Metallica CD Albums;

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"MASTER OF PUPPETS", cd album;
(release date, elektra; 21/02/86, sony; 01/08/86, elektra remastered; 13/06/95, sme card cover; 06/11/03)

  1. music for nations england 86, no barcode on the back cover (CD MFN 60)
  2. music for nations england 86, second press with barcode, no address on back cover (CD MFN 60) 

  3. music for nations france 86, with barcode on the back cover (CD MFN 60)

  4. elektra canada 86, (CD 60439)
  5. elektra canada 86, columbia record house edition (E2 60439/564002T)

  6. cbs/sony japan 86, with obi strip & lyrics (32DP 448)
    NOTES;
    first ever japanese cd, extremely rare

  7. elektra usa 86, first press with long box cover, sealed version (9 60439-2)
  8. elektra usa 86, first press with long box cover, re-seal able version (9 60439-2)
    NOTES;
    the master of puppets longbox comes as a re-seal able version or as a glued version, the flaps at each end of the box`s are different
    to date only the puppets box has this variation, all other box`s are glued (with the exception of the `one` box)
  9. elektra usa 86, columbia record house edition (E2 60439) 
  10. elektra usa 86, bmg record house edition, no barcode (D 134552)
  11. elektra usa 86, with `made in usa by pdo` on disc and in matrix (9 60439-2)
  12. elektra/polygram usa/w.germany 86, export/import? copy (9 60439-2) 
    NOTES;
    odd press, cd says made in west germany by polygram cover says made in usa, looks like the regular usa press

  13. cbs/sony japan 88, with obi strip, lyrics & promo sticker on back cover (25DP 5234) 
  14. cbs/sony japan 88, with obi strip & lyrics (25DP 5234)

  15. polygram/vertigo australia 89, (838 141-2)
  16. polygram/vertigo australia 89, misspressed, plays a `john denver` album, (838 141-2) 

  17. polygram/vertigo brazil 89, no barcode on back cover (838 141-2)
  18. polygram/vertigo brazil 89, w/ barcode and different layout (838 141-2) 

  19. popron/vertigo C.S.F.R. 89, (50 107-2) 

  20. phonogram/vertigo england 89, solid centre (838 141-2) 
  21. phonogram/vertigo england 89, clear centre (838 141-2)

  22. phonogram/vertigo europe 89, no country of origin listed (838 141-2)

  23. phonogram/vertigo france 89, with `clear` centered disc (838 141-2)
  24. phonogram/vertigo france 89, with `solid` centered disc (838 141-2) 
  25. phonogram/vertigo france 89, with `clear` centered disc, miss pressed, plays `kill `em all`!! (838 141-2) 
    NOTES;
    one copy known, located in Sweden, owend by Daniel

  26. phonogram/vertigo germany 89, (838 141-2) 
  27. phonogram/vertigo germany 89, miss pressed, plays Elton Johns `simple life` album (838 142-2) 
    NOTES;
    one copy of the miss pressed cd exists, owned by Steve Marsh in England
  28. phonogram/sound-pol/vertigo germany 89, made in germany for export to poland (SPB 026)

  29. sony/columbia hong kong 89, (SMP 3145.2) 

  30. phonogram/vertigo indonesia 89, cd says `made in france` (838 141-2)

  31. helicon/vertigo israel 89, first press (842 141-2) 

  32. polygram/vertigo mexico 89, with blue disc, made by polymex, cd lists cat number wrong (CDEPR 1175) 
  33. polygram/vertigo mexico 89, with green disc, made by sonopress, cd lists cat number wrong (CDEPR 1175) 

  34. polygram/vertigo taiwan 89, with obi strip, cd says `made in australia` (838 141-2) 

  35. polygram/vertigo korea 92, with black & red text on disc & korean review in booklet (DP 0078)

  36. polygram/phonogram/vertigo south africa 92, with brown border on cover (STARCD 5921)

  37. polygram/vertigo australia 93, gold disc with sticker (838 141-2)
    NOTES;
    sticker; "1993 australasian tour gold edition"
  38. polygram/vertigo australia 93, gold disc without `93 tour` text on disc (838 141-2)

  39. elektra usa 93, second press with normal case (9 60439-2)

  40. polygram/rodven/vertigo venezuela 93, with red disc (210200) 

  41. elektra canada 95, remastered with sticker, old fanclub address in booklet (CD 90439)
    NOTES;
    sticker; "newly digitally remastered from the original master tapes"

