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Sworn To The Dark

by Watain · 2007

17 pressings1 countryBlack MetalRock

Sworn To The Dark was first pressed on vinyl in 2007. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Sworn To The Dark

1 pressing came out in 2007, 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.

France

March 13, 2007
Label and catalog number
Norma Evangelium Diaboli NED 013
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

69946E1/A www gzvinyl.comA side, stamped

69946E2/AB side, stamped

69946E3/A www gzvinyl.comC side, stamped

69946E4/AD side, stamped

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 17 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

2000s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2007FranceNorma Evangelium Diaboli NED 013First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
2008FranceNorma Evangelium Diaboli NED 019LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture discLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc
2010s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2012FranceSeason Of Mist SOM148LPLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2012FranceSeason Of Mist SOM 148LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress
2012FranceSeason Of Mist SOM148LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, 45 RPM · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, 45 RPM · Limited, Colored vinyl
2015FranceSeason Of Mist SOM 148LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress
2017FranceSeason Of Mist SOM 148LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
2017FranceSeason Of Mist SOM 148LP / Season Of Mist SOM 148LPCRLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2018FranceSeason Of Mist SOM 148LP / Season Of Mist SOM 148LPCTLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2018FranceSeason Of Mist SOM148LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · LimitedLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited
2019FranceSeason Of Mist SOM148LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · LimitedLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited
2019FranceSeason Of Mist SOM 148LP / Season Of Mist SOM 148LPCSLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinylLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020FranceSeason Of Mist SOM148LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · LimitedLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited
2022FranceSeason Of Mist SOM148LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · LimitedLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited
2022FranceSeason Of Mist SOM 148LP / Season Of Mist SOM 148LPCWLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinylLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl
2022FranceSeason Of Mist SOM148LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceSeason Of Mist SOM148LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · LimitedLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited

Tracklist

  1. A1Legions Of The Black Light
  2. A2Satan's Hunger
  3. B1Withershins
  4. B2Storm Of The Antichrist
  5. B3The Light That Burns The Sun
  6. C1Sworn To The Dark
  7. C2Underneath The Cenotaph
  8. C3The Serpent's Chalice
  9. D1Darkness And Death
  10. D2Dead But Dreaming
  11. D3Stellarvore

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Sworn To The Dark are there?

17 vinyl pressings of Sworn To The Dark are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2007 and 2022.

When was Sworn To The Dark first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 2007, in France. One of them is Norma Evangelium Diaboli NED 013, released March 13, 2007.

How do I tell if my copy of Sworn To The Dark is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NED 013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 69946E1/A www gzvinyl.com and 69946E2/A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Sworn To The Dark on vinyl worth?

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.

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