Vinyl pressings
by The Ocean · 2010
Heliocentric was first pressed on vinyl in 2010. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2010, 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.
86766 .A PEL 004A-side etchings
86766 .B PEL 004B-side etchings
86766 2C PEL 004C-side etchings
86766 .A PEL 004A-side etchings
86766 .B PEL 004B-side etchings
86766 2C PEL 004C-side etchings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 004First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Box Set, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Box Set, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 004First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Box Set, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Box Set, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 004First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Box Set, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Box Set, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 088-VLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2019 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 088LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 088LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 088LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 088-VLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2022 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 088LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 088 / Metal Blade Records PEL 088LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 188LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 188LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 188LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Germany | Pelagic Records PEL 088LP, Album, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Heliocentric are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2010 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2010, in Germany. One of them is Pelagic Records PEL 004, released May 28, 2010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PEL 004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 86766 .A PEL 004 and 86766 .B PEL 004. 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.
