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
Human. :||: Nature.
CD releases
vinyl releases
Nuclear Blast, NB5204-1 / 27361 52041, three black vinyl
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 52041 0
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . A/
side B, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . B/
side C, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . C'
side D, full runouts, etched: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . E'
side F, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . F'
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (3/3 + 3/0 + 0,5/0,5, one of the tracks is in 8 parts on vinyl III)
- VINYL: possibly cut at Finyl Tweek and pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
LC 07027, GEMA
- COVER: normal cardboard cover,
℗ + © 2020 • Nuclear Blast GmbH • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: 27361 52041
- INNERSLEEVES: three printed cardboard innersleeves without any text, all the innersleeves are identical (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 10th of April 2020 (source: European Nuclear Blast webshop when this was on preorder stage + Finnish NW shop AKA the Backstage Rock Shop
+ EMP webshop + Napalm Records webshop + ...).
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with unnumbered infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap.
Includes around 12" x 12" booklet with lyrics and credits.
Cat# NB5204-1 is printed only on the infosticker on the front cover.
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is identical to all the known European vinyl editions except the US import vinyl which is actually made in Europe and costs ridiculously much
compared to these better sounding editions (anybody else feel like false advertising?).
- NOTE 2: The sound quality is significantly better than in the US orange-brown swirl vinyl below though the orange-brown swirl vinyl looks very neat and
GZ has learnt something (now the vinyl actually fit better to the cover of the GZ made edition than to the cover of these European editions).
- NOTE 3: There were already a lot of scuffs and surface marks on these records when I opened the shrinkwrap but nothing that can be heard in playback, only looks bad.
Nuclear Blast, NB5204-9 / 27361 52041, trio (mink, ocean green and mushroom) vinyl, limited to 1000 copies
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 52041 0
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 7 27361 52049 6
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . A/
side B, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . B/
side C, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . C'
side D, full runouts, etched: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . E'
side F, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . F'
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (3/3 + 3/0 + 0,5/0,5, one of the tracks is in 8 parts on vinyl III)
- VINYL: possibly pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
LC 07027, GEMA
- COVER: normal cardboard cover,
℗ + © 2020 • Nuclear Blast GmbH • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: 27361 52041
- INNERSLEEVES: three printed cardboard innersleeves without any text, all the innersleeves are identical (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 10th of April 2020 (source: European Nuclear Blast webshop when this was on preorder stage + Finnish NW shop AKA the Backstage Rock Shop
+ EMP webshop).
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with unnumbered infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap and a barcode sticker on the back on shrinkwrap.
Includes around 12" x 12" booklet with lyrics and credits.
Cat# NB5204-9 is printed only on the infosticker on the front cover.
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is identical to all the known European vinyl editions except the US import vinyl which is actually made in Europe and costs ridiculously much
compared to these better sounding editions (anybody else feel like false advertising?).
- NOTE 2: The sound quality is significantly better than in the US orange-brown swirl vinyl below though the orange-brown swirl vinyl looks very neat and
GZ has learnt something (now the vinyl actually fit better to the cover of the GZ made edition than to the cover of these European editions).
- NOTE: 3: Nuclear Blast and BRS sold this as limited to 1000 copies and Napalm Records only as "limited edition" but for a short while EMP was selling this as limited
to 100 copies. Probably the four stores divided the 1000 copies somehow (possibly EMP got only 100 copies?) or somebody at EMP made a mistake.
- NOTE 4: NB seems to have taken the habit of manufacturing all sort of funny colours in the past few years, this trio vinyl edition is a good example of it.
Nuclear Blast, NB5204-8 / 27361 52041, three mirage vinyl, limited to 500 copies, NB exclusive
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 52041 0
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 7 27361 52048 9
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . A/
side B, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . B/
side C, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . C'
side D, full runouts, etched: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . E'
side F, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . F'
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (3/3 + 3/0 + 0,5/0,5, one of the tracks is in 8 parts on vinyl III)
- VINYL: possibly pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
LC 07027, GEMA
- COVER: normal cardboard cover,
℗ + © 2020 • Nuclear Blast GmbH • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: 27361 52041
- INNERSLEEVES: three printed cardboard innersleeves without any text, all the innersleeves are identical (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 10th of April 2020 (source: European Nuclear Blast webshop when this was on preorder stage).
