Vinyl pressings
by Opeth · 2016
Sorceress was first pressed on vinyl in 2016. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 2016, the album's first year, in 4 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.
727361382216 -A1 MRP0466 "Its all physics..." A1Side A runout, etched
727361382216 - B1 MRP0466 FiregodSide B runout, etched
727361382216 -C1 MRP0466 Hmm C1Side C runout, etched
Seventeen 727361382216 - D1 MRP0466Side D runout, etched
"It's all physics..." A1 NE3822-1 BG45374-01 A1Variant 1, Side A etched
Firegod B1 NE3822-1 BG45374-01 B1Variant 1, Side B etched
Hmmm. NE3822-1 BG45374-02 C1Variant 1, Side C etched
Seventeen D1 NE3822-1 BG45374-02 D1Variant 1, Side D etched
BG45374-01 A1 "It's all physics..." A1 NE 3822-1Side A
BG45374-01 B1 Firegod B1 NE 3822-1Side B
BG45374-02 C1 Hmmm ^^ NE 3822-1Side C
BG45374-02 D1 Seventeen D1 NE 3822-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Not On Label NE 3822-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Europe | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822-1 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 27361 38221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2016 | Europe | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822-7 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 27361 38227First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2016 | Europe | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822-1 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 27361 38221First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822-4 / Moderbolaget Records NE 3822-4First yearBox Set, Limited Edition, LP, Album, CD, Album, Limited Edition, DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel · Limited | Box Set, Limited Edition, LP, Album, CD, Album, Limited Edition, DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel · Limited |
| 2016 | Europe | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822-7 / Moderbolaget Records NE 3822-7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2016 | Europe | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822-1 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 27361 38221LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Germany | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822-1 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 27361 38221First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2016 | Germany | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822-1 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 27361 38221First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Germany | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822-1 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 27361 38221First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2016 | Germany | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822-1 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 27361 38221First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Germany | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822-1 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 27361 38221First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Germany | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822-1 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 27361 38221First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Germany | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822-4 / Moderbolaget Records NE 3822-4First yearBox Set, Limited Edition, LP, LP, All Media, Album, CD, Album, Limited Edition, DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel · Limited, Colored vinyl | Box Set, Limited Edition, LP, LP, All Media, Album, CD, Album, Limited Edition, DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Germany | Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822-1 / Nuclear Blast Entertainment 27361 38221First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NE3839-7LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
26 vinyl pressings of Sorceress are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2016 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 2016, in US, Europe, Germany, Sweden. One of them is Nuclear Blast Entertainment NE 3822, released September 30, 2016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NE 3822, NE 3822-1, NE 3822-7, NE 3822-4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 727361382216 -A1 MRP0466 "Its all physics..." A1 and 727361382216 - B1 MRP0466 Firegod. 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.
