UK
March 1984- Label and catalog number
- Mortarhate Records LP MORT 5
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
[AGI logo]84/ 2 LP MORT 5 A1 ƱTOPIARunout side A
[AGI logo]84/ 2 LP MORT 5 B1 ƱTOPIARunout side B

Vinyl pressings
by Icons Of Filth · 1984
Onward Christian Soldiers was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. 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 1984, 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.
[AGI logo]84/ 2 LP MORT 5 A1 ƱTOPIARunout side A
[AGI logo]84/ 2 LP MORT 5 B1 ƱTOPIARunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Mortarhate Records LP MORT 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | Mortarhate Records LP MORT 5LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | UK | Mortarhate Records LP MORT 5LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | UK | Get Back GET89LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV #78LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV #78LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV #78LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV #78LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV #78LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV #78LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV #78LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV #78LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV #78LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2020 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV #78LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | Germany | Mad Butcher Classics MBC 187LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | Germany | Mad Butcher Classics MBC 187LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV #78LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
17 vinyl pressings of Onward Christian Soldiers are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1984 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK. One of them is Mortarhate Records LP MORT 5, released March 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP MORT 5) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [AGI logo]84/ 2 LP MORT 5 A1 ƱTOPIA and [AGI logo]84/ 2 LP MORT 5 B1 ƱTOPIA. 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.