Vinyl pressings
by Baroness · 2009
Blue Record was first pressed on vinyl in 2009. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2009, 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.
83455M1/A PIRATES PRESS-RR-7053-1 ASide A runout, Stamped
83455M2/A PIRATES PRESS-RR-7053-1 BSide B runout, Stamped
83455M3/A PIRATES PRESS-RR-7053-1 CSide C runout, Stamped
83455M4/A PIRATES PRESS-RR-7053-1 DSide D runout, Stamped
83455M1/A PIRATES PRESS - RR-7053-1 ASide A stamped
83455M2/A PIRATES PRESS - RR-7053-1 BSide B stamped
83455M3/A PIRATES PRESS - RR-7053-1 CSide C stamped
83455M4/A PIRATES PRESS - RR-7053-1 DSide D stamped
RR 7053-1A 83455 M1/A PIRATES PRESSSide A stamped
RR 7053-1B 83455 M2/A PIRATES PRESSSide B stamped
RR 7053-1C 83455 M3/A PIRATES PRESSSide C stamped
RR 7053-1D 83455 M4/A PIRATES PRESSSide D stamped
RR 7053-1A 83455M1/A PIRATES PRESSSide A stamped
RR 7053-1B 83455M2/A PIRATES PRESSSide B stamped
RR 7053-1C 83455M3/A PIRATES PRESSSide C stamped
RR 7053-1D 83455M4/A PIRATES PRESSSide D stamped
PIRATES PRESS - RR7053-1 A 83455M1/ARunout side A
PIRATES PRESS - RR7053-1 B 83455M2/ARunout side B
PIRATES PRESS - RR7053-1 C 83455M3/ARunout side C
PIRATES PRESS - RR7053-1 D 83455M4/ARunout side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Relapse Records RR 7053-1First year12", 45 RPM, 12", 45 RPM, LP, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, 12", 45 RPM, LP, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Relapse Records RR705312", 45 RPM, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2009 | US | Relapse Records RR705312", 45 RPM, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Relapse Records RR705312", 45 RPM, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Relapse Records RR 7053-112", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Relapse Records RR7053First year12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Relapse Records RR 7053-1First year12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Relapse Records RR 7053-1First year12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2009 | US | Relapse Records RR 7053-1First year12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Relapse Records RR 7053-112", 45 RPM, Album, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Relapse Records RR 7053-112", 45 RPM, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Relapse Records RR7053-112", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Relapse Records RR 7053-112", 45 RPM, Album, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 7053-112", 45 RPM, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR705312", 45 RPM, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR 705312", 45 RPM, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR 705312", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR 705312", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR 705312", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Relapse Records RR 7053-112", 45 RPM, Album, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 2017 | US | Relapse Records RR 705312", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Relapse Records RR 705312", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | USA & Europe | Relapse Records RR705312", 45 RPM, Album, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 2018 | USA & Europe | Relapse Records RR705312", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | USA & Europe | Relapse Records RR705312", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Relapse Records RR 7053 / Relapse Records RR43691LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2021 | USA & Europe | Relapse Records RR7053 / Relapse Records RR4439112", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Relapse Records RR7053 / Relapse Records RR4953112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Relapse Records RR7053 / Relapse Records RR5274112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Relapse Records RR6721-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Relapse Records RR 705312", 45 RPM, Album, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress |
31 vinyl pressings of Blue Record are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2009 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2009, in US. One of them is Relapse Records RR7053, released October 13, 2009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RR7053, RR 7053-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 83455M1/A PIRATES PRESS-RR-7053-1 A and 83455M2/A PIRATES PRESS-RR-7053-1 B. 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.
