Vinyl pressings
by Brian Poole & The Tremeloes · 1964
Candy Man was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 10 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.
DRF-32470-T1-2CRunout A: machine stamped variant 1
DRF-32002-T1-1CRunout B: machine stamped variant 1
DRF-32470-TI-2C 3 DRunout A: machine stamped variant 2
DRF-32002-TI-IC 2 DRunout B: machine stamped variant 2
DRF-32470-T1-2CRunout A: Machine stamped
DRF-32002-T1-1CRunout B: Machine stamped
DR.32470Label A-side
DR.32002Label B-side
DRF-32470-T1-1CRunout A: Machine stamped
DRF-32002-T1-1CRunout B: Machine stamped
DR.32470Label A-side
DR.32002Label B-side
DRF-32470-T1-1CRunout A: machine stamped
DRF-32002-T1-2CRunout B: machine stamped
K/TUK tax code, labels
DR.32470Label A-side
DRF-32470-T1-2CRunout A: machine stamped variant 1
DRF-32002-T1-1CRunout B: machine stamped variant 1
DRF-32470-T1-2C K KT 1Runout A: machine stamped variant 2
DRF-32002-T1-1C BB KT 1Runout B: machine stamped variant 2
DR 32470 I 11 3 64Runout A: Machine stamped
DR 32002 I 11 3 64Runout B: Machine stamped
DR.32470Label A-side
DR.32002Label B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Decca Y7141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | London Records L. 2501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Decca F.11823First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Decca DL 25127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Hong Kong | Decca F.11823First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Decca DEC.278First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | South Africa | Decca FM 7-7053First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Decca F.11823 / Decca F 11.823First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.11823First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.11823First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.11823First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.11823First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.11823First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | Decca F 11823First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Candy Man are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Italy, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Decca F.11823, released January 24, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F.11823, F 11823, Y7141, L. 2501) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DRF-32470-T1-2C and DRF-32002-T1-1C. 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.
