Vinyl pressings
by Tom Waits · 1985
Anthology Of Tom Waits was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. 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 1985, 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 EA60416A-1 ALLEN ZENTZ STUDIOS D KA runout
SRC ST EA60416B-1 ALLEN ZENTZ STUDIOS D KB runout
ST-EA-60416-1-E-A-SPA label
ST-EA-60416-1-E-B-SPB label
ST EA 60416A-1 1-2 B21757-A SP-AR △10445 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SRCSide A Runout
ST EA 60416B-2 1-1 SP-AR B-21758-B2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. △10445-X SRCSide B Runout
ST-EA-60416-1-E-A-ARSide A Label
ST-EA-60416-1-E-B-ARSide B Label
ST EA-60416 A-1 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [SRC logo]Side A runout
ST EA-60416 B-2 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. [SRC logo]Side B runout
ST-EA-60416-E-A-SPSide A label
ST-EA-60416-E-B-SPSide B label
ST EA 60416A-1 1-2 B21757-A SP-AR △10445 0- ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SRCRunout A
ST EA 60416 B-2 1-2 SPAR B-21758-B2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. △10445-X 0- SRCRunout B
ST-EA-60416-1-E-A-ARLabel A
ST-EA-60416-1-E-B-ARLabel B
[Specialty Records Corporation logo] ST EA 60416A-1 1 3 SPGER ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. R/S Alsdorf 960416-1 ARunout A
[Specialty Records Corporation logo] ST EA 60416B-2 1 3 SPGER ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. R/S Alsdorf 960416-1 B DRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Europe | Asylum Records 960 416-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | Europe | Elektra 960 416-1 / Asylum Records 960 416-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | Greece | Asylum Records 60416-1 / WEA 60416-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | Greece | Asylum Records 60416-1 / WEA 60416-1First yearLP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| 1985 | Ireland | Elektra 960 416-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | Japan | Asylum Records P-13275First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | US | Asylum Records 60416-1-EFirst yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Elektra 60416-1-ELP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1985 | US | Asylum Records 9 60416-1-E / Asylum Records 60416-1-EFirst yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Asylum Records 60416-1-E / Asylum Records 9 60416-1-EFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Asylum Records 60416-1-E / Asylum Records 9 60416-1-EFirst yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | Greece | Asylum Records 960416-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Elektra 960 416-1 / Asylum Records 960 416-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
13 vinyl pressings of Anthology Of Tom Waits are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Europe, Greece, Ireland and more. One of them is Asylum Records 60416-1-E.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 60416-1-E, 9 60416-1-E, 960 416-1, 60416-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC ST EA60416A-1 ALLEN ZENTZ STUDIOS D K and SRC ST EA60416B-1 ALLEN ZENTZ STUDIOS D K. 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.
