Release History
Winter in America was originally released as a 12" vinyl record, in stereo format only. Released in May 1974 with a limited supply, the record remained out of print for nearly twenty five years in the United States until 1998, when Scott-Heron acquired ownership of his recordings, with the exception of his material for the Flying Dutchman label. Afterwards, he initiated a reissue project through his own Rumal-Gia label, which had obtained a distribution deal with TVT Records. The compact disc reissue contains bonus tracks, including the live version of the title track, and the original and new liner notes written by Gil Scott-Heron. Prior to this, a German release of Winter in America was issued in 1992 as was a remastered LP in 1996. However, they did not include these features. Other remasters were also released in Europe, as listed below.
| Region | Year | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | May 1974 | Strata-East Records | stereo vinyl LP | SES-19742 |
| Germany | 1992 | Bellaphon Records | CD | 660-51-015 |
| United Kingdom | 1996 | Snapper Music, Charly Records | digipack CD | SNAP103CD |
| United States | March 10, 1998 | Rumal-Gia Records, TVT Records | CD | TVT-4320-2 |
| United States | 1998 | Rumal-Gia, TVT | remastered LP | TVT-4320 |
| Italy | 2001 | Get Back Records | CD | GET-8004 |
| Italy | 2004 | Get Back | remastered LP | GET-98004 |
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