Vinyl pressings
by Regina Belle · 1987
Show Me The Way was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
XSS175971-1A G1A-Side Runout Etching [Variant 1]
XSS175972-1B G1B-Side Runout Etching [Variant 1]
XSS175971-1A G1 A8A-Side Runout Etching [Variant 2]
XSS175972-1A G1 A8B-Side Runout Etching [Variant 2]
ZSS175954-1B G1 A10Runout side A
ZSS175955-1A G1 A4Runout side B
ZSS 175954Label side A
ZSS 175955Label side B
ZSS 157954-1A E G1 A4A-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 157954-1A E G1 A1B-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 157954Labels
650938-6-A.1 V 0Side A etched,stamped
650938-6-B-1 V 0Side B etched,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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia 44-06782First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia 12CXP 06782First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 650938 6 / CBS 650938 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS 650938 7 / CBS CBS 650938 7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | CBS 650938 6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | CBS 650938 8First year12" | 12" |
| 1987 | UK | CBS 650938 6First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1987 | UK | CBS 650938 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | Columbia 44-06782First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | US | Columbia 38-07080First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Columbia 38-07080First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 650938 77", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1988 | UK | CBS 650938 612", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Show Me The Way are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Canada, Europe. One of them is Columbia 44-06782.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 44-06782, 38-07080, 650938 6, 650938 8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSS175971-1A G1 and XSS175972-1B G1. 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.
