Vinyl pressings
by Fields Of The Nephilim · 1987
Dawnrazor was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SIT UP-18·A-1 JA MT.Side A runout, etched, variant 2
SIT UP-18·B2 1MT DAMONT 2Side B runout, etched, variant 2
SIT UP-18·A-1 JA MT. ᑌSide A runout, etched, variant 3
SIT UP-18·B2 1 MT DAMONT FSide B runout, etched, variant 3
SIT UP-18 A1Runout Groove A
SIT UP-18 B2Runout Groove B
SIT UP-18·A-¹ JA MT. L-19117 ⓛ HVariant 1, Side A runout, etched
SIT UP-18·B² 1MT DAMONT L-19118 ⓛ AAVariant 1, Side B runout, etched
SIT UP-18·A-¹ JA MT. L-19117 DAMONT K ⓛVariant 2, Side A runout, etched
SIT UP-18·B² 1MT DAMONT L-19118 A6 ⓛVariant 2, Side B runout, etched
6599-1-H-A STERLING A-1 ᐉSide A runout
6599-1-H-B STERLING A-1 ᐉSide B runout
6599-1-H-A -1 STERLINGSide A runout, etched / stamped
6599-1-H-B EMW STERLINGSide B runout, etched / stamped
6599-1-H-ASide A label
6599-1-H-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | Rebel Rec. RE 0060LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | Rebel Rec. RE 0060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | Rebel Rec. RE 0060 / Rebel Rec. SPV 65-1405First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | Beggars Banquet SITUP 18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Beggars Banquet E-30. 1460 / Victoria VLP-264First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Situation Two SITUP 18First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1987 | UK | Situation Two SITUP 18First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1987 | UK | Situation Two SITUP 18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Beggars Banquet 6599-1-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Beggars Banquet 6599-1-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Situation Two SITUP 18First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Beggars Banquet 6599-1-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Beggars Banquet 670.0099 / Beggars Banquet 00215LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | ALTY AY25-17 / Apollon International AY25-17LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Japan | Alty AY25-17 / Apollon International AY25-17LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Situation Two SITL 18LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UK | Beggars Banquet BBQ2702LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Situation Two SITUP 18 / Situation Two SITL 18LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
18 vinyl pressings of Dawnrazor are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1987 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Germany, Austria, & Switzerland, Italy and more. One of them is Situation Two SITUP 18, released May 4, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SITUP 18, 6599-1-H, RE 0060, E-30. 1460) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SIT UP-18·A-1 JA MT. and SIT UP-18·B2 1MT DAMONT 2. 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.
