UK
February 5, 2021- Label and catalog number
- Sacred Bones Records SBR-265
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Yellow & Black [Nuclear Warning]
- Runout / matrix
215045E1/ASide A runout laser etched
215045E2/ASide B runout laser etched
Vinyl pressings
by John Carpenter · 2021
Lost Themes III: Alive After Death 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.
12 pressings came out in 2021, 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.
215045E1/ASide A runout laser etched
215045E2/ASide B runout laser etched
215045E1/ARunout side A, stamped
215045E2/BSunout side B, stamped
215045E1/ASide A runout laser etched
215045E2/ASide B runout laser etched
215045E1/ASide A runout laser etched
215045E2/BSide B runout laser 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-265LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Sacred Bones Records SBR-265First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK & US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-265First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-265 / Sacred Bones Records SBR265LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-265First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-265First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-265First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-265First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-265First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-265First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-265First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-265First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Sacred Bones Records SBR-265First yearLP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Lost Themes III: Alive After Death are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in UK, US, UK & US. One of them is Sacred Bones Records SBR-265, released February 5, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SBR-265) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 215045E1/A and 215045E2/A. 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.

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