BLEACH
type fake
country 'mexico' - made in germany
status
media 12" picture disc
year 1998 (?)
label sub pop
code GEF 19291P
matrix handwritten side a tuplp 6 a side b tuplp 6 a b
pictures side a, side b
notes 500 copies (?), housed in a plain clear plastic sleeve
similar picture discs were also made for in utero, nevermind, unplugged in new york, from the muddy banks of the wishkah
type fake
country 'uk' - made in germany
status
media 12" picture disc
year 2003 (?)
label tupelo
code TUP LP6
matrix handwritten side a tuplp 6 a side b tuplp 6 a b
pictures side a, side b
notes 500 copies (?), housed in a plain clear plastic sleeve
type fake
country 'uk' - made in germany
status
media 12"
year 1998 (?)
label tupelo
code TUP LP6 (TUPEP6 on sleeve spine)
matrix handwritten side a tuplp 6 a side b tuplp 6 a b
pictures front sleeve, back sleeve, record (marbled red vinyl)
notes lower print quality of the sleeve, wrong code (TUPEP6) on the sleeve spine.
the vinyls are more or less marbles, and the colors are "muddy": clear w/blue marbling, green, clear orange, clear peach, brown, red, clear red, red w/blue marbling, blue, clear pink and others...
related item: official uk bleach 12"
thanks to yohann vergnaud
type fake
country 'uk' - made in germany
status
media 12"
year 2004
label tupelo
code TUP LP6 (TUPEP6 on sleeve spine?)
matrix handwritten side a tuplp 6 a side b tuplp 6 a b
pictures -
notes reissue in yellow and clear vinyl
type fake
country 'uk' - made in germany
status
media 12"
year 2005
label tupelo
code TUP LP6
matrix handwritten side a tuplp 6 a side b tuplp 6 a b
pictures -
notes reissue in orange clear and in blue/clear splatter vinyl.
type counterfeit
country 'uk'
media 12"
year 2006
label tupelo
code TUP LP6
matrix handwritten side a TUPLP6 A side b TUPLP6 B
pictures side a label (counterfeit and official)
notes white vinyl.
plays a wrong tracklist on side a, with "love buzz" instead of "big cheese". recognizable also by the different aspect of the labels. another safe sign is the width of the runout area on side a, which is around 2 cm, while in the original it is around 1 cm.
the matrix is different from the original, but be sure to check all the other signs, because on at least one counterfeit the missing "MPO" and "1" have been added by hand on the vinyl: The matrix reads MPO TUPLP6 A1 and MPO TUPLP6 B1. All letters are hand written and in capitols. The MPO is so scratched out that you really can not even read it. The A does not close all the way on top so it all most looks like a capitol H. The TUPLP6 A and the TUPLP6 B look nice and smoothly etched in to the vinyl. The crossed out MPO and the 1 are both etched in much deeper and stand out as very different looking then the TUPLP6 A and the TUPLP6 B. To me, it appears as the MPO and 1 were added by hand. The run out is also a littler larger on this copy then on the original. The vinyl is white but it is slightly marbled with off white throughout. When you play the record the fifth track is Love Buzz. The rest of the album matches the track listing on the cover. I did notice that Big Cheese never played anywhere on the album.
The cover looks good with no noticeable differences. TUPLP6 is the exact code on the spine.
thanks to andy perchy and david coulson
type counterfeit
country 'uk'
media 12"
year 2006
label tupelo
code TUP LP6
matrix handwritten side a TUPLP6 A side b TUPLP6 B
pictures side a label (counterfeit and official)
notes marbled green vinyl.
plays a wrong tracklist on side a, with "love buzz" instead of "big cheese". recognizable also by the brighter shade of green, the matrix, and the different aspect of the labels.
the code printed on the sleeve spine may have an extra space: 'TUP LP6' (the original says 'TUPLP6') but this is not a safe sign, as counterfeits have been found with the correct code
the runout area on side a is around 2 cm wide (in the original it is around 1 cm wide).
very well made, even i was convinced it was real for a couple of weeks until i checked the matrix.
it is clear green, but it is still quite thick and if i hold it up to a light i can see swirls in the vinyl.
thanks to david coulson
type fake
country 'uk'
status
media 12"
year 2006
label warner music
code 9878400341
matrix handwritten side a 987840034-1 A2 O side b 987840034-1 + B2 JA OR
pictures front and back sleeve, record, sticker
notes pirate reissue on clear vinyl, sticker on front, picture inner sleeve. 11 tracks.
The matrix of the clear LP really look like the white Warner re-pressing, letters and numbers look identical though they're smaller. Looking closely at the matrix:
Side A: There is no "+" and the "O" is really small
Side B: "OR" is also really really small. Also, between "B2" and "OR" there's a weird writing, looks like "JA". It's not well written like it was added later.
The sleeve of the 2 pressings are identical (same color, same quality, same barcode number).

related item: official 2002 pressing on white vinyl
thanks to damien gutierrez
variation different matrix: side a 987840034-1 A2 (the 2 is smaller than other numbers) side b 9878400341 B-1
status
thanks to nicolas toutain
type fake promo
country 'usa'
status
media mc
year 2009 (?)
label sub pop
code SP 34
pictures inlay and cassette
notes a couple of these fake promo cassettes were put on sale on ebay in 2009