Vinyl pressings
by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson · 1974
Winter In America was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
SES 19742 A s/wRunout side A, variant 1
SES 19742 B-1 s/wRunout side B, variant 1
SES 19742 A s/w IRunout side A, variant 2
SES 19742 B-1 I I s/wRunout side B, variant 2
SES 19742 A swRunout side A etched
SES 19742 B-1 swRunout side B etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | Strata-East SES-19742First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Strata-East SES-19742First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Strata-East SES-19742First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Strata-East SES-19742LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | US | Strata-East SES-19742LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | US | Strata-East SES-19742LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | UK | AFE AFEMP 1017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Japan | Strata-East SES-19742LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1997 | UK | Charly Records CHARLYLP0002-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1998 | US | Rumal-Gia Records TVT 4320 / TVT Classics TVT 4320LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Italy | Get Back GET 8004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2003 | US | Rumal-Gia Records TVT 4320 / TVT Classics TVT 4320LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2004 | Italy | Get Back GET 8004LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2004 | Italy | Get Back GET98004 / Lo-Cost GET98004LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | LMLR SES-19742LP, Album, Record Store Day, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Strata-East SES-19742 / LMLR SES-19742LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | France | Strata-East SES-19742 / LMLR SES-19742LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | USA & Europe | Culture Factory 783 889 / LMLR 783 889LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Strata-East SES-19742LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Winter In America are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1974 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US. One of them is Strata-East SES-19742.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SES-19742) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SES 19742 A s/w and SES 19742 B-1 s/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.
