Vinyl pressings
by Witchcraft · 2012
Legend was first pressed on vinyl in 2012. 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 2012, 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.
NB2956-1 BC 84458-01 A1 MKRunout Side A
NB2956-1 BC 84458-01 B1 MKRunout Side B
NB2956-1 BC 84458-02 C1 MKRunout Side C
NB2956-1 BC 84458-02 D1 MKRunout Side D
NB2956-1 BC 84458-01 A1 MKRunout Side A
NB2956-1 BC 84458-01 B1 MKRunout Side B
NB2956-1 BC 84458-02 C1 MKRunout Side C
NB2956-1 BC 84458-02 D1 MKRunout Side D
NB2956-1 BC 84458-01 A1 MKRunout Side A
NB2956-1 BC 84458-01 B1 MKRunout Side B
NB2956-1 BC 84458-02 C1 MKRunout Side C
NB2956-1 BC 84458-02 D1 MKRunout Side D
NB2956-1 BC 84458-01 A1 MKRunout Side A
NB2956-1 BC 84458-01 B1 MKRunout Side B
NB2956-1 BC 84458-02 C1 MKRunout Side C
NB2956-1 BC 84458-02 D1 MKRunout Side D
NB2956-1 BC 84458-01 A1 MKRunout Side A
NB2956-1 BC 84458-01 B1 MKRunout Side B
NB2956-1 BC 84458-02 C1 MKRunout Side C
NB2956-1 BC 84458-02 D1 MKRunout Side D
NB2956-1 BC 84458-01 A1 MKRunout Side A
NB2956-1 BC 84458-01 B1 MKRunout Side B
NB2956-1 BC 84458-02 C1 MKRunout Side C
NB2956-1 BC 84458-02 D1 MKRunout Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2956-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29561First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2012 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2956-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29561First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2956-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29561First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2956-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29561First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2956 TPLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2956-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29561First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2956-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29561First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2956-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29561First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2956-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29561First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Nuclear Blast NB 2956-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29561First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2012 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 2956-1 / Nuclear Blast 2956-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 2956-0LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Nuclear Blast NB 3666-1 / Nuclear Blast 3666-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 3022-8 / Nuclear Blast 27361 30228LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2017 | Europe | Nuclear Blast NB 2956-1 / Nuclear Blast 27361 29561LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Svart Records SRE667LP / Svart Records SRE667LPB2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Svart Records SRE667LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Svart Records SRE667LP / Svart Records SRE667LPB1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
18 vinyl pressings of Legend are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2012 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2012, in Europe, US, Germany. One of them is Nuclear Blast NB 2956-1, released September 21, 2012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NB 2956-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NB2956-1 BC 84458-01 A1 MK and NB2956-1 BC 84458-01 B1 MK. 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.
