Vinyl pressings
by Tammy Wynette · 1969
The Ways To Love A Man / Still Around was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, 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.
ZSP-151017-1A TI MRunout, Side A, Etched, Variant 1
ZSP-151018-1A TIIIIRunout, Side B, Etched, Variant 1
ZSP-151017-1A TIIIRunout, Side A, Etched, Variant 2
ZSP-151018-1A M TIRunout, Side B, Etched, Variant 2
ZSP-151017-1B SSRunout, Side A, Etched
ZSP-151018-1B SSSRunout, Side B, Etched
ZSP 151017Side A Label
ZSP 151018Side B Label
P(Inverted) JZSP-151017-1CRunout, Side A, Etched, Variant 1
P(Inverted) JZSP-151018-1CRunout, Side B, Etched, Variant 1
ZSP 151017Side A Label
ZSP 151018Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Epic ES 091First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Canada | Epic 5-10512First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Ireland | CBS 4625First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony CBSA 82030First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Epic ESO.7025First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | UK | CBS 4625First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS 4625First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Epic 5-10512First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Epic 5-10512First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Epic 5-10512First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Epic 5-10512First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of The Ways To Love A Man / Still Around are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic 5-10512.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-10512, 4625, ES 091, ESO.7025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-151017-1A TI M and ZSP-151018-1A TIIII. 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.
