Vinyl pressings
by Dionne Warwick · 1968
Do You Know The Way To San José was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 15 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.
p 60944-1BA side, runout, etched / p stamped inverted
60926-1A pB side, runout, etched / p stamped sideways
60942A Side Label
60926B Side Label
60942-1C(etched)A side deadwax
60926-1D(etched)B side deadwax
60942-1Q sSide A runout etched
60926-1H sSide B runout etched
60942Side A Label
60926Side B Label
60942-1A 0A side, runout, etched / 0 stamped
60926-1B pB side, runout, etched / p stamped
60942A Side Label
60926B Side Label
60942-1AA side, runout, etched
o 60926-1B .- JB side, runout, etched / o stamped
(60942)A Side Label
(60926)B Side Label
60942-1C TIIIA side, runout, etched
60926-1D TIIB side, runout, etched / p stamped
60942A Side Label
60926B Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Scepter Records JK-2320First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | Scepter Records SCE 12216First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Scepter Records STU 42318First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Disques Vogue INT.80 133 / Disques Vogue INT. 80133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14745First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Greece | Scepter Records 5513First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N 25457First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Scepter Records SC 719First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Scepter Records JBSC 719First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Scepter Records SCE-12216First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Mexico | Scepter Records EP-1-089First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Scepter Records FLX 3205First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Scepter Records JK-2320First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | Scepter Records HS-1102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | Scepter Records HS-1102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | El Salvador | Scepter Records S568-17", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Mexico | Scepter Records I-0817", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Mexico | Scepter Records I-0817", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
30 vinyl pressings of Do You Know The Way To San José are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Scepter Records SCE-12216.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCE-12216, SCE-12216-B, 7N.25457, 7N 25457) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p 60944-1B and 60926-1A p. 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.
