US
November 22, 2019- Label and catalog number
- Dark Descent Records DDR 236
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition · Sea Blue w/ Grey & White Galaxy

Vinyl pressings
by Blood Incantation · 2019
Hidden History Of The Human Race was first pressed on vinyl in 2019. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 2019, 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.
198048E1/B XVINYLX.COMSide A, Stamped
198048E2/A XVINYLX.COMSide B, Stamped
198048E1/A XVINYLX.COMSide A
198048E1/B XVINYLX.COMSide B
198048E1/A XVINYLX.COMRunout Side A
198048E1/B XVINYLX.COMRunout Side B
VI BJ84213-01 A1 KRSide A, etched - variant 1
VV BJ84213-01 A1 KRSide A, etched - variant 2
BJ84213-01 B1 KRSide B, etched - variants 1 & 2
V= BJ84213-01 A1 KRSide A, etched - variant 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Century Media 19075995811First yearLP, Album, Stereo, CD, Album, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, CD, Album, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Dark Descent Records DDR 236 / Stargate Research Society DDR 236First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Dark Descent Records DDR 236 / Stargate Research Society DDR 236LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Dark Descent Records DDR 236 / Stargate Research Society DDR 236LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Century Media 19075995811First yearLP, Album, CD, Album | LP, Album, CD, Album |
| 2019 | Europe | Century Media 19075995811First yearLP, Album, CD, Album, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, CD, Album, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Dark Descent Records DDR 236First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Dark Descent Records DDR 236 / Stargate Research Society DDR 236First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2019 | US | Dark Descent Records DDR 236First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Dark Descent Records DDR 236First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Dark Descent Records DDR 236LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Dark Descent Records DDR 236LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Century Media 19075995811LP, Album, Repress, CD, Album, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Repress, CD, Album, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | China | Northeast Steel Industry NESV-2003LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | China | Northeast Steel Industry NESV-2003LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | China | Northeast Steel Industry NESV-2003LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | China | Northeast Steel Industry NESV-2003LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2021 | US | Dark Descent Records DDR 236 / Stargate Research Society DDR 236LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Dark Descent Records DDR 236 / Stargate Research Society DDR 236LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | China | Northeast Steel Industry NESV-2003CN4LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Dark Descent Records DDR 236 / Stargate Research Society DDR 236LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | China | Northeast Steel Industry NESV-2003 / Northeast Steel Industry NESV-2003CN5LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Church Of Vinyl CHURCH119LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2023 | Germany | Church Of Vinyl CHURCH119LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Germany | Church Of Vinyl CHURCH119LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
38 vinyl pressings of Hidden History Of The Human Race are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 2019 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2019, in US, Europe. One of them is Dark Descent Records DDR 236, released November 22, 2019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DDR 236, 19075995811) 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.