Vinyl pressings
by Christian Death · 1986
Atrocities was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, the album's first year, in 3 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.
669333F - A1 - C OUR YOUNG BODIESA-side variant 1
669333F - B2B-side variant 1
669333F - A1 - C OUR YOUNG BODIESA-side variant 2
669333F - B1 - CB-side variant 2
669333F - A2Side A runout stamped, variant 1
669333F - B2Side B runout stamped, variant 1
669333F - A1 - C OUR YOUNG BODIES.Side A runout stamped, variant 2
669333F - B1 -CSide B runout stamped, variant 2
669333F-A 2Side A, stamped
669333F-B 2Side B, stamped
669333F-A 2Side A, stamped
669333F-B 2Side B, stamped
669333F-A1-CRunout Side A stamped
OUR YOUNG BODIES ...Runout Side A hand-etched
669333F-B1-CRunout Side B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | France | Normal NORMAL 18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Normal Normal 18LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Italy | Normal NORMAL 18 / Contempo RecordsFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Normal NORMAL 18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Normal NORMAL 18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Normal NORMAL 18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Normal NORMAL 18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | LSR Records NOS1053-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | USA & Canada | Season Of Mist SOM371LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2016 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 371LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2016 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 371LP / Season Of Mist SOM 371LPESLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 371LP / Season Of Mist SOM 371LPCWLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 371LP / Season Of Mist SOM 371LPCYLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 371LP / Season Of Mist SOM 371LPCYLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
14 vinyl pressings of Atrocities are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1986 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Germany, France, Italy. One of them is Normal NORMAL 18, released April 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NORMAL 18) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 669333F - A1 - C OUR YOUNG BODIES and 669333F - B2. 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.
