Metallica Vinyl Albums;


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"...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL", album;
(release date, elektra sample sleeve; 12/07/88, elektra test press; 17/07/88, elektra & vertigo; 25/08/88, sony; 14/09/88)

  1. Elektra/Speciality USA 1988, Single LP white label test press with only eight tracks (60812)
    Notes;
    One known copy, located in England, owned by Hector
    This lp is missing the track `Frayed Ends Of Sanity` and has a plain white cover
    Elektra originally planned to release `...And Justice For All` as a single album, due to the length of the album Elektra had to release it as a double lp, this test pressing presumably was one of the attempts to fit as much of the album as possible onto one lp
  2. Elektra/Speciality USA 1988, double lp white label test press, with track list inserts (60812)
    Notes;
    Three known copies exist
    One copy located in England, owned by Hector, has two lp`s in seperate sleeves with insert
    One copy located in Usa, owned by Usa Collector
    One copy (lp one only) located in Germany, owned by Mathias
    One copy (lp two only) located in England, owned by Andy P.
    My lp one has `Test Pressing Metalica 60812` written on the cover
    My lp two has `EK 60812 STE C2 Dmm STE D1 Dmm Metalica` written on the cover
    Insert is dated 17/07/88, a good six weeks before the album was released and gives tracklist details


  3. Polygram/Vertigo Argentina 1988, with promo labels & insert, track list in Spanish (24346/7)
  4. Polygram/Vertigo Argentina 1988, with insert, track list in Spanish (24346/7)
    Notes;
    Cover reads; "9 Canciones Nuevas" also "Mas De 65 Minutos De Musica En 2 Discos Pare Una Calidad Superior"

  5. Polygram/Vertigo Australia 1988, with "2lp" on cover & inner sleeves (836 062-1)

  6. Elektra Canada 1988, with gold promo stamp on cover & inner sleeves (96 08121) 
  7. Elektra Canada 1988, with inner sleeves & sticker (96 08121)
  8. Elektra Canada 1988, with inner sleeves & sticker, side a label offset (96 08121)
    Notes;
    Gold promo stamps are written in French & English, very few copies known
    One copy known has the a-side label badly offset, located in England, owned by Hector
    Sticker; "9 New Songs, Over 65 Minutes Of Music: 2 Record Set...Superior Sound Quality (Because If We Put It On One Record It Would Sound Like Sh*t)"

  9. Phillips/Vertigo Colombia 1988, gatefold sleeve with lyrics on black background (836 062-1)
    Notes;
    This lp has blue & white Vertigo spiral labels, no text down spine

  10. Phonogram/Vertigo England 1988, white label test press with plain sleeve (VERH 61) 
    Notes;
    Three known copies exist;
    One copy (lp one only) located in England, owned by Chris Harmer, has plain inner & plain cover
    One copy located in Holland, owned by Matthijs, with custom `City to City` labels
    One copy located in Norway, owned by Henning, has plain cover with the catalogue number on & the date 18/08/88
  11. Phonogram/Vertigo England 1988, 1st press with inner sleeves (VERH 61)
  12. Phonogram/Vertigo England 1988, 2nd press with stickered cover, no inners (VERH 61)
    Notes;
    Sticker on 2nd pressing only; "Featuring `One` `Eye Of The Beholder` & `Harvester Of Sorrow`"
    2nd pressing copies are fairly unusual and always lack the inner sleeves for some reason

  13. Polygram/Vertigo Greece 1988, with inner sleeves, first press (836 062-1)
  14. Polygram/Vertigo Greece 1988, with inner sleeves, second press, different text on back cover (836 062-1)

  15. Phonogram/Vertigo Guatemala 1988, with white Vertigo labels (836 062-1) 
    Notes;
    To date i`ve only seen one of these which only had the 2nd lp of the normal 2 album set, my guess is the 1st lp was lost

  16. Phonogram/Vertigo Holland 1988, with inner sleeves (836 062-1)
  17. Phonogram/Vertigo Holland 1988, double a-side miss label, with inner sleeves (836 062-1) 
    Notes;
    Miss labeled with side a labels on both sides of lp 1
    One copy known, located in Holland, owned by Mathijs

  18. CBS/Sony Japan 1988, with promo labels, obi strip, bonus track, lyrics insert & extra insert (25AP 5178/9) 
    Notes;
    Very rare promo, one version does not have a sticker on the cover just the japanese promo lettering on the labels
    Two copies known;
    One copy located in Germany, owned by Jochen
    One copy located in England, owned by Philip, w/ promo sticker on back
  19. CBS/Sony Japan 1988, with obi strip, bonus track, lyrics insert & extra insert (25AP 5178/9)
    Notes;
    Bonus track is "The Prince", extra insert has a message from James to the Japanese fans

  20. Polygram/Vertigo Korea 1988, gatefold sleeve with lyrics on white background & insert (SEL-RP 1171)
    Notes;
    Two minor variations of this press exist, some have `Released by Polygram..` on the back cover, some have `Liscensed by Phonogram..` on the back, both versions are shown

