Vinyl pressings
by Mephistofeles · 2020
Satan Sex Ceremonies was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 2020, 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.
WHAT IS HIDDEN WILL BE BROUGHT TO LIGHT 204082E1/ARunout Side A
WHAT IS HIDDEN WILL BE BROUGHT TO LIGHT 204082E2/ARunout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Lithuania | Creep Purple CPR-019 / Restricted Records RR 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | Sweden | Helter Skelter Productions HSPLP048LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Sweden | Helter Skelter Productions HSPLP048LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Sweden | Helter Skelter Productions HSPLP048LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2022 | Sweden | Helter Skelter Productions HSPLP048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | Sweden | Helter Skelter Productions HSPLP048LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | Italy | Heavy Psych Sounds HPS367LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2025 | Italy | Heavy Psych Sounds HPS367LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | Italy | Heavy Psych Sounds HPS367LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Italy | Heavy Psych Sounds HPS367LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Italy | Heavy Psych Sounds HPS367LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Satan Sex Ceremonies are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2020 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in Lithuania. One of them is Creep Purple CPR-019, released February 25, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CPR-019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WHAT IS HIDDEN WILL BE BROUGHT TO LIGHT 204082E1/A and WHAT IS HIDDEN WILL BE BROUGHT TO LIGHT 204082E2/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.
