Vinyl pressings
by The Miracles · 1975
City Of Angels 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.
19 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 13 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.
T6-339S1-HS2525-1-RE1-D03 JS HRunout A etched [H stamped]
T6-339S1-HS-2526-2-03BJS HRunout B etched [H stamped]
HS-2525–1Label A
HS-2526–2Label B
T6-33951-HS-2525-1A SX B S1Run-out A-side [etched]
T6-33951-HS 2526-2 /A :E S1 SXRun-out B-side [etched]
HS-2525-1Label A-side
HS-2526-2Label B-side
T6-33951-HS2525-1-REI-DO3 #13 JSRunout A, etched
T6-33951-HS-2526-2 O3A JS #13Runout B, etched
HS-2525-1Label A
HS-2526-2Label B
HS-2525-1A-side
HS-2526-2B-side
STML 12010 A-2 G NICK W 1Side A, runout, stamped/etched, variant 1
STML 12010 B-2 NICK W G 1Side B, runout, stamped/etched, variant 1
STML 12010ASide A, label
STML 12010BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO-10131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Motown T-339V1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Motown T-339V1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Canada | Motown T-339V1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Colombia | Tamla Motown MWS 4113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Tamla Motown T6-339S1 / Tamla T6-339S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 062 - 97 079 / EMI Electrola GmbH 1C 062 - 97 079LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 062 - 97 079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Tamla T6-339S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Tamla Motown TSM ST 60123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Tamla T6-339S1 / Tamla Motown HS 2525 -1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Motown SWX-6232 / Tamla Motown SWX-6232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 062-97079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Philippines | Tamla Motown TM-2193 / Tamla Motown T6-339 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Tamla T6-339S1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | Jen Sheng JS-5069LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Tamla T6-339S1 / Tamla T6-339 S1LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Tamla T6-339S1LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Tamla T6-339S1LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of City Of Angels are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Tamla T6-339S1, released September 17, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T6-339S1, STML 12010, STMLO-10131, T-339V1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T6-339S1-HS2525-1-RE1-D03 JS H and T6-339S1-HS-2526-2-03BJS H. 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.
