Aknepop

CD Releases

Poko Rekords, POKOCD 64, reissue, red prints on the CD

- BARCODE: none

- MATRIX: POKOCD 64 [DCM logo] 13052515

- SID CODES: none

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 14 (the last song, which is not even numbered on this edition, is just a remark from Martti)

- CD: glass mastered on 25th of May 1993 by DCM in Sweden and most likely also pressed by DCM in Sweden,

BIEM/n©b

℗ Unitor Oy 1978

- BACK COVER PAPER: Poko Rekords on Unitor OY:n omistama levymerkki,

POKO REKORDS/UNITOR OY, PL 483, 33101 TAMPERE

- PACKING: standard clear jewel case with black tray

- RELEASED: Originally released on 19th of May 1978 (source: the bands official website www.eppunormaali.fi).

This one is a reissue glass mastered in 1993 based on the matrix.

Since there are no SID codes this was most likely also pressed around 1993 (SID codes were introduced in 1994).

- OTHER: Folding two-page booklet.

- NOTE: It's rumoured Aknepop was first released on CD in the early 90s and, as a consequence, sold gold in Finland in 1994, 16 years after its original release date.

Supposedly the first CD release was made by DanDisc, has red CD prints and has no barcode meaning this is of the second (or possibly even later) CD release.

However, due to the absence of the SID codes this can not have been made many years after 1994.

Poko Rekords, POKOCD 64, reissue, repress, black prints on the CD

- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 6 417459 106421

- MATRIX: POKOCD 64 [DCM logo] 13052515

- SID CODES: none

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 14 (the last song, which is not even numbered on this edition, is just a remark from Martti)

- CD: glass mastered on 25th of May 1993 by DCM in Sweden and most likely also pressed by DCM in Sweden,

BIEM/n©b

℗ Unitor Oy 1978

- BACK COVER PAPER: Poko Rekords on Unitor OY:n omistama levymerkki,

POKO REKORDS/UNITOR OY, PL 483, 33101 TAMPERE

- PACKING: standard clear jewel case with black tray

- RELEASED: Originally released on 19th of May 1978 (source: the bands official website www.eppunormaali.fi).

This one is a reissue glass mastered in 1993 based on the matrix and the one with red prints on the CD is most likely an earlier pressing.

Since there are no SID codes this was most likely also pressed around 1993 (SID codes were introduced in 1994).

- OTHER: Folding two-page booklet.

- NOTE: It's rumoured Aknepop was first released on CD in the early 90s and, as a consequence, sold gold in Finland in 1994, 16 years after its original release date.

Supposedly the first CD release was made by DanDisc, has red CD prints and has no barcode meaning this is of the third (or possibly even later) CD release.

However, due to the absence of the SID codes this can not have been made many years after 1994.

Vinyl releases

Poko Rekords, PÄLP 2, black vinyl with red/green center labels

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: PÄLP21 A 2 M R GP 1

side B, full runouts: PALP 21 B 2 M R GP 1

side A, etched: 2 M R

side B, etched: 2 M R

side A, stamped: PÄLP 1 A 2 GP 1

side B, stamped: PÄLP 1 B 2 GP 1

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 14 (7/7, the last song n B-side is just a remark from Martti)

- VINYL: pressed by (and most likely also cut at) Grammoplast in Sweden

- CENTER LABELS: red center label with black text on side A and green center label with black text on side B,

℗ Unitor Oy

n©b

- COVER: simple and quite thin cardboard cover without any mention of printing company,

045 in a rectangular box (price code though it's not explicitly mentioned on this release)

- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innersleeve (probably not the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Originally released on 19th May 1978 (source: the bands official website www.eppunormaali.fi).

This edition with pink/green center labels is most often said to be the first one though no official or reliable source is known for the info,

the Eppu Normaali history book by Santtu Luoto is of no help in this matter.

- OTHER: Some copies come with "Kamikaze hinta" sticker on the front cover, these copies are probably represses from the 80s.

