Metallica Vinyl Singles;

"ENTER SANDMAN", singles;
(release date; 29/07/91)


"ENTER SANDMAN", 7" singles;

1. Phonogram/Vertigo Australia 1991, with white vertigo labels (868 732-7)
   
   
2. Vertigo England 1991, one sided white label promo, some stickered (METDJ 7)
   Notes;
   This single lists "Stone Cold Crazy" as the b-side, the record has grooves but no music plays
   Comes in either a plain black sleeve or a regular picture sleeve
3. Vertigo England 1991, black label jukebox promo with plain white sleeve (METAL 7)
   Notes;
   Pretty unusual, i have only seen or heard of a handful of copies (sorry for the poor quality pic, the label is black!)
4. Vertigo England 1991, picture disc with sticker & picture sleeve (METAL 7)
   Notes;
   Sticker; "Metallica Enter Sandman Picture Disc, Metal 7"
5. Vertigo England 1991, picture disc, error press, unstickered, no snake on cover (METAL 7)
   Notes;
   The snake on this single is missing entirely and is not stickered, also the sleeve is printed on much thinner paper stock, may be an early version, Marc in France also has a copy that is missing the snake but this copy is stickered
   
   
6. Vertigo Europe 1991, with white vertigo labels & 1st matrix, bolder snake on cover (868 732-7)
7. Vertigo Europe 1991, with white vertigo labels, 2nd matrix (868 732-7)
   Notes;
   1st version has matrix; 107 P-2681 B-1/10-8687327, cover is not textured
   2nd version has matrix; 107 P-2681 B-2/10-8687327 and has a slightly textured cover
   These last two `European` 7"`s have no country of origin listed, at least one other matrix detail is available
   Some copies come with German press release sheets
   
   
8. Vertigo France 1991, blue label test press in hand written white cover (868 732-7) 
   Notes;
   One known copy located in England, owned by Chris Harmer
   Cover has `15 juil 1991, Metallica Enter Sandman` hand written on it, labels are moulded blue plastic with `FACE 1/FACE 2` on them
9. Vertigo France 1991, promo with envelope sleeve, sticker, promo sticker & insert (868 732-7)
   Notes;
   This record is a regular French 7" with a promo sticker on the back sleeve
   The single comes in a 7" envelope sleeve which has a unique design on it, regular sticker; "Metallica"
   Promo sticker; "Ne Peut Etre Echantillion Vendu", pretty rare, maybe 100 - 200 copies
   Insert has the lyrics & a brief history of the black album (in French)
10. Vertigo France 1991, with silver vertigo labels, logo sticker & promo sticker on back sleeve (868 732-7)
    Notes;
    Both stickers are the same as the stickers on the above single
11. Vertigo France 1991, with silver vertigo labels & logo sticker (868 732-7)
    
    
12. Polygram Italy 1991, jukebox promo with dubious picture sleeve (AS 5000 899)
    Notes;
    This single has white Polygram labels, the cover may have been added at a later date
    The b-side is; "Calling Elvis" by Dire Straits
    
    
13. (no label) Malaysia 1991, white label jukebox promo w/ plain sleeve (E 820)
    Notes;
    Rare split jukebox promo single, a-side of this single is "Is This Love" by Bob Marley
14. (no label) Malaysia 1993, white label jukebox promo w/ plain sleeve (E-6026) 
    Notes;
    This is a later issue split jukebox single, a-side of this single is "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by the Crash Test Dummies (this song was released in 1993)

1. Polygram/Vertigo Brazil 1991, album version with unique sleeve, lyrics on back sleeve (280 1527)
   
   
2. Vertigo England 1991, album version with black labels & plain black sleeve (METDJ 712)
   Notes;
   This uk 12" has almost no details on the label or sleeve at all, the only detail is the catalog #
   Some copies come with an insert about the new single

1. Vertigo England 1991, with sticker (METAL 712)
   Notes;
   Sticker; "Metallica, Enter Sandman Four Track 12", labels says 45RPM but plays at 33RPM
2. Vertigo England 1991, box with four 8" x 10" prints & sticker (METBX 712)
   Notes;
   This box was designed to hold the next three 12" singles, sticker; "Limited Edition Box With Prints"
3. Vertigo England 1991, box with four 8" x 10" prints, sticker, miss labeled w/ extra offset label on side A (METBX 712) 
   Notes;
   One copy has two labels stuck on side one, the top label is offset about 1.5"
   
   
4. Vertigo Holland 1991, with four tracks (868 727-1)
5. Vertigo Holland 1991, with three tracks (868 733-1)
   Notes;
   The four track versions of this single contain the demo of "Holier Than Thou", one of only two tracks exclusive to vinyl