Vinyl pressings
by Thelma Houston · 1976
Any Way You Like It 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.
17 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
T6-345S1-2643-S-RE-1-06A (MR) #13 △21555 RERunout A, variant 1
T6-345S1-2644-S-06B #13 (MR) △21555-X RERunout B, variant 1
T6-345S1-2643-S-RE-1-06B #13 (MR) △21555 RERunout A, variant 2
T6-345S1-2644-S-06A #13 (MR) △21555-X RERunout B, variant 2
T6-345S1-2643-S-REI-06B (MR) ◅21555Runout side A, etched
T6-345S1-2644-S-06B (MR) ◅21555-XRunout side B, etched
2643-SLabel side A
2644-SLabel side B
T6-345S1-2643 -S-RE1 -06A (MR) #12 Δ 21555Runout side A, etched
T6-345S1-2644-S- 06B (MR) Δ 21555-XRunout side B, etched
2643-SLabel side A
2644-SLabel side B
T6-345S1-2643-S-RE 1-06B (MR) △21555 #12Runout side A
T6-345S1-2644-S- 06B (MR) △21555-X #12Runout side B
2643-SLabel side A
2644-SLabel side B
T6-34551-2643-S-RE-1-06A (MR) △21555 (1)Runout side A
T6-34551-2644-S-06A (MR) △21555-X (3)Runout side B
2643-SLabel side A
2644-SLabel side B
15 T6-345S1-2643-S 1A Sx AA-Side Runout Etching - Variant 1
p 15 T6-345S1-2644-S-1A Sx 4 DB-Side Runout Etching - Variant 1
T6-34551-2643-S 1A Sx 1A o 1SA-Side Runout Etching - Variant 2
T6-34551-26445 1B Ja + o 1SB-Side Runout Etching - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Tamla T-345P1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Motown T-345P1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Italy | Motown 3C 064-98431First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Motown 5C 062-98431 / Motown T6-345S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Motown 5C 062-98431LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Peru | Tamla SE 80.016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | Motown TM-2365First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | Motown 7C 062-98431First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T6-345S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T6-345S1 / Tamla T6 345S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T6-345S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T6 345S1 / Tamla T6-345S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T6-345S1 / Tamla T6 345S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | Motown T6-345S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T6-345S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Motown STMS 5067LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Motown M5-226V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Spain | Motown SNL1-60181LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Italy | TamlaLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Motown T6-345LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Motown T-345P1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Colombia | Tamla MW 4129LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | Tamla TMC 5326LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2803LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
43 vinyl pressings of Any Way You Like It are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1976 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Israel, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Tamla T6-345S1, released October 28, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T6-345S1, T6 345S1, T-345P1, 3C 064-98431) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T6-345S1-2643-S-RE-1-06A (MR) #13 △21555 RE and T6-345S1-2644-S-06B #13 (MR) △21555-X RE. 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.
