Vinyl pressings
by Oranssi Pazuzu · 2020
Mestarin Kynsi was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 2020, 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.
XVINYLX.COM 204035E1/ASide A
XVINYLX.COM 204035E2/ASide B
XVINYLX.COM 204035E3/ASide C
XVINYLX.COM 204035E2/ASide A
XVINYLX.COM 204035E2/BSide B
XVINYLX.COM 204035E2/CSide C
NB 5362-1 BK00576-01 A1 V=Runout Side A
NB 5362-1 BK00576-01 B1 VIRunout Side B
NB 5362-1 BK00576-02 C1 HL SVRunout Side C
BK00576-01 A1Side I
BK00576-01 B1Side II
BK00576-02 C2 HLSide III
NB 5361-1All Sides
BK00576-01 A1 NB 5362-1Side A
BK00576-01 B1 NB 5362-1Side B
BK00576-02 C2 HL NB 5362-1Side C
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Germany | Nuclear Blast 27361 53621First yearLP, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Nuclear Blast 27361 53621First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album |
| 2020 | Finland | Nuclear Blast 27361 53621First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Germany | Nuclear Blast 27361 53621First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Germany | Nuclear Blast 27361 53621First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 5437-1 / Nuclear Blast 5437-1First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 5437-1First yearLP, LP, Single, Etched · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single, Etched · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Nuclear Blast 27361 53621First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Germany | Nuclear Blast 27361 53621 / Nuclear Blast NB 5437-1First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Nuclear Blast Records NBR 53621LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Mestarin Kynsi are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2020 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US, Europe, Finland, Germany. One of them is Nuclear Blast NB 5437-1, released April 17, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NB 5437-1, 27361 53621) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XVINYLX.COM 204035E1/A and XVINYLX.COM 204035E2/A. 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.
