Vinyl pressings
by Dionne Warwick · 1972
From Within was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 8 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.
SPS2-598A-1E MR(in circle stamped) Audiospectrum △16742(1) Al BrownSide A (etched)
SPS2-598B-1F MR(in circle stamped) Audiospectrum △16742-X(2) Al BrownSide B (etched)
SPS2-598C-1F MR(in circle stamped) Audiospectrum △16743 (1) Al BrownSide C (etched)
SPS2-598D-1E MR(in circle stamped) Audiospectrum △16743-X(2) Al BrownSide D (etched)
SPS2-598A-1A KXXX Audiospectrum- Al. BrownEtched A, variant 1
SPS2-598B-1A KXX Audiospectrum- Al. BrownEtched B, variant 1
SPS2-598C-1A KXX Audiospectrum- Al. BrownEtched C, variant 1
SPS2-598D-1A KXX Audiospectrum- Al. BrownEtched D, variant 1
SPS598A-1G Audiospectrum Al.BrownRunout A
SPS2·598B-1C Audiospectrum Al . BrownRunout B
SPS2·598C-1D PP Audiospectrum Al . BrownRunout C
SPS2-598D-1C PP Audiospectrum Al.BrownRunout D
T1 SPS2-598AJH-1 Audiospectrum NYC 1A Al BrownSide A
T1 SPS2-598B-1H Audiospectrum (BALLOON) Al BrownSide B
T1 SPS2-598C-1H Audiospectrum (BALLOON) Al BrownSide C
T1 SPS2-598D-1H Audiospectrum D Al BrownSide D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Scepter Records SJL 245/6 / Scepter Records SPS 2-598First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | Top Tape SPS 598/2 / Top Tape 598-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | Scepter Records SPS 598First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Scepter Records SPS 2-598First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Scepter Records SPS 2-598First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Scepter Records UXP-611-SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Scepter Records UXP-613-SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Scepter Records 25-5003First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | South Africa | Scepter Records SCD 12023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Wand WCS 1007First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Wand WCS 1008First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | UK | Wand WCS.1008 / Wand WCS 1008First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | US | Scepter Records SPS 2-598First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Scepter Records SPS 2-598First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Scepter Records SPS 2-598First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Astor SPS 2598 / Astor SPS 2-598LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of From Within are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Scepter Records SPS 2-598.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPS 2-598, WCS 1007, WCS 1008, WCS.1008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPS2-598A-1E MR(in circle stamped) Audiospectrum △16742(1) Al Brown and SPS2-598B-1F MR(in circle stamped) Audiospectrum △16742-X(2) Al Brown. 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.