  21. Polygram/Vertigo Mexico 1988, with spaceship labels, & inner sleeves (836 062-1)

  22. Polygram/Vertigo Portugal 1988, with blue "..And Justice For All" title on cover & inner sleeves (836 062-1)

  23. Polygram/Vertigo Spain 1988, with inner sleeves & `Madrid 28027` address on back (836 062-1)

  24. Elektra USA 1988, with promo labels, gold stamp, stickers, inner sleeves & bio/photo (9 60812-1)
  25. Elektra USA 1988, with promo labels, gold stamp, different stickers & inner sleeves (9 60812-1)
    Notes;
    1st version of the promo has an oval audiophile promo sticker on the cover
    2nd version of the promo has a round audiophile promo sticker on the cover
    All other lp details are the same
    Some copies come with an 8 page Elektra band biography/history & a promo photo
  26. Elektra USA 1988, with regular labels, un numbered gold stamp, two stickers & inner sleeves (9 60812-1)
  27. Elektra USA 1988, with green sticker & inner sleeves (9 60812-1)
  28. Elektra USA 1988, with yellow sticker & inner sleeves (9 60812-1) 
  29. Elektra USA 1988, "Columbia Record House" edition with inner sleeves (E1 60812)
  30. Elektra USA 1988, "BMG Record Club" edition, no barcode on sleeve (R 200478)
    Notes;
    Promo sticker; "Pressed On High Quality Audiophile Vinyl"
    Regular sticker; "9 New Songs, Over 65 Minutes Of Music: 2 Record Set...Superior Sound Quality (Because If We Put It On One Record It Would Sound Like Sh*t)"
    Promo vinyl copies are transluscent brown when held up to a bright light, regular vinyl is not
    Promo copy has stickers on sleeve, regular copies have sticker on shrinkwrap

  31. RTB/Vertigo Yugoslavia 1988, with white inner sleeves & pink labels (320021)
  32. RTB/Vertigo Yugoslavia 1988, with white inner sleeves & white labels (320021)
    Notes;
    The inner sleeves have full "..And Justice For All" artwork on two sides, and lyrics on the other two sides
    Why some copies have pink labels i don`t know, don`t look at me

  33. Polygram/Vertigo Brazil 1989, gatefold sleeve with lyrics on black background (836 062-1)

  34. Phonogram/Sonographica/Vertigo Venezuela 1989, with inner sleeves (20072-L)

  35. Polygram/Vertigo Spain 1991, with inner sleeves & `Madrid 28002` address on back (836 062-1)

  36. Polygram/Rodven/Vertigo Venezuela 1993, different back cover, no inner sleeves (210212)
    Notes;
    Back cover has the tracklist set out as if it is a single lp (side A & side B), for some reason, also has no group photo

  37. Universal/Vertigo EU 2001, re-issue double lp on 180 gram vinyl with inner sleeves (836 062-1)
    Notes;
    Released on June 18, 2001, inner sleeves bear the new Metallica fan club address in San Rafael, labels are almost identical to the originals

  38. Warner Bros. USA 2008, double lp 180 gram re-issue w/ sticker (????)
  39. Warner Bros. USA 2008, four lp 180 gram delux box set re-issue w/ gatefold sleeve, bellyband & sticker (470780-1)
    Notes;
    Released on October 28 2008 in USA

  40. Universal EU 2008, 180 gram re-issue (????)
  41. Universal EU 2008, double lp in gatefold cover, 180 gram re-issue w/ bellyband (????)
    Notes;
    Released on December 01, 2008, UK/European gatefold edition alledgedly limited to 1000 copies

    Bootleg Copies;

  42. "Music For Nations" "England" 1996, bootleg single lp picture disc (MFN 90P)
    Notes;
    This record says `Made In England`, actually made in Germany, miss pressings are also available
    This bootleg has recently been re-pressed on colored vinyl, assorted colors available

  43. "Elektra" Korea unknown year, bootleg copy with single sleeve & `sticker` (HM 147)
    Notes;
    This lp is credited as being Korean but has no country of origin listed, back cover is in black & white

  44. "Vertigo" "Brazil" 2001, bootleg single lp picture disc (8360627-05) 

  45. "Vertigo" "USA" 2001, bootleg single lp picture disc, different back cover, `promo` (PLP 836026-2)
    Notes;
    These last two bootleg picture discs are from Germany from late 2001, the pictures on the back of the two versions are different

  46. "EMI/Vertigo" Germany 2002, colored vinyl lp in stickered plain sleeve (MFN 90 TP)
    Notes;
    Several colors available including blue, blue marbled, green, dark green & red marbled, blue is shown

  47. "Vertigo" "England" 2008, bootleg double lp, colored vinyl (VERH 61)
    Notes;
    Copied from the England press, first appeared May 2008 on pale blue vinyl


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