Vinyl pressings
by The Strangeloves · 1965
I Want Candy was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
Bell Sound W-1003-1B ☆ LWRunout side A, variant 1
☆ Bell Sound W-1004-1B ☆ LWRunout side B, variant 1
Bell Sound W-1003-1A ☆ LWRunout side A, variant 2
☆ Bell Sound W-1004-1A ☆ LWRunout side B, variant 2
W-1003-A-II LWA Etched
Bell Sound W-1004-1B-II LWB Etched
W-1003-1A-21 LW Δ67610 MRA-side runout
W-1004-1A-21 LW Δ57610-X MR Bell SoundB-side runout
W-1003A-side label
W-1004B-side label
W-1003A
W-1004B
45 KR 4591 1-1A
45 KR 4592 -1B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Stateside OSS-181First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Bang Records B-501First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Bang Records B-501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | France | Barclay 60629First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR 20.006 / Bang Records SIR 20.006First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR 20-006 / Bang Records SIR 20-006First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Stateside SS 446First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2099First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | Stateside SS 446First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Stateside SS 446First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | UK | Stateside SS 446First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Bang Records B-501First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Bang Records B-501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Bang Records B-501First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Bang Records B-501First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Stateside 45-JSS 10707", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of I Want Candy are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Bang Records B-501, released May 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B-501, SS 446, OSS-181, 60629) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Bell Sound W-1003-1B ☆ LW and ☆ Bell Sound W-1004-1B ☆ 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.
