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
The X Factor
CD releases
EMI United Kingdom, 7243 8 35819 2 4, reissue
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 24383 58192 4
- MATRIX: [ims manufacturing logo] www.imsgroup.it 8358192
- SID CODES: IFPI LV03, IFPI 2549
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11
- CD: glass mastered and pressed by ims Manufacturing in Italy,
℗ 1995 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD. UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENCE TO EMI RECORDS LTD.
© 1995 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD.
MADE IN HOLLAND. LC 0542, bel biem
- BOOKLET: stapled booklet with reversible cover art
- BACK COVER PAPER: ℗ 1995 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd.
© 1995 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd.
Printed in Holland.
- PACKING: standard clear jewel case with clear tray
- RELEASED: Made in Italy in about 2008-2010, most likely also released around that time (ims became EMIs main media manufacturer after MediaMotion went bankrupt
in 2008, on the other hand I bought my copy in 2010 so this can not have been made after that).
EMI, TOCP-8588, 2CD in thick jewel case
- BARCODE, as printed on the obi: 4 988006 708969
- MATRIX CD1: TOCP-8588-U 1 A3
- MATRIX CD2: BCD-0033 1 A2
- SID CODES CD1: IFPI L151, IFPI 282B
- SID CODES CD2: IFPI L152, IFPI 283A
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11+3
- CDs: glass mastered and pressed by Toshiba-EMI Ltd. in Japan,
℗ 1995 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD. UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENCE TO EMI RECORDS LTD.
© 1995 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD.,
MFD. BY TOSHIBA-EMI LTD. IN JAPAN.,
JASRAC
- BOOKLETS: one standard full-coloured booklet with reversible cover art,
one extra full-coloured discography booklet,
two folding black and white Japanese/English extra booklets (one for each CD)
- BACK COVER PAPER: MADE IN JAPAN
- PACKING: standard thick two-disc jewel case with big white middle tray and clear trays for the CDs
- RELEASED: First Japanese edition released on 13th of October 1995.
- OTHER: Includes broad obi.
EMI, TOCP-53771, reissue
- BARCODE, as printed on the obi: 4 988006 846876
- MATRIX: IFPI L153 TOCP-53299 3
- SID CODES: IFPI L153, IFPI 28B9
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11
- CD: glass mastered and pressed by Toshiba-EMI Ltd. in Japan,
℗ 1995 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD. UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENCE TO EMI RECORDS LTD.
© 1995 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD.,
MFD. BY EMI MUSIC JAPAN INC. IN JAPAN.,
JASRAC, TOCP-53771 (7243 8 35819 2 4)
- BOOKLETS: one standard full-coloured booklet with reversible cover art,
one black and white Japanese/English extra booklet
- BACK COVER PAPER: MADE IN JAPAN
- PACKING: standard clear jewel case with clear tray
- RELEASED: Reissue released in 2008 based on the note of Somewhere Back in Time compilation album on the obi though the obi and the back cover paper inform
this was released on 6th of September 2006.
- OTHER: Includes obi with note of Somewhere Back in Time compilation album.
Vinyl releases
EMI United Kingdom, 7243 8 35819 1 7 / EMD-1087, two clear vinyl
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 24383 58191 7
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: 8358201+A JA ORLAKE
side B, full runouts, etched: 8358201+B ORLAKE
side C, full runouts, etched: 8358211+A JA ORLAKE
side D, full runouts, etched: 8358211+B ORLAKE
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 11 (2/3+3/3)
- VINYL: cut by Jack Adams and pressed by Orlake in the UK
- CENTER LABELS: picture labels with tracklist,
℗ 1995 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD. UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENCE TO EMI RECORDS LTD.
© 1995 IRON MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD.,
MADE IN UK. LC 0542. 7243 8 35819 1 7. EMD 1087-A (side A) / EMD 1087-B (side B) / EMD 1087-C (side C) / EMD 1087-D (side D),
bel biem
- COVER: glossy gatefold cover,
℗ 1995 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd.
© 1995 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd.
- INNERSLEEVES: thin white paper innersleeves, die-cut from both sides to show the center labels and all corners clipped (possibly the original innersleeves)
- RELEASED: Most likely made and released in 1995.
- OTHER: Includes folding insert of around 12" x 12". The opened size of the insert is around 12" x 60" (rough estimate, not measured).
- NOTE 1: Many pirate pressings from around 2010 exist on various colours but they are all known to come with stapled booklet of around 12" x 12" instead of the folding
insert and they all have different runouts.
I once had the neat transparent blue pirate pressing but I couldn't even play it because the center holes were way too small.
- NOTE 2: This is probably one of the last very good quality Orlake pressings and probably no more than 1000-2000 copies were ever made
(I can usually find around 20-25 copies per year on various auction sites and, after the pirate versions appeared, they have been usually priced ridiculously high).
- NOTE 3: The vinyl are truly nearly as clear as a glass, not yellowish clear like the clear vinyl of Pallas and not milky clear like the clear vinyl of Optimal Media and GZ.
