Vinyl pressings
by Ace · 1974
Five-A-Side was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
ANCL 2001 A -1USide A runout, variant 1
ANCL 2001 B -1U AITCHSide B runout, variant 1
ANCL 2001 A-1U GM 1Side A runout, variant 2
ANCL 2001 B-1U GR 1 AITCHSide B runout, variant 2
ANCL 2001 A -1U GTA side, stamped
ANCL 2001 B -2U R 1b side, stamped
ANCL.2001AA side. label
ANCL.2001BB side, label
ANCL2001A M882Runout Side A A
ANCL2001B M883Label side B
ANCL 2001 A -1U GTA side, stamped
ANCL 2001 B -2U R 1b side, stamped
ANCL.2001AA side. label
ANCL.2001BB side, label
ANCL 2001 AA-side stamped
ANCL 2001 BB-side stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Anchor ANCL 2001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Anchor ANCL-2001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Anchor 9308-2001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Anchor 1C062-96077 / EMI Electrola 1C062-96077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Anchor IPS-80137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Anchor IPS-80137First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Anchor 5C 062 96 077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Anchor ANCL 2001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Anchor ANCL 2001 / ABC Records ANCL 2001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Anchor ANCL 2001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Anchor ANCL 2001First yearLP, Album, Special Edition | LP, Album, Special Edition |
| 1974 | UK | Anchor ANCL 2001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Anchor ANCL 2001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Anchor 2C06496077LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Anchor 89 601 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Document CSAP LP 103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Not Bad Records BADLP008LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Not Bad Records BADLP008LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Anchor ANCL 2001LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
29 vinyl pressings of Five-A-Side are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1974 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Anchor ANCL 2001, released November 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ANCL 2001, ANCL-2001, 9308-2001, 1C062-96077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ANCL 2001 A -1U and ANCL 2001 B -1U AITCH. 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.
