Europe
September 9, 2022- Label and catalog number
- Epitaph Europe 7896-1
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Beer with Black Smoke
Vinyl pressings
by Parkway Drive · 2022
Darker Still was first pressed on vinyl in 2022. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 2022, the album's first year, in 6 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.
243705E1/A
243703E2/B
243703E1/ASide A
243703E2/BSide B
243703E1/ARunout side A
243703E2/ARunout side B
243703E1/ASide A runout
243703E2/ASide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Australia | Parkway Records PWD009 / Cooking Vinyl Australia PWD009First yearLP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Epitaph 87896-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Epitaph 87896-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2022 | Australia | Parkway Records PWD009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2022 | Australia | Parkway Records PWD009First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Australia | Parkway Records PWD009First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Australia | Parkway Records PWD009First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Australia | Parkway Records PWD009First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Australia | Parkway Records PWD009BFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Australia | Epitaph 87896-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Australia | Parkway Records PWD009First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Epitaph Europe 7896-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2022 | Europe | Epitaph 7896-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Epitaph Europe 7896-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Epitaph Europe 7896-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
25 vinyl pressings of Darker Still are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2022, in Europe, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Epitaph Europe 7896-1, released September 9, 2022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7896-1, 87896-1, PWD009, PWD009B) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.