Italy
September 29, 2023- Label and catalog number
- Avantgarde Music AV485LP
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition · Purple [Grimace]/Black Galaxy
Vinyl pressings
by Moonlight Sorcery · 2023
Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle was first pressed on vinyl in 2023. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2023, 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.
269107E1/A
269107E2/A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Italy | Avantgarde Music AV485LPLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | Italy | Avantgarde Music AV485LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Italy | Avantgarde Music AV485LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Italy | Avantgarde Music AV485LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2023 | Italy | Avantgarde Music AV485LPLP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Italy | Avantgarde Music AV485LPLP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Italy | Avantgarde Music AV485LPLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Italy | Avantgarde Music AV485LPLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Italy | Avantgarde Music AV485LPLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Italy | Avantgarde Music AV485LPLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2026 | Italy | Avantgarde Music AV485LPLP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2023 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2023, in Italy. One of them is Avantgarde Music AV485LP, released September 29, 2023.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AV485LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.