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
Kapteeni Nemo was a Finnish blues rock band active mostly in the 80s. During their active career they released only three albums in the 80s and a handful of singles though they made a small come-back in the late 90s and released a CD of their comeback live-performance. The CD was only distributed with Rytmi magazine and, as far as I know, remains their only CD release. Their band name was shortened to Nemo on their second album which is probably why some people say they released only two albums. Most of their records are nowadays collector's items and occasionally seen for sale, their first self-titiled album seems to be the most common one.
Most of their songs were translations from English songs and some of them were translated by Juice Leskinen, a well-known Finnish musician from Juankoski.
Their song Mansikoita Suonenjoelta is said to have been a small hit in Finland in the 80s. It's a fact that Suonenjoki is the capital city of strawberries in Finland. If I recall correctly there was a year when Suonenjoki produced around 80% of all the Finnish strawberries.
Albums
Kapteeni Nemo
Kräk!, KRÄLP 24, black vinyl
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: KRÄLP 24 A Fx Mj
side B, full runouts, etched: KRÄLP-24 B Fx Mj.
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 12 (6/6)
- VINYL: cut by Mika Jussila at Finnvox, Finland, pressed somewhere in Finland
- CENTER LABELS: standard Kräk! labels with black text,
℗ 1986 Finnlevy,
BIEM/n©b, STEREO
- COVER: simple and quite thin cardboard cover printed by Offset OY in Finland
℗ 1986 Finnlevy,
045 in a rectangular box (price code though it's not explicitly mentioned on this release)
- INNERSLEEVE: white paper innersleeve die-cut from the other side only to show the center label (most likely the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Released in 1986 as the band's debut album.
- NOTE 1: This is the most popular and the most common of the three Kapteeni Nemo albums.
- NOTE 2: This is of the better quality Mika Jussila cuts especially for his early career.
- NOTE 3: Based on the back cover this was also released on cassette though I've seen only one for sale.
Kansi pois
Kräk!, KRÄLP 34, black vinyl
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: KRÄLP-34 A FINNVOX MJ.
side B, full runouts, etched: KRÄLP 34 B FINNVOX MJ.
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 12 (6/6)
- VINYL: cut by Mika Jussila at Finnvox, Finland, pressed somewhere in Finland
- CENTER LABELS: standard Kräk! labels with black text,
℗ 1987 Fazer Finnlevy,
KRÄLP 34, BIEM/n©b, STEREO
- COVER: simple and quite thin cardboard cover printed by Kirjapaino Erkki Kuronen in Finland
℗ 1987 FAZER FINNLEVY,
045 in a rectangular box (price code though it's not explicitly mentioned on this release)
- INNERSLEEVE: white paper innersleeve die-cut from the other side only to show the center label (most likely the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Released in 1987 as the second album from the band.
- NOTE 1: For some unknown reason the band name had shortened from Kapteeni Nemo to Nemo.
- NOTE 2: This seems to be the rarest of the three Kapteeni Nemo albums and seen less often for sale than the two other albums right above and right below
possibly because some people don't recognize this as Kapteeni Nemo album due to the shortened band name.
- NOTE 3: Based on the back cover this was also released on cassette though I've never seen one.
Kulkija
Välilevy, VILU 6, black vinyl
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: VILU-6-A Grammoplast BA-GP 17/5-89
side B, full runouts, etched: VILU-6-B Grammoplast BA-GP 17/5-89
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 12 (6/6)
- VINYL: cut by Björn Almstedt at Grammoplast and pressed by Grammoplast in Sweden
- CENTER LABELS: wine red labels with silver text,
℗ VÄLILEVY,
TEOSTO
- COVER: simple and quite thin cardboard cover printed by Uudenmaan Ammattipaino Ky in Finland
- INNERSLEEVE: plain white paper innersleeve with N 47/5/4 printed on it, not die-cut from either side to show the center labels (most likely the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Released in the summer of 1989 as the third and final album from the band.
- NOTE: Some copies come with A4-sized infosheet dated 8th of June 1989.
Singles
Mansikoita Suonenjoelta / Kelaan ja kelaan
Kräk!, KRÄKS 62, 7" 45RPM black vinyl
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NEMO 1 A Fx
side B, full runouts, etched: NEMO 1 B Fx
- VINYL: probably cut at and pressed by Finnvox in Finland
- CENTER LABELS: standard Kräk! labels with black text,
STEREO, n©b TEOSTO,
℗ 1985 Finnlevy
MADE IN FINLAND
- INNERSLEEVE: white paper innersleeve with blue circles, die-cut from both sides to show the center labels (probably not the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Released in 1985 before the band's first album.
- NOTE: This is a rare single, I've never seen one with picture cover (it's possible this wasn't even released with picture cover).
