Vinyl pressings
by William Ackerman · 1981
Passage was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 6 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-D · C 1014·A RE·1 SR + SLM +++ Δ672A side runout, variant 1
WHS·D - C · 1014-B SR + SLM +++ Δ672-XB side runout, variant 1
WHS-D · C 1014·A RE·1 SR + SLM + Δ672A side runout, variant 2
WHS·D - C · 1014-B SR + SLM + Δ672-XB side runout, variant 2
WH-1014-A SD2. Face with pointy ears 1190-A2Runout - Etched - Side A
WH-1014-B SD3.. Face with pointy ears etching 1190-B3Runout - Etched - Side B
WH-1014AMatrix - Center Label - Side A
WH-1014BMatrix - Center Label - Side B
SMX 66123 Ⓡ2B3 APSide A runout
SMX 66124 Ⓡ2B APSide B runout
SMX-66123Side A label
SMX-66124Side B label
A-B-I A C-66, 22 932-01-1Runout side A
A-B-I A O C-66, 22 932-01-2Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia & New Zealand | Windham Hill Records L43011 / Windham Hill Records (WH-1014)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Windham Hill Records WH-91014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Windham Hill Records TA-C-1014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Windham Hill Records TA-C-1014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Windham Hill Records TA-C-1014First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1981 | Japan | Windham Hill Records WHP-28002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Windham Hill Records WHP-28002First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Windham Hill Records WHSD-C1014 / Windham Hill Records WHSD-C 1014First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Windham Hill Records WHSD-C 1014LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1987 | Brazil | Windham Hill Records 371 014-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | South Korea | Windham Hill Records SEL-RA 1041LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | South Korea | Windham Hill Records WH-1014LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Windham Hill Records 371014-1 / A&M Records 371014-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1014LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Windham Hill Records WH-1014LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Passage are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1981 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Australia & New Zealand, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Windham Hill Records WHSD-C1014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WHSD-C1014, WH-1014, L43011, WH-91014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WHS-D · C 1014·A RE·1 SR + SLM +++ Δ672 and WHS·D - C · 1014-B SR + SLM +++ Δ672-X. 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.
