Vinyl pressings
by Michael Chapman · 1970
Window was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SHVL 786 A-2USide A runout stamped, variant 1
SHVL 786 B-2USide B runout stamped, variant 1
SHVL 786 A-2U T 1Side A runout stamped, variant 2
SHVL 786 B-2U GR 1Side B runout stamped, variant 2
SHVL 786 A-1USide A machine stamped runout
SHVL 786 B-1USide B machine stamped runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Philips 6397.019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Harvest SHVL 786LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Harvest SHVL 786First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Harvest SHVL 786 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 91956First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | CBS S 64302LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 124LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 124LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Light In The Attic LITA 124LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 786 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 91956LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | Harvest SHVL 786 / Harvest 1E 062 ○ 91956LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Window are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, Netherlands, France. One of them is Harvest SHVL 786, released December 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHVL 786, 6397.019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHVL 786 A-2U and SHVL 786 B-2U. 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.
