Vinyl pressings
by High On Fire · 2005
Blessed Black Wings was first pressed on vinyl in 2005. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2005, 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.
RR-6620-A-RE-2 TRUTONE NYC-PASide A
RR-6620-B PLEASURES TREASURES LEAVE ME HYPNOTISEDSide B
RR-6620-C QUENCH YOUR THIRST AND DRINK THIS BOTTLESide C
RR-6620-D DRIVE THE FIST INTO YOUR FACESide D
RR-6620-A-RE-2 G TRUTONE NYC-PASide A
RR6620-B PLEASURES TRESURES LEAVE ME HYPNOTISED GSide B
RR6620-C QUENCH YOUR THIRST AND DRINK THIS BOTTLE GSide C
RR6620-D DRIVE THE FIST INTO YOUR FACE GSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2005 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| 2010 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2013 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2017 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2017 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | USA & Europe | Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2019 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620 / Relapse Records RR 6620-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Relapse Records RR 6620 / Relapse Records RR50611LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
21 vinyl pressings of Blessed Black Wings are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2005 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2005, in US. One of them is Relapse Records RR 6620-1, released February 1, 2005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RR 6620-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RR-6620-A-RE-2 TRUTONE NYC-PA and RR-6620-B PLEASURES TREASURES LEAVE ME HYPNOTISED. 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.
