Vinyl pressings
by Rotting Christ · 2016
Rituals was first pressed on vinyl in 2016. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 2016, 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.
BF11333-01 A1 KRSide A runout stamped
BF11333-01 B1 KRSide B runout stamped
BF11333-02 C1 KRSide C runout stamped
BF11333-02 D1 KRSide D runout stamped
BF11333-01 A1 KRSide A - Stamped
BF11333-01 B1 KRSide B - Stamped
BF11333-02 C1 KRSide C - Stamped
BF11333-02 D1 KRSide D - Stamped
BF11333-01 A1 KRSide A - Stamped
BF11333-01 B1 KRSide B - Stamped
BF11333-02 C1 KRSide C - Stamped
BF11333-02 D1 KRSide D - Stamped
BF11333-01 A1 KRSide A - Stamped
BF11333-01 B1 KRSide B - Stamped
BF11333-02 C1 KRSide C - Stamped
BF11333-02 D1 KRSide D - Stamped
BF11333-01 A1 KRSide A - Stamped
BF11333-01 B1 KRSide B - Stamped
BF11333-02 C1 KRSide C - Stamped
BF11333-02 D1 KRSide D - Stamped
1+ BF11333-01 A1 KRSide A, Runout, Hand-Etched, Machine-Stamped
BF11333-01 B1 KRSide B, Runout, Machine-Stamped
BF11333-02 C1 KRSide C, Runout, Machine-Stamped
BF11333-02 D1 KRSide D, Runout, Machine-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Repress | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 2016 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LP / Season Of Mist SOM 374LPESFirst yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LPFirst yearLP, 45 RPM, Album | LP, 45 RPM, Album |
| 2016 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LP / Season Of Mist SOM 374LPCWFirst yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LP / Season Of Mist SOM 374LPCTFirst yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LP / Season Of Mist SOM 374LPAFirst yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2016 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LP / Season Of Mist SOM 374LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| 2016 | Greece | Season Of Mist SOM 374LP / Season Of Mist SOM 374LPM1First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LP / Season Of Mist SOM 374LPCRLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| 2019 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LP / Season Of Mist SOM 374LPCGLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LP / Season Of Mist SOM 374LPCOLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LP / Season Of Mist SOM 374LPCYLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Worldwide | Season Of Mist SOM 374LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited |
| 2021 | Worldwide | Season Of Mist SOM 374LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2021 | Worldwide | Season Of Mist SOM 374LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2021 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2023 | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Season Of Mist SOM 374LP / Season Of Mist SOM 374LPCS nåLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Season Of Mist SOM 374LP / Season Of Mist SOM 374LPGILP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Repress | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Season Of Mist SOM 374LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Repress | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Repress |
23 vinyl pressings of Rituals are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2016 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2016, in Greece, France. One of them is Season Of Mist SOM 374LP, released February 12, 2016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SOM 374LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BF11333-01 A1 KR and BF11333-01 B1 KR. 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.
