Vinyl pressings
by The Shirelles · 1958
Dedicated To The One I Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 2 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.
G433 F Bell Sound LWA-side runout, variant 1
G 434 F Bell Sound LWB-side runout, variant 1
G433 F Bell Sound LWA-side runout, variant 2
G 434 F Bell Sound III LWB-side runout, variant 2
T-1053-ASide A Label
T-1053-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Norway | Top Rank International T 1053First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Scepter Records 1203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | Reo 8375X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Scepter Records 12037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Scepter Records 12037", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Scepter Records 12037", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Top Rank International TRS 16307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Canada | Reo 8542X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Top Rank International JAR-549, 45-KR-10777", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | US | Scepter Records SR 12037", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1961 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12037", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Top Rank International R 45 - 20297", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | US | Scepter Records 12037", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Scepter Records 12037", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Scepter Records 12037", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Scepter Records 12037" | 7" |
| ? | US | Scepter Records 12037", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | US | Scepter Records SCE-12037", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of Dedicated To The One I Love are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1958 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Norway. One of them is Scepter Records 1203.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1203, T 1053) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G433 F Bell Sound LW and G 434 F Bell Sound LW. 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.
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