US
2005- Label and catalog number
- Magic Bullet Records MAGIC BULLET #73
- Format
- LP, Album · Black, Silk Screen Cover
- Runout / matrix
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Vinyl pressings
by Doomriders · 2005
Black Thunder was first pressed on vinyl in 2005. 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 2005, 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | US | Magic Bullet Records MAGIC BULLET #73First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2005 | USA & Europe | Magic Bullet Records VA 224405First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2006 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2006 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| 2009 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073 / Magic Bullet Records MAGIC BULLET #73LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2009 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Magic Bullet Records MBL073LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
17 vinyl pressings of Black Thunder are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2005 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 2005, in US, USA & Europe. One of them is Magic Bullet Records MAGIC BULLET #73.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MAGIC BULLET #73, VA 224405) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CC30984 BLACK THUNDER ICONOMNI.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.