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The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code

by Napalm Death · 2005

11 pressings3 countriesGrindcoreDeath MetalRock

The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code was first pressed on vinyl in 2005. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code

2 pressings came out in 2005, the album's first year, in 2 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.

UK

2005
Label and catalog number
Century Media 77587-1
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Red
Runout / matrix

B524447-01 A1 HLSide A

B524447-01 B1 HLSide B

Full details of this pressing

Germany

April 25, 2005
Label and catalog number
Century Media 77587-1
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered
Runout / matrix

B524447-01 A1 HLSide A

B524447-01 B1 HLSide B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

2000s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2005UKCentury Media 77587-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl
2005GermanyCentury Media 77587-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, NumberedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered
2010s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2013GermanyAnimate Records AR046LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited, Picture discLP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited, Picture disc
2013GermanyAnimate Records AR046LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2013GermanyAnimate Records AR046LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture discLP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc
2013GermanyAnimate Records AR046LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, NumberedLP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered
2019UKBack On Black BOBV598LPLTDLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2019EuropeBack On Black BOBV598LPLTDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2024GermanySupreme Chaos Records SCR134LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024GermanySupreme Chaos Records SCR134LPGLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024GermanySupreme Chaos Records SCR134LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited

Tracklist

  1. A1Silence Is Deafening
  2. A2Right You Are
  3. A3Diplomatic Immunity
  4. A4The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code
  5. A5Climate Controllers
  6. A6Instruments Of Persuasion
  7. A7The Great And The Good
  8. A8Sold Short
  9. B1All Hail The Grey Dawn
  10. B2Vegetative State
  11. B3Pay For The Privilege Of Breathing
  12. B4Pledge Yourself To You
  13. B5Striding Purposefully Backwards
  14. B6Morale
  15. B7Our Pain Is Their Power

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code are there?

11 vinyl pressings of The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2005 and 2024.

When was The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 2005, in UK, Germany. One of them is Century Media 77587-1.

How do I tell if my copy of The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 77587-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B524447-01 A1 HL and B524447-01 B1 HL. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code on vinyl worth?

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.

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