Vinyl pressings
by Alex Henry Foster · 2018
Windows In The Sky was first pressed on vinyl in 2018. 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 2018, the album's first year. 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.
HTRAHF 18A.A (REI) SAFFrunout side A etched
HTRAHF 18A.B (REI) SAFFrunout side B etched
HTRAHF 18A.C (REI) SAFFrunout side C etched
HTRAHF 18A.D (REI) SAFFrunout side D etched
HTRAHF 18A.A (REI) SAFFSide A
HTRAHF 18A.B (REI) SAFFSide B
HTRAHF 18A.C (REI) SAFFSide C
HTRAHF 18A.D (REI) SAFFSide D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Canada | Hopeful Tragedy Records HTRAHF18A / Sony MusicFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2018 | Canada | Hopeful Tragedy Records / Sony MusicFirst year12", Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 12", Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Canada | Hopeful Tragedy Records / Sony MusicFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Canada | Hopeful Tragedy RecordsFirst year12", Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered | 12", Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered |
| 2018 | Canada | Hopeful Tragedy Records12", Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Special Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo, Limited, Numbered | 12", Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Special Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo, Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Canada | Hopeful Tragedy Records HTRAHF20C / Sony Music12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2020 | Canada | Hopeful Tragedy RecordsLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Canada | Hopeful Tragedy RecordsLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2020 | Canada | Hopeful Tragedy RecordsLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Canada | Hopeful Tragedy Records HTRAHF20C12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Canada | Hopeful Tragedy Records HTRAHF20C12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2025 | Canada | Hopeful Tragedy Records HTRAHF23B / Sony Music12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Windows In The Sky are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2018 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in Canada. One of them is Hopeful Tragedy Records, released November 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HTRAHF18A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HTRAHF 18A.A (REI) SAFF and HTRAHF 18A.B (REI) SAFF. 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.
