Vinyl pressings
by Paul Anka · 1974
This Is Anka was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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.
BDS-5622-2A-RE BDS AA-4-RE △16515A Side Runout
BDS B4 BDS-5622-2B △16515-XB Side Runout
BDS-A4 BDS-5622-2C △16920 (5)C Side Runout
BDS-B BDS-5622-2D △16920-X(2)D Side Runout
BDS-5622-2A-RE BDS AA-4-RE 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 MR[In circle] 8ve △16515A Side Runout
BDS B4 BDS-5622-2B 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 MR[In circle]△16515-XB Side Runout
BDS-A4 BDS-5622-2C 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 RCK MR[In circle]△16920 (5)C Side Runout
BDS-B BDS-5622-2D 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 Rck MR[In circle]△16920-X(2)D Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5622-2 / Buddah Records BDS-5622-2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5622-2 / Buddah Records BDS-5622-2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 5667-2LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5667-2LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Buddah Records BSD 5667-2 / GRT 0698 BUDDAHLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5667-2LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | France | Buddah Records BDA 61001 / Buddah Records BDA. 61001LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | France | Buddah Records BDA 61001 / Buddah Records BDA. 61001LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Germany | Buddah Records 6.28427 DP / Buddah Records 6.28 427LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1977 | Germany | Buddah Records 6.28427LP, Single Sided, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Germany | Buddah Records 6 28427 DPLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Yugoslavia | Buddah Records 6.28427 DP / Buddah Records 6.28427LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Buddah Records 6.28427 DP / Buddah Records 6.28427LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of This Is Anka are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1974 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US. One of them is Buddah Records BDS 5622-2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDS 5622-2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BDS-5622-2A-RE BDS AA-4-RE △16515 and BDS B4 BDS-5622-2B △16515-X. 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.
