Vinyl pressings
by Celtic Frost · 1985
To Mega Therion was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. 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 1985, 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.
N 0031-A SNBSide A runout, stamped / SNB etched, variant 1
N 0031-B SNBSide B runout, stamped / SNB etched, variant 1
N 0031-A SNB·Side A runout, stamped / SNB· etched, variant 2
N 0031-B SNB·Side B runout, stamped / SNB· etched, variant 2
BRC-1964A THIS SIDE SNB 230 EL DM 2Side A runout
BRC-1964B SNB 230 EL DM 2 THAT SIDESide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Canada | Banzai Records BRC 1964First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Germany | Noise N 0031LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Germany | Noise N 0031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Combat MX 8091 / Noise MX 8091LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Combat MX 8093LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | US | Combat MX 8091 / Noise MX 8091LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Combat MX 8091 / Noise MX 8091LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Brazil | Woodstock Discos WSK-109LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | South Korea | Seoul Records SIPR-028 / Noise International N 0031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1999 | Italy | Earmark EM201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Italy | Earmark EM201 PAlbum, LP, Picture Disc, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | Album, LP, Picture Disc, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UK | Noise NOISE2LP011 / BMG NOISE2LP011LP, Album, LP, Compilation, All Media, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, LP, Compilation, All Media, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Noise NOISE2CLP011LP, Reissue, LP, Compilation, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, LP, Compilation, All Media, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Woodstock Discos WSK-109LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of To Mega Therion are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1985 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Germany, Canada. One of them is Noise N 0031, released October 27, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use N 0031, BRC 1964) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, N 0031-A SNB and N 0031-B SNB. 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.
