Metallica Vinyl Albums;

1. elektra/speciality usa 86, white label test press with plain cover (STE 60439-A) 
   NOTES;
   two known copies;
   one copy located in Holland, owned by Matthijs
   one copy located in Usa, owned by Usa Collector
2. elektra usa 86, white label promo with gold stamp, warning sticker & inner sleeve (9 60439-1)
   NOTES;
   warning sticker gives details of swearing on "damage, inc."
   two versions of this record exist with different stamp & label details, both are pictured;
   `SP` version with; promotion copy not for sale on the left of the label
   `AR` version with; for promotion use only on the right of the label
   in addition `AR` copies lack the number on the gold promo stamp on the back cover
   some promo copies were sent out without stickers, i don`t count these as a variation as they are less interesting then the complete versions
3. elektra usa 86, red & black labels with inner sleeve (9 60439-1)
4. elektra usa 86, grey labels with inner sleeve (9 60439-1) 
5. elektra usa 86, "columbia record house" edition with inner sleeve, red/black `elektra` labels, no barcode (E1 60439)
6. elektra usa 86, "columbia record house" edition with inner sleeve, yellow/black `asylum` labels, no barcode (E1 60439)
7. elektra usa 86, "columbia record house" edition w/ inner sleeve, mislabeled with `motley crue` label on b-side (E1 60439)
8. elektra usa 86, "rca music services" edition with inner sleeve, red & black labels, no barcode (R 134552/9 60439-1)
9. elektra usa 86, "rca music services" edition with inner sleeve, grey labels no barcode (R 134552/9 60439-1) 
   NOTES;
   one copy of the misslabeled vewrsion exists, located in Germany, owned by Tino
   this misslabel has a label from Motley Crues `Theatre Of Pain` album (E1 60418) on the b-side)
   columbia house & rca music services are unusual, these are "record club" editions
   
   
10. elektra canada 86, with gold promo stamp on back cover & inner sleeve, 1st press label (96 04391)
    NOTES;
    very few copies known, promo stamp is in english & french
11. elektra canada 86, with inner sleeve, 1st press? w/ address above tracklist on labels (96 04391)
12. elektra canada 86, with inner sleeve, 2nd press? w/ address below tracklist on labels (96 04391)
13. elektra canada 86, "columbia house" edition with inner sleeve, no barcode on back cover, 1st label (E1 60439)
14. elektra canada 86, "columbia house" edition with inner sleeve, no barcode on back cover, 2nd label (E1 60439) 
    
    
15. music for nations england 86, plain white label test press with hand written sleeve (MFN 60)
    NOTES;
    twelve known copies exist;
    1) one copy located in England, owned by Hector (i also have a spare sleeve *)
    2) one copy located in England, owned by Chris Harmer
    3) one copy located in England, owned by Philip
    4) one copy located in Russia, owned by Alexander
    5) one copy located in Holland, fully signed
    6) one copy located in England, owned by Neil
    7) one copy located in Usa, owned by Usa Collector
    8) one copies location unknown *
    one copy located in Germany, owned by Matthias has a plain cover & `metallica` `a` / `b` on the labels (A2 matrix)
    one copy located in Norway, owned by Sem Hedland, different handwriting on cover, may have been added by a later owner
    one copy located in Holland, owned by Mathijs has a plain cover
    one copy located in Germany, owned by Andreas Witte has a plain cover
    ADDITIONAL;
    the first eight copies above all have plain white covers with Metallica Master Of Puppets hand written on the covers, the handwritin on these was done by the press person at music for nations 
    * = one copy (and my spare cover) also have the track list hand written on the front or back sleeve, these additional details were probably added by previous owners
    all these copies have different matrix details to the commercial pressings
16. music for nations england 86, white label test press with hand written labels & mock up cover (MFN 60)
    NOTES;
    six known copies exist;
    one copy located in England, owned by Hector, w/ mock cover
    one copy located in France, owned by Blaise, w/ mock cover
    one copy located in England, owned by Andy P., w/ `photo` cover
    two copies located in England, owned by Chris Harmer, w/ mock covers, one w/ insert
    one copy located in Scotland, owne by Michael, w/ mock cover, signed by original lineup
    Hectors, Andy P.`s & one of Chris` copies have the tracklist & title details written on the labels in red pen, they also have mix one, mix two or mix three (Hectors) on the labels and the matrix details are different, MFN 60 A/B-1, 3 & 2
    three of these copies have a glossy print of the album cover artwork, one copy (andy p.`s) has a picture that appears to have been taken from a magazine, these pictures are stuck to a plain white lp cover
    Chris H`s copy has plain white labels and also comes with an mfn press release sheet dated 13/02/86 and photo copies of the lyrics sheet and back cover, most of the test pressings have different matrix details to the commercial copies
17. music for nations england 86, first label with promo sticker, 8"x10" photo & inner sleeve (MFN 60)
    NOTES;
    this copy was given to a record store in england a few weeks before the commercial release (february 86)
    the promo photo is uncredited and is from the same photo shoot as the "creeping death" 12" picture
18. music for nations england 86, first label, "sample" copy with promo papers & inner sleeve (MFN 60)
19. music for nations england 86, first label with inner sleeve, white detail down spine & inserts (MFN 60)
20. music for nations england 86, first label with elektra logo on back cover & inner sleeve (MFN 60)
21. music for nations england 86, first label with elektra logo & barcode on back sleeve, & inner sleeve (MFN 60)
22. music for nations england 86, second label with barcode on back cover & inner sleeve (MFN 60)
    NOTES;
    first label is red & yellow with no country of origin listed
    second label is red & yellow and says "made in england" on them, side two lists the copyright date as `1988 wrongly
    the first regular & both `sample` versions have white details down the spines, the later three regular versions have black details, click here to view all mfn cover, label & insert variants
    mfn puppets matrix details make no sense at all, click here to view details on all my copies
23. music for nations england 86, misspressed, side "A" plays on both sides (MFN 60)
    NOTES;
    very unusual misspress, all known copies are in the third press cover (elektra logo & barcode)
    all copies have the matrix detail; RR 9917 RR 9717 MFN-60-A.4 on both sides
24. music for nations england 86, misspressed, side b plays tracks 3 & 4 from gatefold lp side 2 (MFN 60)
    NOTES;
    very unusual misspress, only known copy is in the fourth press cover (w/ barcode) and bears the 2nd labels
    basically this has had the tracks off the gatefold 2lp version pressed on side two instead of the normal side two
    two copies known;
    one copy located in England, owned by Hector one copy located in Germany, owned by Andreas
    
