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The Secrets Of The Black Arts

by Dark Funeral · 1996

23 pressings6 countriesBlack MetalRock

The Secrets Of The Black Arts was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Secrets Of The Black Arts

1 pressing came out in 1996, 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.

USA & Europe

1996
Label and catalog number
Necropolis Records NecroHell 666-1Hellspawn Records NecroHell 666-1
Format
LP, Album, Limited Edition
Runout / matrix

NH 666 1 LP A S-34297Side A

NH 666 1 LP-B S-34298Side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 23 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1996USA & EuropeNecropolis Records NecroHell 666-1 / Hellspawn Records NecroHell 666-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited
2010s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010UK & EuropeBack On Black BOBV177LPLP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2010UK & EuropeBack On Black BOBV177LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
2010UK & EuropeBack On Black BOBV177LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited
2013GermanyCentury Media CMD9983671LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2013GermanyCentury Media CMD9983671LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2013GermanyCentury Media CMD9983671LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2016GermanyCentury Media 88985315331LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2016GermanyCentury Media 88985315331LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020ChinaNortheast Steel Industry NESV-1811​LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2020ChinaNortheast Steel Industry NESV-1811​ / Century Media CMD9983671​LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020ChinaNortheast Steel Industry NESV-1811​ / Century Media CMD9983671​LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl
2021ChinaNortheast Steel Industry NESV-1811CN2 / Century Media CMD9983671​LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl
2021EuropeOsmose Productions OPLP402LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2021EuropeOsmose Productions OPLP402LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
2021FranceOsmose Productions OPLP402LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2022FranceOsmose Productions OPLP402LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl
2022FranceOsmose Productions OPLP402LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
2022FranceOsmose Productions OPLP402LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl
2022FranceOsmose Productions OPLP402LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl
2022ChinaNortheast Steel Industry NESV-1811 / Century Media CMD9983671LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024FranceOsmose Productions OPLP402LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl
2026EuropeOsmose Productions OPLP402LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl

Tracklist

  1. A1The Dark Age Has Arrived
  2. A2The Secrets Of The Black Arts
  3. A3My Dark Desires
  4. A4The Dawn No More Rises
  5. A5When Angels Forever Die
  6. A6The Fire Eternal
  7. B1Satan's Mayhem
  8. B2Shadows Over Transylvania
  9. B3Bloodfrozen
  10. B4Satanic Blood
  11. B5Dark Are The Path To Eternity (A Summoning Nocturnal)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Secrets Of The Black Arts are there?

23 vinyl pressings of The Secrets Of The Black Arts are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1996 and 2026.

When was The Secrets Of The Black Arts first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1996, in USA & Europe. One of them is Necropolis Records NecroHell 666-1.

How do I tell if my copy of The Secrets Of The Black Arts is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NecroHell 666-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NH 666 1 LP A S-34297 and NH 666 1 LP-B S-34298. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Secrets Of The Black Arts on vinyl worth?

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.

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