Vinyl pressings
by Epica · 2021
Omega 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.
14 pressings came out in 2021, 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.
216523E1/A XVINYLX.COMSide A
216523E2/A XVINYLX.COMSide B
216523E3/A XVINYLX.COMSide C
216523E4/A XVINYLX.COMSide D
216523E1/A XVINYLX.COMSide A
216523E2/A XVINYLX.COMSide B
216523E3/A XVINYLX.COMSide C
216523E4/A XVINYLX.COMSide D
216523E1/A XVINYLX.COMSide A
216523E2/A XVINYLX.COMSide B
216523E3/A XVINYLX.COMSide C
216523E4/A XVINYLX.COMSide D
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 | Unknown | Nuclear BlastLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | Europe | Nuclear Blast 27361 54521First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Nuclear Blast 27361 54521First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Nuclear Blast 27361 54521First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Nuclear Blast 27361 54521First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Nuclear Blast 27361 54521First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Nuclear Blast 5452-5First yearBox Set, Limited Edition, LP, Picture Disc, CD, Album, CD, EP · Limited, Picture disc | Box Set, Limited Edition, LP, Picture Disc, CD, Album, CD, EP · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2021 | Europe | Nuclear Blast 27361 54521First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | Europe | Nuclear Blast 27361 54521First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Nuclear Blast 5453First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Nuclear Blast 5453First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Nuclear Blast 5453First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Nuclear Blast 27361 54521First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | Europe | Nuclear Blast 27361 54521First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Nuclear Blast 27361 54521First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | China | Nuclear Blast NESV-2127 / Northeast Steel Industry NESV-2127LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of Omega are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2020 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in US, Europe. One of them is Nuclear Blast 5453, released February 26, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5453, 27361 54521, 5452-5) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 216523E1/A XVINYLX.COM and 216523E2/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.
