Vinyl pressings
by The Troggs · 1966
Any Way That You Want Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 11 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.
POF 010 1F▽1 420 1.26A side, stamped (var. 1)
POF 010 2F▽1 420 1.21B side, stamped (var. 1)
POF 010 1F▽1 420 1 9 2A side, stamped (var. 2)
POF 010 2F▽1 420 1 0 3B side, stamped (var. 2)
POF 010 1F ∇1 420 1 1Runout side A stamped, variant 1
POF 010 2F ∇1 420 1 1Runout side B stamped, variant 1
FOF 010 1F ∇1 420 1 2Runout side A stamped, variant 2
POF 010 2F ∇1 420 1 1Runout side B stamped, variant 2
POF 010 1 F ∇ 1 420 1 3Side A stamped
POF 010 2 F ∇ 1 420 1 2Side B stamped
POF 010 1FA-side label, inverted
POF 010 2FB-side label, inverted
POF 010 1 F ∇ 1 420 1 4Runout, Side A, Stamped, Variant 1
POF 010 2 F ∇ 1 420 1 (Illegible)Runout, Side B, Stamped, Variant 1
POF 010 1 F ∇ 1 420 1 4 2Runout, Side A, Stamped, Variant 2
POF 010 2 F ∇ 1 420 1 2 6Runout, Side B, Stamped, Variant 2
AA 278 139 1 F 1 670 ℗ 67 1 1 3Runout side A variant 1
AA 278 139 2 F 1 670 ℗ 67 1 1 5Runout side B variant 1
AA 278 139 1F 1 670 ℗ 67 111Runout side A variant 2
AA 278 139 2F 1 670 ℗ 67 111Runout side B variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Parlophone A8239First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Fontana F. 1585First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Denmark | Fontana TF 271 265 / Fontana 271 265 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | Fontana 261.595 MFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Hansa 19 254 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Greece | Fontana 3 262 / Fontana POF 010 IFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Japan | Philips SFL-1097First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Norway | Fontana 271 265 TF / Fontana 271.265 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Page One POF 010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Page One POF 010First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | UK | Page One POF 010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Page One POF 010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Fontana 278 139 YF / Fontana YF 278 139First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | South Africa | Fontana TF 775First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Page One POF 010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Fontana 278 139.YF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Any Way That You Want Me are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, Netherlands, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is Page One POF 010, released December 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POF 010, 278 139 YF, TF 775, A8239) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POF 010 1F▽1 420 1.26 and POF 010 2F▽1 420 1.21. 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.