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with unnumbered infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap and a barcode sticker on the back on shrinkwrap.
Includes around 12" x 12" booklet with lyrics and credits.
Cat# NB5204-8 is printed only on the infosticker on the front cover.
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is identical to all the known European vinyl editions except the US import vinyl which is actually made in Europe and costs ridiculously much
compared to these better sounding editions (anybody else feel like false advertising?).
- NOTE 2: The sound quality is significantly better than in the US orange-brown swirl vinyl below though the orange-brown swirl vinyl looks very neat and
GZ has learnt something (now the vinyl actually fit better to the cover of the GZ made edition than to the cover of these European editions).
- NOTE 3: NB seems to have taken the habit of manufacturing all sort of funny colours in the past few years. These records look close to mint green to me.
There also exists mistral colour which judging from the images appeared to be only slightly lighter green version than this mirage edition.
I even thought it is the same colour with a misspelled colour code since the images were so damn close the same colour.
In reality the mistral edition is almost white with only a slight greenish hue.
Nuclear Blast, NB5204-7 / 27361 52041, three summer bronze vinyl, limited to 500 copies, NB exclusive
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 52041 0
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 7 27361 52047 2
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . A/
side B, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . B/
side C, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . C'
side D, full runouts, etched: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . E'
side F, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . F'
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (3/3 + 3/0 + 0,5/0,5, one of the tracks is in 8 parts on vinyl III)
- VINYL: possibly pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
LC 07027, GEMA
- COVER: normal cardboard cover,
℗ + © 2020 • Nuclear Blast GmbH • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: 27361 52041
- INNERSLEEVES: three printed cardboard innersleeves without any text, all the innersleeves are identical (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 10th of April 2020 (source: European Nuclear Blast webshop when this was on preorder stage).
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with unnumbered infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap and a barcode sticker on the back on shrinkwrap.
Includes around 12" x 12" booklet with lyrics and credits.
Cat# NB5204-7 is printed only on the infosticker on the front cover.
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is identical to all the known European vinyl editions except the US import vinyl which is actually made in Europe and costs ridiculously much
compared to these better sounding editions (anybody else feel like false advertising?).
- NOTE 2: The sound quality is significantly better than in the US orange-brown swirl vinyl below though the orange-brown swirl vinyl looks very neat and
GZ has learnt something (now the vinyl actually fit better to the cover of the GZ made edition than to the cover of these European editions).
- NOTE 3: NB seems to have taken the habit of manufacturing all sort of funny colours in the past few years. These records look like copper to me.
Nuclear Blast, NB5403-9 / 27361 52041, three marigold vinyl, limited to 500 copies, NB exclusive
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 52041 0
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 7 27361 54039 5
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . A/
side B, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . B/
side C, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . C'
side D, full runouts, etched: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . E'
side F, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . F'
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (3/3 + 3/0 + 0,5/0,5, one of the tracks is in 8 parts on vinyl III)
- VINYL: possibly pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
LC 07027, GEMA
- COVER: normal cardboard cover,
℗ + © 2020 • Nuclear Blast GmbH • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: 27361 52041
- INNERSLEEVES: three printed cardboard innersleeves without any text, all the innersleeves are identical (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 10th of April 2020 (source: European Nuclear Blast webshop when this was on preorder stage).
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with unnumbered infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap and a barcode sticker on the back on shrinkwrap.
Includes around 12" x 12" booklet with lyrics and credits.
Cat# NB5403-9 is printed only on the infosticker on the front cover.
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is identical to all the known European vinyl editions except the US import vinyl which is actually made in Europe and costs ridiculously much
compared to these better sounding editions (anybody else feel like false advertising?).
- NOTE 2: The sound quality is significantly better than in the US orange-brown swirl vinyl below though the orange-brown swirl vinyl looks very neat and
GZ has learnt something (now the vinyl actually fit better to the cover of the GZ made edition than to the cover of these European editions).
