Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Clark Five · 1964
Any Way You Want It was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 10 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.
7XCA 26623-1URunout (Stamped) Side A, variant 1
7XCA 26624-1URunout (Stamped) Side B, variant 1
7XCA 26623-1U RR KT 3Runout (Stamped) Side A, variant 2
7XCA 26624-1U RH KT 1Runout (Stamped) Side B, variant 2
ZSP-79148-2EA-Side runout etching, variant 1
ZSP-79149-2DB-Side runout etching, variant 1
ZSP-79148-2DA-Side runout stamped, variant 2
ZSP-79149-1GB-Side runout stamped, variant 2
ZSP-79148-2AA SSSSSide A runout
ZSP-79149-1H SSide B runout
ZSP 79148Side A label
ZSP 79149Side B label
ZSP 79148-2GRunout A, variant 1
ZSP 79149-1JRunout B, variant 1
JZSP-79148-2JRunout A, variant 2
JZSP-79149-1BRunout B, variant 2
7XCA26623 7XCT1955Side A [Label]
7XCA26624 7XCT1956Side B [Label]
7XCA-26623 N 9Side A, runout, etched
7XCA-26624 G NSide B, runout, etched
7XCA 26623Label A
7XCA 26624Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records 72198First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Columbia DB 7377First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1193First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Columbia C 22 830 / Columbia 45-DW 6301First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Germany | Columbia C 22830First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 238First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 7377First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 7377First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Nigeria | Columbia DB 7377First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7377First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Epic 5-9739First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Epic 5-9739First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Epic 5-9739First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | Australia | Columbia DO-4518First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Any Way You Want It are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia DB 7377, released October 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 7377, 5-9739, DO-4518, 72198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCA 26623-1U and 7XCA 26624-1U. 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.
