Vinyl pressings
by Blood Incantation · 2022
Timewave Zero was first pressed on vinyl in 2022. 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 2022, the album's first year, in 4 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.
BL59143-01 A1 KRSide A runout
BL59143-01 B1 KRSide B runout
AL59155-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbHCD Matrix
BL59143-01 A1 KR 1=Vinyl runout A, variant 1
BL59143-01 B1 KR 1=Vinyl runout B, variant 1
BL59143-01 A1 KR 1+Vinyl runout A, variant 2
BL59143-01 B1 KR 1|Vinyl runout B, variant 2
BL59143-01 A1 KR VyRunout side A
BL59143-01 B1 KR VxRunout side B
AL59155-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbHCD
AL59155-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbHCD
BL59143-01 A1 KR I↾Side A, etched
BL59143-01 B1 KR TISide B, etched
AL59155-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbHCD
238407E1/ASide A
238407E2/ASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | China | Northeast Steel Industry NESV-2209 / Century Media12", EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | China | Northeast Steel Industry NESV-220912", EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | China | Northeast Steel Industry NESV-220912", EP, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", EP, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | Europe | Century Media 19439949101First yearLP, EP, CD, EP, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, EP, CD, EP, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Germany | Century Media 19439949101First yearLP, EP, CD, EP, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, EP, CD, EP, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2022 | USA & Canada | Century Media 19439977611First year12", EP | 12", EP |
| 2022 | Europe | Century Media 19439949101First yearLP, EP, CD, EP | LP, EP, CD, EP |
| 2022 | Europe | Century Media 19439949101First yearLP, EP, CD, EP, All Media, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, EP, CD, EP, All Media, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Century Media 19439949101First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, CD, EP · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, CD, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | China | Northeast Steel Industry NESV-220912", EP, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Timewave Zero are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2022 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2022, in US, Europe, Germany, USA & Canada. One of them is Century Media 19439949101, released February 25, 2022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 19439949101, 19439977611) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BL59143-01 A1 KR and BL59143-01 B1 KR. 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.
