Vinyl pressings
by Anvil · 1982
Metal On Metal was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 7 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.
LAT 1130 A2 FINGERS IN THE BUTTER TOWNHOUSE DM-Side A Etched Variant 1
LAT 1130 B1 HAVE YOU GOT SCISSORS TOWNHOUSESide B Etched Variant 1
LAT 1130 A2 FINGERS IN THE BUTTER TOWNHOUSE DM-3Side A Etched Variant 2
LAT 1130 B1 HAVE YOU GOT SCISSORS TOWNHOUSESide B Etched Variant 2
LAT 1130 A2 FINGERS IN THE BUTTER TOWNHOUSE DM-Side A Etched
LAT 1130 B2 HAVE YOU GOT SCISSORS TOWNHOUSESide B Etched
(Side A Etched): LAT 1130 A2 FINGERS IN THE BUTTER TOWNHOUSE DM
(Side B Etched): LAT 1130 B2 HAVE YOU GOT SCISSORS TOWNHOUSE
LAT-1130-A LYN-11529-ITH TOWNHOUSESide 1 runout
LAT-1130-B LYN-11530-ITH TOWNHOUSESide 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Attic LAT 1130LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Canada | Attic LAT 1130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Attic LAT 1030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Attic A 120 AT 1130First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Attic A 120 AT 1130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Attic A 120 AT 1130 MI 120 / Attic LAT 1130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Attic A 120 AT 1130 MI 120 / Attic LAT 1130First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1982 | France | Attic A 120 AT 1130 / Attic LAT 1130First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Attic A 120 AT 1130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Attic A 120 AT 1130LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Germany | Attic 841871-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Attic 6.25177 / Attic 6.25177 APFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Attic 6.25 177LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Italy | Attic A 120 AT 1130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Attic LAT 1130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Canada | Attic ATM-1130LP / Unidisc ATM-1130LPLP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Attic LAT 1130LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
24 vinyl pressings of Metal On Metal are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1982 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Canada, UK, US, Germany and more. One of them is Attic LAT 1130, released April 15, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LAT 1130, LAT 1030, LAT 1130 U.S., 6.25177 AP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LAT 1130 A2 FINGERS IN THE BUTTER TOWNHOUSE DM- and LAT 1130 B1 HAVE YOU GOT SCISSORS TOWNHOUSE. 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.
