Vinyl pressings
by Ranges · 2017
The Ascensionist was first pressed on vinyl in 2017. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2017, 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.
161212M1/A PIRATES PRESS - DNK1751ASide A runout
161212M2/A PIRATES PRESS - DNK1751BSide B runout
161212M3/A PIRATES PRESS - DNK1751CSide C runout
161212M4/A PIRATES PRESS - DNK1751DSide D runout
PIRATES PRESS - DNK1751A 161212M1/ASide A runout
PIRATES PRESS - DNK1751B 161212M2/ASide B runout
PIRATES PRESS - DNK1751C 161212M3/ASide C runout
PIRATES PRESS - DNK1751D 161212M4/ASide D runout
161212M1/A PIRATES PRESS- DNK1751ASide A
161212M2/A PIRATES PRESS- DNK1751BSide B
161212M3/B PIRATES PRESS- DNK1751CSide C
161212M4/A PIRATES PRESS- DNK1751DSide D
PIRATES PRESS - DNK1751A 161212M1/ASide A
PIRATES PRESS - DNK1751B 161212M2/ASide B
PIRATES PRESS - DNK1751C 161212M3/ASide C
PIRATES PRESS - DNK1751D 161212M4/ASide D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | A Thousand Arms A1KA009101LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1751First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | A Thousand Arms A1KA009First year12", 45 RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | A Thousand Arms A1KA009First year12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1751First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | USA & Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1751First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Belgium | Dunk!Records DNK1751LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Dunk!Records DNK1751-3 / A Thousand Arms A1KA009-3LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1751-XLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1751-XLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| 2021 | Europe | Dunk!Records DNK1751-XLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited |
11 vinyl pressings of The Ascensionist are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2017 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 2017, in Europe, US, USA & Europe. One of them is Dunk!Records DNK1751, released September 22, 2017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DNK1751, A1KA009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 161212M1/A PIRATES PRESS - DNK1751A and 161212M2/A PIRATES PRESS - DNK1751B. 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.
