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
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CD releases
Valkoinen kupla
CD releases
vinyl releases
Poko Rekords, PÄLP 76, black vinyl with textured cover, lyrics insert and innersleeve
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: PÄLP-76-A BA-GP
side B, full runouts, etched: PÄLP-76-B BA-GP
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (5/5)
- VINYL: cut by Björn Almstedt at Grammoplast, Sweden and pressed by Grammoplast in Sweden
- CENTER LABELS: black and white labels with black text,
℗ Unitor Oy
© Jee-Jee Music Oy,
PÄLP 76, BIEM/n©b
- COVER: simple textured and very thin cardboard cover printed by Kirjapaino E. Kuronen in Finland,
PÄLP 76
045 in a rectangular box (a price code though it's not mentioned in this release),
black Kirjapaino E. Kuronen logo printed on the lower right corner of the back cover
spine: POKO RECORDS EPPU NORMAALI/VALKOINEN KUPLA PÄLP 76
- INNERSLEEVE: very smooth surfaced printed paper innersleeve with pictures (the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Originally released in late 1986.
- OTHER: In addition to the embossed band name and album title the cover of this edition is full of raised swirly figures ie it's textured. The other editions have smooth
cover with only the band name and album title embossed.
Also, this edition comes with smooth surfaced printed lyrics insert with few notes from Martti and very smooth surfaced printed innersleeve with pictures not
present anywhere on all the other 80s vinyl editions.
- NOTE 1: Poko Rekords is misprinted on the spine as POKO RECORDS like it should be in English.
- NOTE 2: This edition is often claimed to be the first one though no one has been able to give any proof other than "I bought it back then" or similar.
Some people even claim this edition with textured cover was available only through Fazer Record Club.
- NOTE 3: The BA-GP signature is identical on this release and the release right below so these two releases were definitely pressed from the same cut.
Poko Rekords, PÄLP 76, black vinyl with embossed cover and lyrics insert
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: PÄLP-76-A BA-GP
side B, full runouts, etched: PÄLP-76-B BA-GP
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (5/5)
- VINYL: cut by Björn Almstedt at Grammoplast, Sweden and pressed by Grammoplast in Sweden
- CENTER LABELS: black and white labels with black text,
℗ Unitor Oy
© Jee-Jee Music Oy,
PÄLP 76, BIEM/n©b
- COVER: simple embossed cardboard cover printed by Kirjapaino E. Kuronen in Finland,
PÄLP 76
045 in a rectangular box (a price code though it's not mentioned in this release),
black Kirjapaino E. Kuronen logo printed on the lower right corner of the back cover
spine: POKO RECORDS EPPU NORMAALI/VALKOINEN KUPLA PÄLP 76
- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innerleeve, die-cut to show the center labels and no corners clipped (not the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Originally released in late 1986.
- OTHER: The cover of this edition has smooth surface with only the band name and album title embossed on the front.
In addition this edition comes with smooth surfaced printed lyrics insert with few notes from Martti. It may well be some previous owner lost the original
innersleeve from this copy but the cover is still different from the edition right above, no textured surface on this one.
- NOTE 1: Poko Rekords is misprinted on the spine as POKO RECORDS like it should be in English.
- NOTE 2: The BA-GP signature is identical on this release and the release right above so these two releases were definitely pressed from the same cut.
Poko Rekords, PÄLP 76, black vinyl with embossed cover and lyrics innersleeve, reissue
- BARCODE: none
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: PÄLP-76-A 2 BA-GP
side B, full runouts, etched: PÄLP-76-B 2 BA-GP
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (5/5)
- VINYL: cut by Björn Almstedt at Grammoplast, Sweden and pressed by Grammoplast in Sweden
- CENTER LABELS: black and white labels with black text,
℗ Unitor Oy
© Jee-Jee Music Oy,
PÄLP 76, BIEM/n©b
- COVER: simple embossed cardboard cover printed by Kirjapaino E. Kuronen in Finland,
PÄLP 76
045 in a rectangular box (a price code though it's not mentioned in this release),
black Kirjapaino E. Kuronen logo printed on the lower right corner of the back cover
spine: POKO RECORDS EPPU NORMAALI/VALKOINEN KUPLA PÄLP 76
- INNERSLEEVE: printed matt-surfeced paper innerleeve with lyrics and few notes from Martti (the original innersleeve)
PÄLP 76
- RELEASED: This is a reissue pressed from the second cut as there is 2 on the runouts and the BA-GP signature is clearly different than on the two releases right above.
