US
December 1969- Label and catalog number
- Scepter Records SCE-12273
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Monarch Pressing
- Runout / matrix
61298-1E (MR) △79118Runout A
60772-2E (MR) △79121Runout B
61298Label A
60772Label B

Vinyl pressings
by Dionne Warwick · 1969
I'll Never Fall In Love Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 2 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.
61298-1E (MR) △79118Runout A
60772-2E (MR) △79121Runout B
61298Label A
60772Label B
61298-1A G3 PRunout A etched [G3 P stamped] - Variant 1
60772-2A G3 PRunout B etched [G3 P stamped] - Variant 1
61298-1B G3 PRunout A etched [G3 P stamped] - Variant 2
60772-2B G3 PRunout B etched [G3 P stamped] - Variant 2
61298-1D TIIEtched, Side A deadwax, variant 1
6̶1̶2̶9̶5̶ 60772-2C TIIEtched, Side B deadwax, variant 1
61298-1D TIIIIIIEtched, Side A deadwax, variant 2
60772-2D TIIIEtched, Side B deadwax, variant 2
61298Label A
60772Label B
3280.1 FLabel A
3280.2 FLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Netherlands | Scepter Records FLX 3280First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12273First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12273First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12273First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12273First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Scepter Records SCE-122737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Denmark | Scepter Records STU 423517" | 7" |
| 1970 | France | Scepter Records 2C 006-91.095 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | Scepter Records DL 24 0077", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Greece | Scepter Records 55117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Scepter Records SCE-122737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | Scepter Records UP-85-S7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Scepter Records FNZK-437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | South Africa | Scepter Records PD 96457", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Spain | Discophon S-50897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Wand WN 27", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Wand WN 27", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | El Salvador | Scepter Records 122737", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Scepter Records I-1627", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Turkey | Balet BE 437", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Forever Oldies SWF-210457", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Scepter/Wand Forever SWF-210457", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of I'll Never Fall In Love Again are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Netherlands. One of them is Scepter Records SCE-12273, released December 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCE-12273, FLX 3280) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 61298-1E (MR) △79118 and 60772-2E (MR) △79121. 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.