Vinyl pressings
by Amorphis · 1994
Tales From The Thousand Lakes was first pressed on vinyl in 1994. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1994, the album's first year. 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.
MZE 1065/A 3Side A stamped - Variant 1
MZE 1065/A 4Side A stamped - Variant 2
MZE 1066/A 3Side B stamped - Variant 1
MZE 1066/A 4Side B stamped - Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 097-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1995 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 097-1 PD / Nuclear Blast 27361 68971LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Relapse Records RR6500Reissue, LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | Reissue, LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | Finland | Relapse Records RR6500LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR6500LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Relapse Records RR6500LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR6500LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR6500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Europe | Relapse Records RR7414LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Relapse Records RR7414LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Relapse Records RR7414LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Relapse Records RR7414LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Relapse Records RR7414LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Relapse Records RR7414LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Relapse Records RR7414 / Relapse Records RR43531LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Relapse Records RR7414 / Relapse Records RR44461LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Relapse Records RR7414 / Relapse Records RR47891LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Relapse Records RR7414LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | US | Relapse Records RR7414 / Relapse Records RR47901LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR7414 / Relapse Records RR48811LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Relapse Records RR7414 / Relapse Records RR49851LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Relapse Records RR7414 / Relapse Records RR49841LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
22 vinyl pressings of Tales From The Thousand Lakes are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1994 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in Germany. One of them is Nuclear Blast NB 097-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NB 097-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MZE 1065/A 3 and MZE 1065/A 4. 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.
