Vinyl pressings
by Milt Jackson Quintet · 1970
That's The Way It Is 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.
5 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
AS 9189 A LWHand-etched Runout, A Side, LW[sideways]
AS 9189 B LWHand-etched Runout, B Side, LW[sideways]
AS-9189-ALabel, side A
AS-9189-BLabel, side B
SIPL.523ALabel - Side A
SIPL.523BLabel - Side B
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 | Canada | Impulse! AS-9189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Impulse! YX-8559-AI / Impulse! AS-9189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | Japan | Impulse! YX-8559-AI / Impulse! AS-9189LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Impulse! ABCS 9189First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Impulse! SIPL 523 / Impulse! 1E 062 ◦ 91531First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Impulse! AS-9189 / ABC Records AS-9189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Impulse! AS-9189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Impulse! SMAS-93315 / Impulse! AS-9189LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Impulse! SMAS-93315 / ABC Records AS-9189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | South Africa | ABC Impulse! ABC 0110LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Impulse! AS-9189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | Impulse! IMP-88102 / ABC Records IMP-88102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | South Africa | Probe SPBJ(D)8024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Impulse! YP-8512-AI / ABC Impulse! YP-8512-AILP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Impulse! LP-0117 / Mediterraneo LP-0117LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | ABC Impulse! LP-0117 / ABC Impulse! 17.1115/5LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Impulse! AS-9189 / Impulse! AS-9189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Impulse! AS-9189 / ABC Records AS-9189LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Impulse! AS-9189 / ABC Records AS-9189LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | ABC Impulse! ABC 0110 / ABC Impulse! ABCL 0110LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of That's The Way It Is are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1970 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Impulse! AS-9189.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-9189, SIPL 523, ABCS 9189) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS 9189 A LW and AS 9189 B LW. 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.
