Skip to content
VinylLens
PentagramLightning In A Bottle

Vinyl pressings

Lightning In A Bottle

by Pentagram · 2025

16 pressings2 countriesDoom MetalStoner RockRock

Lightning In A Bottle was first pressed on vinyl in 2025. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Lightning In A Bottle

14 pressings came out in 2025, the album's first year, in 2 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.

Italy

January 31, 2025
Label and catalog number
Heavy Psych Sounds HPS328
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

291108E1/ARunout Side A

291108E2/ARunout Side B

Full details of this pressing

Italy

January 31, 2025
Label and catalog number
Heavy Psych Sounds HPS328
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition · Deep Purple
Full details of this pressing

Italy

January 31, 2025
Label and catalog number
Heavy Psych Sounds HPS328
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition · Clear Yellow with Neon Magenta and Black Splatter
Full details of this pressing

Italy

January 31, 2025
Label and catalog number
Heavy Psych Sounds HPS328
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition · Striped Magenta/White/Blue
Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 16 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

2020s16 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2024ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS329LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2025ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS329First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS328First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
2025ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS328First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS328First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS328First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS328First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS329First yearLP, Album, Deluxe EditionLP, Album, Deluxe Edition
2025ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS329First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS328LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2025ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS328First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS329First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS328First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS328First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025ItalyHeavy Psych Sounds HPS329First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
All 16 pressings from the 2020s

Tracklist

  1. A1Live Again3:33
  2. A2In The Panic Room3:31
  3. A3I Spoke To Death3:38
  4. A4Dull Pain3:31
  5. A5Lady Heroin5:16
  6. B1I'll Certainly See You In Hell2:04
  7. B2Thundercrest2:59
  8. B3Solve The Puzzle3:09
  9. B4Spread Your Wings3:29
  10. B5Lightning In A Bottle4:37
  11. B6Walk The Sociopath4:34

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Lightning In A Bottle are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Lightning In A Bottle are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2024 and 2025.

When was Lightning In A Bottle first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 2025, in Italy, Europe. One of them is Heavy Psych Sounds HPS328, released January 31, 2025.

How do I tell if my copy of Lightning In A Bottle is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HPS328, HPS329) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 291108E1/A and 291108E2/A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Lightning In A Bottle on vinyl worth?

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.

More Pentagram on vinyl

VinylLens app

What is your copy of Lightning In A Bottle worth?

Point your phone at the label. VinylLens finds the exact pressing in seconds and shows its value for every condition, from Mint to Poor, so you know what your record is really worth.

Scan your records free