Vinyl pressings
by The Jacksons · 1976
Show You The Way To Go was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
p ZSS-162950 F/WA-Side Runout Etching
p ZSS-162951 F/WB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 162950A-Side Label
ZSS 162951B-Side Label
T ZSS-162923-1D T1A Side Runout - Etched
ZSS-162924-1D T1B-Side Runout - Etched
ZSS 162950A Side Label
ZSS 162951B Side Label
ZSS 162950A Side Label
ZSS 162951B Side Label
MX178675 ES214-1Runout side A
MX178676 ES214-2Runout side B
MX178675Label side A
MX178676Label side B
5266-A-Side A
5266-B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Epic ES 214First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Epic EPC S 5266 / Philadelphia International Records EPC 5266First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | Epic EPC S 5266 / Philadelphia International Records EPC S 5266First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Greece | Epic EPC5266First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Epic 8-50350First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Mexico | Epic SC-71570First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Epic BAC 461755First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Epic 8-50350 / Philadelphia International Records 8-50350First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Epic 8-50350 / Philadelphia International Records 8-50350First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Epic 8-50350 / Philadelphia International Records 8-50350First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Canada | Epic 8-503507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Costa Rica | CBS 116937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Europe | Epic EPC 5266 / Philadelphia International Records EPC 52667", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Europe | Epic EPC 5266 / Philadelphia International Records EPC 52667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Germany | Epic EPC S 5266 / Philadelphia International Records EPC S 52667", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Europe | Epic A45827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Epic S EPC 5266 / Philadelphia International Records S EPC 52667", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Show You The Way To Go are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1976 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Australia, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is Epic 8-50350.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8-50350, ES 214, EPC S 5266, EPC5266) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p ZSS-162950 F/W and p ZSS-162951 F/W. 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.
