Vinyl pressings
by Liz Story · 1982
Solid Colors was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 2 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-1023-A 15838(3)+Runout Side A Etched
WHS-C-1023-B 15839(3)+Runout Side B Etched
WHS C-1023ALabel Side A
WHS C-1023BLabel Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Windham Hill Records L43020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Windham Hill Records C-1023 / Windham Hill Records WHS C-1023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Windham Hill Records TA-C-1023LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Windham Hill Records WHP-28008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Windham Hill Records WH 1023 / A&M Records AMWH 61023LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Windham Hill Records WH-91023LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1023LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1023LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1023LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | USA & Canada | Windham Hill Records WH-1023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Solid Colors are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1982 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Australia. One of them is Windham Hill Records C-1023.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-1023, L43020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WHS-C-1023-A 15838(3)+ and WHS-C-1023-B 15839(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.
