Vinyl pressings
by Crown Heights Affair · 1976
Do It Your Way was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 5 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.
DEP 2022A F/WA-side runout etching variant 1
DEP 2022B JRB-side runout etching variant 1
DEP 2022A F/WA-side runout etching variant 2
DEP 2022B K 3 JRB-side runout etching variant 2
DEP 2022A F/W
DEP 2022B F/W 1
DEP 2022A F/WRunout Side A, etched
DEP 2022B X JRRunout Side B, etched
T DSR9502A-CT-A2Side A runout
T DSR9502B-CT-B2Side B runout
DSR 9502A - CP - A4
DSR 9502B - CP - A4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | De-Lite Records 9088-2022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | De-Lite Records 940.543 / De-Lite Records 940543First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | De-Lite Records ISS-80764First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | De-Lite Records ISS-80764First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | South Africa | De-Lite Records LITE (L) 5004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | De-Lite Records DEP 2022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | De-Lite Records DEP 2022 / De-Lite Records DDJ 2022First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | De-Lite Records DSR 9502First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | De-Lite Records DEP 2022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | De-Lite Records DE 2022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | De-Lite Records DEP 2022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | De-Lite Recorded Sound DSR 9502First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | De-Lite Records DSR 9502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Top Tape TT-114LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Do It Your Way are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Canada, France, Japan and more. One of them is De-Lite Records DEP 2022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DEP 2022, DE 2022, DSR 9502, 9088-2022) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DEP 2022A F/W and DEP 2022B JR. 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.
