Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Nicks · 1986
Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SRC ST-MR 49550-1 1-1 PrecisionRunout A etched (SRC stamp)
SRC ST-MR-49091-1 1-1 PrecisionRunout B etched (SRC stamp)
ST-MR-49550-SPLabel Matrix - Side A
ST-MR-49091-SPLabel Matrix - Side B
ST-MR-49550-ARLabel Matrix - Side A
ST-MR-49091-ARLabel Matrix - Side B
SRC ST-MR 49550 - 1 1-1 PrecisionRunout A etched (SRC stamp)
SRC ST - MR - 49614- 2 1-1 PrecisionRunout B etched (SRC stamp)
ST-MR-49550-SPLabel Matrix - Side A
ST-MR-49614-SPLabel Matrix - Side B
ST-MR-49550-ARLabel Matrix - Side A
ST-MR-49614-ARLabel Matrix - Side B
EMI 5574 A-2U-1-1-X1 D TOWNHOUSERunout Side A [Stamped/Etched]
EMI 5574 B-2 U-1-2-1 DRunout Side B [Stamped]
EMI 5574ALabel Side A
EMI 5574BLabel Side B
12 EMI 5574 A-2-1-1-1Runout side A variant 1
12 EMI 5574 B-1U-1-2 1Runout side B variant 1
12 EMI 5574 A-2-1-1-1 DRunout side A variant 2
12 EMI 5574 B-1U-1-2 1 DRunout side B variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Parlophone A-1780 / EMI A-1780First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | Modern Records 79 95327First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | Modern Records 79 95327First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | New Zealand | EMI EMI 5574First year45 RPM, 7", Single | 45 RPM, 7", Single |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Modern Records GOOD 132First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1986 | US | Modern Records 7-99532 / ATCO Records 7-99532First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | US | Modern Records 7-99532First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Modern Records 7-995327", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | US | Modern Records 7-99532 / ATCO Records 7-99532First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | US | Modern Records 7-99532First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | Parlophone A-1780 / EMI A-1780First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | EMI EMI 5574 / Modern Records EMI 5574First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | UK | EMI 12 EMI 5574 / Modern Records 12 EMI 5574First year45 RPM, Single, 12" | 45 RPM, Single, 12" |
13 vinyl pressings of Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Modern Records 7-99532, released May 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-99532, EMI 5574, 12 EMI 5574, A-1780) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC ST-MR 49550-1 1-1 Precision and SRC ST-MR-49091-1 1-1 Precision. 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.
