US
January 1970- Label and catalog number
- A&M Records SP 4239
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Monarch Pressing
- Runout / matrix
SP-4377-1 △14257 1A side runout
SP-4378-1 △14257-X 2B side runout
SP-4377A side label
SP-4378B side label
Vinyl pressings
by Evie Sands · 1970
Any Way That You Want Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 7 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.
SP-4377-1 △14257 1A side runout
SP-4378-1 △14257-X 2B side runout
SP-4377A side label
SP-4378B side label
A&M SP-4377-1Side 1
A&M SP-4378-2Side 2
T I A&M SP4377-7 A1
T I A&M SP4378-7 A1
P A&M SP4377-1 L BSide A
P A&M SP 4378-2 A 3Side B
SP-4377-15-14257-1A Side Label
SP-4378-15-14257-X-2B Side Label
1 SMX 34063 34065 A+M SP4377-15 △14257 18\A-side runout, etched
1 SMX 34064 34066 A+M SP4378-15 △14257-XB-side runout, etched
MRBoth sides, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-933717 / A&M Records SAML-933,717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4239 / A&M Records SP. 4239First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | A&M Records SP 4377 / A&M Records AML 53First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Japan | A&M Records AML 53First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML-933717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | A&M Records AMC 2128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4239First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Venezuela | A&M Records LPS-77614First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4239First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4239First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4239First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | A&M Records SP 4239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Any Way That You Want Me are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is A&M Records SP 4239, released January 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 4239, SAML-933717, AML 53, AMC 2128) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-4377-1 △14257 1 and SP-4378-1 △14257-X 2. 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.