US
April 12, 2011- Label and catalog number
- Metal Blade Records 3984 14999
- Format
- 12", EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Clear
Vinyl pressings
by Between the Buried and Me · 2011
The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues was first pressed on vinyl in 2011. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 2011, the album's first year, in 2 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.
BB44244-01A1 11261-14999- 1 (A) S-75557 XSide A
BB44244-01B1 11261-14999- 1 (B) S-75558 XSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984 14999-1First yearEP, 12", Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | EP, 12", Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984 14999First year12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984 14999First year12", EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984 14999First year12", EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984 14999First year12", EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984 14999First year12", EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-25163-112", EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-14999-112", EP, Repress | 12", EP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-25163-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Czech Republic | Metal Blade Records 3984-25163-1 / Metal Blade Records 03984251631812", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2020 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-25163-1 / Metal Blade Records 03984251636312", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-25163-1 / Metal Blade Records 03984251631812", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-25163-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-25163-112", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-25163-112", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Repress · Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2011 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2011, in US, Europe. One of them is Metal Blade Records 3984 14999, released April 12, 2011.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3984 14999, 3984 14999-1) 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.