Creeping Death
Music For Nations, 12 KUT 112, 45RPM black vinyl
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: MPO 12KUT 112 A1 tim tom cbs
side B, full runouts, etched: MPO 12KUT 112 B1 TY
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 3 (1/2)
- VINYL: cut by Tim Young at CBS studios and pressed by MPO in France
- CENTER LABELS: beige center labels with old Music for Nations logo (small man holding a small red flag),
© 1984 MUSIC FOR NATIONS
MADE IN FRANCE
- COVER: simple cover without copyright info
- INNERSLEEVE: plain white polylined paper innersleeve, upper corners clipped (probably not the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Probably one of the first Music for Nations UK editions released in late 1984 or early 1985.
- NOTE 1: Due to the French manufacturer this is VERY often said to be French edition but French editions of Metallica releases were released by different labels.
This is actually a UK edition made in France by a UK label for the UK market.
- NOTE 2: This one sounds much softer and even somewhat muffled compared to the release right below.
Roadrunner Records, RR 125503, 45RPM black heavyweight vinyl
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: RR 125503-A//56147-1
side B, full runouts, stamped: RR 125503-B//56148-1
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 3 (1/2)
- VINYL: pressed by EMI Uden in the Netherlands in late 1984 or early 1985 based on the runouts
- CENTER LABELS: beige center labels with red and black text,
© 1984 Roadrunner Productions B.V.,
MADE IN HOLLAND,
STEMRA
- COVER: simple cover,
© 1984 Roadrunner Productions B.V., P.O.B. 53013, 1007 RA Amsterdam. Licensed from Music For Nations.
Manufactured in The Netherlands
- INNERSLEEVE: plain white paper innersleeve, die-cut only from the other side (may be the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Probably the first Roadrunner edition released in late 1984 or early 1985.
- NOTE: This one sounds a lot more open and higher frequency oriented than the MPO pressed edition right above.
Music For Nations, 12 KUT 112, 45RPM picture disc, reissue
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: STERLING [the rest is too faint to be read]
side B, full runouts: [all too faint to be read]
side A, stamped: STERLING
side B, stamped: [too faint to be read]
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 3 (1/2)
- VINYL: cut at Sterling Sound int he US and pressed somewhere in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: red/yellow Music for Nations labels,
© 1984 Music For Nations,
Made in England
- COVER: transparent plastic sleeve
- RELEASED: Reissue probably released in the late 80s
- NOTE 1: This is a very funny picture disc with standard center labels and a gold-coloured cardboard pressed in the place of the usual pictures.
- NOTE 2; The runouts are VERY shallow and impossible to read with the exception of faint STERLING stamp.
- NOTE 3: This is commonly being sold as unofficial release due to "completely missing runouts" but this is an official release judging from the STERLING stamp.
Creeping Death
Music For Nations, 12 KUT 112, 45RPM black vinyl
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: MPO 12KUT 112 A1 tim tom cbs
side B, full runouts, etched: MPO 12KUT 112 B1 TY
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 3 (1/2)
- VINYL: cut by Tim Young at CBS studios and pressed by MPO in France
- CENTER LABELS: beige center labels with old Music for Nations logo (small man holding a small red flag),
© 1984 MUSIC FOR NATIONS
MADE IN FRANCE
- COVER: simple cover without copyright info
- INNERSLEEVE: plain white polylined paper innersleeve, upper corners clipped (probably not the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Probably one of the first Music for Nations UK editions released in late 1984 or early 1985.
- NOTE 1: Due to the French manufacturer this is VERY often said to be French edition but French editions of Metallica releases were released by different labels.
This is actually a UK edition made in France by a UK label for the UK market.
- NOTE 2: This one sounds much softer and even somewhat muffled compared to the release right below.
Roadrunner Records, RR 125503, 45RPM black heavyweight vinyl
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: RR 125503-A//56147-1
side B, full runouts, stamped: RR 125503-B//56148-1
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 3 (1/2)
- VINYL: pressed by EMI Uden in the Netherlands in late 1984 or early 1985 based on the runouts
- CENTER LABELS: beige center labels with red and black text,
© 1984 Roadrunner Productions B.V.,
MADE IN HOLLAND,
STEMRA
- COVER: simple cover,
© 1984 Roadrunner Productions B.V., P.O.B. 53013, 1007 RA Amsterdam. Licensed from Music For Nations.