Originally released in late 1986.
- OTHER: The cover of this edition has smooth surface with only the band name and album title embossed on the front.
In addition this edition comes with matt-surfaced printed paper innersleeve with few notes from Martti.
This is definitely of different pressing than the two releases right above due to the lyrics innerlseeve and thicker cardboard cover.
- NOTE: Poko Rekords is misprinted on the spine as POKO RECORDS like it should be in English.
Backstage Rock Shop, BRS-014 / BRS 014, 160g black vinyl, reissue, remastered, limited to 350 unnumbered copies
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 6 430078 290111
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, laser etched: BSR014 - A2
side B, full runouts, laser etched: BRS014 - B
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (5/5)
- VINYL: ???
- CENTER LABELS: black and white labels with black text,
© BACKSTAGE ROCK SHOP LTD 2021.,
BRS 014, BIEM/n©b
- COVER: gatefold cover,
(c) Backstage Rock Shop Oy 2021.
Lisensoitu Universal Music Finlandilta.
Alkuperäinen julkaisu 1986,
Poko Rekords, PÄLP76.
spine: EPPU NORMAALI valkoinen kupla BRS-014
- INNERSLEEVE: black polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut to show the center labels and no corners clipped (the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Reissue released on 14th of January 2022 (source: Backstage Rock Shop webshop).
Originally released in late 1986.
- OTHER: Includes black and white paper sheet with lyrics.
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).
Limited to 350 copies on black vinyl (source: Levykauppa X).
- NOTE 1: The cover is identical for 2022 black and white vinyl editions.
- NOTE 2: The pressing quality is very good with slightly warped and nearly perfectly centered record.
The three 80s vinyl editions above are somewhat bright sounding though IMO it suits perfectly for this record.
These 2022 edition have more bassy sound making the guitars sound muffled which is why I like more of the 80s editions over these 2022 editions.
The white vinyl sounds slightly brighter than this black vinyl and therefore is slightly closer to the 80s vinyl than this black vinyl.
Backstage Rock Shop, BRS-014 / BRS 014, 160g white vinyl, reissue, remastered, limited to 150 numbered copies
- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 6 430078 290111
- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, laser etched: BSR014 - A2
side B, full runouts, laser etched: BRS014 - B
- NUMBER OF SONGS: 10 (5/5)
- VINYL: ???
- CENTER LABELS: black and white labels with black text,
© BACKSTAGE ROCK SHOP LTD 2021.,
BRS 014, BIEM/n©b
- COVER: gatefold cover,
(c) Backstage Rock Shop Oy 2021.
Lisensoitu Universal Music Finlandilta.
Alkuperäinen julkaisu 1986,
Poko Rekords, PÄLP76.
spine: EPPU NORMAALI valkoinen kupla BRS-014
- INNERSLEEVE: black polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut to show the center labels and no corners clipped (the original innersleeve)
- RELEASED: Reissue released on 14th of January 2022 (source: Backstage Rock Shop webshop).
Originally released in late 1986.
- OTHER: Includes black and white paper sheet with lyrics.
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).
Limited to 150 copies on white vinyl.
- NOTE 1: The cover is identical for 2022 black and white vinyl editions.
- NOTE 2: The pressing quality is very good with slightly warped and nearly perfectly centered record.
The three 80s vinyl editions above are somewhat bright sounding though IMO it suits perfectly for this record.
These 2022 edition have more bassy sound making the guitars sound muffled which is why I like more of the 80s editions over these 2022 editions.
This white vinyl sounds slightly brighter and more distorted than this black vinyl and therefore is slightly closer to the 80s vinyl than the black vinyl.
