Vinyl pressings
by New Musik · 1981
Anywhere was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, 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.
GTLP-044-A2 TOOTING IS THE SOUTH BilBo TA1PE ⋀Side A, variant 1
GTLP-044-B1 FLITWICK AIN'T BAD EITHER BilBo TA1PE ⋀Side B, variant 1
GTLP-044-A1 TOOTING IS THE SOUTH BilBo TA1PE ⋀Side A, variant 2
GTLP-044-B2 FLITWICK AIN'T BAD EITHER BilBo TA1PE ⋀Side B, variant 2
KSF 2626 ASide A, variant 1
KSF 2626 BSide B, variant 1
05-GTLP-044-2A-1Side A runout etching
05-GTLP-044-1B-1Side B runout etching
05-GTLP-044-1A-1 BSide A variant 2
05-GTLP-044-1B-1 ASide B variant 2
MX194554 ELPS4190-1Runout etching side 1
MX194555 ELPS4190-2Runout etching side 2
ELPS 4190 (GTLP044) MX194554Label side 1
ELPS 4190 (GTLP044) MX194555Label side 2
PEC-90648-A-1B-2HZ: DM-2Side A runout
PEC-90648-B-1B-2HZ: DM-4Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Epic PEC 90648First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | GTO GTLP 044 / GTO gtlp 044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | GTO GTLP 044 / GTO gtlp 044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | GTO GTLP 044 / GTO gtlp 044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | GTO GTLP 044 / GTO gtlp 044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | GTO GT 044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | GTO EPC 32156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | GTO GTLP 044First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1981 | South Africa | GTO KSF 2626 / GTO GTLP 044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | GTO gtlp 044 / GTO GTLP 044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | GTO GTLP 044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Australia | GTO ELPS 4190First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Epic EPC 32156 / GTO EPC 32156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2867 / Sony Music MOVLP2867LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mispress, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mispress, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2867 / Sony Music MOVLP2867LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 32156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Anywhere are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1981 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, South Africa, Europe, Australia and more. One of them is GTO gtlp 044, released March 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use gtlp 044, GTLP 044, KSF 2626, ELPS 4190) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GTLP-044-A2 TOOTING IS THE SOUTH BilBo TA1PE ⋀ and GTLP-044-B1 FLITWICK AIN'T BAD EITHER BilBo TA1PE ⋀. 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.