25. music for nations england 86, white vinyl test press of picture disc (MFN 60P) 
    NOTES;
    three copies known;
    one located in Holland, owned by Matthijs
    one located in Scotland, owned by Michael
    one located in England, owned by Chris Harmer
    this lp is identified as a test press of the picture disc by it`s matrix detail
26. music for nations england 86, picture disc, first press (MFN 60P)
27. music for nations england 86, picture disc, first press, miss pressed (MFN 60P) 
28. music for nations england 86, picture disc, second press with barcode on back (MFN 60P)
    NOTES;
    one copy of the miss pressed pic disc exists, part of the rear picture is missing
    bootleg copies of the picture disc exist, see entry in `bootleg copies` below for details
    
    
29. elektra/wea australia 86, first australian release with wea/elektra labels & inner sleeve (60439-1)
    NOTES;
    like the other 2 `elektra/wea` lp`s, there is no country of origin on these albums, however all the copies that i know of originate from australia so they almost certainly are australian pressings
    
    
30. new electric way/music for nations france 86, with silver labels & red inner sleeve (2320)
31. new electric way/music for nations france 86, with black labels & red inner sleeve (2320)
32. new electric way/music for nations france 86, black labels w/ `193201` cat # on labels & red inner sleeve (2320)
    NOTES;
    for some reason the inner sleeve on these two records is bright red instead of the usual black
    
    
33. roadrunner holland 86, white label test press with insert (RR 9717) 
    NOTES;
    extremely rare test pressing, one known copy located in Holland, insert has the wrong tracklist
34. roadrunner holland 86, with "mfn" labels, insert & inner sleeve (RR 9717)
    NOTES;
    this lp has music for nations labels but they have the roadrunner catalog# on them
    
    
35. cbs/sony japan 86, with obi strip, two inserts, lyrics insert, promo labels & `sample` sticker (28AP 3169)
36. cbs/sony japan 86, with obi strip, two inserts & lyrics insert (28AP 3169)
    
    
37. rge brazil 87, with gold promo stamp on back cover, promo labels & lyrics insert (320.7003)
    NOTES;
    gold promo stamp is in portuguese, single sized cover (i.e. no spine)
38. rge brazil 87, with lyrics insert (320.7003)
    
    
39. music for nations england 87, double lp with gatefold cover, insert, poster & sticker (MFN 60 DM)
40. music for nations england 87, double lp with gatefold cover, mispress with live tracks on side two (MFN 60 DM)
    NOTES;
    three copies of the mispress are known;
    one copy located in England, owned by Hector
    one copy located in England, owned by Andy P.
    one copy located in Norway, owned by Havar
    the mispress has the two live tracks from Jump In The Fire pressed on side two, all labels and other songs are normal
    sticker; `direct metal mastering limited edition double lp includes free poster`
    lp was originally shrinkwrapped with the sticker on the wrapping, hard to find complete with sticker
    
    
41. polygram/vertigo australia 89, no lyrics insert (838 141-1)
    
    
42. polygram/vertigo brazil 89, with lyrics insert (838 141-1)
    
    
43. popron/vertigo C.S.F.R. 89, with black/silver labels & inner (50 107-1)
    
    
44. phonogram/vertigo europe 89, with spaceship labels & inner sleeve (838 141-1)
45. phonogram/vertigo europe 89, with yellow labels & inner sleeve (838 141-1)
    NOTES;
    these last two albums are often listed as english or german, no country of origin is listed
    
