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
Graveyard
Nuclear Blast, NB 2767-5 / 27361 27675, 180g white vinyl, limited to 250 numbered copies, reissue, (repress?)
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 27675 1
- BARCODE, as printed on the Nuclear Blast barcode sticker: 727361306014
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: BB44792-01 A1 HL NB2767-1
side B, full runouts: BB44792-01 B1 HL NB2767-1
side A, etched: NB2767-1
side B, etched: NB2767-1
side A, stamped: BB44792-01 A1 HL
side B, stamped: BB44792-01 B1 HL
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (5/4)
- VINYL: cut by HL and pressed by OM in 2011 based on the runouts
- CENTER LABELS: red labels with black text
- COVER: gatefold cover,
℗ + © 2011 Manufactured and distributed by Nuclear Blast GmbH · NB 2767-5 · LC 07027
- INNERSLEEVE: printed paper innersleeve
- RELEASED: Reissue made in 2011 based on the runouts. This white vinyl is supposedly a repress released in 2012.
Originally released in 2007.
- OTHER: Includes poster.
Originally released sealed with three stickers on shrinkwrap (numbered infosticker and a hype sticker on the front and barcode sticker on the back)
Hisingen Blues
Nuclear Blast, NB 2768-6 / 27361 27686, 180g purple vinyl, limited to 100 numbered copies, reissue, originally NB bronze status customer exclusive
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 27686 7
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 727361276829
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: BB28399-01 A1 HL NB2716-1
side B, full runouts: BB28399-01 B2 HL NB2716-1
side A, etched: NB2716-1
side B, etched: NB2716-1
side A, stamped: BB28399-01 A1 HL
side B, stamped: BB28399-01 B2 HL
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (4/5)
- VINYL: cut by HL and pressed by OM in 2011 based on the runouts
- CENTER LABELS: light yellow labels with black text
- COVER: rough-surfaced gatefold cover,
℗ + © 2011 Manufactured and distributed by Nuclear Blast GmbH · NB 2768-1 · LC 07027
- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut to show the center labels (the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Reissue released in 2013.
Originally released in 2011.
- OTHER: Includes insert and Nuclear Blast merchant ad.
Originally released sealed with two stickers on shrinkwrap (numbered infosticker on the front and barcode sticker on the back).
Limited to 100 copies and originally exclusively available at Nuclear Blast mailorder for bronze status customers (source: European Nuclear Blast webshop).
- NOTE 1: The sound quality is very good though the recording quality doesn't seem to be the best possible.
- NOTE 2: In spring 2015 the remaining unsold copies were made available for the general public ie. this was no longer a NB bronze status customer exclusive.
Nuclear Blast, NB 2768-6 / 27361 27686, 180g (transparent) orange vinyl, limited to 150 numbered copies, reissue
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 27686 7
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 727361276805
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: BB28399-01 A1 HL NB2716-1
side B, full runouts: BB28399-01 B2 HL NB2716-1
side A, etched: NB2716-1
side B, etched: NB2716-1
side A, stamped: BB28399-01 A1 HL
side B, stamped: BB28399-01 B2 HL
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (4/5)
- VINYL: cut by HL and pressed by OM in 2011 based on the runouts
- CENTER LABELS: light yellow labels with black text
- COVER: rough-surfaced gatefold cover,
℗ + © 2011 Manufactured and distributed by Nuclear Blast GmbH
- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut to show the center labels (the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Reissue released in 2013 (source: European Nuclear Blast webshop).
Originally released in 2011.
- OTHER: includes insert and Nuclear Blast merchant ad.
Originally released sealed with two stickers on shrinkwrap (numbered infosticker on the front and barcode sticker on the back).
- NOTE: There seems to be something in the sound quality of transparent orange Optimal Media pressed vinyl I don't like at all.
Nuclear Blast, NB 2716-1 / 2716-1, grey (marbled) vinyl, limited edition
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 27161 9
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 727361271619
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: 2182-02716-1 (A) S-76033 [unidentified signature]
side B, full runouts, etched: 2182-02716-1 (B) S-76034 [unidentified signature]
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (4/5)
- VINYL: pressed by Rainbo in the US, probably also cut by Rainbo in the US
- CENTER LABELS: dark yellow labels with black text
- COVER: gatefold cover,
℗+© 2011 Manufactured and distributed by Nuclear Blast USA · NB 2716-1
- INNERSLEEVE: printed paper innersleeve (the original innersleeve)
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with two stickers on shrinkwrap (infosticker on the front and barcode sticker on the back).
- RELEASED: Probably released in 2011 based on the runouts.
Originally released in 2011.
- NOTE: The sound quality has nothing to brag about, especially the loud parts are of really poor quality compared to the HL cut European purple vinyl edition, and
the copy I opened from shrinkwrap was already heavily warped.
Lights Out
Nuclear Blast, NB 2963-1 / 27361 29631, 180g black vinyl, limited edition
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 29631 5
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: BC86670-01 A1 MK NB2963-1
side B, full runouts, etched: BC86670-01 B1 MK NB2963-1
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (4/5)
- VINYL: cut by MK and pressed by Optimal Media in 2012 based on the runouts
- CENTER LABELS: brown labels with dim golden text
- COVER: heavy gatefold cover,
℗ + © 2012 Manufactured and distributed by Nuclear Blast GmbH · NB 2963-1 · LC 07027
- INNERSLEEVE: printed paper innersleeve (the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Made in 2012 based on the runouts, released in 2012.
- OTHER: Includes poster and insert. Originally released sealed with infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap.
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is of exceptionally hard material and exceptionally heavy for a modern day vinyl cover, never yet seen similar cover.
- NOTE 2: This is an excellent quality cut and one of the best ones from MK I've played but the copy I had had A-side pressed off-center.
Nuclear Blast, NB 2963-1 / 2963-1, cream coloured (marbled) vinyl, limited edition
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 29631 5
- BARCODE, as printed on the Nuclear Blast barcode sticker: 727361296315
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: 12-0533 A MPO Kr SST NOISELAND
side B, full runouts, etched: 12-0533 B MPO Kr SST NOISELAND
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (4/5)
- VINYL: cut by Daniel Krieger at SST in Germany and pressed by MPO in France for Noiseland (a US company)
- CENTER LABELS: brown labels with dim golden text
- COVER: gatefold cover,
℗+© 2012 Manufactured and distributed by Nuclear Blast USA· NB 2963-1
- INNERSLEEVE: printed cardboard innersleeve (the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Most likely released in 2012.
- OTHER: Includes insert. Originally released sealed with two stickers on shrinkwrap (infosticker on the front and barcode sticker on the back).
- NOTE: This is a VERY neat looking vinyl but the sound quality is poor compared to the Optimal Media pressed edition above,
most likely the funny colour lowers the sound quality quite a bit. In addition the copy I had was pressed badly off-center when I opened it from the shrinkwrap.