- NOTE 3: NB seems to have taken the habit of manufacturing all sort of funny colours in the past few years. These records look like deep yellow to me.
Nuclear Blast, NB5403-8 / 27361 52041, three mid brown vinyl, limited to 500 unnumbered copies
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 52041 0
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 7 27361 54038 8
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . A/
side B, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . B/
side C, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . C'
side D, full runouts, etched: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . E'
side F, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . F'
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (3/3 + 3/0 + 0,5/0,5, one of the tracks is in 8 parts on vinyl III)
- VINYL: possibly pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
LC 07027, GEMA
- COVER: normal cardboard cover,
℗ + © 2020 • Nuclear Blast GmbH • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: 27361 52041
- INNERSLEEVES: three printed cardboard innersleeves without any text, all the innersleeves are identical (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 10th of April 2020 (source: Levykauppa X + CDON).
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with one unnumbered infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap and a barcode sticker on the back on shrinkwrap.
Includes around 12" x 12" booklet with lyrics and credits.
Cat# NB5403-8 is printed only on the infosticker on the front cover.
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is identical to all the known European vinyl editions except the US import vinyl which is actually made in Europe and costs ridiculously much
compared to these better sounding editions (anybody else feel like false advertising?).
- NOTE 2: The sound quality is significantly better than in the US orange-brown swirl vinyl below though the orange-brown swirl vinyl looks very neat and
GZ has learnt something (now the vinyl actually fit better to the cover of the GZ made edition than to the cover of these European editions).
- NOTE 3: NB seems to have taken the habit of manufacturing all sort of funny colours in the past few years. The previous brown vinyl I played had poor sound quality.
- NOTE 4: Though not officially stated apparently this was sold only in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden by Levykauppa X, CDON and others not familiar to me.
Nuclear Blast, NB5403-7 / 27361 52041, three purple vinyl, limited to 500 numbered copies, BRS/NW shop exclusive
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 52041 0
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 7 27361 54037 1
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . A/
side B, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . B/
side C, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . C'
side D, full runouts, etched: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . E'
side F, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . F'
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (3/3 + 3/0 + 0,5/0,5, one of the tracks is in 8 parts on vinyl III)
- VINYL: possibly pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
LC 07027, GEMA
- COVER: normal cardboard cover,
℗ + © 2020 • Nuclear Blast GmbH • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: 27361 52041
- INNERSLEEVES: three printed cardboard innersleeves without any text, all the innersleeves are identical (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 10th of April 2020 (source: Finnish NW shop AKA the Backstage Rock Shop).
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with one unnumbered and one numbered infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap and a barcode sticker on the back on shrinkwrap.
Includes around 12" x 12" booklet with lyrics and credits.
Cat# NB5403-7 is printed only on the infosticker on the front cover.
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is identical to all the known European vinyl editions except the US import vinyl which is actually made in Europe and costs ridiculously much
compared to these better sounding editions (anybody else feel like false advertising?).
- NOTE 2: The sound quality is significantly better than in the US orange-brown swirl vinyl below though the orange-brown swirl vinyl looks very neat and
GZ has learnt something (now the vinyl actually fit better to the cover of the GZ made edition than to the cover of these European editions).
- NOTE 3: NB seems to have taken the habit of manufacturing all sort of funny colours in the past few years.
Nuclear Blast, NB5403-4 / 27361 52041, three mistral vinyl, limited to 300 copies, Levykauppa X exclusive
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 52041 0
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 7 27361 54034 0
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . A/
side B, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . B/
side C, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . C'
side D, full runouts, etched: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . E'
side F, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . F'
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (3/3 + 3/0 + 0,5/0,5, one of the tracks is in 8 parts on vinyl III)
- VINYL: possibly pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
LC 07027, GEMA
- COVER: normal cardboard cover,
℗ + © 2020 • Nuclear Blast GmbH • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: 27361 52041
- INNERSLEEVES: three printed cardboard innersleeves without any text, all the innersleeves are identical (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 10th of April 2020 (source: Levykauppa X when this was on preorder stage).
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with two unnumbered infostickers on the front on shrinkwrap and a barcode sticker on the back on shrinkwrap.
