Vinyl pressings
by Mastodon · 2006
Blood Mountain was first pressed on vinyl in 2006. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 2006, 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.
66943E1/A PIRATES PRESS - - RR6766-1 MASTODON "BLOOD MOUNTAIN" ASide A runout, stamped
66943E2/A PIRATES PRESS - - RR6766-1 MASTODON "BLOOD MOUNTAIN" BSide B runout, stamped
66943E1/A PIRATES PRESS--RR6766-1 MASTODON "BLOOD MOUNTAIN" ASide A, stamped
66943E2/A PIRATES PRESS--RR6766-1 MASTODON "BLOOD MOUNTAIN" BSide B, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - - R6766-1 MASTODON "BLOOD MOUNTAIN" A 66943 E1/ASide A stamped
PIRATES PRESS - - R6766-1 MASTODON "BLOOD MOUNTAIN" B 66943 E2/ASide B stamped
PIRATES PRESS--RR6766-1 MASTODON "BLOOD MOUNTAIN" A 66943E1/ASide A runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS--RR6766-1 MASTODON "BLOOD MOUNTAIN" B 66943E2/ASide B runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Relapse Records RR 6676-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2006 | US | Relapse Records RR 6676-1 / Reprise Records RR 6676-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | US | Relapse Records RR 6676-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2006 | US | Relapse Records RR 6676-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | US | Relapse Records RR 6676-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | US | Relapse Records RR 6676-1LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | US | Relapse Records RR 6676-1LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK, Europe & US | Reprise Records 44364-1 / Relapse Records 44364-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2010 | US | Reprise Records 44364-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Reprise Records 523542-112", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2010 | US | Reprise Records 44364-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Reprise Records 44364-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Reprise Records 44364-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2015 | US | Reprise Records 44364-1 / Reprise Records 1-44364 (K1)LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Reprise Records 9362-49293-8 / Reprise Records 44634-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Reprise Records 561699-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USA & Canada | Relapse Records 8259LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Unknown | Reprise Records 9362-49293-8LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Reprise Records 44364-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Blood Mountain are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2006 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2006, in US. One of them is Relapse Records RR 6676-1, released September 12, 2006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RR 6676-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 66943E1/A PIRATES PRESS - - RR6766-1 MASTODON "BLOOD MOUNTAIN" A and 66943E2/A PIRATES PRESS - - RR6766-1 MASTODON "BLOOD MOUNTAIN" B. 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.
