BLEACH - UK 12"

first issue
label tupelo
code TUPLP6
notes 11 tracks
related items: uk mc and cd, fake picture and coloured vinyl 12"s

type test pressing / promo
matrix handwritten side a MPO TUPLP 6 A1 side b MPO TUPLP 6 B1
the "1" on side a looks like "^"
status
pictures side a label, side b label
notes black vinyl test pressing for the tupelo issue.
mayking company labels with printed and handwritten text, plain sleeve, some copies were used for promotion with a release info sheet
thanks to chris spicer

type defective / deleted
matrix handwritten side a MPO TUPLP 6 A1 side b MPO TUPLP 6 B1
the "1" on side a looks like "^"
status
pictures record
notes white label copies of the first white vinyl issue, pressed when changing the vinyl colour in the machine. they have a variable amount of coloured spots, and all are in bad conditions, with dents and scratchings, from having probably been thrown in the trash.
allegedly 5 copies were saved from destruction by a pressing plant worker, maybe more.
a couple of copies have a broken label

type retail
matrix handwritten side a MPO TUPLP 6 A1 side b MPO TUPLP 6 B1
the "1" on side a looks like "^", the "MPO" parts are scratched over
status
pictures front sleeve, back sleeve, side a label, record
notes first pressing, white vinyl. 300 copies.

a nearly perfect counterfeit appeared in 2006

type retail
matrix handwritten side a MPO TUPLP 6 A1 side b MPO TUPLP 6 B1
the "1" on side a looks like "^"
status
pictures front sleeve, back sleeve, record
notes second pressing, lime green vinyl, 2000 copies

a counterfeit on clear green vinyl appeared in 2006

type retail
matrix handwritten side a MPO TUPLP 6 A1 side b MPO TUPLP 6 B1
the "1" on side a looks like "^"
status
pictures front sleeve, back sleeve
notes third pressing, black vinyl

variation used for promotion with a 3-page press release
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thanks to wouter mahu

variation distributed in greece by "a.s. penguin ltd" with a sticker on the back
status
thanks to wouter mahu

variation side a labels on both sides
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thanks to chris gibson

variation side b labels on both sides
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thanks to christian rüh

variation may contan an info card
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variation defective side a label. this happens when two paper labels get stuck together during the pressing process.
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thanks to christian rüh

warner reissue
label warner music
code 9878400341
pictures inner sleeve: front, back
notes made in 2002, marbled white vinyl (may have black spots), picture inner sleeve.
the labels have the same design as the us 12"

type retail
matrix handwritten side a 987870034-1+A OR side b 987870034-1+B OR
status
pictures front sleeve, back sleeve, side a label, side b label, record
notes first reissue with 13 tracks, limited to 2500 (?) copies.
sticker on front sleeve, the barcode on the back sleeve is covered by a sticker with the number 0 98787 00341 3

variation defective copy, missing the label on side b and in overall bad conditions. probably a rejected copy kept by a plant worker.
Comes without sleeve. Vinyl has few scratches, some tracks skip
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thanks to david b.

variation used for promotion with a sticker on the back sleeve
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thanks to steven and wouter mahu

type retail
matrix handwritten side a 987840034-1+A OR side b 987840034-1+B OR
status
pictures front sleeve, back sleeve, side a label, side b label
notes second reissue with 11 tracks, 'big cheese' and 'downer' don't appear.
sticker on front sleeve, the barcode number is 0 98784 00341 6

a pirate reissue on clear vinyl was made in 2006.

variation defective copy, tracks of a paper label partially impressed in the groove area
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