Vinyl pressings
by Puscifer · 2020
Existential Reckoning 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.
12 pressings came out in 2020, 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.
HDP 8316 / 538637781-A ML200820 WELCOME to 1979Side A runout
HDP 8516 / 538637781-B ML200820 WELCOME to 1979Side B runout
HDP 8316 / 538637781-C ML200820 WELCOME to 1979Side C runout
HDP 8316 / 538637781-D ML200820 WELCOME to 1979Side D runout
HDP8316 / 538637781-A ML200820 WELCOME to 1979Side A runout
HDP8316 / 538637781-B ML200820 WELCOME to 1979Side B runout
HDP8316 / 538637781-C ML200820 WELCOME to 1979Side C runout
HDP8316 / 538637781-D ML200820 WELCOME to 1979Side D runout
HDP8316 / 538637781-A ML200820 WELCOME to 1979Side A runout, etched [WELCOME to 1979 stamped]
HDP8316 / 538637781-B ML200820 WELCOME to 1979Side B runout, etched [WELCOME to 1979 stamped]
HDP8316 / 538637781-C ML200820 WELCOME to 1979Side C runout, etched [WELCOME to 1979 stamped]
HDP8316 / 538637781-D ML200820 WELCOME to 1979Side D runout, etched [WELCOME to 1979 stamped]
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 | Unknown | Puscifer Entertainment 538641662LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | US | BMG 538637781 / Alchemy Recordings 538637781First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | BMG 538637781 / Alchemy Recordings 4050538637786First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2020 | US | BMG 538637781 / Alchemy Recordings 538637781First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | BMG 538637781 / Alchemy Recordings 4050538637786First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | BMG 538637781 / Alchemy Recordings 4050538637786First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | BMG 538637781 / Alchemy Recordings 538637781First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | BMG 538637781 / Alchemy Recordings 4050538637786First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | BMG 538637781 / Alchemy Recordings 4050538637786First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | BMG 538637781 / Alchemy Recordings 538637781First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2020 | Europe | BMG 538637781 / Alchemy Recordings 4050538637786First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | BMG 538637781 / Alchemy Recordings 538637781First yearLP, Album, LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | BMG 538637781 / Alchemy Recordings 538637781First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | BMG 538656760 / Alchemy Recordings 538656760LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 2021 | UK | Alchemy Recordings 538656760 / BMG 538656760LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
45 vinyl pressings of Existential Reckoning are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2020 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US, Europe. One of them is BMG 538637781, released October 30, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 538637781) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HDP 8316 / 538637781-A ML200820 WELCOME to 1979 and HDP 8516 / 538637781-B ML200820 WELCOME to 1979. 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.
