Vinyl pressings
by Red Sparowes · 2005
At The Soundless Dawn was first pressed on vinyl in 2005. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 2005, 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.
60068E1/A PIRATES PRESS ROBO43 ASide A
60068E2/A PIRATES PRESS ROBO43 BSide B
60068E3/A PIRATES PRESS ROBO43 CSide C
60068E4/A PIRATES PRESS ROBO43 DSide D
PIRATES PRESS ROBO43 A 60068E1/ASide A, stamped
PIRATES PRESS ROBO43 A 60068E2/ASide B, stamped
PIRATES PRESS ROBO43 A 60068E3/ASide C, stamped
PIRATES PRESS ROBO43 A 60068E4/ASide D, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | US | Robotic Empire ROBO-043LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Robotic Empire ROBO-043LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Robotic Empire ROBO-043First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Robotic Empire robo 043LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2005 | Belgium | Hypertension Records HYPE001First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | Belgium | Hypertension Records HYPE001LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | Belgium | Hypertension Records HYPE001First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | Belgium | Hypertension Records HYPE001First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2005 | Belgium | Hypertension Records HYPE001First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Robotic Empire robo 043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2005 | US | Robotic Empire robo 043First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Robotic Empire ROBO-043First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Robotic Empire ROBO 043First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Robotic Empire ROBO-043LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Robotic Empire ROBO-043LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of At The Soundless Dawn are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2005 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 2005, in US, Belgium. One of them is Robotic Empire robo 043, released May 10, 2005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use robo 043, ROBO-043, ROBO 043, HYPE001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 60068E1/A PIRATES PRESS ROBO43 A and 60068E2/A PIRATES PRESS ROBO43 B. 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.
