MANOWAR - Sign Of The Hammer 12" Vinyl LP Album

Collector's notes ( detailed background information on the persons working on this album)

Joey DeMaio and Eric Adams both performed in a band called "Looks" before they started the Manowar band in 1980.

Rian Hughes is British graphic designer, illustrator and artist

Ross The Boss (real name: Ross Friedman) has been playing in the bands: "Shakin' Street" and "The Dictators" before founding Manowar in 1980.

Scott Columbus has always been the drummer of Manowar from 1983 until 2008 with a three-year break in 1991

Simon Fowler is a British photographer mainly known for photographing "Iron Maiden".

  Simon Fowler is a British photographer mainly known for photographing "Iron Maiden". For the album "Piece of Mind" he was called: Simon "Bullseye" Fowler.

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Album Production Information:

The album: "MANOWAR - Sign Of The Hammer " was produced by: Jack Richardson, Tony Platt

Jack Richardson is a Canadian Music producer, responsible for producing a couple of hundres albums. Some of the bands he has worked are "The Guess Who", "Alice Cooper", "Manowar", etc...

Mixed by: Tony Platt

Mastered by: Arun Chakraverty

Arun Chakraverty starting his engineering job in 1974 he became a very experienced sound and mastering engineer, responsible for hundreds (almost thousand) records. In 1981 he bought "The Master Room" and was director until 2001. Having worked on many different genres, Heavy Metal records were only a couple: "Black Sabbath - Mob Rules" and "Manowar - Sign of the Hammer".

Mastered at: Master Room

Album cover design: Rian Hughes

Album cover photography: Simon Fowler

  Simon Fowler is a British photographer mainly known for photographing "Iron Maiden". For the album "Piece of Mind" he was called: Simon "Bullseye" Fowler.

  Tony Platt is a British Freelance music engineer and producer. Working with many British bands, including Iron Maiden but also with the French Trust band.

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Personnel/Band Members and Musicians on: MANOWAR - Sign Of The Hammer

Band-members, Musicians and Performers
• Eric Adams - Vocals

  Eric Adams (real name: Louis Marullo), is lead vocalist of the American Heavy Metal band "Manowar" since 1981. Before joining Manowar he has sung in bands like: "Bible Black", "Harlequin", "Kids" and looks. - Eric Adams and Joey DeMaio both performed in a band called "Looks" before they started the Manowar band in 1980.

• Ross The Boss - Guitars, Keyboards
• Joey DeMaio - Bass
• Scott Columbus - Drums

Complete Track-listing of the album "MANOWAR - Sign Of The Hammer "

The detailed tracklist of this record "MANOWAR - Sign Of The Hammer " is:

Track-listing Side One:
1. All Men Play On 10 3:54
2. Animals 3:35
3. Thor (The Powerhead) 5:22
4. Mountains 7:40

Track-listing Side Two:
1. Sign Of The Hammer 4:16
2. The Oath 4:50
3. Thunderpick 3:33
4. Guyana (Cult Of The Damned) 7:06