Austria
October 16, 2020- Label and catalog number
- Rock Is Hell Records RIP93
- Format
- LP, Album, Numbered · Clear, Orange Sleeve
- Runout / matrix
30611 1A RIP93 FUCK THE CRITICS - BOWIESide A
30611 1B RIP93Side B

Vinyl pressings
by Thee Oh Sees · 2020
Metamorphosed was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 2020, 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.
30611 1A RIP93 FUCK THE CRITICS - BOWIESide A
30611 1B RIP93Side B
30611 1A RIP93 FUCK THE CRITICS - BOWIESide A
30611 1B RIP93Side B
30611 1A RIP93 FUCK THE CRITICS - BOWIESide A
30611 1B RIP93Side B
30611 1A RIP93 FUCK THE CRITICS - BOWIESide A, hand-etched
30611 1B RIP93Side B, hand-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Austria | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | Austria | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93First yearLP, Album, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Austria | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93First yearLP, Album, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Austria | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93First yearLP, Album, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Austria | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93First yearLP, Album, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Austria | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2021 | Austria | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Austria | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Austria | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Austria | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Austria | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Austria | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Austria | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Austria | Rock Is Hell Records RIP93LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
17 vinyl pressings of Metamorphosed are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2020 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in Austria. One of them is Rock Is Hell Records RIP93, released October 16, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RIP93) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 30611 1A RIP93 FUCK THE CRITICS - BOWIE and 30611 1B RIP93. 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.