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
Silent Waters
CD releases
Nuclear Blast, NB 1881-2 / NB 1966-2, promo in cardboard sleeve
- barcode: none
- matrix: 7201788 NB 1966 Technicolor
- SID codes: IFPI LQ57 (no mould code)
- glass mastered and most likely also pressed by Technicolor probably in UK in 2007
- 10 songs split in 99 files on the CD
- ©&℗ 2007
- in cardboard sleeve, which has a different cat# than the CD
Vinyl releases
Back On Black, BOBV069LP, two transparent red heavyweight vinyl
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 8 03341 22894 8
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 72544E1/A
side B, full runouts, stamped: 72544E2/A
side C, full runouts, stamped: 72544E3/A
side D, full runouts, stamped: 72544E4/A
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11 (3/2+3/3)
- VINYL: pressed by GZ
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with red or black text,
BOBV069LP ℗ Nuclear Blast Records 2007 © Back On Black 2007.
- COVER: matt-surfaced gatefold cover,
Back On Black. Avtech House, Hithercroft Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 9DA, UK
Manufactured & Distributed by Plastic Head. www.plastichead.com. Under license from Nuclear Blast Records. ℗ Nuclear Blast Records 2007 © Back On Black 2007
Back on Black is a division of Let Them Eat Vinyl Ltd.
- INNERSLEEVES: black paper innersleeves (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Made in 2007 based on the runouts, most likely also released in 2007.
- OTHER: Originally released sealed without any stickers on shrinkwrap.
- NOTE 1: Supposedly limited to 1000 copies (unconfirmed from official or reliable sources).
- NOTE 2: These are exceptionally good quality records for GZ made records and are cut at exceptionally high volume.
Nuclear Blast, NB 4417-1 / 27361 44171, two black normal weight vinyl, reissue
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 44171 5
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: BI19418-01 A1 KR |1 NB4417-1
side B, full runouts, etched: BI19418-01 B1 KR |1 NB4417-1
side C, full runouts, etched: BI19418-02 C1 KR |2 NB4417-1
side D, full runouts, etched: BI19418-02 D1 KR NB4417-1
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11 (3/2+3/3)
- VINYL: cut by KR and pressed by Optimal Media in 2018 based on the runouts
- CENTER LABELS: black and white picture labels
- COVER: gatefold cover,
℗ + © 2007, 2018 • Nuclear Blast Tonträger Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH • NB 4417-1 • LC 07027 • 33 RPM
- INNERSLEEVES: black polylined paper innersleeves, die-cut to show the center labels (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 18th of May 2018 (source: European Nuclear Blast webshop and Finnish EMP webshop).
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap.
- NOTE 1: Released simultaneously on
* normal weight black vinyl
* normal weight silver vinyl (limited to 300 copies)
* normal weight blue vinyl (limited to 300 copies)
- NOTE 2: These records have the signature KR high frequency sound as well and therefore are unplayable to me.
Nuclear Blast, NB 4417-1 / 27361 44171, two blue (transparent) normal weight vinyl, reissue
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 44171 5
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 7 27361 44179 1
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: BI19418-01 A1 KR NB4417-1
side B, full runouts, etched: BI19418-01 B1 KR NB4417-1
side C, full runouts, etched: BI19418-02 C1 KR NB4417-1
side D, full runouts, etched: BI19418-02 D1 KR NB4417-1
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11 (3/2+3/3)
- VINYL: cut by KR and pressed by Optimal Media in 2018 based on the runouts
- CENTER LABELS: black and white picture labels
- COVER: gatefold cover,
℗ + © 2007, 2018 • Nuclear Blast Tonträger Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH • NB 4417-1 • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: 27361 44171
- INNERSLEEVES: black polylined paper innersleeves, die-cut to show the center labels (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 18th of May 2018 (source: European Nuclear Blast webshop).
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap.
- NOTE 1: Released simultaneously on
* normal weight black vinyl
* normal weight silver vinyl (limited to 300 copies)
* normal weight blue vinyl (limited to 300 copies)
- NOTE 2: These records have the signature KR high frequency sound as well and therefore are unplayable to me.
