US
October 6, 2017- Label and catalog number
- Fearless Records FEAR00265
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Black & Bone w/Splatter
Vinyl pressings
by August Burns Red · 2017
Phantom Anthem was first pressed on vinyl in 2017. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 2017, the album's first year, in 3 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.
MRP0887 / FEAR00265-A 161471E1/A1Side A (Stamped)
FEAR00265-A BLACKBELT-LEVISide A (Etched)
MRP0887 / FEAR00265-B 161471E2/ASide B (Stamped)
FEAR00265-B BLACKBELT-LEVISide B (Etched)
R-32266 FEAR00376-D1 BLACKBELT-LEVISide A runout
R-32267 FEAR00376-D2 BLACKBELT-LEVISide B runout
R-32268 FEAR00376-D3 BLACKBELT-LEVISide C runout
FEAR00376-D4 R-32269 BLACKBELT-LEVISide D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Fearless Records FEAR00325First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Fearless RecordsFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Fearless Records FEAR00324First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Fearless Records FEAR00265First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Fearless Records FEAR00265 / Fearless Records FEAR00354First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Fearless Records FEAR00362 / Fearless Records FEAR00265First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Fearless Records FEAR00376First yearBox Set, Album, Limited Edition, 7", 45 RPM, 7", 45 RPM, 7", 45 RPM, 7", 45 RPM, 7", 45 RPM, 7", 45 RPM · Limited, Colored vinyl | Box Set, Album, Limited Edition, 7", 45 RPM, 7", 45 RPM, 7", 45 RPM, 7", 45 RPM, 7", 45 RPM, 7", 45 RPM · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Fearless Records FEAR00265 / Fearless Records FEAR00357First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | USA & Canada | Fearless Records FEAR00265First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | USA & Canada | Fearless Records FEAR00265First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2017 | USA & Canada | Fearless Records FEAR00265LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | USA & Canada | Fearless Records FEAR00265First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Fearless Records FEAR00265First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Phantom Anthem are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2017, in US, Europe, USA & Canada. One of them is Fearless Records FEAR00265, released October 6, 2017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FEAR00265, FEAR00362, FEAR00376, FEAR00324) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.