Vinyl pressings
by Burzum · 1996
Filosofem was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1996, 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.
DFI 95-12 AMAZON 009 ASide A
DFI 95-12 AMAZON 009 BISide B
DFI 95-12 AMAZON 009 CSide C
DFI 95-12 AMAZON 009 ASide A
DFI 95-12 AMAZON 009 BISide B
DFI 95-12 AMAZON 009 CSide C
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | UK | Misanthropy Records AMAZON 009 / Cymophane Productions EYE 004LP, Album, Test Pressing, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1996 | UK | Misanthropy Records AMAZON 009 / Cymophane Productions EYE 004First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1996 | UK | Misanthropy Records AMAZON 009 / Cymophane Productions EYE 004First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | UK | Back On Black BOBV019LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2005 | UK | Back On Black BOBV019LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2008 | UK | Back On Black BOBV089LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2008 | UK | Back On Black BOBV089LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | UK | Back On Black BOBV089LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Back On Black BOBV089LPLTDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Back On Black BOBV812PDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2025 | Europe | Cymophane Productions EYE 004LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2026 | Europe | Misanthropy Records AMAZON 009 / Cymophane Productions EYE 004LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Hammerheart RecordsLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
13 vinyl pressings of Filosofem are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1995 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in UK. One of them is Misanthropy Records AMAZON 009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMAZON 009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DFI 95-12 AMAZON 009 A and DFI 95-12 AMAZON 009 BI. 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.
