Vinyl pressings
by Dionne Warwick · 1967
I Say A Little Prayer was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 10 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.
60865-1AD TI [Inverted]Side A - Etched, variant 1
60966-1C TIIIIII [Inverted]Side B - Etched, variant 1
60865-1P TIIISide A - Etched, variant 2
60966-1C TISide B - Etched, variant 2
60865-1F sSide A - Runout (Var. 1)
60966-1F sSide B - Runout (Var. 1)
60865 -1Q ssSide A - Runout (Var. 2)
60966-1̶F̶ 1E ssssssSide B - Runout (Var. 2)
60865-1ASide 1- Etched
60966-1KSide 2 - Etched
p 60865-1B 10A-Side Runout Etching (Variant)
p 60966-1BB-Side Runout Etching (Variant)
60865-1RSide A runout variant 1
60966-1LSide B runout variant 1
60865-1PSide A runout variant 2
60966-1PSide B runout variant 2
SCE-12203A-60865-1MSide A etched
60966-1TSide B etched
60865A-side label
60966B-side label
p 60865-1A 1 2A-Side runout
p o 60966- 1J FB-Side runout
60865A-Side label
60966B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Scepter Records SCE-12203XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | Denmark | Scepter Records STU 42304First year7" | 7" |
| 1967 | France | Disques Vogue 45 INT 80.108 / Scepter Records 45 INT 80.108First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Greece | Scepter Records 5505First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Scepter Records SC 718First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Jamaica | Scepter Records SCE-12203First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Scepter Records FLX 3199First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Scandinavia | Scepter Records HS-1100First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Scandinavia | Scepter Records HS-1100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Scandinavia | Scepter Records HS-1100First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N.25435First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N.25435First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12203First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12203First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12203First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Scepter Records JK-20277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Forever Oldies SWF-210467", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Eric Records 40107", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo |
| ? | US | Scepter/Wand Forever SWF-21,0467", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
32 vinyl pressings of I Say A Little Prayer are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Scepter Records SCE-12203, released October 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCE-12203, 7N.25435, SCE 12203X, SCE-12203X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 60865-1AD TI [Inverted] and 60966-1C TIIIIII [Inverted]. 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.
