UK
1992- Label and catalog number
- Earache MOSH 79 LP
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
MOSH79A1 MPO TRANSFERMATIONSide A, etched
MOSH79B1 MPOSide B, etched

Vinyl pressings
by Sleep · 1992
Sleep's Holy Mountain was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1992, the album's first year. 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.
MOSH79A1 MPO TRANSFERMATIONSide A, etched
MOSH79B1 MPOSide B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | UK | Earache MOSH 79 LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | UK | Earache MOSH 79LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | UK | Earache MOSH 79 LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2002 | US | Earache MOSH 79LP / Earache MOSH79LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | Kreation Records KR006LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | Kreation Records KR-006LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2007 | US | Kreation Records KR006LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2007 | US | Kreation Records KR006LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2007 | US | Kreation Records KR006LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | Kreation Records KR-06LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | Kreation Records KR-06LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | Kreation Records KR006LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Kreation Records KR-06LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Unknown | Not On Label (Sleep)LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2012 | Europe | Not On Label (Sleep)LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | Europe | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2015 | UK | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | UK & Europe | Earache MOSH079FDR12", Record Store Day, Reissue, Special Edition | 12", Record Store Day, Reissue, Special Edition |
| 2015 | UK | Earache MOSH079LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2015 | Germany | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2021 | Europe | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Earache MOSH079PD / Earache MOSH079MCBox Set, Album, Limited Edition, LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered, Cassette, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc | Box Set, Album, Limited Edition, LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered, Cassette, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc |
| 2023 | Europe | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Earache MOSH079LPLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 2023 | USA & Canada | Earache MOSH07FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Sweden | Earache MOSH07FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | UK | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Earache MOSH079FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Not On LabelLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
52 vinyl pressings of Sleep's Holy Mountain are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1992 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in UK. One of them is Earache MOSH 79 LP.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MOSH 79 LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MOSH79A1 MPO TRANSFERMATION and MOSH79B1 MPO. 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.