Vinyl pressings
by Amebix · 1985
Arise! was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
NO GODS NO MASTERS. VIRUS =46= A=1 ORLAKE A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, hand-etched
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN MUST BE TAKEN BY STORM VIRUS =46= B-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. ORLAKERunout side B, hand-etched
NO GODS NO MASTERS. VIRUS =46= A=1 ORLAKE A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, hand-etched
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN MUST BE TAKEN BY STORM VIRUS =46= B-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. ORLAKERunout side B, hand-etched
NO GODS NO MASTERS. VIRUS =46= A=1 ORLAKE A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, hand-etched
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN MUST BE TAKEN BY STORM VIRUS =46= B-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. ORLAKERunout side B, hand-etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 46First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 46First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 46LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1985 | US | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 46First yearLP, Advance, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Advance, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Alternative Tentacles virus 243 / Alternative Tentacles virus 243-2LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM |
| 2007 | US | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 243-I-TLP, 7", Test Pressing, 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, 7", Test Pressing, 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | Amebix Records AMBEA001LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | UK | Amebix Records AMBEA001LP / Amebix Records AMBEA001LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, 7", EP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, 7", EP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Amebix Records AMBEA001LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 243LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Repress |
| ? | US | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 243LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Repress |
11 vinyl pressings of Arise! are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1985 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, US. One of them is Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 46.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VIRUS 46) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NO GODS NO MASTERS. VIRUS =46= A=1 ORLAKE A PORKY PRIME CUT and THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN MUST BE TAKEN BY STORM VIRUS =46= B-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. ORLAKE. 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.
