Vinyl pressings
by Manowar · 1992
The Triumph Of Steel was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1992, 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.
WMME Alsdorf 756 782423-1-A 22Runout side A, variant 1
WMME Alsdorf 756 782423-1-B 17Runout side B, variant 1
WMME Alsdorf 756 782423-1-C 3 HüRunout side C, variant 1
WMME Alsdorf 756 782423-1-D 20 HüRunout side D, variant 1
WMME Alsdorf 756 782423-1-A (and) 18 (in the line below)Runout Side A
9 (etched) WMME Alsdorf 756 782423-1-BRunout Side B
WMME Alsdorf 756 782423-1-C (and) 17 (in the line below)Runout Side C
WMME Alsdorf 756 782423-1-D (and) 4 (in the line below)Runout Side D
WMME Alsdorf 756 782423-1-ASide A runout
WMME Alsdorf 756 782423-1-BSide B runout
WMME Alsdorf 756 782423-1-CSide C runout
WMME Alsdorf 756 782423-1-DSide D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Germany | Atlantic 7567-82423-1 DE / Atlantic 7567-82423-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1992 | Germany | Atlantic 7567-82423-1 DE / Atlantic 7567-82423-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1992 | Germany | Atlantic 7567-82423-1 DE / Atlantic 7567-82423-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1992 | Germany | Atlantic 7567-82423-1 DEFirst yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1992 | Germany | Atlantic 7567-82423-1 DELP, Album, Misprint, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK & Europe | Back On Black BOBV272LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | UK & Europe | Back On Black BOBV272LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Metal Blade Records 3984-25079-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Listenable Records POSH472 / R/C Records POSH472LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Listenable Records POSH472 / R/C Records POSH472LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2019 | Europe | Listenable Records POSH472 / R/C Records POSH472LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Listenable Records POSH472 / R/C Records POSH472LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Listenable Records POSH472 / R/C Records POSH472LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Listenable Records POSH472 / R/C Records POSH472LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Listenable Records POSH472 / R/C Records POSH472LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | France | Listenable Records POSH472 / R/C Records POSH472LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Listenable Records POSH472 / R/C Records POSH472LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Listenable Records POSH787LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
18 vinyl pressings of The Triumph Of Steel are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1992 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in Germany. One of them is Atlantic 7567-82423-1 DE.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7567-82423-1 DE) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WMME Alsdorf 756 782423-1-A 22 and WMME Alsdorf 756 782423-1-B 17. 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.
