Vinyl pressings
by Ron Carter · 1975
Anything Goes 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.
9 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
KU 25S1- RVG98785- A-RE 1-06B MR[In circle] ∆ 20433 #13Side A runout
KU 25S1 - RVG98785- B-RE 1-06B MR[In circle] ∆ 20433-X #13Side B runout
(RVG 98785 A)Side A label
(RVG 98785 B)Side B label
KU 25S1- RVG98785-A-RE1-06B MR △20433 (1)Runout Side A
KU25S1-RVG 98785-B-RE1-06B MR V △20433-x (1)Runout Side B
RVG 98785 ASide A Label
RVG 98785 BSide B Label
RVG 98785 A-9 VAN GELDERRunout A, Variant 1
RVG 98785 B-2 VAN GELDERRunout B, Variant 1
RVG 98785 A-7 VAN GELDERRunout A, variant 2
RVG 98785 B-2 XT VAN GELDERRunout B, variant 2
RVG 98785A-8Side A Runout Etched.
VAN GELDERSide A and B Runout Stamped
RVG 98785B-RE5Side B Runout Etched
RVG 98785 ASide A Label
KU 25-A PfSide 1 runout, etched
KU 25-B PfSide 2 runout, etched
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 | Canada | Kudu KU-25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | Kudu KU-25 / Kudu KU-25 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Kudu KU-25 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Kudu KU 25First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU-25 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU-25 S1First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU-25 S1 / Kudu KU-25-S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU-25 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU-25 S1LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Germany | Kudu KU 25 / CTI Records KU 25First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Israel | Kudu KU 25 S1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Kudu GP-3044LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Kudu LAX-3211LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Kudu K20P 6838LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Kudu KU-25 S1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Anything Goes are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Germany, Canada and more. One of them is Kudu KU-25 S1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KU-25 S1, KU 25, KU 25, KU-25) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KU 25S1- RVG98785- A-RE 1-06B MR[In circle] ∆ 20433 #13 and KU 25S1 - RVG98785- B-RE 1-06B MR[In circle] ∆ 20433-X #13. 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.
