Vinyl pressings
by Twisted Sister · 1982
Under The Blade was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SECX - 9 - A3 TIMTOM-CBS Λ CSide A runout variant 1
SECX - 9 - B3 Λ CSide B runout variant 1
SECX - 9 - A4 TIMTOM-CBS ΛSide A runout variant 2
SECX - 9 - B4 2 TY ΛSide B runout variant 2
SECX - 9 - A3 TIMTOM-CBSSide A runout, etched
SECX - 9 - B3 TYSide B runout, etched
SECX 9-ASide A label
SECX 9-BSide B label
RR-9946-ASide A
RR-9946-B 3Side B
SECX 9 A MTV/JLRunout side A etched
SECX 9 B MTV/JLRunout side B etched
A-7497 A-1/82 S III Made in GermanyRunout Side A
A-7497 B-2/82 S III Made in GermanyRunout Side B
A-7497 A-2/84S IRunout Side A
A-7497 B-2/82 S IIIRunout Side B
SEC LP 2004-1L cdg DD PR 27-9-82Side A - Etched
SEC LP 2007-2L cdg DD 27-9-82Side B - Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Benelux | Roadrunner Records RR 9946 / Secret Records RR 9946First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Finland | Secret Records SECX 9 / Poko International SECX 9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Secret Records INT 148.902 / Secret Records SECX 9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Secret Records SECLP/2004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Secret Records SECLP/2004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Secret Records SECX 9 / Secret Records SECX9First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Secret Records SECX 9 / Secret Records SECX9First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Australia | Atlantic 81256-1-YLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Brazil | Atlantic 604.7157LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Canada | Atlantic 78 12561LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Europe | Virgin 206 933 / Virgin 206 933-620LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | France | Atlantic 781 256-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Germany | Atlantic 78 12561LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Germany | Atlantic 78 12561LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Greece | Atlantic 781256-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV041LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Friday Music FRM 81256 / Rhino Records FRM 81256LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Friday Music FRM 81256 / Rhino Records FRM 81256LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Secret Records SECLP/2004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light St. 26LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
35 vinyl pressings of Under The Blade are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1982 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Benelux, Finland, Germany and more. One of them is Secret Records SECX 9, released September 18, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SECX 9, RR 9946, INT 148.902, SECLP/2004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SECX - 9 - A3 TIMTOM-CBS Λ C and SECX - 9 - B3 Λ C. 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.
