Vinyl pressings
by Cream · 1968
Anyone For Tennis was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 13 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.
56258 A ▽ 1 420 1 1 6A side stamped, variant 1
56258 B ▽ 1 420 1 1 6B side stamped, variant 1
56258 A ▽ 1 420 1 1 5A side stamped, variant 2
56258 B ▽ 1 420 1 2B side stamped, variant 2
56258 A ▽1 420 1 1 1Side A runout, variant 1
56258 B▽1 420 12 11Side B runout, variant 1
56258 A ▽ 1 420 12Side A runout, variant 2
56258 B▽ 1 420 11 1 0Side B runout, variant 2
CSG-68-C-13633-1 AT ∴ W ⋅ (SRC logo)Runout A
CSG-68-C-13632-1 (SRC logo) LW AT ∴ W ⋅Runout B
CSG-68C-13633Label A
CSG-68C-13632Label B
CSG-68-C-13633-11 AT (3 dots as triangle)M(single dot)A-side runout, etched
CSG-68-C-13632-11 LW AT (3 dots as triangle)M(single dot)B-side runout, etched
CSG 68C-13633-PLA-side matrix
CSG 68C-13632-PLB-side matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | International Polydor Production NH-59144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Polydor 541.009First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | France | Polydor 421193 / Polydor 421 193First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59206 / Polydor 59 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Italy | Polydor 59206 / Polydor 59 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | Polydor DP-1588 / Polydor DP 1588First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Polydor 56258First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Norway | Polydor 59206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Polydor PD9356First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Polydor 60 030 / Polydor 60030First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 5-6575First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6575First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6575First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | ATCO Records 45-6575First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Polydor 562587", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
26 vinyl pressings of Anyone For Tennis are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1968 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Polydor 56258, released May 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 56258, 5-6575, 45-6575, NH-59144) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 56258 A ▽ 1 420 1 1 6 and 56258 B ▽ 1 420 1 1 6. 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.
