Vinyl pressings
by R. Dean Taylor 路 1971
Candy Apple Red was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 4 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.
D2-01-D2-896M01 [A4KM-3200-1 A TVC] R-5030F-ARunout, Side A, etched, [stamped]
D2-5-D2-896M02 [TVC A4KM-3201-1 A] R-5030F-BRunout, Side B, etched, [stamped]
896M01Label, Side A
896M02Label, Side B
D2-01-D2-896M02Side A Label
D2-5-D2-896M01Side B Label
D2-01-D2-896M01 A4KM-3200-1 饾搻饾摗饾摕 R-5030F-ARunout side A, etched, except [A4KM-3200-1 饾搻饾摗饾摕] stamped
D2-S-D2-896M02 A4KM-3201-1 饾搻饾摗饾摕 R-5030F-BRunout side B, etched, except [A4KM-3201-1 饾搻饾摗饾摕] stamped
D2-01-D2-896M01Side A Label
D2-S-D2-896M02Side B Label
D2-01-D2-896M0L [A4KM-3200-1 ARP] R-5030F-ASide A Runout, etched, [stamped]
D2-01-D2-892S03 [MK ARP A4KS-3202-1] R-5030 FDJ 4Side B Runout, etched, [stamped]
D2-01-D2-896M0LSide A Label
D2-01-D2-892S03Side B Label
D2-01-D2-896M01 R-5030F-AA-side label, etched
A4KM-3200-1A-side label, stamped
D2-01-D2-892S03 R-5030FDJB-side label, etched
A4KS-3202-1B-side label, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-9578First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Rare Earth R 5030FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Rare Earth R 5030FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | Rare Earth 1C 006-92 674 MFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Rare Earth R 5030FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Rare Earth R 5030FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo 路 Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo 路 Promo |
| 1971 | US | Rare Earth R 5030FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Rare Earth R 5030FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono 路 Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono 路 Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | US | Rare Earth R 5030FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Rare Earth R 5030FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono 路 Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono 路 Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-9578First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo 路 Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo 路 Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Candy Apple Red are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany. One of them is Rare Earth R 5030F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5030F, TMO-9578, 1C 006-92 674 M) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D2-01-D2-896M01 [A4KM-3200-1 A TVC] R-5030F-A and D2-5-D2-896M02 [TVC A4KM-3201-1 A] R-5030F-B. 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.