Includes around 12" x 12" booklet with lyrics and credits.
Cat# NB5403-4 is printed only on one infosticker on the front cover.
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is identical to all the known European vinyl editions except the US import vinyl which is actually made in Europe and costs ridiculously much
compared to these better sounding editions (anybody else feel like false advertising?).
- NOTE 2: The sound quality is significantly better than in the US orange-brown swirl vinyl below though the orange-brown swirl vinyl looks very neat and
GZ has learnt something (now the vinyl actually fit better to the cover of the GZ made edition than to the cover of these European editions).
- NOTE 3: NB seems to have taken the habit of manufacturing all sort of funny colours in the past few years, most of them seem to be non-transparent, like this one and
all the other vinyl editions of this album. These mistral vinyl are VERY light green, nearly white with only slight greenish hue.
- NOTE 5: These were sold out before the official release date but some random copies have been for sale every now and then.
Nuclear Blast, NB5204-1STK / 27361 52041, three deep red vinyl, limited to 500 copies
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 52041 0
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 7 27361 54036 4
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . A/
side B, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . B/
side C, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . C'
side D, full runouts, etched: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . E'
side F, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . F'
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (3/3 + 3/0 + 0,5/0,5, one of the tracks is in 8 parts on vinyl III)
- VINYL: possibly pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
LC 07027, GEMA
- COVER: normal cardboard cover,
℗ + © 2020 • Nuclear Blast GmbH • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: 27361 52041
- INNERSLEEVES: three printed cardboard innersleeves without any text, all the innersleeves are identical (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 10th of April 2020 (source: European Nuclear Blast webshop when this was on preorder stage + EMP webshop + Napalm Records webshop)
though at first Finnish NW shop AKA the Backstage Rock Shop announced this would be released on 24th of April.
This was the last vinyl release released for presale around a week before the official release date in early April.
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with unnumbered infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap and a barcode sticker on the back on shrinkwrap.
Includes around 12" x 12" booklet with lyrics and credits.
Cat# NB5204-1STK is printed only on the infosticker on the front cover.
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is identical to all the known European vinyl editions except the US import vinyl which is actually made in Europe and costs ridiculously much
compared to these better sounding editions (anybody else feel like false advertising?).
- NOTE 2: The sound quality is significantly better than in the US orange-brown swirl vinyl below though the orange-brown swirl vinyl looks very neat and
GZ has learnt something (now the vinyl actually fit better to the cover of the GZ made edition than to the cover of these European editions).
- NOTE 3: NB seems to have taken the habit of manufacturing all sort of funny colours in the past few years, most of them seem to be non-transparent, like this one and
all the other vinyl editions of this album. I'm beginning to miss the transparent red and blue vinyl, they were very neat looking and had good sound quality.
Nuclear Blast, NB5403-5 / 27361 52041, three olive green vinyl, limited to 500 numbered copies, BRS/NW shop exclusive, repress
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 52041 0
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 7 27361 54035 7
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . A/
side B, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . B/
side C, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . C'
side D, full runouts, etched: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . E'
side F, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . F'
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (3/3 + 3/0 + 0,5/0,5, one of the tracks is in 8 parts on vinyl III)
- VINYL: possibly pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
LC 07027, GEMA
- COVER: normal cardboard cover,
℗ + © 2020 • Nuclear Blast GmbH • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: 27361 52041
- INNERSLEEVES: three printed cardboard innersleeves without any text, all the innersleeves are identical (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 12th of June 2020 (source: Finnish NW shop AKA the Backstage Rock Shop when this was on preorder stage)
This was one of the two vinyl represses released on 12th of June 2020.
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with one unnumbered and one numbered infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap and a barcode sticker on the back on shrinkwrap.
Includes around 12" x 12" booklet with lyrics and credits.
Cat# NB5403-5 is printed only on the infosticker on the front cover.
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is identical to all the known European vinyl editions except the US import vinyl which is actually made in Europe and costs ridiculously much
compared to these better sounding editions (anybody else feel like false advertising?).
