Vinyl pressings
by Coil · 1996
A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room 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.
3 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.
ESKATON 009 A1 POP CONCRETÉ A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout
ESKATON 009 B1 THE LAST SPHINX IN LONDON PORKYSide B runout
ESKATON 009 C o THERE'LL BE BLUE RATS OVER... PRIMESide C runout
ESKATON 009 D O THE WHITE GLYPHS OF DOVER A PORKY PRIME CUTSide D runout
ESKATON 009A¹ POP CONCRETE A PORKY PRIME CUT.Etching Side A
ESKATON 009 B¹ THE LAST SPHINX IN LONDON PORKY.Etching Side B
ESKATON 009c THERE'LL BE BLUE RATS OVER.... PRIMED✓Etching Side C
ESKATON 009D THE WHITE GLYPHS OF DOVER. A PORKY PRIME CUT.Etching Side D
POP CONCRETEEtching Side A
THE LAST SPHINX IN LONDONEtching Side B
THERE'LL BE BLUE RATS OVER...Etching Side C
THE WHITE GLYPHS OF DOVEREtching 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | UK | Eskaton ESKATON 009First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 1996 | UK | Eskaton ESKATON 009First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 1996 | UK | Eskaton ESKATON 009LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited |
| 1996 | UK | Eskaton ESKATON 009First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Eskaton ESKATON 009LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2018 | US | Dais Records DAIS 114LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | US | Dais Records DAIS 114LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | US | Dais Records DAIS 114LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Dais Records DAIS 114LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Dais Records DAIS 114LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Dais Records DAIS 114LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Dais Records DAIS 114LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Dais Records 114LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Dais Records 114LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Dais Records DAIS 114LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | US | Dais Records DAIS114LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
16 vinyl pressings of A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1996 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in UK. One of them is Eskaton ESKATON 009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ESKATON 009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ESKATON 009 A1 POP CONCRETÉ A PORKY PRIME CUT and ESKATON 009 B1 THE LAST SPHINX IN LONDON PORKY. 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.
