Vinyl pressings
by Dawn ยท 1970
Candida / Look At... was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
48 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 26 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.
9617 ๐๐ก๐ Lw BestwayRun-out Side A, etched (ARP stamped)
9618 Lw Bestway ๐๐ก๐Run-out Side B, etched (ARP stamped)
9617Side A Label
9618Side B Label
9617- [MR logo] โณ81293A-Side Runout
9618- [MR logo] โณ81293-XB-Side Runout
9617A-Side Label
9618B-Side Label
9617 LW BestwayRunout side A
9618 LW BestwayRunout side B
9617Label side A
9618Label side B
9617 โ lw Bestway [IIllegible]Runout, side A, etched
9618 lw Bestway 21494Runout, side B, etched
9617Side A Label
9618Side B Label
9617 Lw BestwayA-side runout etching
9618-2-1-1 PRB-side runout etching
9617Side A label
9618Side B label
9617Side A
9618Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Parlophone 1289First year7", 33 โ RPM, Single | 7", 33 โ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Australia | Bell Records BLL 9187First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Barbados | Stateside BEL 1118First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | Stateside 4C 006 91719 M / Stateside 4 C 006-91 719 MFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Brazil | Odeon 7BT-39First year7", 33 โ RPM, Single | 7", 33 โ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Bell Records BELL GT. 73XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Bell Records BELL 903XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Bell Records BELL GT 73X7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1970 | Chile | Odeon 13043First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono ยท Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono ยท Mono |
| 1970 | Denmark | Bell Records BLL 903First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Bell Records 2 C006-91719 MFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | Bell Records 903 / Bell Records BELL 903First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Bell Records 903 / Bell Records BELL 903First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Greece | Bell Records 7525First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | India | Stateside ESS 139First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Bell Records BLL-91877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Ireland | Bell Records BLL (I) 11187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Bell Records BELL 880357", 45 RPM, Single, Mono ยท Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono ยท Mono |
| ? | Lebanon | Stateside CSS 113167", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
55 vinyl pressings of Candida / Look At... are listed here, from 31 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Bell Records 903, released July 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 903, BELL 903, B-903, BLL 1118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9617 ๐๐ก๐ Lw Bestway and 9618 Lw Bestway ๐๐ก๐. 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.