- NOTE 2: The sound quality is significantly better than in the US orange-brown swirl vinyl below though the orange-brown swirl vinyl looks very neat and
GZ has learnt something (now the vinyl actually fit better to the cover of the GZ made edition than to the cover of these European editions).
- NOTE 3: NB seems to have taken the habit of manufacturing all sort of funny colours in the past few years, most of them seem to be non-transparent, like this one and
all the other vinyl editions of this album.
Nuclear Blast, NB5403-3 / 27361 52041, three African violet vinyl, limited to 500 copies, repress
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 52041 0
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 7 27361 54033 3
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . A/
side B, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . B/
side C, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . C'
side D, full runouts, etched: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . E'
side F, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . F'
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (3/3 + 3/0 + 0,5/0,5, one of the tracks is in 8 parts on vinyl III)
- VINYL: possibly pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
LC 07027, GEMA
- COVER: normal cardboard cover,
℗ + © 2020 • Nuclear Blast GmbH • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: 27361 52041
- INNERSLEEVES: three printed cardboard innersleeves without any text, all the innersleeves are identical (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 12th of June 2020 (source: Finnish NW shop AKA the Backstage Rock Shop
+ European Nuclear Blast webshop + Finnish EMP webshop when this was on preorder stage)
This was one of the two vinyl represses released on 12th of June 2020.
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with unnumbered infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap and a barcode sticker on the back on shrinkwrap.
Includes around 12" x 12" booklet with lyrics and credits.
Cat# NB5403-3 is printed only on the infosticker on the front.
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is identical to all the known European vinyl editions except the US import vinyl which is actually made in Europe and costs ridiculously much
compared to these better sounding editions (anybody else feel like false advertising?).
- NOTE 2: The sound quality is significantly better than in the US orange-brown swirl vinyl below though the orange-brown swirl vinyl looks very neat and
GZ has learnt something (now the vinyl actually fit better to the cover of the GZ made edition than to the cover of these European editions).
- NOTE 3: NB seems to have taken the habit of manufacturing all sort of funny colours in the past few years, most of them seem to be non-transparent, like this one and
all the other vinyl editions of this album. The colour is clearly deeper purple than the previous purple vinyl edition though both might be called "purple".
(Lets not argue now what is purple and what is violet.)
Nuclear Blast, NB5403-2 / 27361 52041, three polar white vinyl, limited to 500 copies, repress
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 52041 0
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 7 27361 54032 6
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . A/
side B, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . B/
side C, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . C'
side D, full runouts, etched: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . E'
side F, full runouts, etched: NB 5204-1 . F'
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (3/3 + 3/0 + 0,5/0,5, one of the tracks is in 8 parts on vinyl III)
- VINYL: possibly pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
LC 07027, GEMA
- COVER: normal cardboard cover,
℗ + © 2020 • Nuclear Blast GmbH • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: 27361 52041
- INNERSLEEVES: three printed cardboard innersleeves without any text, all the innersleeves are identical (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 6th of November 2020 (source: Finnish NW shop AKA the Backstage Rock Shop
+ European Nuclear Blast webshop + Finnish EMP webshop when this was on preorder stage)
This was the last and separate vinyl release released in 2020.
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with unnumbered infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap and a barcode sticker on the back on shrinkwrap.
Includes around 12" x 12" booklet with lyrics and credits.
Cat# NB5403-2 is printed only on the infosticker on the front.
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is identical to all the known European vinyl editions except the US import vinyl which is actually made in Europe and costs ridiculously much
compared to these better sounding editions (anybody else feel like false advertising?).
- NOTE 2: The sound quality is significantly better than in the US orange-brown swirl vinyl below though the orange-brown swirl vinyl looks very neat and
GZ has learnt something (now the vinyl actually fit better to the cover of the GZ made edition than to the cover of these European editions).
- NOTE 3: NB seems to have taken the habit of manufacturing all sort of funny colours in the past few years, most of them seem to be non-transparent, like this one and
all the other vinyl editions of this album. However, this polar white is not truly white or even cream coloured like the "white" vinyl usually is but very light mint
green and there is only a VERY small shade difference to the mistral vinyl sold exclusively by Levykauppa X, this one being the slightly lighter mint green one.
