Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1954
Hits From Can-Can was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1954, 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.
F1-482Side A label
F2-482Side B label
482 2O UHSide A stamped, partially obscured by label
2 482 2O CHSide B stamped, partially obscured by label
CAP F1-482 X Sch.-A.On runout side A
CAP F2-482 X Sch.-A.On runout side B
Sch.-A.Handwr. sign. on runout, both sides
F1-482-D1 [Anvil logo]Side A runout
F2-482-D2#2 [Anvil logo]Side B runout
F1-482Side A label
F2-482Side B label
F1-482 D1 ☖ M3-159534Runout side A
F2-482 D2 ☖ M3-159535Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | France | Capitol Records EAP 1-482First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1954 | Netherlands | Capitol Records EAP 1-482First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1954 | US | Capitol Records EAP 1-482First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1954 | US | Capitol Records EAP 1-482First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1954 | France | Capitol Records EAP 1-482First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1954 | Germany | Capitol Records EAP 1-482First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1954 | UK | Capitol Records EAP 1-482First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1955 | UK | Capitol Records EAP 1-482 / Capitol Records EAP.1 4827", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1956 | Spain | Capitol Records EAP 1-4827", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records CEP037 / Capitol Records CEP-0377", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records EAP 1-4827", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records CAltEP-0377", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records EAP 1-4827", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Norway | Capitol Records EAP 1-482 / Capitol Records EAP1-4827", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
14 vinyl pressings of Hits From Can-Can are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1954 and 1956.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in UK, US, France, Germany and more. One of them is Capitol Records EAP 1-482, released November 1954.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EAP 1-482) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F1-482 and F2-482. 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.
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