Nuclear Blast, NB 4417-1 / 27361 44171, two silver (transparent) normal weight vinyl, reissue
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 27361 44171 5
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 7 27361 44178 4
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: BI19418-01 A1 KR NB4417-1
side B, full runouts, etched: BI19418-01 B1 KR NB4417-1
side C, full runouts, etched: BI19418-02 C1 KR |2 NB4417-1
side D, full runouts, etched: BI19418-02 D1 KR NB4417-1
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11 (3/2+3/3)
- VINYL: cut by KR and pressed by Optimal Media in 2018 based on the runouts
- CENTER LABELS: black and white picture labels
- COVER: gatefold cover,
℗ + © 2007, 2018 • Nuclear Blast Tonträger Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH • NB 4417-1 • LC 07027 • 33 RPM,
spine: 27361 44171
- INNERSLEEVES: black polylined paper innersleeves, die-cut to show the center labels (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 1st of June 2018 (source: European Nuclear Blast webshop)
though also claimed to have been released on 9th of November 2018 (source: Napalm Records webshop).
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with infosticker on the front on shrinkwrap.
- NOTE 1: Released simultaneously on
* normal weight black vinyl
* normal weight silver vinyl (limited to 300 copies)
* normal weight blue vinyl (limited to 300 copies)
- NOTE 2: These records have the signature KR high frequency sound as well and therefore are unplayable to me.
Nuclear Blast, NB 5707-1 / 27361 57071, two light blue vinyl, reissue
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NBT 5707-1. A¹
side B, full runouts, etched: NBT 5707-1. B¹
side C, full runouts, etched: NBT 5707-1. C¹
side D, full runouts, etched: NBT 5707-1. D¹
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11 (3/2+3/3)
- VINYL: possibly pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
LC 86254, NB 5707-1-1 (record 1) / NB 5707-1-2 (record 2), GEMA
- COVER: matt-surfaced gatefold cover,
℗ + © 2021 • Nuclear Blast Tonträger Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH
NB 5707-1 • LC 86254 • 33 RPM
spine: amorphis silent waters 27361 57071
- INNERSLEEVES: black paper innersleeves, die-cut to show the center labels and all corners clipped (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released on 21st of May 2021 (source: Levykauppa X when this was in preorder stage).
- OTHER: Released as part of the Amorphis Vinyl Collection 2006-2020 box, not sold separately.
- NOTE 1: The Vinyl Collection box was released simultaneously on
* black vinyl (limited to 200 copies, sold at least by Nuclear Blast and Backstage Rock Shop)
* 9 different coloured vinyl (limited to 200 copies, Nuclear Blast exclusive)
* 9 different shades of blue vinyl (limited to 300 copies, Levykauppa X exclusive)
* silver vinyl (limited to 300 copies, EMP exclusive).
- NOTE 2: This is actually a VERY good quality vinyl with excellent bass and clearly beats all the previous vinyl edition.
The previous KR cuts have that high frequency sound that makes my ears bleed and the original GZ pressed red vinyl has poor cut compared to this one.
Atomic Fire, AF0013VB, two black vinyl, reissue, repress
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 4 251981 700427
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NBT 5707-1. A¹
side B, full runouts, etched: NBT 5707-1. B¹
side C, full runouts, etched: NBT 5707-1. C¹
side D, full runouts, etched: NBT 5707-1. D¹
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11 (3/2+3/3)
- VINYL: possibly pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
AF0013VB
- COVER: gatefold cover,
℗ & © 2022 - AF0013VB
LC 86254 - All rights reserved
spine: amorphis silent waters AF0013VB
- INNERSLEEVES: black polylined paper innersleeves, die-cut to show the center labels and all corners clipped (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released sometime in the summer of 2022. As far as I know no exact release date was informed by Atomic Fire, these simply popped up for sale.
- OTHER: Originally released sealed without any stickers on shrinkwrap.
- NOTE: This is just a repress of the corresponding vinyl in the Nuclear Blast The Vinyl Collection box above.
Atomic Fire, AF0013VB, two white / soft grey splatter vinyl, reissue, repress, limited to 500 copies
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 4 251981 700427
- BARCODE, as printed on the barcode sticker: 4 251981 700434
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: NBT 5707-1. A¹
side B, full runouts, etched: NBT 5707-1. B¹
side C, full runouts, etched: NBT 5707-1. C¹
side D, full runouts, etched: NBT 5707-1. D¹
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11 (3/2+3/3)
- VINYL: possibly pressed by The Vinyl Factory in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
AF0013VB
- COVER: gatefold cover,
℗ & © 2022 - AF0013VB
LC 86254 - All rights reserved
spine: amorphis silent waters AF0013VB
- INNERSLEEVES: black polylined paper innersleeves, die-cut to show the center labels and all corners clipped (the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Released sometime in the summer of 2022. As far as I know no exact release date was informed by Atomic Fire, these simply popped up for sale.
- OTHER: Originally released sealed with two stickers on shrinkwrap (unnumbered infosticker on the front and a barcode sticker on the back).
- NOTE: This is just a repress of the corresponding vinyl in the Nuclear Blast The Vinyl Collection box above.
