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
Live After Death
CD releases
Vinyl releases
EMI, ES 24 0426 3 / RIP 1, two black vinyl
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 5 099924 042635
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: E 2404261 A-2U-1-1-11 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL E-2404261-A F-2
side B, full runouts: E 2404261 B-1U-1-1-11 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL E-2404261-B F-1
side C, full runouts: E 2404271 A-1U-1-1-11 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL E-2404271-A F-1
side D, full runouts: E 2404271 B-2U-1-1-11 Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOL E-2404271-B F-2
side A, etched: Wally E-2404261-A F-2
side B, etched: Wally E-2404261-B F-1
side C, etched: Wally E-2404271-A F-1
side D, etched: Wally E-2404271-B F-2
side A, stamped: E 2404261 A-2U-1-1-11 MASTERED BY CAPITOL
side B, stamped: E 2404261 B-1U-1-1-11 MASTERED BY CAPITOL
side C, stamped: E 2404271 A-1U-1-1-11 MASTERED BY CAPITOL
side D, stamped: E 2404271 B-2U-1-1-11 MASTERED BY CAPITOL
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 18 (6/3+4/5, Churchill's speech is not cut or numbered as separate track though it is credited as separate track)
- VINYL: cut by Wally Traugott at Capitol Mastering in the US and pressed by EMI in Hayes, UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labeles with tracklist,
℗ 1985 Original Sound Recordings made by EMI Records Ltd
© 1985 Iron Maiden (Holdings) Ltd
MANUFACTURED IN THE UK BY EMI RECORDS LIMITED.
- COVER: glossy gatefold cover,
℗ 1985 Original Sound Recordings made by EMI Records Ltd.
© 1985 Iron Maiden (Holdings) Ltd.,
UK: RIP 1
ES 24 0426 3,
spine: RIP 1 IRON MAIDEN • LIVE AFTER DEATH ES 24 0426 3
- INNERSLEEVES: printed heavy paper or soft cardboard innersleeves (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: This is of the first UK edition released in 1985 though two sides are of the second cut.
- OTHER: includes merchant ad and tour book
- NOTE: The sound quality is excellent.
Rock in Rio
DVD releases
Sanctuary Visual Entertainment, SVE5001, two DVDs
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 5 050361 750019
- MATRIX DVD1: |SVE4001/A LAYER 1|SANCTUARY RECORDS|*001941|DVD9|
- MATRIX DVD2: |SVE4001/B LAYER 1|SANCTUARY RECORDS||004893|DVD5|
- SID CODES DVD1: IFPI 5Q70 (no mastering SID code)
- SID CODES DVD2: IFPI LU31, IFPI 5Q65 (the mastering SID code might as well be either IFPI LD31 or IFPI L031)
En Vivo!
DVD releases
Vinyl releases
EMI, 50999 301587 1 9, two picture discs, limited edition
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover below the actual barcode area: 50999 301587 1 9
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: BC66397-01 A1 3015881
side B, full runouts, etched: BC66397-01 B1 i.,.i 3015881
side C, full runouts, etched: BC66397-02 C1 -- 3015891
side D, full runouts, etched: BC66397-02 D1 i...i 3015891
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 17 (5/4+4/4)
- VINYL: cut by Sean Magee most likely at Abbey Road Studios, UK, and pressed by Optimal Media in 2012 based on the runouts,
℗ 2012 THE COPYRIGHT IN THIS SOUND RECORDING IS OWNED BY IRON MAIDEN LLP UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENCE TO EMI RECORDS LTD.
© 2012 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD.
THIS LABEL COPY INFORMATION IS THE SUBJECT OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. © 2012 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD.
THESE DISCS ARE MANUFACTURED FROM VINYL WHICH INCLUDES PICTURES, BY NATURE OF THIS MANUFACTURING PROCESS SOUND QUALITY MAY BE
COMPROMISED,
MADE IN EU / SDRM / BIEM / LC 0542
- COVER: gatefold cover,
℗ 2012 THE COPYRIGHT IN THIS SOUND RECORDING IS OWNED BY IRON MAIDEN LLP UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO EMI RECORDS LTD.
© 2012 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD.
THESE DISCS ARE MANUFACTURED FROM VINYL WHICH INCLUDES PICTURES. BY NATURE OF THIS MANUFACTURING PROCESS SOUND QUALITY MAY BE
COMPROMISED,
PRINTED IN EU
- INNERSLEEVES: printed cardboard innersleeves (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Supposedly released on 23rd of March 2012.
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with a sticker on the shrinkwrap.
- NOTE: The pressing quality is excellent as usually with Optimal Media and the cutting quality is also pretty good but I'll rather play any CD or DVD than these picture
discs simply because these are picture discs.