Vinyl pressings
by Orchid · 2013
The Mouths Of Madness was first pressed on vinyl in 2013. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 2013, the album's first year, in 3 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.
NB2980-1-1 BD08032-01 A1 HLA-side etched and stamped
NB2980-1-1 BD08032-01 B1 HLB-side etched and stamped
NB2980-1-2 BD08032-02 C1 HLC-side etched and stamped
NB 2980-1-1(etched) BD 08032-01 A1 HL(pressed)Side A
NB 2980-1-1(etched) BD 08032-01 B1 HL(pressed)Side B
NB 2980-1-2(etched) BD 08032-02 C1 HL(pressed)Side C
BD08032-01 A1 HLSide A, stamped
NB 2980-1-1Side A, hand-etched
BD08032-01 B1 HLSide B, stamped
NB 2980-1-1Side B, hand-etched
BD08032-01 A1 HL NB2980-1-1
BD08032-01 B1 HL NB2980-1-1
BD08032-02 C1 HL NB2980-1-2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29801LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29801LP, LP, Etched, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, LP, Etched, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2013 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 2980-1First 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 |
| 2013 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 2980-1First 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 |
| 2013 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 2980-1First 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 |
| 2013 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 2980-1First 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 |
| 2013 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 2980-1First 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 |
| 2013 | Austria | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29801First 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 |
| 2013 | Austria | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29801First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29801First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29801First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29801First 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 |
| 2013 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29801First yearLP, Limited Edition, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Limited Edition, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Limited Edition, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2013 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29801First 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 |
| 2013 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29801First 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 |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Italy | Heavy Psych Sounds HPS350LP, Album, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | Italy | Heavy Psych Sounds HPS350LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | Italy | Heavy Psych Sounds HPS350LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Italy | Heavy Psych Sounds HPS350LP, Single Sided, Album, Etched, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Single Sided, Album, Etched, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
20 vinyl pressings of The Mouths Of Madness are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2013 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2013, in Germany, US, Austria. One of them is Nuclear Blast NB 2980-1, released April 26, 2013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NB 2980-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NB2980-1-1 BD08032-01 A1 HL and NB2980-1-1 BD08032-01 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.
