UK
1975- Label and catalog number
- Contempo CLP 519
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Doris Duke · 1975
Woman was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 3 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-5124-A-1A [anvil] DSide A runout area
[anvil] SPS-5124-B-1A DSide B runout area
SPS-5124-A-1B PPRunout, Side A
SPS-5124-B-1B PPRunout, Side B
BMI
ASCAP
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Carmusic S.A.I.C. lpl 15006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Contempo CLP 519First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Scepter Records SPS 5124 / Contempo SPS 5124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Contempo SPS 5124 / Scepter Records SPS 5124First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Scepter Records SPS 5124LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Japan | Contempo 23-135 / Contempo UXP-673-CNLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Contempo UXP-673-CNLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Spain | Zafiro ZLP-3005 / Scepter Records ZLP-3005LP, Promo, Album · Promo | LP, Promo, Album · Promo |
| 1977 | Spain | Zafiro ZLP-3005 / Scepter Records ZLP-3005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK & US | Trading Places TDP54064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Woman are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Argentina. One of them is Contempo CLP 519.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLP 519, SPS 5124, lpl 15006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.