Vinyl pressings
by Danzig · 2017
Black Laden Crown was first pressed on vinyl in 2017. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 2017, 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.
157084E1/B XVINYLX.COMSide A, stamped
157084E2/A XVINYLX.COMSide B, stamped
157084E1/E XVINYLX.COMSide A stamped
157084E2/A XVINYLX.COMSide B stamped
157084E1/B XVINYLX.COMSide A, stamped
157084E2/A XVINYLX.COMSide B, stamped
XVINYLX.COM 157084E1/BSide A, stamped
XVINYLX.COM 157084E2/ASide B, stamped
BH77082-01 A1Runout side A, etched
BH77082-01 B1Runout side B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NBA3654LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | Canada | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3654 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 3654First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Germany | AFM Records AFM 555 / AFM Records AFM 555-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2017 | Germany | AFM Records AFM 555-1 / AFM Records AFM 555-12First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Germany | AFM Records AFM 555-1 / AFM Records AFM 555-13First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Germany | AFM Records AFM 555-1 / AFM Records AFM 555-11First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3654 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 3654First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3654 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 3654First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2017 | US | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3654 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 3654First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Evilive Records 3654-4 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 3654-4First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
10 vinyl pressings of Black Laden Crown are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2017, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3654, released May 26, 2017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NE 3654, 3654-4, AFM 555, AFM 555-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 157084E1/B XVINYLX.COM and 157084E2/A XVINYLX.COM. 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.
