Vinyl pressings
by AFI · 2025
Silver Bleeds The Black Sun... was first pressed on vinyl in 2025. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 2025, 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.
301579E1/B 02390429Side A runout
301579E2/D 02390250Side B runout
301579E1/B 02390186Side A runout, variant 1
301579E2/D 02341419Side B runout, variant 1
301579E1/B 02299463Side One
301579E2/C 02299581Side Two
301579E1/B 02299463Side One
301579E2/C 02299581Side Two
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC 300First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC 300First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC 300First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC300First yearLP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC300First yearLP, Album, Special Edition | LP, Album, Special Edition |
| 2025 | Unknown | Run For Cover Records RFC300First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC 300First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC300First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC 300LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Run For Cover Records RFC300LPC712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2025 | USA & Canada | Run For Cover Records RFC300First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | USA & Europe | Run For Cover Records RFC300First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | USA & Europe | Run For Cover Records RFC300First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | USA, Canada & Europe | Run For Cover Records RFC300First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Run For Cover Records RFC 300First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Silver Bleeds The Black Sun... are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2025, in Worldwide, US, USA & Canada, USA & Europe and more. One of them is Run For Cover Records RFC 300, released October 3, 2025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RFC 300, RFC300) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 301579E1/B 02390429 and 301579E2/D 02390250. 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.
