US
October 20, 2009- Label and catalog number
- Deathwish DWI98
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition · Beer/Blue Coke Bottle/Black Split Tri-Color
- Runout / matrix
83799E1/A PIRATES PRESS - DWI 98 ASide A
83799E2/A PIRATES PRESS - DWI 98 BSide B

Vinyl pressings
by Converge · 2009
Axe To Fall was first pressed on vinyl in 2009. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 2009, 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.
83799E1/A PIRATES PRESS - DWI 98 ASide A
83799E2/A PIRATES PRESS - DWI 98 BSide B
83799E1/A PIRATES PRESS-DWI 98 ASide A
83799E2/A PIRATES PRESS-DWI 98 BSide B
PIRATES PRESS - DWI98 A 83799E1/BSide A, machine-stamped
PIRATES PRESS - DWI98 B 83799E2/BSide B, machine-stamped
PIRATES PRESS - DWI 98 A 83799E1/ASide A, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - DWI 98 B 83799E2/ASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Deathwish DWI98 / Epitaph DWI98LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | Europe | Deathwish DWI 98 / Deathwish DWI98First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2009 | US | Deathwish DWI98First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Deathwish DWI98First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Deathwish DWI98First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Deathwish DWI98First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Deathwish DWI98First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Deathwish DWI98First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2009 | US | Deathwish DWI98First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Deathwish DWI98LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Deathwish DWI98 / Epitaph DWI98LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2013 | US | Deathwish DWI98LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Deathwish DWI98LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2015 | US | Deathwish DWI98.1 / Epitaph DWI98.1LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Deathwish DWI98.1 / Epitaph DWI98.1LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Deathwish DWI98 / Epitaph DWI98LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Deathwish DWI98LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Unknown | Closed Casket Activities DW98 / Deathwish DW98LP, Album, EP | LP, Album, EP |
| 2023 | UK | Deathwish DWI98LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Deathwish DWI98LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Deathwish DWI98LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Deathwish DWI98LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Deathwish DWI98LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Deathwish DWI98 / EpitaphLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Epitaph / Deathwish DWI98LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Deathwish DW98NC2 / Epitaph DW98NC2LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Deathwish DWI98LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Deathwish DWI98LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
28 vinyl pressings of Axe To Fall are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2009 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2009, in US, Europe. One of them is Deathwish DWI98, released October 20, 2009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DWI98, DWI 98) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 83799E1/A PIRATES PRESS - DWI 98 A and 83799E2/A PIRATES PRESS - DWI 98 B. 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.