Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1985
In Square Circle was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
51 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 26 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.
#12 6134 TL_RE2 A 15A ❀ SLM Δ10504 1-1-SM1-1A-side runout etched
#12 6134 TL RE2-B 15A ❀ SLM Δ10504-X 1-3B-side runout etched
#12 #15 6134 TL-RE1 A 15B ❀ SLM Δ10504 ZDB 1-1A Side (variant 1)
#12 6134 TL-RE2-A 15B ❀ SLM Δ10504 11-3A Side (variant 2)
6134TLASide 1 Label
6134TLBSide 2 Label
6134-TL-RE-1-A-15B [flower] SLM Δ10504 WGLW 1-2 #13Etched Side A, Variant 1
6134-TL-RE-1-B-15A [flower] SLM Δ10504-X WGLW 1-2 #13Etched Side B, Variant 1
6134-TL-RE2-A-15A [flower] SLM Δ10504 1-2 QTDO #13Etched Side A, Variant 2
6134-TL-RE2-B-15B [flower] SLM Δ10504-X 1-2 QTDO #13Etched Side B, Variant 2
6134TL REZ A 1B (sign) SLm △ 10504 I-3 #12Side A variant 1
6134TL REZ B 5A (sign) SLm △ 10504-X I-3 #12 013Side B variant 1
6134TL REZ A ISA (sign) SLM △ 10504 1-1-SM1-1 800 #12Side A variant 2
6134TL REZ-B 5B (sign) SLM △ 10504-X 1-15-SM1-1 J10 #0Side B variant 2
6134-TL-RE-1-A-15B [Flower] SLM Δ10504 WGLW 1-2 #13Side 1 Runout
6134-TL-RE-1-B-15A [Flower] SLM Δ10504-X WGLW 1-2 #13SIde 2 Runout
6134TLASide 1 Label
6134TLBSide 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | Motown TLP 60157 / Tamla TLP 60157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Argentina | Motown TLP 60157First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Australia | Motown SFL1 0135LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | Motown SFLI 0135 / Motown SFL1 0135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Barbados | Motown 6134TLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Motown 110.8012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Tamla T 6134First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Tamla T 6134LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Canada | Tamla T 6134LP, Album, Club Edition, Mixed · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mixed · Club edition |
| 1985 | Canada | Tamla T-6134First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Colombia | RCA Victor 05(1731)02102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Ecuador | Motown 312-0605 / Motown 6134-MLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Ecuador | Motown 312-0605First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | El Salvador | Motown MTNL-009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Motown ZL 72005 / Motown ZL72005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Tamla T-6134 / Tamla TAM-6134LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Iceland | Motown ZL 72005LP, Album | LP, Album |
64 vinyl pressings of In Square Circle are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Australia, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Tamla 6134TL, released September 13, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6134TL, SFL1 0135, VIL-28001, TLP 60157) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, #12 6134 TL_RE2 A 15A ❀ SLM Δ10504 1-1-SM1-1 and #12 6134 TL RE2-B 15A ❀ SLM Δ10504-X 1-3. 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.
