Vinyl pressings
by The Maples · 2019
Nocturnal Play was first pressed on vinyl in 2019. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 2019, 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.
BR-128A ARE YOU READY FOR THE DEVIL TONIGHT? LuckySide A, Etched
BR-128B HE'S APPALLED BY THE MIRROR ON THE WALL LuckySide B, Etched
BR-128A ARE YOU READY FOR THE DEVIL TONIGHT? LuckySide A, Etched
BR-128B HE'S APPALLED BY THE MIRROR ON THE WALL LuckySide B, Etched
BR-128A ARE YOU READY FOR THE DEVIL TONIGHT? LuckySide A, Etched
BR-128B HE'S APPALLED BY THE MIRROR ON THE WALL LuckySide B, Etched
BR-128A ARE YOU READY FOR THE DEVIL TONIGHT? LuckySide A, Etched
BR-128B HE'S APPALLED BY THE MIRROR ON THE WALL LuckySide B, Etched
BR-128A ARE YOU READY FOR THE DEVIL TONIGHT? LuckySide A, Etched
BR-128B HE'S APPALLED BY THE MIRROR ON THE WALL LuckySide B, Etched
BR-128A ARE YOU READY FOR THE DEVIL TONIGHT? LuckySide A, Etched
BR-128B HE'S APPALLED BY THE MIRROR ON THE WALL LuckySide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Blade Records BR-128First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Blade Records BR-128First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Blade Records BR-128First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Blade Records BR-128First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Blade Records BR-128First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Blade Records BR-128First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Blade Records BR-128First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Blade Records BR-128First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Blade Records BR-128LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2019 | US | Blade Records BR-128First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Blade Records BR-128First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blade Records BR-128LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Nocturnal Play are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 2019, in US. One of them is Blade Records BR-128, released November 2019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BR-128) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BR-128A ARE YOU READY FOR THE DEVIL TONIGHT? Lucky and BR-128B HE'S APPALLED BY THE MIRROR ON THE WALL Lucky. 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.
