Bathory – Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
Label: |
Under One Flag – FLAG 11 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Black Metal |
Tracklist
| Side Darkness | |||
| A1 | Nocternal Obeisance | ||
| A2 | Massacre | ||
| A3 | Woman Of Dark Desires | ||
| A4 | Call From The Grave | ||
| A5 | Equimanthorn | ||
| Side Evil | |||
| B1 | Enter The Eternal Fire | ||
| B2 | Chariots Of Fire | ||
| B3 | 13 Candles | ||
| B4 | Of Doom...... |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Under One Flag
- Copyright © – Tyfon Grammofon AB
- Recorded At – Heavenshore Studio
- Mixed At – Heavenshore Studio
- Published By – Tyfon Music
Credits
- Cover, Design – Quorthon
- Cover, Photography By – Gunnar Silins
- Producer – Quorthon
- Songwriter – Quorthon
Notes
Similar to Aston Clinton pressing but with the following differences:
- "Made in England" is missing from labels.
- Side label text is wrongly placed under label's logo in both side A and B labels..
- Upper label text is placed above the edge of flag in both side A and B labels..
- Inner sleeve has different pocket cut and different folding edges.
- Different runouts.
Be aware too of a third version having the labels of this entry, but being Aston Clinton pressings with "Λ" at nine o'clock position when usual matrix code is at twelve o'clock Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
Some copies were distributed with a gold promo stamp on sleeve: "For promotion only - Not for sale - CBS Records, Sweden"
Inner sleeve with lyrics, credits etc.
Track A1: is misspelled as "Nocternal" instead of "Nocturnal"
Track Α3: is a tribute to the band's namesake, Elizabeth Báthory 1560-1640.
Track B1: was the band's first epic, reaching nearly seven minutes in length, with lyrics referring to a deal with the Devil.
Track A5: makes references to Hell as well as to Norse mythology, including Odin's "eight-legged black stallion" Sleipnir.
Track B4: is dedicated to You!
Recorded and mixed at Heavenshore, Stockholm, Sweden.
All songs published by Tyfon Music.
Manufactured in UK.
℗ 1987 Under One Flag.
© 1987 Tyfon Grammofon AB.
- "Made in England" is missing from labels.
- Side label text is wrongly placed under label's logo in both side A and B labels..
- Upper label text is placed above the edge of flag in both side A and B labels..
- Inner sleeve has different pocket cut and different folding edges.
- Different runouts.
Be aware too of a third version having the labels of this entry, but being Aston Clinton pressings with "Λ" at nine o'clock position when usual matrix code is at twelve o'clock Bathory - Under The Sign Of The Black Mark
Some copies were distributed with a gold promo stamp on sleeve: "For promotion only - Not for sale - CBS Records, Sweden"
Inner sleeve with lyrics, credits etc.
Track A1: is misspelled as "Nocternal" instead of "Nocturnal"
Track Α3: is a tribute to the band's namesake, Elizabeth Báthory 1560-1640.
Track B1: was the band's first epic, reaching nearly seven minutes in length, with lyrics referring to a deal with the Devil.
Track A5: makes references to Hell as well as to Norse mythology, including Odin's "eight-legged black stallion" Sleipnir.
Track B4: is dedicated to You!
Recorded and mixed at Heavenshore, Stockholm, Sweden.
All songs published by Tyfon Music.
Manufactured in UK.
℗ 1987 Under One Flag.
© 1987 Tyfon Grammofon AB.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): FLAG 11 A1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): FLAG 11 B1
Other Versions (5 of 78)
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Under The Sign Of The Black Mark (LP, Album) | New Renaissance Records | NRR-33 | US | 1987 | ||
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Under The Sign Of The Black Mark (LP, Album, Test Pressing) | New Renaissance Records | NRR-33 | US | 1987 | ||
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Under The Sign Of The Black Mark (LP, Album, Stereo) | Under One Flag | 2370 | 1987 | |||
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Under The Sign Of The Black Mark (Cassette, Album) | New Renaissance Records | NRC33 | US | 1987 | ||
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New Submission
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Under The Sign Of The Black Mark (Cassette, Album) | Under One Flag | T FLAG 11 | UK | 1987 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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To people that have this version and the /\ mark on runout 9’o clock, do you also have what looks like a C on the 3’o clock side?
I think all Aston Clinton pressings do. The /\ is much easier to spot tho! -
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You should all avoid the CD editions not only for this album but also from the debut and The Return. First vinyl and tape editions have the definitive sound. If you can't afford them try to score the golden tape bootlegs from 2020.
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This original pressing sounds massive. It cant even be compared to the remastered versions. All the instruments have a real punch and Quorthons voice sounds otherworldly.
Get this if you can. -
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This is the GO TO version of this release. Overall feel from this release is just monstrous. From thickness of vinyl, soundscape and desing, it´s a beauty to own. Funny that Elizabeth Báthory died in august of 1614, not in 1640, as it is put out inthe OIS. Important album in metal history, every fan of black metal subgenre should own this release. -
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I'm pretty sure I saw Under the Sign CD in a record store in 1990. So, it must've been Under One Flag pressing, the only explanation - seems nobody is aware of this pressing, judging from here. -
So glad to have this original pressing. Sounds so much better than any of the reissues that followed it. Man they really messed up the sound of this album when they reissued it, same for the first album and The Return. -
As eloquently stated previously this is unquestionably the greatest Black Metal album ever. Nothing really comes close. Equimanthorn alone is worth the price of purchase. Quorthorn was blazing a trail, in a league of his own in the 80's (including 'The Return' that he itted he barely re making, he was so drunk) that many aspire to but likely none will ever match.
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