  42. elektra usa 95, third press, remastered with platinum sticker (9 60439-2)
    NOTES;
    elektra usa re-issues from 1995 all have `345 north maple drive` address on the back
    all earlier pressings have `9229 sunset boulevard` address

  43. mercury/universal/vertigo australia 98?, re-issue, disc is brown with logo on it (838 141-2)
  44. mercury/universal/vertigo australia 98?, re-issue, disc is brown with (miss pressed?) logo on it (838 141-2)
    NOTES;
    this cd has the "universal" name on the disc, universal is the new name for "mercury/polygram/vertigo" and came into use around `98
    the logo on the second version looks like it's not printed properly somehow

  45. dcc/elektra usa 99, promo 24 karat gold disc with normal style cover (GZS 1133) 
  46. dcc/elektra usa 99, 24 karat gold disc with die cut slip-cover (GZS 1133)
    NOTES;
    promo copies have "promotional use only - not for sale" printed around the center hole on the cd
    slip cover has a small version of the album cover on it, original lyrics are included
    released on 13/07/99

  47. universal/vertigo chile 00, with brown text on disc (838 141-2)

  48. phonogram/vertigo argentina 01, with `polygram` on cover (838 141-2)
    NOTES;
    has `universal` in the matrix so must date from around 2001

  49. vertigo/helicon israel 01, second press w/ `san rafael` fan club address in booklet (838 141-2)

  50. universal/vertigo russia 01, without lyrics booklet (838 141-9)

  51. universal/vertigo ukraine 01, without lyrics booklet (838 141-9)

  52. sme japan 03, promo with sticker, reproduction lp style card cover, obi strip & insert (SICP 477) 
  53. sme japan 03, with reproduction lp style card cover, obi strip & insert (SICP 477)
    NOTES;
    re-release version packaged to look like the lp but cd sized, released on 06/11/03, obi strip misspells lord & relord

  54. universal/vertigo mexico 05, re-issue with `09/03/05` in the matrix (838 141-2(24))

  55. universal/vertigo japan 06, in gatefold card cover w/ obi strip, promo copy (UICR-1054)
  56. universal/vertigo japan 06, in gatefold card cover w/ obi strip (UICR-1054) 
    NOTES;
    universal records now have the rights to metallica`s music in japan which is why these have been released twice in card covers in a few years, unlike the 2003 card covered versions these come in glossy covers

  57. universal korea 06, tour edition with sticker sheet & obi strip (DP 0078)


  58. universal/vertigo japan 07, w/ purple obi strip, promo copy (UICR-9018)
  59. universal/vertigo japan 07, w/ purple obi strip (UICR-9018)
  60. universal/vertigo japan 08, SHM-CD version (UICY-91071) 
    NOTES;
    SHM-CD is the best sound available, these were released on 10/09/2008 

  61. universal korea 08, re-issue w/ sticker (DC9878)

    bootleg copies;

  62. "popron/vertigo" "C.S.F.R." 1993?, official cd in bootleg 12" round metal tin (50 107-2) 
    NOTES;
    this tin also includes a bootleg t-shirt 2 postcards and a badge, the cd is the normal c.s.f.r. edition, the box is numbered out of 1000 copies

  63. no label "estonia" 1997, bootleg copy with `load` photo & artwork on back cover (abs-104063)
  64. "phonogram/vertigo" "estonia" unknown year, bootleg copy with picture under cd tray (838 141-2)

  65. no label russia 1997, bootleg copy with fuzzy artwork, cd has german text, abs-104063 matrix (0722)  

  66. "phonogram/vertigo" china 2000, bootleg copy with slipcase cover & picture cd (CM0321)

  67. "emi" hong kong 2000, bootleg cd with pink disc & card slipcase (C-1238/CN-F28-95-0003-0/A.J6)  

  68. phonogram/vertigo china 2001, bootleg re-issue with picture under cd tray, white disc & stickers (CN-C09-01-397-00/A.J6)
    NOTES;
    this cd also has the regular catalogue number down the spine, the `CN..` catalogue number gives the year & identifies it as being released in china

  69. agat company ltd. russia 2003, bootleg picture cd with different cover & extra tracks (A-M86)
    NOTES;
    extra tracks are from the `wherever i may roam` cd ep

  70. "vertigo" unknown country / year, bootleg copy with fuzzy cover and different back cover, no booklet (838 141-2)


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