Manufactured in The Netherlands
- INNERSLEEVE: plain white paper innersleeve, die-cut only from the other side (may be the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Probably the first Roadrunner edition released in late 1984 or early 1985.
- NOTE: This one sounds a lot more open and higher frequency oriented than the MPO pressed edition right above.
Music For Nations, 12 KUT 112, 45RPM picture disc, reissue
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: STERLING [the rest is too faint to be read]
side B, full runouts: [all too faint to be read]
side A, stamped: STERLING
side B, stamped: [too faint to be read]
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 3 (1/2)
- VINYL: cut at Sterling Sound int he US and pressed somewhere in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: red/yellow Music for Nations labels,
© 1984 Music For Nations,
Made in England
- COVER: transparent plastic sleeve
- RELEASED: Reissue probably released in the late 80s
- NOTE 1: This is a very funny picture disc with standard center labels and a gold-coloured cardboard pressed in the place of the usual pictures.
- NOTE 2; The runouts are VERY shallow and impossible to read with the exception of faint STERLING stamp.
- NOTE 3: This is commonly being sold as unofficial release due to "completely missing runouts" but this is an official release judging from the STERLING stamp.
Creeping Death
Music For Nations, 12 KUT 112, 45RPM black vinyl
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: MPO 12KUT 112 A1 tim tom cbs
side B, full runouts, etched: MPO 12KUT 112 B1 TY
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 3 (1/2)
- VINYL: cut by Tim Young at CBS studios and pressed by MPO in France
- CENTER LABELS: beige center labels with old Music for Nations logo (small man holding a small red flag),
© 1984 MUSIC FOR NATIONS
MADE IN FRANCE
- COVER: simple cover without copyright info
- INNERSLEEVE: plain white polylined paper innersleeve, upper corners clipped (probably not the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Probably one of the first Music for Nations UK editions released in late 1984 or early 1985.
- NOTE 1: Due to the French manufacturer this is VERY often said to be French edition but French editions of Metallica releases were released by different labels.
This is actually a UK edition made in France by a UK label for the UK market.
- NOTE 2: This one sounds much softer and even somewhat muffled compared to the release right below.
Roadrunner Records, RR 125503, 45RPM black heavyweight vinyl
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: RR 125503-A//56147-1
side B, full runouts, stamped: RR 125503-B//56148-1
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 3 (1/2)
- VINYL: pressed by EMI Uden in the Netherlands in late 1984 or early 1985 based on the runouts
- CENTER LABELS: beige center labels with red and black text,
© 1984 Roadrunner Productions B.V.,
MADE IN HOLLAND,
STEMRA
- COVER: simple cover,
© 1984 Roadrunner Productions B.V., P.O.B. 53013, 1007 RA Amsterdam. Licensed from Music For Nations.
Manufactured in The Netherlands
- INNERSLEEVE: plain white paper innersleeve, die-cut only from the other side (may be the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Probably the first Roadrunner edition released in late 1984 or early 1985.
- NOTE: This one sounds a lot more open and higher frequency oriented than the MPO pressed edition right above.
Music For Nations, 12 KUT 112, 45RPM picture disc, reissue
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: STERLING [the rest is too faint to be read]
side B, full runouts: [all too faint to be read]
side A, stamped: STERLING
side B, stamped: [too faint to be read]
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 3 (1/2)
- VINYL: cut at Sterling Sound int he US and pressed somewhere in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: red/yellow Music for Nations labels,
© 1984 Music For Nations,
Made in England
- COVER: transparent plastic sleeve
- RELEASED: Reissue probably released in the late 80s
- NOTE 1: This is a very funny picture disc with standard center labels and a gold-coloured cardboard pressed in the place of the usual pictures.
- NOTE 2; The runouts are VERY shallow and impossible to read with the exception of faint STERLING stamp.
- NOTE 3: This is commonly being sold as unofficial release due to "completely missing runouts" but this is an official release judging from the STERLING stamp.
