Vinyl pressings
by Iron Maiden · 1980
Prowler was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
EMS-17075-A 1S 1 ⅄-0Side A runout, variant 1
EMS-17075-B 1S 1Side B runout, variant 1
EMS-17075-A 1S 2 33210-Y4658 X•1>ZSide A runout, variant 2
EMS-17075-B 1S 3Side B runout, variant 2
EMS-17075 - A ISSide A runout
EMS-17075 - B ISSide B runout
EMS-17075-ASide A label
EMS-17075-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | EMI EMS 17075First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | EMI EMS 17075First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Unknown | Not On Label (Iron Maiden) EMS-170757", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | Unknown | Not On Label (Iron Maiden) EMS-170757", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South America | EMI EMS 170757", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Promo |
| 2025 | South America | EMI EMS 170757", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | South America | EMI EMS 170757", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | South America | EMI EMS 170757", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (Iron Maiden) Ems-170757", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (Iron Maiden) Ems-170757", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
10 vinyl pressings of Prowler are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1980 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Japan. One of them is EMI EMS 17075, released November 21, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMS 17075) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMS-17075-A 1S 1 ⅄-0 and EMS-17075-B 1S 1. 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.
