Vinyl pressings
by Dionne Warwick · 1966
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, 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.
60723 TIIIRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
60421 TIIIRunout, side B, etched, variant 1
60723 TIII LXRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
60421 TIIIIII LXRunout, side B, etched, variant 2
P 60723A runout
P 60421B runout
60723A label
60421B label
60723 LX SDeadwax A, Variant 1
60421 LX SDeadwax B, Variant 1
60723 LX SDeadwax A, Variant 2
60421 LX S SDeadwax B, Variant 2
60723 LX T1Runout side A, etched
60421 LX T1Runout side B, etched
60723Label Side A
60421Label Side B
SCE 12167Label Side A
SCE 12168Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Argentina | Scepter Records 2049First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Scepter Records SCE 12167XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | France | Disques Vogue INT.80065First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14586First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14586First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Scepter Records HS 1012First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Scepter Records SCE 12167First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Scepter Records SCE 12167First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Scepter Records SCE 12167First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Scepter Records SCE 12167First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Scepter Records SCE 12167First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Japan | Scepter Records US-230-S7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Scepter Records JK-1535 / Scepter Records SCE121677", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Denmark | Scepter Records STU 422587", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Argentina, Canada, France and more. One of them is Scepter Records SCE 12167.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCE 12167, 2049, SCE 12167X, INT.80065) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 60723 TIII and 60421 TIII. 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.
