UK
1989- Label and catalog number
- Earache MOSH 11 P
- Format
- LP, Picture Disc, Album, Limited Edition
- Runout / matrix
MASH 11 A1 FAST ENOUGH BORIVOJ P NSSide A
MASH 11 B1 WATCH OUT FOR TERRORIZERSide B

Vinyl pressings
by Morbid Angel · 1989
Altars Of Madness was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, 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.
MASH 11 A1 FAST ENOUGH BORIVOJ P NSSide A
MASH 11 B1 WATCH OUT FOR TERRORIZERSide B
FAST ENOUGH BORIVOJ ? NS MPO MOSH 11 A1Side A runout, etched
WATCH OUT FOR TERRORIZER MPO MOSH 11 B1Side B runout, etched
FAST ENOUGH BORIVOJ ? NS MPO MOSH 11 A1Side A
WATCH OUT FOR TERRORIZER MPO MOSH 11 B1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | Earache MOSH 11 PFirst yearLP, Picture Disc, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1989 | UK | Earache MOSH 11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Earache MOSH 11First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | Earache MOSH 11LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Brazil | Rock Brigade Records RBR 330/91LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Brazil | Rock Brigade Records RBR 330/91LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0060-1 311LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0060-1 311LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | UK | Earache MOSH 11LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Europe | Earache MOSH 11LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2002 | UK | Earache MOSH 11LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | UK | Earache MOSH 11LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | US | Earache MOSH011PDLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Earache MOSH011LP1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | UK | Earache MOSH011LP1LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2011 | UK | Earache MOSH011LP1LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | UK | Earache MOSH011LP1LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | UK | Earache MOSH011LP1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2015 | US | Earache 5548-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | US | Earache 5548-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Earache 5548-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK | Earache MOSH011FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK | Earache MOSH011FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK | Earache MOSH011FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK | Earache MOSH011FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK | Earache MOSH011FDRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK & US | Earache MOSH011FDR / Earache MOSH11FDRLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | USA & Europe | Earache MOSH011FDRUSLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Earache MOSH011FDRUSLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Earache MOSH011FDRUSLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | USA & Europe | Earache MOSH011FDRUSLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2021 | US | Earache MOSH011FDRUSLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Earache MOSH011FDRUSLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Earache MOSH011FDRUSLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Earache MOSH011FDRUSLP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK & Europe | Earache MOSH011FDRUSLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | USA & Europe | Earache MOSH011FDRUSLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2024 | UK | Earache MOSH011FDRUSLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Earache MOSH011FDRUSLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Earache MOSH011FDRUSLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Earache MOSH 11LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
41 vinyl pressings of Altars Of Madness are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1989 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK. One of them is Earache MOSH 11 P.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MOSH 11 P, MOSH 11) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASH 11 A1 FAST ENOUGH BORIVOJ P NS and MASH 11 B1 WATCH OUT FOR TERRORIZER. 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.