Vinyl pressings
by Slayer · 2015
When The Stillness Comes was first pressed on vinyl in 2015. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 2015, 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.
NB3400-1side A) (etched
BF82250-01 A1 MKside A) (stamped
NB3400-1side B) (etched
BF82250-01 B1 MKside B) (stamped
NB3400-1Runout A-Side, etched
BF82250-01 A1 MKRunout A-Side, stamped
NB3400-1Runout B-Side, etched
BF82250-01 B1 MKRunout B-Side, stamped
NB3400-1side A) (etched
BF82250-01 A1 MKside A) (stamped
NB3400-1side B) (etched
BF82250-01 B1 MKside B) (stamped
NB3400-1side A) (etched
BF82250-01 A1 MKside A) (stamped
NB3400-1side B) (etched
BF82250-01 B1 MKside B) (stamped
BF82250-01 A1 MKSide A stamped
BF82250-01 B1 MKSide B stamped
NB3400-1Sides A & B etched
NB3400-1side A) (etched
BF82250-01 A1 MKside A) (stamped
NB3400-1side B) (etched
BF82250-01 B1 MKside B) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3400-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3400-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3400-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3400-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3400-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2015 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3400-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3400-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3400-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3400-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 3400-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 3400-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 3400-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 3400-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2015 | UK, Europe & US | Nuclear Blast NB 3400-9First year7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
14 vinyl pressings of When The Stillness Comes are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in Europe, US, UK, Europe & US. One of them is Nuclear Blast NB 3400-1, released April 17, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NB 3400-1, NB 3400-9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NB3400-1 and BF82250-01 A1 MK. 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.
