Vinyl pressings
by Slaughter to Prevail · 2021
Chapters Of Misery = Главы Страдания was first pressed on vinyl in 2021. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 2021, the album's first year, in 4 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.
221559F1/ARunout, Stamped; Side A
221559F2/ARunout, Stamped; Side B
221559F1/ARunout, stamped, side A
221559F2/ARunout, stamped, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Sumerian Records SUM-1538First year10", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Sumerian Records SUM2442First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Worldwide | Sumerian Records SUM2444First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Sumerian Records SUM-1452 MP10", EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 10", EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | UK | Sumerian Records SUM-1452First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK & US | Sumerian Records SUM-1539First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK & US | Sumerian RecordsFirst year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK & US | Sumerian Records SUM-1536First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK & US | Sumerian Records SUM-1537First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK & US | Sumerian Records SUM-314410", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Sumerian Records SUM244310", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Sumerian Records SUM244510", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Chapters Of Misery = Главы Страдания are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2021 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in UK, US, UK & US, Worldwide. One of them is Sumerian Records SUM-1452, released November 26, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUM-1452, SUM-1538, SUM2442, SUM-1539) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 221559F1/A and 221559F2/A. 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.
