US
1978- Label and catalog number
- Whitfield Records WHK 3226
- Format
- LP, Album · Winchester Pressing
- Runout / matrix
WHK-1-3226 WW1 KENDUN-CRunout Side A
WHK-2-3226 WW1 KENDUN-CRunout Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Willie Hutch · 1978
In Tune was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.
WHK-1-3226 WW1 KENDUN-CRunout Side A
WHK-2-3226 WW1 KENDUN-CRunout Side B
WHK-1-3226 JW1 # 3 KENDUN-C JG 0Runout side A
WHK-2-3226-RE-1-JW1 # 2 0 KENDUN-DRunout side B
WHK-1-3226 LW1.. KENDUN-D 1 ƒ ✲Runout side A
WHK-2-3226 LW1. KENDUN-D 1 ƒ ✲Runout side B
WHK-1-3226 LW1.. #88 KENDUN-D 1 ƒ ✲Runout side 1 (variant 2)
WHK-2-3226 2 LW1. #88 KENDUN-D ƒ ✲Runout side 2 (variant 2)
Side1: WHK-1-3226 JW1 #2 KENDUN-C JG 0
Side2: WHK-2-3226 JW 1 #3 KENDUN-C JG 0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 559First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 559 / Whitfield Records WHK 32 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 559 / Whitfield Records WHK 32 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 559First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Whitfield Records K56559 (WHK 3226)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Whitfield Records WHK 3226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Whitfield Records WHK 3226LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Whitfield Records WHK 3226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Whitfield Records WHK 3226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Whitfield Records WHK 3226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of In Tune are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Austria, Europe and more. One of them is Whitfield Records WHK 3226.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WHK 3226, K56559 (WHK 3226), WB 56 559) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WHK-1-3226 WW1 KENDUN-C and WHK-2-3226 WW1 KENDUN-C. 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.