- NOTE: The number 1 on the runouts has been crossed over and number 2 hand-etched beside it. According to the Eppu Normaali history book by Santtu Luoto

this is because Epe Helenius (the founder and the head of Poko Rekords at the time) expected

more sales from the Teddy & the Tigers debut album Bobbin' than from the Eppu Normaali debut album Aknepop and so Boppin' was released as Poko's very

first album release with cat# PÄLP 1 despite Aknepop being actually released before Boppin'. Epe was right as Boppin' sold a lot more than Aknepop in its

release year (Aknepop sold only around 2000 copies back then) but as the years went by it turned out Teddy & the Tigers wasn't such a long lasting and

successful band as Eppu Normaali.

Poko Rekords, PÄLP 2, black vinyl with red/green center labels, repress, missprint

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: PÄLP21 A 2 M R GP 1

side B, full runouts: PALP 21 B 2 M R GP 1

side A, etched: 2 M R

side B, etched: 2 M R

side A, stamped: PÄLP 1 A 2 GP 1

side B, stamped: PÄLP 1 B 2 GP 1

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 14 (7/7, the last song n B-side is just a remark from Martti)

- VINYL: pressed by (and most likely also cut at) Grammoplast in Sweden

- CENTER LABELS: red center label with black text on side A and green center label with black text on side B,

the A-side center label is not from this album, it's a B-side label from the album J. Karjalainen - Doris which was originally released in 1985,

℗ Unitor Oy

n©b

- COVER: simple and quite thin cardboard cover without any mention of printing company,

045 in a rectangular box (price code though it's not explicitly mentioned on this release)

- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innersleeve (probably not the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Originally released on 19th May 1978 (source: the bands official website www.eppunormaali.fi).

This one is a repress from the mid 80s since the Doris album was originally released in 1985.

- NOTE: The number 1 on the runouts has been crossed over and number 2 hand-etched beside it. According to the Eppu Normaali history book by Santtu Luoto

this is because Epe Helenius (the founder and the head of Poko Rekords at the time) expected

more sales from the Teddy & the Tigers debut album Bobbin' than from the Eppu Normaali debut album Aknepop. So, Boppin' was released as Poko's very

first album release with cat# PÄLP 1 despite Aknepop being actually released before Boppin'. Epe was right as Boppin' sold a lot more than Aknepop in its

release year (Aknepop sold only around 2000 copies back then) but as the years went by it turned out Teddy & the Tigers wasn't such a long lasting and

successful band as Eppu Normaali.

Poko Rekords, PÄLP 2, black vinyl with black center labels, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: PÄLP21 A 2 M R GP 1

side B, full runouts: PALP 21 B 2 M R GP 1

side A, etched: 2 M R

side B, etched: 2 M R

side A, stamped: PÄLP 1 A 2 GP 1

side B, stamped: PÄLP 1 B 2 GP 1

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 14 (7/7, the last song n B-side is just a remark from Martti)

- VINYL: pressed by (and most likely also cut at) Grammoplast in Sweden

- CENTER LABELS: black center labels with white text,

℗ Unitor Oy

n©b

- COVER: simple cardboard cover printed by Kirjapaino Erkki Kuronen in Finland,

the cover is clearly thicker than in the two releases right above,

045 in a rectangular box (price code though it's not explicitly mentioned on this release)

- INNERSLEEVE: plain white paper innersleeve (may be the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Originally released on 19th May 1978 (source: the bands official website www.eppunormaali.fi).

This edition with black center labels is often said to be a repress from the mid 80s though no official or reliable source is known for the info.

Kirjapaino E. Kuronen printed a lot of Finnish album covers throughout the 80s so that along with the two known missprinted editions may be the

only clues to this being a repress from the mid to late 80s.

- OTHER: Many copies come with "Kamikaze hinta" sticker on the front cover.

- NOTE: The number 1 on the runouts has been crossed over and number 2 hand-etched beside it. According to the Eppu Normaali history book by Santtu Luoto

this is because Epe Helenius (the founder and the head of Poko Rekords at the time) expected

more sales from the Teddy & the Tigers debut album Bobbin' than from the Eppu Normaali debut album Aknepop. So, Boppin' was released as Poko's very

first album release with cat# PÄLP 1 despite Aknepop being actually released before Boppin'. Epe was right as Boppin' sold a lot more than Aknepop in its

release year (Aknepop sold only around 2000 copies back then) but as the years went by it turned out Teddy & the Tigers wasn't such a long lasting and

successful band as Eppu Normaali.

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