Metallica Live Shit: Binge & Purge box sets;

VIDEO VERSIONS;


1. Elektra Canada 1993, box set with triple cd, triple video, booklet, pass, stencil & stickers (CD 61594)
2. Elektra Canada 1993, box set with double cassette, triple video, booklet, pass, stencil & stickers (96-15944)
   NOTES;
   Canadian box has "made in usa" printed on the bottom and has metal hinges
   Sticker on top; "almost 9 hours of live metallica, 3 complete concerts from the last 4 years"
   Top sticker also has a picture of the contents of the box
   Sticker on side; "live sh*t:binge & purge (plus warning about swearing in french & english)"
   
   
3. Vertigo Germany 1993, box set with triple cd, triple video, booklet, pass, stencil & sticker (518 725-0)
   NOTES;
   This german pressing is the standard european pressing, long out of print for some reason
   Sticker on the top lists the contents, live dates & has a warning about swearing, inside of box is different to the usa/canada version
   
   
4. Sony Japan 1993, promo copy, same details as regular version but with `sample` stickers (SRCS 6942-8)
   NOTES;
   Promo box has `sample` stickers on the videos, video covers & the base of the box itself
   The cd discs also have japanese `sample` details on them
5. Sony Japan 1993, box set with triple cd, triple video, booklet, pass, stencil, shirt, promo bag & translation booklet (SRCS 6942-8)
   NOTES;
   Japanese box set is heavier quality, layout of the inside of the box is similar to the german pressing
   The cd includes full lyrics, the cd/video section lifts out, underneath is a "metalli`fuckin`ca" t-shirt, originally stickered, some copies came with a special metallica carrier bag and an a4 booklet with a full translation of the live shit booklet 
   
   
6. Elektra USA 1993, box set with triple cd, triple video, booklet, pass, stencil & stickers (9 61594-2)
   NOTES;
   USA box set has metal hinges, sticker on the top is identical to the sticker on the canadian box (see #1)
   Sticker on the side is different, it does not have the warning about swearing
7. Elektra USA 1993, box set with double cassette, triple video, booklet, pass, stencil & stickers (9 61594-4)
   NOTES;
   The hinges are different on the USA set, rest of the box is the same as #6
   
   ADDITIONAL;
   All elektra versions have the videos on the left, the cd`s on the right & have metal hinges
   Vertigo & Sony pressings have the cd`s & videos together in the center of the box
   All versions originally came shrinkwrapped, uk sticker is inside wrapping all others on top of wrapping
   Elektra stencils are a darker brown, vertigo & sony are light brown
   All booklets are identical except the sony version which adds the sony catalog# on the back cover
   Due to the large amount of items in this set it is quite common to have items missing (usually the pass)
   Some copies have two of the same videos for example or items missing, these mistakes are quite common and have no additional collector interest
   
   DVD VERSIONS;
   
   
8. Elektra USA 2002, triple dvd & double cd set in cd size box (62842-2)
9. Elektra USA 2002, triple dvd & double cd set in long size box (40236-2)
   NOTES;
   USA versions released on 12/11/02, contents are identical but outer casings are different, one is cd sized and one is dvd sized
   
   
10. Universal Australia 2003, triple dvd & double cd set in long size box w/ sticker (????)
    
    
11. Universal Brazil 2003, triple dvd & double cd set in long size box w/ sticker (????)
    NOTES;
    Sticker is in portuguese, cool
    
    
12. Universal Europe 2003, triple dvd & double cd set in long size box (0770970)
    NOTES;
    Released on 08/12/03
    
    
13. Sony Music Japan 2003, triple dvd & double cd set in cd sized box with sticker (SICP 482~6)
    NOTES;
    Released on 06/11/03, sticker gives details of contents in japanese
    
    ADDITIONAL;
    There is also a nine dvd fold out box set that is a bootleg set, this includes S&M, Cunning Stunts, Some Kind Of Monster and the Black album Classics dvd