Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Moore · 1975
(Call Me Your) Anything Man was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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.
HL 2312A [MR logo] △96412Side A Runout MR in the runouts is encircled and stamped
HL 2312B [MR logo] △96412-XSide B Runout MR in the runouts is encircled and stamped
S62164-1C·PFRun Out Groove - Side A
S62165-1C·PPRun Out Groove - Side B
S 62164Label - Side A
S 62165Label - Side A
HL 2312B
HL 2312A
S62164-1FRun Out Groove - Side A
S62165-1ERun Out Groove - Side B
S62164Label - Side A
S62165Label - Side A
HL 2312B
HL 2312A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Scepter Records SCE 12405First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | France | Vogue 45.S. 12157 / Vogue 45. S. 12157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Scepter Records SCE 12405First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Pye International 7N 25691First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Pye International 7N 25691First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Scepter Records SCE 12405First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Hot Line HL - 2312First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Scepter Records SCE 12405First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Hot Line HL-2312First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Hot Line HL - 2312First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | US | Scepter Records SDT-1240512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Scepter Records SCDJ-12405First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Pye International 7N 25691First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Panama | Onda Nueva Records 15737", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Panama | Onda Nueva Records 15737", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Panama | Onda Nueva Records 15737", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Panama | Onda Nueva Records 15737", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Panama | Onda Nueva Records 15737", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
18 vinyl pressings of (Call Me Your) Anything Man are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Hot Line HL - 2312, released February 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HL - 2312, SCE 12405, HL-2312, SCDJ-12405) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HL 2312A [MR logo] △96412 and HL 2312B [MR logo] △96412-X. 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.
