Vinyl pressings
by Sister Sledge · 1975
Circle Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ST-C-743243-ARunout, side A, etched
ST-C-743243-ARunout, side B, etched
ST-C-743243 PRMatrix side A, on label
ST-C-743244 PRMatrix side B, on label
ST-C-743243-AA (MR) △19590(1) AT PRRunout A
ST-C-743244-AA (MR) AT △19590-X(2) PRRunout B
ST-C-743243-MOLabel A
ST-C-743244-MOLabel B
ST-C-743243-A ATSide One runout
ST-C-743244-A ATSide Two runout
ST-C-743243RISide One label
ST-C-743244RISide Two label
K-50097-A1 ARUNSide A, runout, stamped and etched (ARUN)
K-50097-B1Side B, runout, stamped
K 50097 ASide A, label number
K 50097 BSide B, label number
ST-C-743243PR-1A-2-G oSide A
ST-C-743244PR-1A-2-G oSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 36-105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 097First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 097First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-8558AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Atlantic P-8558AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9569First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50097First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K 50097First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-105LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-105First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | ATCO Records SD 36-105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Turkey | Atlantic K50097 / Atlantic 611LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Circle Of Love are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 36-105, released January 23, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 36-105, K 50097, ATL 50 097, P-8558A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-743243-A and ST-C-743243-A. 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.
