Vinyl pressings
by Windhand · 2015
Grief's Infernal Flower 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.
10 pressings came out in 2015, the album's first year, in 3 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.
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 A 131661E1/ARunout side A, stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 B 131661E2/ARunout side B, stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 C 131661E3/ARunout side C, stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 D 131661E4/ARunout side D, stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 A 131661E1/ASide A runout, Machine-stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 B 131661E2/ASide B runout, Machine-stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 C 131661E3/ASide C runout, Machine-stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 D 131661E4/ASide D runout, Machine-stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 A 131661E1/ASide A runout, Machine-stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 B 131661E2/ASide B runout, Machine-stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 C 131661E3/ASide C runout, Machine-stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 D 131661E4/ASide D runout, Machine-stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 A 131661E1/ASide A runout, Machine-stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 B 131661E2/ASide A runout, Machine-stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 C 131661E3/ASide A runout, Machine-stamped
RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 D 131661E4/ASide A runout, Machine-stamped
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 | Canada | Relapse Records RR7309First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR7309First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR7309First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR7309First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR7309First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR7309First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR7309First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR7309First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR7309First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2015 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR7309First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR7309LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2018 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR7309LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR7309LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2020 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR7309LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR7309 / Relapse Records RR45641LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR7309 / Relapse Records RR53881LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Grief's Infernal Flower are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2015 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in USA, Canada & Europe, US, Canada. One of them is Relapse Records RR7309, released September 18, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RR7309) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 A 131661E1/A and RELAPSE RECORDS - RR7309-1 B 131661E2/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.
