Vinyl pressings
by Manfred Mann's Earth Band · 1976
The Roaring Silence was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
36 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 22 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.
I-44 ILPS 9357 A1 ARUNSide A runout, variant 1
I-48 ILPS 9357 B1 EGSide B runout, variant 1
I-82 ILPS 9357 A1 ARUNSide A runout, variant 2
I-76 ILPS 9357 B1 EGSide B runout, variant 2
BRON 357 A - 3UA-Side runout
BRON 357 B - 1UB-Side runout
BRON 357-AA-Side label
BRON 357-BB-side label
BS-1-2965 JW2Side A runout, variant 1
BS-2-2965 JW2-2Side B runout, variant 1
BS-1-2965 JW1 #1 0Side A runout, variant 2
BS-2-2965 JW2-2 #2 0Side B runout, variant 2
BS-1-2965 LW-3 (X) ✲Side A runout, variant 1
BS-2-2965 LW-3 (X) ✲Side B runout. variant 1
BS-1-2965 LW 2 . (X) ✲Side A runout, variant 2
BS-2-2965 LW 2 . (X) ✲Side B runout, variant 2
BS-1-2965 G-1 GOLSide A runout
BS-2-2965 G-1 GOLSide B runout
BS-1-2965 WW2Side A, variant 1
BS-2-2965 WW2 #4Side B, variant 1
BS-1-2965 WW2#3 - -◁Side A, variant 2
BS-2-2965 WW2=3 - ---◁Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Bronze 24 385 / Bronze BRONZE 24385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Benelux | Bronze 27 870 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2965 / Bronze BS 2965First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Colombia | Bronze 18(1131)00117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Bronze BRO 2018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Bronze 27 870 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Bronze 65 357 6LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Germany | Bronze 27 870 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Bronze 2J 062-98767First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Bronze BROL 34357First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Bronze Records Ltd. ILPS 19357LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Japan | Bronze P-10240BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Bronze P-10240BFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Bronze 28 789 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Bronze 27 870 XOTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Austria | Bronze 28 789 XOTLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | Bronze 28.789-I / Bronze BRONZE 28.789-ILP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3055 / Bronze BSK 3055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3055 / Bronze BSK 3055LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1983 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3055 / Bronze BSK 3055LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1988 | Greece | Bronze 834 786-1 / Bronze 834786-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Cohesion COMME 2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UK | Creature Music MANNLP009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Creature Music MMLPP009LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2023 | Europe | Creature Music MANNLP009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2026 | Europe | Creature Music MANNLP950LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Bronze ILPS 9357LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Argentina | Bronze BRON 2501LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Bronze 24 385 / Bronze BRONZE 24385LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | Bronze 24 385 / Bronze BRONZE 24385LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS 3055 / Bronze KBS 3055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS 3055 / Bronze KBS 3055LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records KBS 3055 / Bronze KBS 3055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Bronze 893018LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Bronze BRO 2018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Bronze 893 018 / Bronze 893018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Bronze 893018LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 28 789 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 28 789 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Bronze 14C 062-98767 / Bronze 2J 062-98767LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Greece | Bronze 834786-1LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
94 vinyl pressings of The Roaring Silence are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1976 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Canada, Austria and more. One of them is Bronze ILPS 9357, released August 27, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9357, BRON 357, BS 2965, 27 870 XOT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I-44 ILPS 9357 A1 ARUN and I-48 ILPS 9357 B1 EG. 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.
