Vinyl pressings
by Amorphis · 1993
The Karelian Isthmus was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1993, 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 0075/A 4Side A stamped - Variant 1
MZE 0075/A 5Side A stamped - Variant 2
MZE 0076/B 4Side B stamped - Variant 1
MZE 0076/B 3Side B stamped - Variant 2
MZE 0076/C 3Side A variant 1
MZE 0075/B 3Side B variant 1
MZE 0076/C 1Side A variant 2
MZE 0075/B 1Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 072First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1993 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 072-1 PDFirst yearLP, 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 | US | Relapse Records RR6553LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Relapse Records RR6553LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Relapse Records RR6553LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Relapse Records RR7413LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Relapse Records RR7413LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Relapse Records RR7413LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Relapse Records RR7413LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Relapse Records RR7413LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | USA & Europe | Relapse Records RR7413LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Relapse Records RR7413 / Relapse Records RR49831LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Relapse Records RR7413 / Relapse Records RR49821LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
13 vinyl pressings of The Karelian Isthmus are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1993 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in Germany. One of them is Nuclear Blast NB 072.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NB 072, NB 072-1 PD) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MZE 0075/A 4 and MZE 0075/A 5. 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.
