Vinyl pressings
by Dying Wish · 2021
Fragments Of A Bitter Memory was first pressed on vinyl in 2021. 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 2021, 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.
STR 5926 ASide A (Etched)
DYING WISH - FRAGMENTS OF A BITTER MEMORY -Side A (Etched)
STR 5926 BSide B (Etched)
DYING WISH - FRAGMENTS OF A BITTER MEMORY -Side B (Etched)
STR 5926 A DYING WISH - FRAGMENTS OF A BITTER MEMORY -Side A runout
STR 5926 B DYING WISH - FRAGMENTS OF A BITTER MEMORY -Side B runout
STR 5926 A DYING WISH - FRAGMENTS OF A BITTER MEMORY -Side A runout
STR 5926 B DYING WISH - FRAGMENTS OF A BITTER MEMORY -Side B runout
STR 5926 A DYING WISH - FRAGMENTS OF A BITTER MEMORY -Side A runout
STR 5926 B DYING WISH - FRAGMENTS OF A BITTER MEMORY -Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | SharpTone STR 5926First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | SharpTone STR 5926First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | SharpTone STR 5926First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | SharpTone STR 5926First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | SharpTone STR 5926First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered |
| 2021 | US | SharpTone STR 5926First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | SharpTone STR 5926LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2022 | US | SharpTone STR 5926LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Canada | SharpTone STR 5926LP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2023 | US | SharpTone STR 5926-3LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Fragments Of A Bitter Memory are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2021 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in US. One of them is SharpTone STR 5926, released October 1, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STR 5926) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STR 5926 A and DYING WISH - FRAGMENTS OF A BITTER MEMORY -. 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.
