Vinyl pressings
by Elder · 2020
Omens was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 2020, 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.
204083E1/A AS.018.A(RE.) SAFFSide A: stamped / etched
204083E2/A AS.018.B SAFFSide B: stamped / etched
204083E3/A AS.018.C SAFFSide C: stamped / etched
204083E4/A AS.018.D SAFFSide D: stamped / etched
AS•018•A (RE 1) SAFF 204083E1/ASide A
AS•018•B SAFF 204083E2/ASide B
AS•018•C SAFF 204083E3/ASide C
AS•018•D SAFF 204083E4/ASide D
AS•018•A (RE 1) SAFF 204083E1/ASide A runout
AS•018•B SAFF 204083E2/ASide B runout
AS•018•C SAFF 204083E3/ASide C runout
AS•018•D SAFF 204083E4/ASide D runout
AS•018•A (RE 1) SAFF 204083E1/ASide A, runout
AS•018•B SAFF 204083E2/ASide B, runout
AS•018•C SAFF 204083E3/ASide C, runout
AS•018•D SAFF 204083EW/ASide D, runout
204083E1/A AS.018.A(RE.) SAFFSide A: stamped / etched
204083E2/A AS.018.B SAFFSide B: stamped / etched
204083E3/A AS.018.C SAFFSide C: stamped / etched
204083E4/A AS.018.D SAFFSide D: stamped / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Stickman Records Psychobabble 110First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Germany | Stickman Records Psychobabble 110First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Armageddon Shop AS-018First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Armageddon Shop 018 / Armageddon Shop ARMAGEDDON 018First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Armageddon Shop 018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | US | Armageddon Shop 018First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Armageddon Shop 018 / Armageddon Shop ARMAGEDDON 018First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Armageddon Shop AS-018First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Armageddon Shop ARMAGEDDON SHOP 018 / Armageddon Shop ARMAGEDDON 018First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Armageddon Shop AS-018First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Omens are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US, Europe, Germany. One of them is Armageddon Shop AS-018, released April 24, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-018, 018, ARMAGEDDON SHOP 018, Psychobabble 110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 204083E1/A AS.018.A(RE.) SAFF and 204083E2/A AS.018.B SAFF. 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.
