Vinyl pressings
by Nightwish · 2011
Imaginaerum was first pressed on vinyl in 2011. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2011, 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.
BB56118-01 A2 MK NB 2789-1Side A
BB56118-01 B1 MK NB 2789-1Side B
BB56118-02 C1 MK NB 2789-1Side C
BB56118-02 D1 MK NB 2789-1Side D
BB56118-01 A2 MK NB 2789-1Side A
BB56118-01 B1 MK NB 2789-1Side B
BB56118-02 C1 MK NB 2789-1Side C
BB56118-02 D1 MK NB 2789-1Side D
BB56118-01 A2 MK NB 2789-1Side A
BB56118-01 B1 MK NB 2789-1Side B
BB56118-02 C1 MK NB 2789-1Side C
BB56118-02 D1 MK NB 2789-1Side D
BB56118-01 A2 MK NB 2789-1Side A runout
BB56118-01 B1 MK NB 2789-1Side B runout
BB56118-02 C1 MK NB 2789-1Side C runout
BB56118-02 D1 MK NB 2789-1Side D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2858-8 / Nuclear Blast 27361 28588First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2011 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2789-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 27891First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2789-9 / Nuclear Blast 27361 27899First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2011 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2789-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 27891First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2011 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2789-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 27891First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2789-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 27891LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2012 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2858-9 / Nuclear Blast 27361 28589LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2877-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 28771LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2789-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 27891LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2789-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 27891LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2877-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 28771LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2858-8 / Nuclear Blast 27361 28588LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2789-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 27891LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2789-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 27891LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | Europe | Nuclear Blast Records NBR 28583LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Nuclear Blast Records NBR 28583LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Imaginaerum are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2011 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2011, in Germany, Europe. One of them is Nuclear Blast NB 2789-1, released November 30, 2011.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NB 2789-1, NB 2789-9, NB 2858-8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BB56118-01 A2 MK NB 2789-1 and BB56118-01 B1 MK NB 2789-1. 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.
