Also, Columbia House and BMG Direct versions of Anthem Products do not follow the formats listed below consistently.
Initially, the label was distributed by Polydor (now a part of Universal), but that only lasted until March 1978.
Beginning in March 1978 until October 1989, Anthem was distributed by Capitol-EMI (now Capitol Records; also now a part of Universal).
Also during this time, the first Anthem compact discs were introduced with the catalog number format ANC-Z-XXXX.
Under CBS/Sony various catalog number formats were introduced to represent different price codes: ANK-XXXX, VANK-XXXX and WANK-XXXX (the V and W indicate budget versions).