Vinyl pressings
by Dionne Warwick · 1970
I'll Never Fall In Love Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 11 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.
SPS 581 A-1A I K STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 1
SPS 581 B-1A C K STERLING RLSide B runout, variant 1
SPS 581 A-1A X C K STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 2
SPS 581 B-1A X-1 K STERLING RLSide B runout, variant 2
SPS 581 A - 1E REPL. [MR logo] △14637 ④ STERLING RLRunout A
SPS 581 B - 1C [MR logo] △14637-X STERLING RLRunout B
SPS-581-ALabel A
SPS-581-BLabel B
SPS 581 A - 1A E K STERLING RLRunout, side A, etched, STERLING, stamped
SPS 581 B - 1A X - C K STERLING RLRunout, side B, etched, STERLING, stamped
SPS-581-ALabel side A
SPS-581-BLabel side B
T | SPS 581 A - 1#D STERLING RL A2Runout A, variant 1
T | SPS 581 B - 1#D STERLING RL ARunout B, variant 1
T | SPS 581 A - 1B STERLING RL B 2Runout A, variant 2
T | SPS 581 B - 1# 1B STERLING RL B 10Runout B, variant 2
SPS - 581 - A - 1G STERLING RL E1 S XT1Side A runout
SPS581 B - 1ED x STERLING RL D4 S T 1Side B runout
SPS 581 ASide A label
SPS 581 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Trova XT-80004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Australia | Scepter Records SJL-933771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | Scepter Records SJL-933771First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Brazil | Scepter Records SPS 581 / Top Tape SPS 581First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Scepter Records SPS 581First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Scepter Records 2C 062 - 91.541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Scepter Records SHA-S 405First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Mexico | Orfeon LPI-249 / Scepter Records LPI-249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Scepter Records SJL-933771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Philippines | Scepter Records SPS 581First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Scepter Records SLP 6018 / Scepter Records SLP.6018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SPS 581First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SPS 581LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SPS 581 / Scepter Records SPS-581First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SPS 581First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Scepter Records SJL-933771LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Scepter Records SJL-933771LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Scepter Records UPS-1186-SLP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Scepter Records 16-29550 8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Africa | Scepter Records SCL 12019LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Scepter Records SPS 581LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Top Hits SPS-002LP, Album | LP, Album |
31 vinyl pressings of I'll Never Fall In Love Again are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1970 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Argentina, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Scepter Records SPS 581, released April 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPS 581, XT-80004, SJL-933771, 2C 062 - 91.541) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPS 581 A-1A I K STERLING RL and SPS 581 B-1A C K STERLING RL. 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.
