Vinyl pressings
by Led Zeppelin · 1976
Candy Store Rock was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 9 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.
SS-31756-2 PP ATSide A Runout
ST-SS-31754-4 PP ATSide B Runout
ST-SS-31756-3 PP ATVariant 2: Side A Runout, etched
ST-SS-31754-4 PP ATVariant 2: Side B Runout, etched
ST-SS-31756-MOSide A Label
ST-SS-31754-MOSide B Label
ST-SS-31756-2 1-1 AT SPRunout A
ST-SS-31754-2 1-1 AT SRCRunout B
ST-SS-31756-SPLabel A
ST-SS-31754-SPLabel B
ST-SS-31756-2 1-1 AT SPSide A Runout
ST-SS-31754-2 1-1AT SRCSide B Runout
ST-SS-31756-SPSide A Label
ST-SS-31754-SPSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Swan Song SWS 70110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Swan Song 19407First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | France | Swan Song 19 407First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Swan Song SSK 19 407First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Italy | Swan Song 45-1381First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Swan Song 70110First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Portugal | Atlantic N-S-28-176First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Spain | Swan Song 45-1381 / Hispavox 45-1381 (SN)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Swan Song SS-70110First year7", Promo, 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Promo, 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Swan Song SS-70110First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Swan Song SS-70110First year7", Promo, 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Promo, 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Swan Song SS 70110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Swan Song SS 70110First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Swan Song SS 70110First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Swan Song SS 70110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Swan Song SS-701107", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of Candy Store Rock are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Japan, Canada, France and more. One of them is Swan Song SS 70110, released June 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SS 70110, SS-70110, P-35N, SWS 70110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SS-31756-2 PP AT and ST-SS-31754-4 PP AT. 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.
