Vinyl pressings
by Heir Apparent · 1986
Graceful Inheritance was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
91759 Ʈ BD 008 BSide A, etched - Variant 1
YPARTX M6 351963 2Side A, stamped - Variant 1
91759 Ʈ BD 008 ASide B, etched - Variant 1
YPARTX M6 351964 2Side B, stamped - Variant 1
TL BD008 A YPARTX 91758 M6 351963 2Side A runout
TL BD008 B PARTX 91759 M6 351964 2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | France | Black Dragon Records BD 008LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | France | Black Dragon Records BD 008First yearLP | LP |
| 1986 | France | Black Dragon Records BD 008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | NW Metalworx Music NWM002LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Netherlands | Hammerheart Records HHR 2022-10LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Netherlands | Hammerheart Records HHR 2022-10LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Netherlands | Hammerheart Records HHR 2022-10LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Netherlands | Hammerheart Records HHR 2022-10LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Netherlands | Hammerheart Records HHR 2022-10LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2022 | Netherlands | Hammerheart Records HHR 2022-10LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Netherlands | Hammerheart Records HHR 2022-10LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered |
11 vinyl pressings of Graceful Inheritance are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1986 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in France. One of them is Black Dragon Records BD 008, released January 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BD 008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 91759 Ʈ BD 008 B and YPARTX M6 351963 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.