Autiotalo
Kräk!, KRÄMX 49, 45 RPM black vinyl, (repress?)
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: KRÄMX 49 A [II, ie roman numeral 2] Fx
side B, full runouts, etched: KRÄMX 49 B [II, ie roman numeral 2] Fx
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 1 (1/1)
- VINYL: cut at Finnvox in Helsinki, Finland
- CENTER LABELS: standard Kräk! labels with black text,
MADE IN FINLAND
℗ 1984 Finnlevy,
KRÄMX 49, n©b TEOSTO
- COVER: simple cardboard cover that opens on top,
℗1984 Finnlevy,
016 in a rectangular box (price code though it's not explicitly mentioned on this release)
- INNERSLEEVE: Plain white paper innersleeve, die-cut from the other side only to show the center label (probably the original innersleeve).
- RELEASED: Probably originally released in 1984 though based on the runouts this might be a repress.
- NOTE: This is a excellent quality though slightly stuffy sounding vinyl.
In fact this is one of the best quality (if not even THE best quality) Finnish made vinyl I have ever played.
Kahdeksas ihme
CD releases
Kahdeksas ihme
CD releases
Am Universum
CD releases
Relapse Records, RR 6488-2, promo in cardboard sleeve
- barcode, as printed: 7 81676 64882 5
- matrix: 40152AM-01 RLP-6488 011302-33
- SID codes: none
- 10 songs
- ℗ & © 2001 RELAPSE RECORDS INC. [CD] / ©&℗ 2001 Relapse Records Inc. [back cover]
- in cardboard sleeve
- NOTE: the CD is identical to some retail editions
Relapse Records, RR 6488-2
- barcode, as printed: 7 81676 64882 5
- matrix: 40152AM-01 RLP-6488 011302-33
- SID codes: none
- 10 songs
- ℗ & © 2001 RELAPSE RECORDS, INC.
- in standard clear jewel case with stapled booklet
- NOTE: this is the first US edition glass mastered in 2001 or a repress of it
Nuclear Blast, NB 535-2, full-length promo in cardboard sleeve
- barcode, as printed: 7 27361 65352 1
- matrix: [DOCdata Germany logo] NB 0535-2
- SID codes: IFPI LL88, IFPI 5223
- glass mastered and pressed by BOD / DOCdata in Germany
- 10 songs (all full-length versions)
- © & ℗ 2001, licensed from Relapse Records
- in cardboard sleeve
- NOTE: all songs on this promo CD are full-length versions, another promo with faded versions of all songs does exist (see the release below) and the cardboard sleeve is
the same for both releases
Nuclear Blast, NB 622-2 / NB 535-2, promo sampler in cardboard sleeve
- barcode, as printed: 7 27361 65352 1
- matrix: [DOCdata Germany logo] NB 0622-2
- SID codes: IFPI LL88, IFPI 5228
- glass mastered and pressed by BOD / DOCdata in Germany
- 10 songs (all faded versions)
- © & ℗ 2001, licensed from Relapse Records
- in cardboard sleeve
- NOTE: all songs on this promo CD are faded versions, full-length promo does exist (see the release above) and the cardboard sleeve is the same for both releases
Spinefarm Records, SPI116CD
- barcode, as printed: 6 417871 171625
- matrix: CD-LINJA OY || SPI-116CD|| 1020904
- SID codes: IFPI L055 (only partially visible), ifpi C9C2
- glass mastered and pressed by CD-Linja OY in Finland
- 10 songs
- (c) & (p) 2001 RELAPSE RECORDS INC., ISSUED UNDER LICENCE FROM RELAPSE RECORDS INC.
- in standard clear jewel case with stapled booklet
- NOTE: this is the first Finnish edition glass mastered in 2001
Spinefarm Records, SPI116CD, reissue
- barcode, as printed: 6 417871 171625
- matrix: d:centia SPI-116CD-1 060302100
- SID codes: IFPI L402 (the mould code is too light and small to be read)
- glass mastered and most likely also pressed by d:centia
- 10 songs
- (c) & (p) 2001 RELAPSE RECORDS INC., ISSUED UNDER LICENCE FROM RELAPSE RECORDS INC.
