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.
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Poko Rekords, PÄLP 61, black vinyl with pink labels
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: PÄLP-61-A CS-B-[III ie Roman numeral 3]
side B, full runouts, etched: PÄLP-61-B CS-B-[III ie Roman numeral 3]
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (4/5)
- VINYL: DMM cut by Christian Stegmaier at Teldec-Studio, Berlin, Germany
- CENTER LABELS: pink matt-surfaced labels with red text,
℗ Unitor Oy 1985
© Jee-Jee Music Oy,
PÄLP 61, n©b
- COVER: simple and quite thin cardboard cover printed by Kirjapaino E. Kuronen in Finland,
PÄLP 61
045 in a rectangular box (a price code though it's not mentioned on this release).
White Kirjapaino E. Kuronen logo printed on the lower right corner of the back cover.
spine: PÄLP 61 EPPU NORMAALI KAHDEKSAS IHME POKO REKORDS
- INNERSLEEVE: Printed black and white paper innersleeve with lyrics and few notes from Martti (the original innersleeve).
- RELEASED: Originally released in 1985.
- OTHER: Some copies come with "Kamikaze hinta" sticker on the front cover.
- NOTE 1: For a long time I wondered about the somewhat brighter-than-usual tone of this record but apparently this record was DMM cut which explains it.
Because of the brightish sound quality I have never really loved the sound quality of this record and therefore I prefer the 2021 black vinyl or the 2010 reissue
more than this one.
- NOTE 2: In this case the meaning of the Roman numeral III is known, it stands for the number of the cutting room / lathe at Teldec-Studio, Berlin.
Poko Rekords, PÄLP 2001 / 50999 609083 1 5, black vinyl with picture labels, reissue
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 5 099960 908315
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: PÄLP2001-A2 EPPU NORMAALI TIMMION CUTTING DIDIER
side B, full runouts, etched: PÄLP2001-B KAHDEKSAS IHME TIMMION CUTTING DIDIER
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (4/5)
- VINYL: cut by Didier Selin at Timmion Cutting in Helsinki, Finland
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with yellow text,
PÄLP 2001 • 50999 609083 1 5 • ℗ & © Unitor Oy / 2010 Poko Rekords / Oy EMI Finland Ab • BIEM/n©b • ... • Made in EU
- COVER: quite sturdy and heavy gateofold cover,
PÄLP 2001
℗ & © Unitor Oy / 2010 Poko Rekords / Oy EMI Finland Ab, PL 483, 33101 Tampere, Finland. ... Made in Finland.
spine: POKO REKORDS PÄLP 2001 EPPU NORMAALI - KAHDEKSAS IHME 50999 609083 1 5 Music from EMI
- INNERSLEEVE: Printed cardboard sleeve with lyrics and few notes from Martti (the original innersleeve).
- RELEASED: Reissue released in 2010.
Originally released in 1985.
- NOTE: The 2021 edition sounds a lot more accurate but otherwise these two editions are close to each other.
Backstage Rock Shop, BRS-008, 160g black vinyl with pink labels, reissue, remastered, limited to 300 unnumbered copies
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 6 430078 290043
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, laser etched: BRS008 - A
side B, full runouts, laser etched: BRS008 - B
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (4/5)
- VINYL: ???
- CENTER LABELS: pink labels with red text,
© BACKSTAGE ROCK SHOP LTD 2021.,
Lisensoitu UNIVERSAL MUSIC FINLANDilta.
Alkuperäinen julkaisu 1985, Poko Rekords PÄLP61.,
BRS-008, n©b
- COVER: quite heavy gatefold cover,
WWW.BACKSTAGEROCKSHOP.COM | WWW.EPPUNORMAALI.FI
© BACKSTAGE ROCK SHOP LTD 2021. LISENSOITU UNIVERSAL MUSIC
FINLANDILTA. ALKUPERÄINEN JULKAISU 1985, POKO REKORDS, PÄLP61.
spine: EPPU NORMAALI KAHDEKSAS IHME BRS-008
- INNERSLEEVE: White polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut to show the center labels and no corners clipped (the original innersleeve).
- RELEASED: Reissue released on 6th of August 2021 (source: Backstage Rock Shop webshop).
Originally released in 1985.
- OTHER: Includes black and white paper sheet with lyrics and few notes from Martti, basically a photocopy of the original innersleeve.
Originally not released sealed, comes in a clear plastic sleeve with a glue flap.
Remastered by Samu Oittinen at Fantom Studio, Akun Tehdas (source: Backstage Rock Shop webshop).
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is identical for 2021 black and yellow vinyl editions.
- NOTE 2: The pressing quality might be a lot better as my copy is badly warped but the mastering is definitely more accurate, bassy and tube like than in the previous
editions. Due to the somewhat bright sound quality of the original 1985 vinyl above I prefer to play this one instead.
Backstage Rock Shop, BRS-008, 160g yellow vinyl with pink labels, reissue, remastered, limited to 200 numbered copies
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 6 430078 290043
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, laser etched: BRS008 - A
side B, full runouts, laser etched: BRS008 - B
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (4/5)
- VINYL: ???
- CENTER LABELS: pink labels with red text,
© BACKSTAGE ROCK SHOP LTD 2021.,
Lisensoitu UNIVERSAL MUSIC FINLANDilta.
Alkuperäinen julkaisu 1985, Poko Rekords PÄLP61.,
BRS-008, n©b
- COVER: quite heavy gatefold cover,
WWW.BACKSTAGEROCKSHOP.COM | WWW.EPPUNORMAALI.FI
© BACKSTAGE ROCK SHOP LTD 2021. LISENSOITU UNIVERSAL MUSIC
FINLANDILTA. ALKUPERÄINEN JULKAISU 1985, POKO REKORDS, PÄLP61.
spine: EPPU NORMAALI KAHDEKSAS IHME BRS-008
- INNERSLEEVE: White polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut to show the center labels and no corners clipped (the original innersleeve).
- RELEASED: Reissue released on 6th of August 2021 (source: Backstage Rock Shop webshop).
Originally released in 1985.
- OTHER: Includes black and white paper sheet with lyrics and few notes from Martti, basically a photocopy of the original innersleeve.
Originally not released sealed, comes in a clear plastic sleeve with a glue flap and a numbered sticker on the front of the clear plastic sleeve.
Remastered by Samu Oittinen at Fantom Studio, Akun Tehdas (source: Backstage Rock Shop webshop).
- NOTE 1: The gatefold cover is identical for 2021 black and yellow vinyl editions.
- NOTE 2: The black vinyl clearly has more detailed and better sound quality than this yellow vinyl though the difference is not as big as in some other vinyl editions
I've heard. In addition my copy of this yellow vinyl has no pressing errors but the black vinyl is warped.