Vinyl pressings
by Thee Oh Sees · 2015
Mutilator Defeated At Last 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.
2 pressings came out in 2015, 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.
PIRATES PRESS - CF - 055 A 130205M1/ARunout, side A, variant 1
PIRATES PRESS - CF - 055 B 130205M2/ARunout, side B, variant 1
PIRATES PRESS - CF - 055 A 130205M1/BRunout, side A, variant 2
PIRATES PRESS - CF - 055 B 130205M2/BRunout, side B, variant 2
PIRATES PRESS - CF-055 A 130205M1/BSide A Variant 1
PIRATES PRESS - CF-055 B 130205M2/BSide B Variant 1
PIRATES PRESS - CF-055 A 130205M1/BSide A Variant 2
PIRATES PRESS - CF-055B 130205M2/ASide B Variant 2
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 | Australia | Flightless FLT-021LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Castle Face CF 55 / Castle Face CASTLE FACE 55First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album | LP, 45 RPM, Album |
| 2015 | US | Castle Face CF-055First yearLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2016 | US | Castle Face CF-055LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Castle Face CF 55LP, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | LP, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| 2018 | US | Castle Face CF-55LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Castle Face CF-055LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Castle Face CF-55 LPEELP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Castle Face CF-055LP, 45 RPM, Album, Repress | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Repress |
| 2021 | UK & US | Castle Face CF 55 / Castle Face CASTLE FACE 55LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Castle Face CF055B2LP, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Castle Face CF 55 / Castle Face CASTLE FACE 55LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Castle Face CF - 55LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Deathgod Records DG 001LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Deathgod Records DG 001LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Mutilator Defeated At Last are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2015 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in US. One of them is Castle Face CF 55, released May 18, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CF 55, CF-055) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PIRATES PRESS - CF - 055 A 130205M1/A and PIRATES PRESS - CF - 055 B 130205M2/A. 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.
