US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Skye Records SK-4DBuddah Records BD SD SK
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Psychedelic labels
Vinyl pressings
by Grady Tate · 1968
Windmills Of My Mind was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
AudioMatrix SK-4D-A (MR) Δ12305 RLRunout A etched / AudioMatrix, (MR) stamped
AudioMatrix SK-4D-B (MR) Δ12305-X RLRunout B etched / AudioMatrix, (MR) stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | US | Skye Records SK-4D / Buddah Records BD SD SKFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Skye Records SK-4D / Buddah Records SK-4DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Skye Records SK-4D / Skye Records SK 4DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Skye Records SK-4D / Skye Records SK 4DFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Skye Records SK-4D / Skye Records SK 4DFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Skye Records SK-4D / Skye Records SK 4DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Skye Records SK-4DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Fontana 887 951 TYLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Fontana 887 951 TY / Fontana STL.5490LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Japan | Skye Records BT-8078LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Fontana FOX-7002LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Windmills Of My Mind are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US. One of them is Skye Records SK-4D.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SK-4D) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.