Vinyl pressings
by Joan Baez · 1968
Any Day Now 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.
12 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
o XSV144231-1E V SD 79306 A 1 S B 10Side A runout, variant 1
o XSV144232-1E V SD 79306 B 1 S A 5Side B runout, variant 1
o XSV144233-1E V SD 79307 A 1 S A 11Side C runout, variant 1
o XSV144234-1E V SD 79307 B S A 2Side D runout, variant 1
o VSD-79306A XSV144231-G1 P 3 Λ ISide A Stamped, Var. 1
o XSV144232-1 B I V SD 79306 B P 2 ΛSide B Stamped, Var. 1
o XSV144233-1 A I V SD 79307 A P 3 ΛSide C Stamped, Var. 1
o VSD-79307B XSV144234-1F P 3Side D Stamped, Var. 1
o VSD-79306A XSV144231-1D T Λ6Side A Stamped, Variant 1
o VSD-79306B XSV144232-1D T ΛSide B Stamped, Variant 1
o XSV144233-1C 2 V SD 79307 A T Λ3Side C Stamped, Variant 1
2Side C, Etched between 1C and V SD, Variant 1
VSD 79306 A Pete Herphieh(?) ARC 512210Side A Runout
VSD 79306 B Pete Herphieh(?) ARC 512210Side B Runout
VSD 79307 A Pete Herphieh(?) ARC 6-1-0Side C Runout
VSD 79307 B Pete Herphieh(?) ARC 6-1-0Side D Runout
o XSV144231-1B V SD 79306 ASide A Runout Stamped
1 S B 10Side A Runout Etched
o XSV144232-1A V SD 79306 BSide B Runout Stamped
o XSV144233-1B V SD 79307 ASide C Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Vanguard VSD 79306/7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Vanguard VSD 79306/7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-79306First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Vanguard 19.007/19.008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Vanguard LDVS 17316/7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Greece | Vanguard VS 506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Vanguard VSD 79306First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD•79306/7First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD•79306/7First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD•79306/7First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD•79306/7First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD•79306/7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD•79306/7LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1969 | Argentina | Vanguard 70.341/42 - 90.341/42 / Music Hall 70.341/42 - 90.341/42LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Brazil | Vanguard VMLP-60014/60015LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Vanguard VSD•79306/7 / Vanguard 19007/19008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Vanguard 1 C 188-92 426/27LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1978 | Italy | Vanguard AORL 28355LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Vanguard AORL 28355LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Vanguard GXG 29-30LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | Australia | World Record Club R-05011 / World Record Club R-05012LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | Vanguard S 56.005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Vanguard VSD•79306/7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UK | Pure Pleasure Records VSD79306/7LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Vanguard 79307LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Argentina | Serie D.M. Difusión Musical 70.341/42-90.341/42 / Vanguard 70.341/42-90.341/42LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Vanguard VSD 79306/7LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Austria | Vanguard VSD 79306 / Vanguard VSD 79307LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Vanguard VALP 11870LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Vanguard VALP 11869LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Vanguard VSD•79306/7LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD 55/56LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Vanguard 519.007/519.008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD 55/56LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Platinum PLP 81 / Vanguard VSD 55LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Vanguard 0082.096 / Vanguard 0082.096-2LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Vanguard 1 C 188-92 426/427LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Vanguard 1 C 188-92 426/427LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Vanguard 1 C 188-92 426/27LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
58 vinyl pressings of Any Day Now are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1968 and 2008.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Vanguard VSD•79306/7, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD•79306/7, VSD 79306/7, VSD-79306, 19.007/19.008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XSV144231-1E V SD 79306 A 1 S B 10 and o XSV144232-1E V SD 79306 B 1 S A 5. 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.
