US
March 29, 2019- Label and catalog number
- Metal Blade Records 3984-15632-1
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition · Black w/ Red Haze

Vinyl pressings
by Whitechapel · 2019
The Valley 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.
14 pressings came out in 2019, the album's first year, in 2 countries. 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.
156321 A R HoughtenSide A runout
156321 BSide B runout
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 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-15631-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-15631-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-15631-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-15631-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-15631-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-15631-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-15632-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-15632-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2019 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-15632-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-15632-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-15632-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-15632-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-15632-1 / Metal Blade Records 039842514116First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-15632-1 / Metal Blade Records 039842514161First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-15631-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-15631-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-25141-6LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-25141-6LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-25141-6 / Metal Blade Records 039842514161LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-25141-6LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 2026 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-25141-6LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
21 vinyl pressings of The Valley are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2019 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2019, in US, Europe. One of them is Metal Blade Records 3984-15632-1, released March 29, 2019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3984-15632-1, 3984-15631-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.