Vinyl pressings
by Nightwish · 2007
Dark Passion Play was first pressed on vinyl in 2007. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2007, 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.
NB 1962-1 A B797881-01 A1 HLSide A
NB 1962-1 B B797881-01 B1 HLSide B
NB 1963-1 C B797881-02 C1 HLSide C
NB 1963-1 D B797881-02 D1 HLSide D
NB 1962-1 A B797881-01 A1 HLSide A
NB 1962-1 B B797881-01 B1 HLSide B
NB 1963-1 C B797881-02 C1 HLSide C
NB 1963-1 D B797881-02 D1 HLSide D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 1923-9 / Nuclear Blast 27361 19239First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2007 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 1923-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 19231First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 1923-9 / Nuclear Blast 27361 19239LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 1923-9 / Nuclear Blast 27361 19239LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 1923-9 / Nuclear Blast 27361 19239LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2013 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 1923-9 / Nuclear Blast 27361 19239LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 1923-9 / Nuclear Blast 27361 19239LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 4535 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 4535LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 4535 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 4535LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 4535 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 4535LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 1923-9 / Nuclear Blast 27361 19239LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 1923-9 / Nuclear Blast 27361 19239LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 1923-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 19231LP, Album, Picture Disc, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc |
13 vinyl pressings of Dark Passion Play are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2007 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2007, in Europe, Germany. One of them is Nuclear Blast NB 1923-9, released September 28, 2007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NB 1923-9, NB 1923-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NB 1962-1 A B797881-01 A1 HL and NB 1962-1 B B797881-01 B1 HL. 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.
