MCA s1Runout side A, etched, variant 2
CHS-2336-AM -1B ssssRunout side B, etched, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 2336First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 2336First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | France | Chrysalis CHS 2336First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Peru | Chrysalis 6155272.2First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2336First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS10PDJFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2336First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2336First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2336First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2336First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
10 vinyl pressings of One Way Or Another are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Canada, France, Peru. One of them is Chrysalis CHS 2336, released May 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHS 2336, CHS10PDJ, 6155272.2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHS-2336-AS - 1C MCA S 1 and CHS-2336-BS - 1A 1S. 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.
