Vinyl pressings
by Beastwars · 2013
Blood Becomes Fire was first pressed on vinyl in 2013. 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 2013, 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.
DESTROY-009-A RAISE THE SWORD OF LIFE AND DEATHA runout, engraved
DESTROY-009-B RAISE THE KING BY THE SKULLB runout, engraved
ⓊA and B runouts, engraved
GOLDENA and B runouts, stamped
DESTROY-009-A RAISE THE SWORD OF LIFE AND DEATHA runout, engraved
DESTROY-009-B RAISE THE KING BY THE SKULLB runout, engraved
ⓊA and B runouts, engraved
GOLDENA and B runouts, stamped
DESTROY-009-A RAISE THE SWORD OF LIFE AND DEATHA runout, engraved
DESTROY-009-B RAISE THE KING BY THE SKULLB runout, engraved
ⓊA and B runouts, engraved
GOLDENA and B runouts, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | New Zealand | Destroy Records DESTROY009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2013 | New Zealand | Destroy Records DESTROY009First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | New Zealand | Destroy Records DESTROY009First yearLP, Album, Record Store Day · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | New Zealand | Destroy Records DESTROY009LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | New Zealand | Destroy Records DESTROY009LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | New Zealand | Destroy Records DESTROY009LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Zealand | Destroy Records DESTROY023LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | New Zealand | Destroy Records DESTROY023LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | New Zealand | Destroy Records DESTROY023LP, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | New Zealand | Destroy Records DESTROY023LP, Album, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Blood Becomes Fire are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2013 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2013, in New Zealand. One of them is Destroy Records DESTROY009, released April 19, 2013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DESTROY009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DESTROY-009-A RAISE THE SWORD OF LIFE AND DEATH and DESTROY-009-B RAISE THE KING BY THE SKULL. 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.
