Vinyl pressings
by Earl Scruggs Revue · 1975
Anniversary Special Volume One 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.
11 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
1 S PAL-33416 - 2B A2 KENDUN-B[Variant 1] Side A runout
1 S PBL - 33416-2A A5 KENDUN-A[Variant 1] Side B runout
PAL-33416-2E KENDUN A[Variant 2] Side A runout
PBL-33416-2F KENDUN B[Variant 2] Side B runout
PAL-33416-2D : . B pRunout side A, etched
KENDUN-BRunout side A, stamped
PBL-33416-2G wcw Az Λ pRunout side B, etched
AL 33416Label side A
PAL-33416-2DRunout side A, etched
KENDUN-BRunout side A, stamped
PBL-33416-2DRunout side B, etched
AL 33416Label side A
T1 PAL-33416 - 2ESide A etched
o KENDUN-A BSide A stamped
T1 PBL - 33416-2FSide B etched
o KENDUN-B BSide B stamped
PAL-33416 - 2B(Variant 1) Side A Runout, Etched
PBL - 33416-2A(Variant 1) Side B Runout, Etched
KENDUN-B(Variant 1) Side A Runout, Stamped
KENDUN-A(Variant 1) Side B Runout, Stamped
CBS.S.80821.A1 V 2Side A
CBS.S.80821.B1 V 4Side B
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 | Australia | CBS SBP 234692First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia KC 33416First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN-156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 80821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS S 80821LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS S 80821First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S 80821First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33416First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33416First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33416First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33416First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Columbia PC 33416First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 33416LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Anniversary Special Volume One are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia PC 33416, released May 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 33416, S 80821, SBP 234692, KC 33416) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 S PAL-33416 - 2B A2 KENDUN-B and 1 S PBL - 33416-2A A5 KENDUN-A. 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.
