Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1965
Second Album 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 3 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.
SR4M--2655-2 B H-1368 RSide A runout, variant 1
SR4M--2656-1 B H-1369 A1 RSide B runout, variant 1
SR4M--2655-2 B2 H-1368 Ω RSide A runout, variant 2
SR4M--2656-1-B H-1369 A1 RSide B runout, variant 2
SR4S-2682-1-FVariant 1 (Side A, Stamped)
HS-1368 S-1 M̵S̵6̵3̵2̵ MS634AVariant 1 (Side A, Etched)
SR4S-2683-1-FVariant 1 (Side B, Stamped)
HS-1369 S-2 MS 634BVariant 1 (Side B, Etched)
SR4M--2655-2-F I A5Side A runout variant 1, stamped
H-2368Side A runout variant 1, etched
SR4M--2656-1- I B2Side B runout variant 1, stamped
̷S̷R̷4̷M̷ H-1369Side B runout variant 1, etched
SR4S--2682-1-B A1 R HS 1368Runout A, variant 1
SR4S--2683-1-N A1 R MS-634-BRunout B, variant 1
SR4S--2682-1-B A1 R HS 1368Runout A, variant 2
SR4S--2683-1-N R MS-634-BRunout B, variant 2
SR4M - 2655 - 2- D H-1368 HStamped side A, H-1368 etched
SR4M - 2656 - 1 E H-1369 HStamped side B, H-1369 etched
SR4M-2655-2-M A IIII MT-634 A -Side A runout
SR4M-2656-1 J MT 634 B H-1369 S-2 XSide B runout
H-1368 SR4M-2655Side A label
H-1369 SR4M-2656Side B label
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 | Canada | Motown S 634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown MO-634First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Motown M 634First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown MOS-634 / Tamla Motown 634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Motown S 634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Motown 634 / Motown S-634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Jamaica | Motown M 634 / Motown TMLC 40007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Motown 634 / Motown M-634First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Motown MS 634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-634 / Motown MT-634First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Motown 634 / Motown S 634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Motown M 634 / Motown MT-634First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Motown M 634 / Motown 634First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-634 / Motown MT-634First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Motown MS-634 / Motown 634First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Tamla Motown STMR 9007 / Tamla Motown 0C 054-90 634LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Tamla Motown STMS 5077LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Motown 5264MLLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | USA & Canada | Motown 620899 / Elemental Music 620899LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 054-90634LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11021LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Motown 634 / Motown S 634LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Second Album are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1965 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Jamaica, Canada. One of them is Motown 634, released November 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 634, MS 634, M-634, M 634) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR4M--2655-2 B H-1368 R and SR4M--2656-1 B H-1369 A1 R. 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.
