Vinyl pressings
by Taï Phong · 1976
Windows was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, 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.
WAR 56264 LPL 4647 1Y DAC 380 CIDISSide A Runout Variant 1
WAR 56264 B DU3 CIDISSide B Runout Variant 1
WAR 56264 LPL 4647 1Y DAC 380 CIDIS Λ 1 5Side A Runout Variant 2
WAR 56264 B DU3 CIDIS A 8Side B Runout Variant 2
FLP-56264-Side I -1A-2G:Side 1
FLP-56264-Side II -1A-2G:Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records FLP 56264First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 264First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10364WLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10364WLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 264LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 264LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 264LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 264LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 264LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 264LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 264LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Windows are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1976 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in France, Canada. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 56 264.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 56 264, FLP 56264) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WAR 56264 LPL 4647 1Y DAC 380 CIDIS and WAR 56264 B DU3 CIDIS. 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.
