Post by Martin on Jul 6, 2020 11:45:18 GMT
I've been looking at the labels for some Candid mono releases and I've found an odd detail that somebody here might be able to help with...
I'm looking at the typical yellow orange and red labels with DG. Let's use Booker Ervin - That's It! as a case study example.
The catalogue number is printed on the right-hand side of the label - i.e. CJM 0814 in this case. Immediately below that, another number appears but there seem to be two variants:
a). TM 8574 (on Side A) / TM 8575 (on Side B).
b). M9OP-4619 (on Side A) / M9OP-4620 (on Side B).
I've got two theories:
1).These variants represent two pressings (first and second).
2). Candid used two different pressing plants at the same time making the two variants simultaneous first pressings.
I should add that I've seen photos of white label versions of both the above variants on Instagram.
I'm increasingly finding the phrase "first pressing" (or for that matter "second pressing", "third pressing" etc) frustratingly unhelpful. My problem with it is that it suggests pressings were done as discrete separate events at specific times. I don't believe that reflects the reality of things - I think there was more often an ongoing continuous pressing of records to meet demand and, at various points, factors would change. I'm starting to think it terms of cover, label and vinyl variants that can be placed in a chronological order and certain combinations of these can then (sometimes) be used to identify the earliest combination (which we conveniently call the "first pressing"). Anyway, that's a rant for another day. The main thing I'm interested in here is any light that can be shed on the Candid label variants about and what they might mean/signify.
I'm looking at the typical yellow orange and red labels with DG. Let's use Booker Ervin - That's It! as a case study example.
The catalogue number is printed on the right-hand side of the label - i.e. CJM 0814 in this case. Immediately below that, another number appears but there seem to be two variants:
a). TM 8574 (on Side A) / TM 8575 (on Side B).
b). M9OP-4619 (on Side A) / M9OP-4620 (on Side B).
I've got two theories:
1).These variants represent two pressings (first and second).
2). Candid used two different pressing plants at the same time making the two variants simultaneous first pressings.
I should add that I've seen photos of white label versions of both the above variants on Instagram.
I'm increasingly finding the phrase "first pressing" (or for that matter "second pressing", "third pressing" etc) frustratingly unhelpful. My problem with it is that it suggests pressings were done as discrete separate events at specific times. I don't believe that reflects the reality of things - I think there was more often an ongoing continuous pressing of records to meet demand and, at various points, factors would change. I'm starting to think it terms of cover, label and vinyl variants that can be placed in a chronological order and certain combinations of these can then (sometimes) be used to identify the earliest combination (which we conveniently call the "first pressing"). Anyway, that's a rant for another day. The main thing I'm interested in here is any light that can be shed on the Candid label variants about and what they might mean/signify.
