Vinyl pressings
by George Winston · 1980
Autumn (Piano Solos) was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 5 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.
WHS-C-1012-A-Re5 KPG 10028(3) + pSide A runout etchings
WHS-C-1012-B ☆ [Saturn] EW 9257(3) +Side B runout etchings
WHS C-1012ASide A label
WHS C1012BSide B label
SMX 66115 ®2F APSide A - runout, etched
SMX 66116 ®2A ͻLSide B - runout, etched
SMX-66115Side A - label
SMX-66116Side B - label
X TAC-012-A O A C-66,22931-01-1 A-B-IRunout Side A
TAC-1012-B A-B-I A C-66,22 931-01-2Runout Side B
WHP - 28001 - A TO
WHP - 28001 - B TO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Windham Hill Records L 43007 / Windham Hill Records L-43007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Windham Hill Records WHS A-1012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Windham Hill Records TA-C-1012 / Windham Hill Records 6.25991First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Windham Hill Records WHP-28001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Windham Hill Records WHS C-1012 / Windham Hill Records C-1012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Windham Hill Records C-1012LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Windham Hill Records AMWH 61012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Windham Hill Records WHS C-1012 / Windham Hill Records C-1012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Unknown | Windham Hill Records WH-1012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Windham Hill Records WH-91012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | South Korea | Windham Hill Records SEL-RA 351 / Windham Hill Records WH 1012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | Windham Hill Records C28Y5001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Brazil | Windham Hill Records 371 018-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Windham Hill Records 371 012-1 / A&M Records 371 012-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Windham Hill Records 371012-1 / A&M Records 371012-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Windham Hill Records TA-C-1012 / Windham Hill Records 6.25991LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH 1012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records C-1012 / Windham Hill Records WHS C-1012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH 1012 / Windham Hill Records WHS C-1012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of Autumn (Piano Solos) are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1980 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Windham Hill Records WHS C-1012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WHS C-1012, L 43007, WHS A-1012, TA-C-1012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WHS-C-1012-A-Re5 KPG 10028(3) + p and WHS-C-1012-B ☆ [Saturn] EW 9257(3) +. 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.
