Vinyl pressings
by Harpers Bizarre · 1967
Anything Goes was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, the album's first year, in 6 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.
39295 WS-1716 A /ASide A, etched - variant 1
39296 WS-1716 B /-GSide B, etched - variant 1
39295 WS-1716A 1ASide A, etched - variant 2
39295 WS-1716B 1ASide B, etched - variant 2
o 39295 WS-1716 A 1B 2 C1 TSide A runout
o 39295 WS-1716 B 1B 2 A4 TSide B runout
39295 WS-1716 A /A A8 2 o SSide A, variant 4
39296 WS-1716-B /-G /C2 o SSide B, variant 4
S39295Side A label
S39296Side B label
(Side A, etched): 9295 1a W-1716A
(Side B, etched): 9296 1a W-1716B A2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WS1716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WS1716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records W1716First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WS 1716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBL 1055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W1716First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1716First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WS 1716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1716 / Warner Bros. Records 1716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records W 1716First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1716 / Warner Bros. Records 1716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Warner Bros. Records WS 1716 / Warner Bros. Records 1716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WLP 75.006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records ST-91351 / Warner Bros. Records ST 91351LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-7614WLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-7614WLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records 1716 / Warner Bros. Records WS 1716LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Warner Bros. Records WS 1716LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of Anything Goes are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1967 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WS 1716, released November 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS 1716, W 1716, W1716, WS1716) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 39295 WS-1716 A /A and 39296 WS-1716 B /-G. 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.