    
46. phonogram/vertigo korea 89, with blue labels, lyrics insert & different track list (SEL-RP 1539)
    NOTES;
    the tracks; "welcome home..", "damage, inc." & disposable heroes" are missing from this lp
    the tracks; "breadfan" & "the prince" are included instead, lyrics insert has "harvester" design on one side
    
    
47. phonogram/vertigo spain 89, with "madrid 28027" address on cover, no inner sleeve (838 141-1)
48. phonogram/vertigo spain 91, with "madrid 28002" address on cover & inner sleeve (838 141-1) 
    
    
49. polygram/vertigo argentina 90, with promo labels, track list in spanish, no inner sleeve (29298) 
    NOTES;
    for some reason only the label on side two lists the `promo` detail on this record, this may be a mistake
50. polygram/vertigo argentina 90, with track list in spanish, no inner sleeve (29298)
    NOTES;
    promo labels say; "diffusion - venta prohibide", (promo - sale prohibited)
    
    
51. phillips/vertigo colombia 90, with black & white back cover, no inner sleeve (838 141-1)
    NOTES;
    this lp comes in a single sized cover (i.e. no spine) and has blue & white spiral labels
    
    
52. vertigo ecuador 90, w/ black text on labels, no inner sleeve (LP-31023)
53. vertigo ecuador 90, w/ silver text on labels, no inner sleeve (LP-31023)
    
    
54. polygram/vertigo guatemala 90, with black & white back cover (838 141-1) 
    
    
55. polygram/vertigo mexico 90, with track list in english & spanish on the back cover & inner sleeve (LPR 23066)
    
    
56. phonogram/sonographica/vertigo venezuela 90, with space labels, no inner (20.076-L)
    
    
57. polygram/vertigo greece 92, no inner sleeve, lists `92 on labels (838 141-1)
    
    
58. polygram/rodven/vertigo venezuela 93, with different back cover & white/pink/orange labels (210200)
    
    
59. universal/vertigo eu 2001, re-issue lp on 180 gram vinyl with white & black labels & inner sleeve (838 141-1)
    NOTES;
    released on 18/06/01, inner sleeve bears the new metallica fan club address in san rafael
    
    
60. universal eu 2008, 180 gram re-issue (??)
61. universal england 2008, white label test pressing of 2x12" 180gram re-issue (5310116-A)
    NOTES;
    one copy located in England, owned by Hector
    this copy comes in seperate plain inner sleeves with `master of puppets A+B / C+D` written on them, label 1 says `side a`, label 3 says `side c`, other labels are blank
62. universal eu 2008, double lp in gatefold cover, 180 gram re-issue w/ bellyband (??)
    NOTES;
    uk/european gatefold edition alledgedly limited to 1000 copies
    
    
63. warner bros. usa 2008, 180 gram re-issue w/ sticker (??)
64. warner bros. usa 2008, double lp in gatefold cover, 180 gram re-issue w/ sticker & bellyband (??)
    
    bootleg copies;
    
    
65. "music for nations" "england" unknown year, bootleg copy of 1st press picture disc (MFN 60P)
    NOTES;
    bootleg copies are copied from the 1st pressing and are identifiable by the addition of the letters `PA7956` in the matrix detail, some copies have this detail scratched out
    
    
66. "cbs/sony/elektra" korea unknown year, bootleg copy with pink elektra labels, no inner sleeve (28AP 3169/212)
67. "cbs/sony/elektra" korea unknown year, bootleg copy with white elektra labels, no inner sleeve (28AP 3169/212)
68. "cbs/sony/elektra" korea unknown year, bootleg copy with yellow elektra labels, no inner sleeve (28AP 3169/HM 26)
69. "elektra" korea unknown year, bootleg copy with dif yellow elektra labels, no inner sleeve (9 60439-1/543)
70. "elektra" korea unknown year, bootleg copy with grey/white elektra labels, no inner sleeve (9 60439) 
71. "cbs/sony" korea unknown year, bootleg copy with green cbs/sony labels, no inner sleeve (28AP 3169/HM 14)
    NOTES;
    the back covers of these lastsix lp`s have the lyrics from the normal inner sleeve
    the 1st & 4th bootleg copies are copied from the elektra release and have the elektra catalog number down the spine
    the 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 6th bootleg copies are copied from the cbs/sony release and has the cbs/sony catalog number down the spine
    all labels include several spelling mistakes; "Meroes", "lepeB", "sanitaritaritum"!! etc.
72. high stereo light korea unknown year, bootleg copy with blue/green cover, no inner sleeve (ST 130)
    NOTES;
    copied from the usa press, some copies have green covers, some blue, not sure if this is deliberate
    the last seven records are usually credited as being korean but do not list a country of origin
    
    
73. "phonogram/vertigo" germany 02, bootleg picture disc with die cut cover (838 141-3)
    
    
74. "music for nations" "england" 07, bootleg copy on colored vinyl (MFN 60)
    NOTES;
    this bootleg first appeared in july 2007, comes on very light pink or medium pink vinyl, blue vinyl copes appeared early 2008, green vinyl copies appeared 09/08