Vinyl pressings
by Dusty Springfield · 1969
The Windmills Of Your Mind was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 11 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.
A - 15289 — 21 (MR) LW Δ75605 W ATA side; runout
A - 15290 — 21 (MR) LW Δ75605 X AT WB side; runout
A-15289-MOSide A Label
A-15290-MOSide B Label
A-15289X - I [SRC LOGO] LW W ATSide A Runout
A - 15290 - I [SRC LOGO] LW AT WSide B Runout
A-15289 SPSide A Label
A-15290 SPSide B Label
A - 15289 I LW W ATRunout Side A
A - 15290 I LW W ATRunout Side B
A-15289-PLSide A Label
A-15290-PLSide B Label
A-15289Label Side A
A-15290Label Side B
A-15290 SPLabel, side A
A-15289 SPLabel, side B
AT A - 15289 - 1 SRC LW wRunout Etchings (Both Sides)
A-15289 SPLabels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Philips BF-439First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Austria | Philips 326 972 BFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Brazil | Philips CS 139.039First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Brazil | Philips CS 139.039First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Philips PH 2623First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Philips B 326.972 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Philips 326 972 BFFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Philips 326 972 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Philips 326 972 BFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Philips PF-338063First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Norway | Philips 326.976 BFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Peru | Philips P 05621 FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic 45-2623First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic 45-2623First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic 45-2623First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | Philips 326.9727", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Turkey | Philips Bf 3269727", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
23 vinyl pressings of The Windmills Of Your Mind are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Austria, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-2623, released April 1, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2623, M-345, BF-439, 326 972 BF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A - 15289 — 21 (MR) LW Δ75605 W AT and A - 15290 — 21 (MR) LW Δ75605 X AT W. 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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