Basically there are now three mint green vinyl editions of different shade: mirage, mistral and polar white. You can only differentiate these three pressings
based on the stickers or knowing the shades.
Nuclear Blast, 54031, three eco / opaque marbled vinyl, limited edition, reissue
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 273615 403198
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 0 727361 540319
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: [MPO logo] 22 257140 NB5403-1 A -LvC-
side B, full runouts: [MPO logo] 22 257141 -LvC- NB5403-1 B
side C, full runouts: [MPO logo] 22 257142 -LvC- NB5403-1 C
side D, full runouts: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, full runouts: -LvC- NB5403-1 E
side F, full runouts: [MPO logo] 22 267169 -LvC- NB5403-1 F
side A, etched: NB5403-1 A -LvC-
side B, etched: -LvC- NB5403-1 B
side C, etched: -LvC- NB5403-1 C
side D, etched: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, etched: -LvC- NB5403-1 E
side F, etched: -LvC- NB5403-1 F
side A, stamped: [MPO logo] 22 257140
side B, stamped: [MPO logo] 22 257141
side C, stamped: [MPO logo] 22 257142
side D, stamped: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, stamped: [no stamped runouts]
side F, stamped: [MPO logo] 22 267169
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (3/3 + 3/0 + 0,5/0,5, one of the tracks is in 8 parts on vinyl III)
- VINYL: cut by Lex van Coeverden and pressed by MPO in France
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
LC 07027, GEMA
- COVER: normal cardboard cover,
℗ + © 2020, 2022 • Nuclear Blast GmbH • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: Nightwish HVMAN. :||: NATVRE. 54031
- INNERSLEEVES: three printed cardboard innersleeves without any text, all the innersleeves are identical (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 27th of May 2022 (source: European Nuclear Blast webshop when this was on preorder stage).
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with unnumbered infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap and a barcode sticker on the back on shrinkwrap.
Includes around 12" x 12" booklet with lyrics and credits.
- NOTE: These vinyl look like brown marbled even though they were advertised to be green marbled vinyl on images before the release date.
Nuclear Blast, NB 5205-1 / 5205-1, three orange and brown swirl vinyl, limited to 1500 copies
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 52051 9
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 203911E1/A XVINYLX.COM
side B, full runouts, stamped: 203911E2/A XVINYLX.COM
side C, full runouts, stamped: 203911E3/A XVINYLX.COM
side D, full runouts, stamped: [no runouts, silk screenprint and center label only]
side E, full runouts, stamped: 203911E5/A XVINYLX.COM
side F, full runouts, stamped: 203911E6/A XVINYLX.COM
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (3/3 + 3/0 +0,5/0,5, one of the tracks is in 8 parts on vinyl III)
- VINYL: cut at and pressed by GZ
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
5205-1
- COVER: normal cardboard cover,
℗+© 2020 NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS • NB 5205-1 • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED • 33 1/3 RPM
- INNERSLEEVES: three printed cardboard innersleeves without any text, all the innersleeves are identical (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 10th of April 2020 (source: European Nuclear Blast webshop when this was on preorder stage + Finnish NW shop AKA the Backstage Rock Shop).
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with unnumbered infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap.
Includes around 12" x 12" booklet with lyrics and credits
- NOTE 1: This was being sold as US import vinyl at the Nuclear Blast webshop and NW shop even though the vinyl are actually made in Europe and this costs ridiculously
much compared to the better sounding European editions (anybody else feel like false advertising?).
- NOTE 2: The sound quality is significantly worse than in the European vinyl editions above though the orange-brown swirl vinyl looks very neat and GZ has learnt
something (now the vinyl actually fit better to the cover of this GZ made edition than to the cover of the European editions).

















































































































































