Vinyl pressings
by Dionne Warwick · 1967
The Beginning Of Loneliness 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.
15 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
60863-1C TISide A runout, variant 1
SCE-12153B- 60707 1C TIISide B runout, variant 1
60863-1H T1Side A runout, variant 2
60707-1F T1Side B runout, variant 2
60863-1F sSide A runout, variant 1
60707-1B ssSide B runout, variant 2
SCE-12187-ASide A label
SCE-12187-BSide B label
60863-1HSide A Runout, Stamped
60707-1FSide B Runout, Stamped
TIISide A Runout, Etched
TISide B Runout, Etched
60863-1E p 1A-Side runout, variant 1
60707-1D pB-Side runout, variant 1
60863-1D p 2A-Side runout, variant 2
60707-1E p 2B-Side runout, variant 2
60863-1E ? 2Runout side A, etched
¿ ̷B̷C̷E̷ ̷1̷2̷1̷5̷3̷B̷ -60707 1BRunout side B, etched
60863Printed on side A label
60707Printed on side B label
-60863-1E 2Runout side A
-60707 - 1BRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Scepter Records SCE 12187XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Denmark | Scepter Records STU 42286First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Scepter Records HS 1019 / Scepter Records HS-1019First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N 25424First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N 25424First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International 7N 25424First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12187First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12187First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12187First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12187First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12187First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12187First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12187First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12187First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | Australia | Scepter Records JK-1768First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of The Beginning Of Loneliness are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Scepter Records SCE-12187, released March 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCE-12187, 7N 25424, JK-1768, SCE 12187X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 60863-1C TI and SCE-12153B- 60707 1C TII. 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.
