Vinyl pressings
by Meshuggah · 2016
The Violent Sleep Of Reason was first pressed on vinyl in 2016. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 2016, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XVINYLX.COM 146304E1/ASide A
XVINYLX.COM 146304E2/ASide B
XVINYLX.COM 146304E3/ASide C
XVINYLX.COM 146304E4/ASide D
XVINYLX.COM 146304E1/ASide A runout, stamped
XVINYLX.COM 146304E2/ASide B runout, stamped
XVINYLX.COM 146304E3/BSide C runout, stamped
XVINYLX.COM 146304E4/ASide D runout, stamped
NB 3483-1 BG47408-01 A1 KRSide A
NB 3483-1 BG47408-01 B1 KRSide B
NB 3483-1 BG47408-02 C2 HLSide C
NB 3483-1 BG47408-02 D2 HLSide D
NB3483-1Sides A to D, etched
BG47408-01 A1 KRSide A, stamped
BG47408-01 B1 KRSide B, stamped
BG47108-02 C1 KRSide C, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Nuclear Blast NBA3817/AB / Nuclear Blast NBA3817/CDLP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Canada | Nuclear Blast NB 3483 / Nuclear Blast 3483First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3483-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 34831First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2016 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3483-3 / Nuclear Blast 27361 34833First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2016 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3483-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 34831First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3483-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 34831First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3483-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 34831First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2016 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3483-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 3483-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 34831First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 3483-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 34831First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 3483 / Nuclear Blast 3483First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2016 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 3483 / Nuclear Blast 3483First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 3483 / Nuclear Blast 3483First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2017 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 3817 / Nuclear Blast 3817LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 3817 / Nuclear Blast 3817LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3483-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 34831LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Nuclear Blast – NB 3483-1, Nuclear Blast – 27361 38175LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
17 vinyl pressings of The Violent Sleep Of Reason are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2016 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 2016, in US, Canada, Europe, Germany. One of them is Nuclear Blast NB 3483, released October 7, 2016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NB 3483, NB 3483-1, NB 3483-3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XVINYLX.COM 146304E1/A and XVINYLX.COM 146304E2/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.
