Vinyl pressings
by Dionne Warwick · 1971
The Dionne Warwicke Story was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 4 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-2-596A-1A XA Side Runout Etched
SPS-2-596B-1B XB Side Runout Etched
SPS-2-596C-1B X -CC Side Runout Etched
SPS-2-596D-1B XX (L)D Side Runout Etched
SPS 2-596A-1N [stamped "C"] T 2Side A - Runout Etching
SPS 2-596B-1L [stamped "D"] T1Side B - Runout Etching
SPS-2-596C-IN-1 al Brown Audiospectrum T1Side C - Runout Etching
SPS 2-596D-1L [stamped "B"]6 5 X T 2Side D - Runout Etching
SPS-2-596A-1B (1)Side A etched
SPS-2-596B-1B XX DSide B etched
SPS-2-596C-1B XSide C etched
SPS-2596D-1B K.Side D etched
SPS-2-596 A-1 G.K. PRRunout side A, etched
SPS-2-596B-1 G.K. PRRunout side B, stamped ['G.K. PR' etched]
SPS-2-596C-1 G.K. PRRunout side C, stamped ['G.K. PR' etched]
SPS-2-596 D-1 G.K. PRRunout side D, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Brazil | Scepter Records SPS596First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | Top Tape SPS 596-3First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Canada | Scepter Records SPS 2-596First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Scepter Records SPS 2-596First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Scepter Records SPS 2-596First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Mexico | Scepter Records SLEMB-327First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Taiwan | First Record FL-2137 / First Record FL-2138LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | US | Scepter Records SPS 2-596 / Scepter Records SPS-2-596First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Scepter Records SPS 2-596LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Scepter Records SPS-2-596First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Scepter Records SPS 2-596 / Scepter Records SPS-2-596First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Scepter Records SPS 2-596 / Scepter Records SPS-2-596First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Scepter Records SPS 2-596First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Scepter Records SPS 2-596 / Scepter Records SPS-2-596First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Scepter Records SPS 2-596 / Scepter Records SPS-2-596First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Astor SPS 2596 / Astor SPS 2-596LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | Scepter Records SJL 181/2LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Scepter Records SPS 2-596LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | Top Tape SPS 5962LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | Scepter Records SPS 596/2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Mexico | Scepter Records Slemb-327(slemb_1-327 y 2-327), slemc 497 (slemc_3-497, 4-497, 5-497 y 6-497)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Scepter Records 19-5006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Scepter Records SJL 181/2LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Top Hits SPS 007-2LP, Album | LP, Album |
29 vinyl pressings of The Dionne Warwicke Story are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1971 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Brazil, Canada, Mexico. One of them is Scepter Records SPS 2-596.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPS 2-596, SPS-2-596, SPS596, SPS 596-3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPS-2-596A-1A X and SPS-2-596B-1B X. 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.
