Vinyl pressings
by Ronnie Milsap · 1982
Any Day Now was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
PB-13216-A 1 Masterfonics I A2Runout side A
PB-13216-B 1 Masterfonics I A1Runout side B
PB-13216-AA-Side Label
PB-13216-BB-Side Label
PB-13216-A Masterfonics 1519A-Side Runout Etching
PB-13216 B 1520 MasterfonicsB-Side Runout Etching
PB-13216-AA-Side Label
PB-13216-BB-Side Label
PB-13216-A-3 The Blister Sisters DIH/Woodland 1593A side runout, 1593 mirror reversed
PB-13216-B-3 DIH/Woodland 1594B side runout, 1594 mirror reversed
PB-13216-AA side label
PB-13216-BB side label
PB-13216 A MasterfonicsSide A
PA-13216-C MasterfonicsSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | RCA Victor 104005First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Barbados | RCA PB-13216First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Canada | RCA PB-13216First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Panama | RCA Victor Rus-014First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | South Africa | RCA Victor TRS 413First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | US | RCA PB-13216First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | RCA PB-13216 / RCA JH-13216First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | US | RCA JH-13216First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1982 | US | RCA PB-13216First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | RCA PB-13216First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Any Day Now are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Australia, Barbados, Canada and more. One of them is RCA PB-13216.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-13216, JH-13216, 104005, Rus-014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PB-13216-A 1 Masterfonics I A2 and PB-13216-B 1 Masterfonics I A1. 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.
