Vinyl pressings
by Show Of Hands · 1970
Formerly Anthrax was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 2 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.
EKS-74084-A-CSM NKERunout side A variant 1, etched
EKS-74084-B-CSM NKERunout side B variant 1, etched
EKS-74084-A1-CSM- NKE A²Runout side A variant 2, etched
EKS-74084-B-1-CSM- NKE ⓉRunout side B variant 2, etched
EKS-74084-B1-CP— NKEA-side runout
EKS-74084-A1-CP NKEB-side runout
T1 EKS-74084-A1-CTH NKEA-side runout, etched
T1 EKS-74084-B-CTH NKEB-side runout, etched
EKS-74084-AA-side label
EKS-74084-BB-side label
EKS-74084-Al-C̸S̸M̸---------CP NKE B:Runout side A, etched
EKS-74084-B-1-CSM-------- NKE SX ⓉRunout side B, etched
EKS-74074-ALabel side A
EKS-74084-BLabel side B
EKS-74084-A-CP NKESide A
EKS-74084-B-CP NKESide B
ƐKS-74084-A-CSM— NKEA-side, etched
EKS-74084-B-CSM— NKEB-side, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Elektra EKS-74084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS-74084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS-74084First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS-74084First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS-74084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS-74084First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS-74084First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS-74084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Exulta 42 078 / Elektra EKS 74 084LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | Elektra EKS 74084LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Elektra EKS 74084LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Formerly Anthrax are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada. One of them is Elektra EKS-74084.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKS-74084) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKS-74084-A-CSM NKE and EKS-74084-B-CSM NKE. 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.
