Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Cockburn · 1971
High Winds White Sky 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.
5 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
TN-3-A TGSide A runout, variant 1
TN-3B-1B-2-GSide B runout, variant 1
TN-3-A TG 0 8Side A runout, variant 2
TN-3B-1B-2-GSide B runout, variant 2
TN-3-A TG 0Runout side A
TN-3B-1B-2-G 0Runout side B
TN-3ALabel side A
TN-3BLabel side B
TN-3-A TGSide A runout, etched
TN-3-B TGSide B runout, etched
TN-3ASide A label
TN-3BSide B label
TN 3A IA 2G DM ° (Face 1)
TN 3B IB 2G DM 31 (Face 2)
TN-3-A TG ⚬Side A, runout, variant 1
TN-3-B TGSide B, runout, variant 1
TN-3ASide A, label
TN-3BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | True North TN 3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | True North TN-3 / True North TN 3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | True North TN 3First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | Canada | True North TN 3First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | True North TN 3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPN-62LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Canada | True North 62063800047212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 2010 | Canada | True North TNV004LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | True North WTN-3 / True North TN 3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | True North WTN-3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | True North TN 3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | True North TN 3LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | True North TN 3 / True North TN-3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | True North WTN-3 / True North TN-3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | True North TN 3 / CBS TN 3LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | True North TNV004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of High Winds White Sky are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1971 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Canada. One of them is True North TN 3.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TN 3, TN-3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TN-3-A TG and TN-3B-1B-2-G. 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.
