Vinyl pressings
by The Cars · 1979
Candy-O was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
53 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 28 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.
6̶E̶-̶1̶9̶9̶ A -SP 5E-507-A RTB STERLING |-Side A runout, variant 1
5E-507-B |-2 6̶E̶-̶1̶9̶9̶-B-SP RTB STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
6̶E̶-̶1̶9̶9̶ A -SP 5E-507-A RTB STERLING |-Side A runout, variant 2
5E-507-B |- 6̶E̶-̶1̶9̶9̶-B-SP RTB STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
6̶E̶-̶1̶9̶9̶. A - SP 5E-507-A RTB STERLING |-Side A runout, variant 1
5E-507-B |- 6̶E̶-̶1̶9̶9̶-B-SP RTB STERLING- SPSide B runout, variant 1
6̶E̶-̶1̶9̶9̶. A - SP 5E-507-A RTB STERLING 1-4Side A runout, variant 2
6̶E̶-̶1̶9̶9̶. B.1 - SP 5E-507-B1 RTB STERLING 1-1 SRCSide B runout, variant 2
5E-507-A-9-SP \ 1 STERLING [SRC logo]Side A runout
6̶E̶-̶1̶9̶9̶-B-1-SP 5E-507-B ' RTB STERLING 1-1 [SRC logo]Side B runout
5E-507-A SPSide A label
5E-507-B SPSide B label
5E-507-A-7-AR B-14112 RTB STERLINGRunout A, variant 1
5E-507-B--7-AR B-14113 RTB STERLINGRunout B, variant 1
5E-507-A8-AR B-14271 RTB STERLINGRunout A, variant 2
5E-507-B-9-AR B-14316 RTB STERLINGRunout B, variant 2
5E-507 6̶E̶-̶1̶1̶7̶ A-5-PRCW-1-3 RTB STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
5E-507 6̶E̶-̶1̶1̶7̶ B-5-PRCW-1 RTB STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
5E-507 6̶E̶-̶1̶1̶7̶ A-5-PRCW-1-4 RTB STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
5E-507 6̶E̶-̶1̶1̶7̶ B-5-PRCW-1-1 RTB STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
5E-507-A-7-AR B-14112 RTB STERLINGRunout A, variant 1
5E-507-B-7-AR B-14113 RTB STERLINGRunout B, variant 1
5E-507-A8-AR B-14271-1 RTB STERLINGRunout A, variant 2
5E-507-B-9-AR 2-B-14316 (sub) RTB STERLINGRunout B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Elektra 208704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Elektra 5E 507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Austria | Elektra ELK 52 148 / Elektra 5E-507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Belgium | Elektra ELK 52 148 / Elektra 5E-507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Brazil | Elektra 32.039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Elektra X5E-507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Elektra X5E-507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Elektra X5E-507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | China | Bae Lek BL-1008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Colombia | Elektra 23(4031)00160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | Elektra ELK 52 148 (5E-507) / Elektra ELK 52 148First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | Elektra ELK 52 148 (5E-507) / Elektra ELK 52 148First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | Elektra ELK 52 148 (5E-507) / Elektra ELK 52 148First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Elektra ELK 52148First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Elektra ELK 52 148 / Elektra 5E-507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mexico | Elektra LWE-5367LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Mexico | Elektra LWE-5367LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Elektra 5E 507 / Elektra 5E-507LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | US | Elektra NR 49 / Nautilus Recordings NR 49LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Nautilus Recordings NR 49LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | Elektra 5E-507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | Elektra LB 52148 / Elektra 52148LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Elektra 960327-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Elektra LB 52148 / Elektra 52148LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-324LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2011 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-324LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2017 | Europe | Elektra 081227938284 / Rhino Records 081227938284LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Remastered |
| 2017 | US | Elektra R1 560031 / Rhino Records R1 560031LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | Elektra RCV1 507 / Elektra 603497842551LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Rhino Records RHF1 507 / Rhino Records 081227834852LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2024 | US | Rhino Records RHF1 507 / Rhino Records 081227834852LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Elektra RCVS 507 / Elektra 603497820955LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Elektra 83003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Elektra X5E-507LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Elektra X5E-507LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Elektra K 52 148 / Elektra ELK 52148LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Elektra ELK 52 148LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra 5E-507LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra 5E-507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra 5E-507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra 5E 507 / Elektra 5E-507LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Elektra 5E-507LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Elektra 5E-507LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Elektra 5E-507 / Elektra 5E 507LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Elektra 5E-507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
94 vinyl pressings of Candy-O are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1979 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Greece, Mexico and more. One of them is Elektra 5E-507, released June 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5E-507, K52148, 52148, GWEA-5367) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6̶E̶-̶1̶9̶9̶ A -SP 5E-507-A RTB STERLING |- and 5E-507-B |-2 6̶E̶-̶1̶9̶9̶-B-SP RTB STERLING. 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.
