Vinyl pressings
by Dionne Warwick · 1968
Valley Of The Dolls was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 12 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-568-A MR △11580A-side runout
SPS-568-B MR △11580-XB-side runout
SPS-568-AA-side label
SPS-568-BB-side label
SPS 568 A-1C 1 o T A11A-Side runout, variant 1
SPS 568 B-1C 1 o T A10B-Side runout, variant 1
SPS 568 A-1d 1 T B1 2 oA-Side runout, variant 2
SPS 568 B-1C 1 o T A12B-Side runout, variant 2
SPS-568-A ∆11580A-Side etched runout
SPS-568-B ∆11580-XB-Side etched runout
SPS-568-AA-Side label
SPS-568-BB-Side label
SPS-568-A K 1-BRunout, Side A, Variant 1
SPS-568-B 2X K 1-BRunout, Side B, Variant 1
SPS-568-A 1 K 1-ARunout, Side A, Variant 2
SPS-568-B a K 1-BRunout, Side B, Variant 2
SPS-568-A ∆11580
SPS-568-B ∆11580-X
SPS-568-A ~ ↑Side A
SPS-568-A ~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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Scepter Records JL-32842First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | Scepter Records SJL-932842First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Brazil | Scepter Records 50.003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Scepter Records SPS 568First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Disques Vogue CINT. 40042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Disques Vogue CINT. 40042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten CINT. 40042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Italy | Scepter Records SLCS 7005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Mexico | Orfeon LPI-115First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | Mexico | Scepter Records LPI-115LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Scepter Records 379 005 SNUFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Scepter Records SJL-932842 / Scepter Records SRS-568First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Spain | Scepter Records 10.048-SE / Vergara 10.048-SEFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Pye International NSPL 28114 / Pye International NSPL.28114First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Pye International NPL 28114 / Pye International NPL.28114First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Mexico | Scepter Records LPI-115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | 51 West Records & Tapes Q 16272LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Scepter Records SJL-932842LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Scepter Records SJL-932,842LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Scepter Records SPS-568LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Taedo EU 217LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Scepter Records SPS-568 / Scepter Records SPS 568LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Scepter Records SPS 568LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Scepter Records SPS 568LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of Valley Of The Dolls are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1968 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Scepter Records SPS 568, released March 17, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPS 568, SPS-568, SRM-568, NSPL 28114) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPS-568-A MR △11580 and SPS-568-B MR △11580-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.
