Vinyl pressings
by Bill Haley And His Comets · 1960
Candy Kisses was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 1960, the album's first year, in 8 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.
CX - 50548 - 3A-Side Runout, vatiant 1
CX 50549 2B-Side Runout, variant 1
CX-50548-2 A1 R L80W-0308-2 A1A-Side Runout, vatiant 2
CX 50549 A1 R L80W-0332-2 A1B-Side Runout, variant 2
CX50,548Side A Label
CX50,549Side B Label
CX 50548 R 2A
CX 50549 R ? 1B
MX125096A side labels
MX125097B side labels
45-CX-50548Runout A
CX-50549Runout B
45-CX 50548Label A
45-CX 50549Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 5145First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 9-5145First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Denmark | Warner Bros. Records 5145First year7" | 7" |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records 5145First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Norway | Warner Bros. Records 5145First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records 5145First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Warner Bros. Records 45-WB.6First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5145First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5145First year7", Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | US | Warner Bros. Records 5145First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records 51457", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records A-51457", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Candy Kisses are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1960 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 5145.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5145, 45-WB.6, 9-5145) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CX - 50548 - 3 and CX 50549 2. 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.
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