Vinyl pressings
by Cirith Ungol · 1981
Frost And Fire was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1981, 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.
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. / + / KM + / FOR ENZO / HM 13666-1Side A, variant 1
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. / HM 13666-2 / + / KM +Side B, variant 1
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. + KM + FOR ENZO HM-13666-1Side A runout, variant 2
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. HM-13666-2 +.. KM +Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Liquid Flames Records HM13666 / Liquid Flames Records LF001LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Liquid Flames Records HM13666First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Liquid Flames Records LF001LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Liquid Flames Records LF001LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1985 | Brazil | Young 308.7089 / Enigma 308.7089LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue | LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue |
| 1987 | US | Restless Records 70118-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Switzerland | Not On Label (Cirith Ungol)LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Numbered, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Numbered, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-14252-1PDLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc |
| 2015 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-25019-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-25019-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2015 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-25019-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984 15809-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2021 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-15809-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-15809-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Germany | Metal Blade Records 3984 15809-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Germany | Metal Blade Records 3984 15809-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984 15809-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | USA & Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984 15810-2LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, LP, Album, Remastered, CD, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, All Media · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, LP, Album, Remastered, CD, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, All Media · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | USA & Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984 15809-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of Frost And Fire are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1981 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US. One of them is Liquid Flames Records HM13666, released January 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HM13666) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. / + / KM + / FOR ENZO / HM 13666-1 and MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. / HM 13666-2 / + / KM +. 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.
