Triumph – Allied Forces (1981 LP Original Canadian Attic Pressing w/ Printed Inner Sleeve) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (LAT 1122)

Catalog a multi-platinum 1981 Canadian hard-rock masterpiece for your archival inventory: Allied Forces by Triumph! Manufactured and made in Canada by Attic Records Limited (Toronto, Ontario) on custom gold-and-rainbow Attic labels (LAT 1122), this 12-inch stereo vinyl LP was produced by Triumph (Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, and Gil Moore), recorded at The Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario by Mike Jones (assisted by Dave Dickson and Mark Woods), and mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk in New York City. Featuring the rock anthems "Magic Power" and "Fight the Good Fight", the tracklist spans Side One ("Fool for Your Love", "Magic Power", "Air Raid/Allied Forces", "Hot Time (In This City Tonight)") and Side Two ("Fight the Good Fight", "Ordinary Man", "Petite Étude", "Say Goodbye"). Housed in its original glossy black outer sleeve with art direction by Joe Stelmach, photography by Nick Sangiamo, and illustration by Brian Zick, the front cover showcases the iconic chrome-and-gold winged Flying V sword emblem, while the back cover displays the trio standing before a cracked monolith. Includes the original custom printed inner sleeve featuring live concert photography on one side and full lyrics and credits on the reverse, while the vinyl itself is preserved in an archival Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static inner sleeve.

Structural & Visual Inspection

• Vinyl Surface & Labels Condition - EXCELLENT / NEAR MINT (EX / NM): Glossy black vinyl retains deep groove luster with crisp micro-groove definition, showing only faint, non-feelable hairline sleeve marks and minor surface dust flecks under angled macro inspection. Both Side One and Side Two custom gold-and-rainbow Attic labels remain bright, clean, and legible with sharp black typography, full MAPL four-quadrant logos, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes. Deadwax runouts clearly display etched matrix markings including LAT-1122.

• Jacket & Inner Sleeves Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS / NEAR MINT (VG+ / NM): Original glossy black outer sleeve exhibits deep dark saturation, brilliant chrome-and-gold emblem graphics on the front cover, and crisp band photography and tracklist typography on the back cover, showing light edge/corner rubbing and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Includes both the original custom printed live-photo/lyric inner sleeve in clean condition and a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

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