Vinyl pressings
by Melvins · 2025
Savage Imperial Death March was first pressed on vinyl in 2025. 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 2025, 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.
PIRATES PRESS - AMREP158 A 294059E1/ASide A Runout, Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - AMREP158 B 294059E2/BSide B Runout, Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - AMREP158 A 294059E1/ASide A Runout, Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - AMREP158 B 294059E2/BSide B Runout, Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - AMREP158 A 294059E1/ASide A Runout, Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - AMREP158 B 294059E2/BSide B Runout, Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - AMREP158 A 294059E1/ASide A Runout, Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - AMREP158 B 294059E2/BSide B Runout, Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - AMREP158 A 294059E1/ASide A Runout, Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - AMREP158 B 294059E2/BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 158First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 158First yearLP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 158First yearLP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2025 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 158First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 158First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2026 | Europe | Ipecac Recordings IPC297LP-C1LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC297 / Ipecac Recordings IPC297LP3LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2026 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC297 / Ipecac Recordings IPC297LP3LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 2026 | USA & Canada | Ipecac Recordings IPC297LP-C2LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2026 | USA & Europe | Ipecac Recordings IPC297LP / Ipecac Recordings IPC297LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2026 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC297LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC297LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC297LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Savage Imperial Death March are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2025 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2025, in US. One of them is Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 158, released February 16, 2025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AmRep 158) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PIRATES PRESS - AMREP158 A 294059E1/A and PIRATES PRESS - AMREP158 B 294059E2/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.
