Vinyl pressings
by Kali Malone · 2019
The Sacrificial Code was first pressed on vinyl in 2019. 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 2019, 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.
IDEAL 192 A 331/3 rpm VI ⓡ at D&MEtched, side A
IDEAL 192 B VI 331/3 rpm ⓡ at D&MEtched, side B
IDEAL 192 VI C 331/3 rpm ⓡ at D&MEtched, side C
IDEAL 192 D2 331/3 rpm 15 [Mirrored] ⓡ at D&MEtched, side D
IDEAL 192 A 331/3 rpm VI ⓡ at D&MSide A, Etched
IDEAL 192 B VI 331/3 rpm ⓡ at D&MSide B, Etched
IDEAL 192 VI C 331/3 rpm ⓡ at D&MSide C, Etched
IDEAL 192 D2 331/3 rpm 15 [Mirrored] ⓡ at D&MSide D, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sweden | iDEAL Recordings iDEAL192LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2019 | Sweden | iDEAL Recordings iDEAL192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2019 | Sweden | iDEAL Recordings iDEAL192First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2019 | Sweden | iDEAL Recordings iDEAL192LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sweden | iDEAL Recordings iDEAL192LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Sweden | iDEAL Recordings iDEAL192LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2022 | Sweden | iDEAL Recordings iDEAL192LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Unknown | Ideologic Organ SOMA060 / Ideologic Organ SOMA060LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | Sweden | Ideologic Organ SOMA060 / Ideologic Organ SOMA060LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Sweden | Ideologic Organ SOMA060 / Ideologic Organ SOMA060LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of The Sacrificial Code are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2019 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2019, in Sweden. One of them is iDEAL Recordings iDEAL192, released June 27, 2019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use iDEAL192) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IDEAL 192 A 331/3 rpm VI ⓡ at D&M and IDEAL 192 B VI 331/3 rpm ⓡ at D&M. 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.
