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Red SparowesThe Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer

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The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer

by Red Sparowes · 2010

12 pressings4 countriesPost RockRock

The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The… was first pressed on vinyl in 2010. 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 The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The…

8 pressings came out in 2010, 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.

US

April 6, 2010
Label and catalog number
Sargent House SH035
Format
LP, Album · Clear With Red And Blue Whisps
Runout / matrix

11979- SH035-1 (A) S-71835Etched Runout Side A

11979- SH035-1 (B) RE 2 S-71836 RE 2Etched Runout Side B

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US

2010
Label and catalog number
Sargent House SH035
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

1197-SH035-1 (A) S-71835Side A

1197-SH035-1 (B) S-71836Side B

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Belgium

April 6, 2010
Label and catalog number
Conspiracy Records CORE088
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition · Blue-yellow Flamed
Runout / matrix

86151 1A CORE088Side A, stamped

86151 1B CORE088Side B, stamped

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Belgium

April 6, 2010
Label and catalog number
Conspiracy Records CORE088
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition · Blue Translucent
Runout / matrix

86151 1A CORE088Side A, stamped

86151 1B CORE088Side B, stamped

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Belgium

April 6, 2010
Label and catalog number
Conspiracy Records CORE088
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition · Clear
Runout / matrix

86151 1A CORE088Side A, stamped

86151 1B CORE088Side B, stamped

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 12 vinyl pressings

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

2010s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010USSargent House SH035First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
2010USSargent House SH035First yearLP · Colored vinylLP · Colored vinyl
2010BelgiumConspiracy Records CORE088First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2010BelgiumConspiracy Records CORE088First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2010BelgiumConspiracy Records CORE088First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2010BelgiumConspiracy Records CORE088First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited
2010BelgiumConspiracy Records CORE088First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2010USSargent House SH035First yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
2020s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020EuropeSargent House SH035LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2020EuropeSargent House SH035LP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
2020USSargent House SH035LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2020USA & EuropeSargent House SH035LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl

Tracklist

  1. A1Truths Arise
  2. A2In Illusions Of Order
  3. A3A Hail Of Bombs
  4. A4Giving Birth To Imagined Saviors
  5. B1A Swarm
  6. B2In Every Mind
  7. B3A Mutiny
  8. B4As Each End Looms And Subsides

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The… are there?

12 vinyl pressings of The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The… are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2010 and 2020.

When was The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 2010, in US, Belgium. One of them is Sargent House SH035, released April 6, 2010.

How do I tell if my copy of The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SH035, CORE088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 11979- SH035-1 (A) S-71835 and 11979- SH035-1 (B) RE 2 S-71836 RE 2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The… 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.

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