Vinyl pressings
by Todd Rundgren · 1972
Something / Anything? was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 7 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.
2 BX 2066 31360 GDisc 1, Side 1
2 BX 2066 31361 GDisc 1, Side 2
2 BX 2066 31362 GDisc 2, Side 1
2 BX 2066 31363 GDisc 2, Side 2
2BX 2066-A 31360-1E Sterling 2 LH A5 S1Record 1 Side A runout, variant 1
2BX 2066-B 31361-1F Sterling 2 LH A6 S1Record 1 Side B runout, variant 1
2BX 2066-C 31362-1E Sterling 2 LH B2 S1Record 2 Side C runout, variant 1
2BX 2066-D 31362-1E Sterling 2 LH A1 S1Record 2 Side D runout, variant 1
T1 2BX 2066 31360-1C STERLING LH 2 H 7Side A runout, variant 1
T1 2BX 2066 31361-C STERLING LH 2 D 10Side B runout, variant 1
T1 2BX 2066 31362-1C STERLING LH 2 ESide C runout, variant 1
T1 2BX 2066 31363-1D STERLING LH 3 J 4Side D runout, variant 1
2 BX 2066 31360-G ARP A5 STERLING 2 LHDisc 1, Runout Side 1
2 BX 2066 31361-G ARP A5 STERLING 2 LHDisc 1, Runout Side 2
2 BX 2066 31362-G ARP STERLING 2 LHDisc 2, Runout Side 1
2 BX 2066 31363-G ARP STERLING 2 LHDisc 2, Runout Side 2
2BX 2066 P 31360-1A Sterling LH 2Record 1 Side 1 Runout, Etched (P and Sterling, Stamped)
2BX 2066 31361-1A P Sterling LH 2Record 1 Side 2 Runout, Etched (P and Sterling, Stamped)
22BX 2066 P 31362-1A Sterling LH 2Record 2 Side 1 Runout, Etched (P and Sterling, Stamped)
2BX 2066 P 31363-2A A6 Sterling LH 2Record 2 Side 2 Runout, Etched (P and Sterling, Stamped)
0 2BX-2066 JW-3 #2Side A runout
2BX-2-2066 - WW3#2 ─◁Side B runout
0 2BX-3-2066 JW4 #1Side C runout
0 2BX-4-2066 JW4Side D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Bearsville 2BX 2066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Bearsville 2BX2066First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBLP-5.001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Bearsville 2 BX 2066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Bearsville 2BX 2066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Bearsville 2 BX 2066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Bearsville BEA 65 501 / Bearsville 2BX 2066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records 2-WBS 2066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Bearsville 2BX 2066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Bearsville 2BX 2066First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Bearsville 2BX 2066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Bearsville 2 BX 2066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Bearsville 2 BX 2066First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1972 | US | Bearsville 2BX 2066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Bearsville 2BX 2066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Rhino Records RNDA 71107 / Bearsville RNDA 71107LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1989 | UK | Castle Communications ESDLP007 / Essential! Records ESDLP007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-225LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Italy | Get Back GET596LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Bearsville 8122-79759-7 / Rhino Records 8122-79759-7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | US | Bearsville RH1 71107 / Rhino Records RH1 71107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | US | Bearsville RH1 71107 / Rhino Records RH1 71107LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2014 | Europe | Bearsville DEMREC21 / Demon Records DEMREC21LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Bearsville 603497856084 / Rhino Records 603497856084LP, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, All Media, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, All Media, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Bearsville 603497856084 / Rhino Records RCV1 573842LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, All Media, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, All Media, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Bearsville MOVLP2502 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP2502LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2502 / Bearsville MOVLP2502LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Bearsville RCV1 71107 / Bearsville 603497839513LP, 45 RPM, LP, 45 RPM, LP, 45 RPM, LP, 45 RPM, Box Set, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, LP, 45 RPM, LP, 45 RPM, LP, 45 RPM, Box Set, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Bearsville RH1 71107 / Rhino Records RH1 71107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Bearsville 2BX 2066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Bearsville 2BX 2066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Bearsville 2BX 2066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Bearsville 2BX 2066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Bearsville 2BX 2066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Bearsville 300 654LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Bearsville 2BX 2066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Bearsville RNDA 71107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Bearsville 2BX 2066LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Bearsville 2BX 2066LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
63 vinyl pressings of Something / Anything? are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1972 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Bearsville 2 BX 2066, released February 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2 BX 2066, 2BX 2066, K65501, 2BX2066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2 BX 2066 31360 G and 2 BX 2066 31361 G. 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.