- in standard clear jewel case with stapled booklet
- NOTE: this is a Finnish reissue glass mastered in 2006
Vinyl releases
Nuclear Blast, NB 535-1 / 27361 65351, black vinyl with white labels, promo, (test pressing?)
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 65351 4
- RUNOUTS: side A, etched: NB 535-1 A SST
side B, etched: NB 535-1 B SST
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (5/5)
- VINYL: cut by Christa Brüggemann at SST in Germany and pressed by Pallas in Germany
- CENTER LABELS: white unprinted labebels, Only For Promotion
- COVER: simple rough surfaced cardboard cover,
© & ℗ 2001 RELAPSE RECORDS INC, UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO NUCLEAR BLAST, INC., MANUFACTURED IN GERMANY LC 07027
- INNERSLEEVE: very thin paper innersleeve (the original innersleeve)
- OTHER: The cover is the same for this and the retail edition right below.
This is possibly a test pressing made for promotional purposes.
Nuclear Blast, NB 535-1 / 27361 65351, yellowish clear vinyl
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 65351 4
- RUNOUTS: side A, etched: NB 535-1 A SST
side B, etched: NB 535-1 B SST
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (5/5)
- VINYL: cut by Christa Brüggemann at SST in Germany and pressed by Pallas in Germany
- CENTER LABELS: one red and one dark brown label
- COVER: simple rough surfaced cardboard cover,
© & ℗ 2001 RELAPSE RECORDS INC, UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO NUCLEAR BLAST, INC, MANUFACTURED IN GERMANY LC 07027
- INNERSLEEVE: very thin paper innersleeve (the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Most likely made and released in 2001.
- OTHER: Includes insert.
- NOTE: This is an excellent quality clear vinyl and sounds significantly better and more detailed than the three vinyl releases right below.
Floga Records, FL58, black vinyl with white labels, test pressing, reissue
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, stamped: 105217E1/A
side B, stamped: 105217E2/A
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (5/5)
- VINYL: pressed by GZ
- CENTER LABELS: plain white labels with "side A" printed on the A side center label
- COVER: glossy gatefold cover,
©+℗ 2013 Relapse Records, Under Exclusive License from Relapse Records
- INNERSLEEVE: printed cardboard innersleeve and additional clear plastic innersleeve
- RELEASED: Released in early March 2013 about a week before the two retail editions.
- OTHER: Test pressing limited to 10 copies (confirmed directly from Floga Records).
Originally not released sealed, comes in thin plastic sleeve.
Floga Records, FL58, black vinyl, limited to 300 copies, reissue
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, stamped: 105217E1/A
side B, stamped: 105217E2/A
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (5/5)
- VINYL: pressed by GZ
- CENTER LABELS: red center labels with green, black or skin coloured text
- COVER: glossy gatefold cover,
©+℗ 2013 Relapse Records, Under Exclusive License from Relapse Records
- INNERSLEEVE: printed cardboard innersleeve and additional white paper innersleeve
- RELEASED: Released in early March 2013.
- OTHER: Originally not released sealed, comes in thin plastic sleeve.
- NOTE 1: The sound quality has not much to brag about. Both my copies are slightly warped and pressed slightly off-center, in addition this is a low volume cut.
The original clear vinyl sounds significantly better than this. I'll rather play any CD than this LP.
Floga Records, FL58, olive green vinyl, limited to 200 copies, reissue
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, stamped: 105217E1/A
side B, stamped: 105217E2/A
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (5/5)
- VINYL: pressed by GZ
- CENTER LABELS: red center labels with green, black or skin coloured text
- COVER: glossy gatefold cover,
©+℗ 2013 Relapse Records, Under Exclusive License from Relapse Records
- INNERSLEEVE:printed cardboard innersleeve and additional white paper innersleeve
- RELEASED: Released in early March 2013.
- OTHER: Originally not released sealed, comes in thin plastic sleeve.
- NOTE 1: This is a poor quality vinyl as my both copies are heavily warped and the sound quality has nothing to brag about. This is a low volume cut and sounds
significantly worse than the black vinyl right above though this looks neat. The original clear vinyl sounds significantly better than this one.
I'll rather play any CD than this LP.
