Vinyl pressings
by Blues Pills · 2014
Blues Pills was first pressed on vinyl in 2014. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 2014, 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.
BE54984-01 A1 HLRunout side A, variant 1
BE54984-01 B2 MKRunout side B, variant 1
BE54984-02 C1 HLRunout side C, variant 1
BE54984-02 D1 HLRunout side D, variant 1
NB 3352-1-1Printed on side B
NB 3352-1-2Printed on side D
BE54984-01 A1 HLRunout, side A, stamped
BE54984-01 B4 MKRunout, side B, stamped
BE 54984-01 A1 HL(pressed)Side A
BE 54984-01 B2 MK(pressed) SV(etched)Side B
BE 54984-02 C1 HL(pressed) VV(etched)Side C
BE 54984-02 D1 HL(pressed)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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Austria | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2014 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2014 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3352-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 33521First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2014 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 2014 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2014 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2014 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2014 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 31911LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | Europe | Nuclear Blast Records NBR 34183LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
24 vinyl pressings of Blues Pills are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2014 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2014, in Europe, US, Austria, Germany. One of them is Nuclear Blast NB 3191-1, released July 25, 2014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NB 3191-1, NB 3352-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BE54984-01 A1 HL and BE54984-01 B2 MK. 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.
