Vinyl pressings
by Yob · 2014
Clearing The Path To Ascend was first pressed on vinyl in 2014. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2014, 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 - RR7269-1 A 119525E1/ASide A
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 B 119525E2/ASide B
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 C 119525E3/DSide C
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 D 119525E4/ASide D
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 A 119525E1/ASide A
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 B 119525E2/ASide B
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 C 119525E3/DSide C
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 D 119525E4/ASide D
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 A 119525E1/ASide A runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 B 119525E2/ASide B runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 C 119525E3/DSide C runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 D 119525E4/ASide D runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 A 119525E1/ASide A
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 B 119525E2/ASide B
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 C 119525E3/DSide C
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 D 119525E4/ASide D
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 A 119525E1/ASide A runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 B 119525E2/ASide B runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 C 119525E3/DSide C runout, stamped
PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 D 119525E4/ASide D runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 7269LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 7269First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 7269First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 7269First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 7269First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 7269First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 7269LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR7269LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR 7269LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR 7269LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR 7269LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR 7269LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Relapse Records RR 7269LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | USA & Europe | Relapse Records RR 7269LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Relapse Records RR7269 / Relapse Records RR45661LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Relapse Records RR7269 / Relapse Records RR45131LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK & US | Relapse Records RR7269 / Relapse Records RR50741LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
17 vinyl pressings of Clearing The Path To Ascend are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2014 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2014, in US. One of them is Relapse Records RR 7269, released September 16, 2014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RR 7269) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 A 119525E1/A and PIRATES PRESS - RR7269-1 B 119525E2/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.
