US
October 29, 2012- Label and catalog number
- Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1Nuclear Blast 2963-1
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition · Orange with Black Marbling

Vinyl pressings
by Graveyard · 2012
Lights Out was first pressed on vinyl in 2012. 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 2012, 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.
BC86670-01 A1 MK NB2963-1 1∆Side A runout, etched, '1∆' mirrored
BC86670-01 B1 MK NB2963-1 11Side B runout, etched, '11' mirrored
NB 2963-1 BC86670-01 A1 MKRunout A side, etched
NB 2963-1 BC86670-01 B1 MKRunout B side, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29631LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29631LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2963LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2012 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1 / Nuclear Blast 2963-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29631First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29631First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29631First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29631First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29631First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29631First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29631First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29631First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29631First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2012 | Sweden | Stranded Rekords EKO 155 [LP] / Universal Music 060253716473First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Sweden | Stranded Rekords EKO 155 [LP] / Universal Music 060253716473First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USA & Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29631LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
24 vinyl pressings of Lights Out are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2012 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2012, in US, Germany, Sweden. One of them is Nuclear Blast NB 2963-1, released October 29, 2012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NB 2963-1, EKO 155 [LP], NB 2963-9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.