Vinyl pressings
by Warlock · 1987
Triumph And Agony was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 8 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.
832 840-1-1Y-4DMMRE I STERLING DMM82 DRunout side A, etched, variant 1
832 804-1-2Y 4DMM RE I STERLING DMM82 DRunout side B, etched, variant 1
832 804-1-1Y-[4]DMM RE I [V 3] STERLING DMM GC [3 113]Runout, Side A, [Stamped] Etched, variant 2
832 804-1 RY-[5]DMM RE I [113 V 3] STERLING DMM GC [5]Runout, Side B, [Stamped] Etched, variant 2
832 804-I-IY-5DMM REI V5 Sterling DMM GC 1 12Side A runout, variant 1
832804 I-2Y5DMM RE I Sterling DMM GC V5 1Side B runout, variant 1
832 804-I-IY-5DMM RE I V5 Sterling DMM GC 1 2Side A runout, variant 2
832 804-I-2Y5DMM RE-I Sterling DMM GC V5 1 6Side B runout, variant 2
832-804-1-1Y5DMM-RE 1 A-1 STERLING DMM GC V79 2 020Side A runout
832 804-1-RY5DMM RE 1 B-1 V̶7̶8̶ V79 2 STERLING DMM GC 020Side B runout
832 840-1-1 Y5DMM RE I STERLING DMM82 P 2Side A runout, etched, Var.1
832 804-1-1 2Y 4DMM RE I A STERLING DMM82 1Side B runout, etched, Var.1
832 840-1-1Y-4DMM RE I STERLING DMMℊc P 2Side A runout, etched, Var.2
832 840-1-2Y-4DMM RE I STERLING DMMℊc P 2Side B runout, etched, Var.2
AA 832 804-1.1Y 4 DMM RE 1Side A version 2
832 804 1 S2 832 804 12x 5 DMM RE1Side B version 2
832 804-1-1Y-4 DMM RE 1 STERLING DMM GC 2 B A0Side A version 3
832 804-1.Ry-5 DMM RE 1 STERLING DMM GC 1A ALSide B version 3
VERH 50 A//2▽420V 11Stamped Side A
VERH+50+BEtched Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australasia | Vertigo 832 804-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Mercury 832 804-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Vertigo 832 804-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | Vertigo 832 804-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1987 | Germany | Vertigo 842006-1 / Vertigo 834 191-1First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1987 | Germany | Vertigo 15 717 2LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Germany | Vertigo 832 804-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | Vertigo VERH 50 / Vertigo 832 804-1LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Vertigo 832 804-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Vertigo 832 804-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Vertigo 832 804-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Greece | Vertigo 832 804-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Vertigo 832 804-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Vertigo 832 804-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Vertigo 832 804-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Spain | Vertigo 832 804-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Germany | Vertigo 5788069 / Universal Music Group 5788069LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
25 vinyl pressings of Triumph And Agony are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1987 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Germany, UK, US, Australasia and more. One of them is Vertigo 832 804-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 832 804-1, 842006-1, VERH 50, 422 832 804-1 Q-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 832 840-1-1Y-4DMMRE I STERLING DMM82 D and 832 804-1-2Y 4DMM RE I STERLING DMM82 D. 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.
