Vinyl pressings
by Nile · 2002
In Their Darkened Shrines was first pressed on vinyl in 2002. 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 2002, 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.
RLP-6542-1 A I MASTERED BY TRUTONE PA 802Runout side A
RLP-6542-1 B I MASTERED BY TRUTONE PA 802Runout side B
RLP-6542-1 C I MASTERED BY TRUTONE PA 802Runout side C
RLP-6542-1 D I MASTERED BY TRUTONE PA 802Runout side D
RLP-6542-I A MASTERED BY TRUTONE PA 802Side A
RLP-6542-I B MASTERED BY TRUTONE PA 802Side B
RLP-6542-I C MASTERED BY TRUTONE PA 802Side C
RLP-6542-I D MASTERED BY TRUTONE PA 802Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | USA & Europe | Relapse Records RR 6542-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2002 | USA & Europe | Relapse Records RR 6542-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | USA & Europe | Relapse Records RR 6542-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR 6542LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR 6542LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | USA & Europe | Relapse Records RR 6542LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Relapse Records RR 6542 / Relapse Records RR45341LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Relapse Records RR 6542 / Relapse Records RR45351LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2023 | US | Relapse Records RR 6542 / Relapse Records RR50101LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR 6542 / Relapse Records RR50091LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of In Their Darkened Shrines are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2002 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in USA & Europe. One of them is Relapse Records RR 6542-1, released August 20, 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RR 6542-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RLP-6542-1 A I MASTERED BY TRUTONE PA 802 and RLP-6542-1 B I MASTERED BY TRUTONE PA 802. 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.
