Vinyl pressings
by The Byrds · 1968
Candy was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ABCS-OC 9A Bell Sound LWSide A runout
ABCS-OC 9B Bell Sound LWSide B runout
ABCS-OC-9-ASide A label
ABCS-OC-9-BSide B label
ABCS-OC O Bell Sound △12811Runout, Side A, variant 1
ABCS-0C OD Bell Sound LW △12811-XRunout, Side B, variant 1
ABCS-OC 9A Bell Sound [MR in circle] LW △12811Runout, Side A, variant 2
ABCS-OC 9B Bell Sound [MR in circle] LW △12811-XRunout, Side B, variant 2
ABCS-OC 9A Bell Sound (MR) L2 ∆ 12811Runout side A
ABCS-OC 9B Bell Sound (MR) LW ∆ 12811-XRunout side B
ABCS-OC 9A Bell Sound [MR in circle] LW △12811Side A runout
ABCS-OC 9B Bell Sound [MR in circle] LW △12811-XSide B runout
ABCS-OC-9-ASide A label
ABCS-OC-9-BSide B label
056 594Label, side A
056 595Label, side B
056 594
056 595
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | ABC Records ABCE-609First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Belgium | ABC Records ABCS 19 505First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | ABC Records ABCS-OC-9First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Stateside SSLM 6063First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ABC Records ABCS-OC-9LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1968 | US | ABC Records ABCS-OC-9First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ABC Records ABCS-OC-9First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ABC Records ABCS-OC-9First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | ABC Records ABCS-OC-9First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Columbia 1 C 062-90 102LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | CAM SAG 9029LP | LP |
| 1969 | UK | Stateside SL 10276LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Stateside SSL 10276LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | ABC Records ABCS-OC-9LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | ABC Records ABCS-OC-9LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | ABC Records SR472LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Mexico | Probe SLEM 436LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Reel Time RTLP1004LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Stateside SOSL 10276 / Stateside SOSL-10276LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | CAM SAG 9029LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Stateside SSL 10276LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Candy are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1968 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Argentina, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCS-OC-9, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCS-OC-9, ABCE-609, ABCS 19 505, SSLM 6063) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABCS-OC 9A Bell Sound LW and ABCS-OC 9B Bell Sound LW. 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.
