Vinyl pressings
by Dionne Warwick · 1964
Make Way For Dionne Warwick was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 7 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.
0 SPS-523A-1GSide A runout, variant 1
0 0 SPS-523B-1ESide B runout, variant 1
0 SPS-523A-1G /I///I///IIIIIII/ISSide A runout, variant 4
SPS-523B-1E 0 IIIISSide B runout, variant 4
o SPS- 523A-1G T D IISide A runout
o o SPS-523B-1E D IIIIIIIIIISide B runout
SPS-523-ASide A label
SPS-523-BSide B label
o SPS ̶S̶L̶P̶ 523 A Bell Sound LW T /\3B IIIIIIII/IIXI ISide A runout, variant 1
SPS o ̶S̶L̶P̶ 523 B Bell Sound LW /\ III\IIII/\\/ T \IIISide B runout, variant 1
o SPS ̶S̶L̶P̶ 523 A Bell Sound LW T /\3B IIIIIII/Side A runout, variant 2
o o SPS-523B 1-E T II IIIIII II II BSide B runout, variant 2
MR LP 523-A 1 LW Bell Sound sf △6957Runout A
MR LP 523-B 1 LW Bell Sound sf △6957-XRunout B
LP-523-ALabel A
LP-523-BLabel B
o SPS-523A-1J PSide A runout
o SPS-523B-1F PSide B runout
SPS-523-ASide A label
SPS-523-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Barry B 330 (C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Scepter Records SPS 523First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Scepter Records SRM 523First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | France | Disques Vogue LD 650 30 / Scepter Records LD 650 30First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | France | Scepter Records LD 650 30 / Disques Vogue LD 650 30First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Italy | Fontana 683 103 TLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Fontana 683 103 TLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | South Africa | Fontana 683 103 TLFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | UK | Pye International NPL 28046First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Scepter Records SRM-523First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Scepter Records LP 523 / Scepter Records 523First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Scepter Records SRM-523 / Scepter Records LP 523First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Scepter Records SLP 523First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Scepter Records 523 / Scepter Records LP 523First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Scepter Records (S) 523 / Scepter Records SPS 523First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Disques Vogue LP. 650-30 / Disques Vogue LP 650 30LP | LP |
| 1971 | Australia | Universal Summit SRA250-003 / Universal Summit SRA-250,003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Scepter Records 2C 062-92084 / Scepter Records 2C 062-92.084LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Scepter Records (S) 523 / Scepter Records SPS 523LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Scepter Records (S) 523 / Scepter Records SPS 523LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Spain | Turquesa MSE 3.014 SLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | DOL DOL956HGLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Italy | Wax Love Records WL82097LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Universal Record Club UP-780LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Universal Record Club UP780 / Universal Record Club SU-780LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Australia | Philips PD 152LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Scepter Records SJL-932977LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Scepter Records (S) 523 / Scepter Records SPS 523LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Yashima Disc 390010LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Scepter Records SJL-932977 / Scepter Records SRM-523LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Scepter Records S 523LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Scepter Records (S) 523 / Scepter Records SPS 523LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
43 vinyl pressings of Make Way For Dionne Warwick are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1964 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Scepter Records (S) 523, released August 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use (S) 523, 523, SRM-523, LP 523) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 SPS-523A-1G and 0 0 SPS-523B-1E. 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.
