Italian Metal of the 80's on vinyl

Nonseinormale65 · Post by **Nonseinormale65** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:50 pm

Many,many thanks for these pictures!

P.S. Metal Archives added today some italian bands and linked The Italian Steel guide from The Corroseum as a fansite,it's a pity that people who submitted the bands weren't able to copy correctly all the infos...just take a look for Libra and Legec..

doomedplanet · Post by **doomedplanet** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:16 am

Have Unreal Terror "Heavy & Dangerous" on the deck as I type this. What a great slice of 80's Italian steel, HEADBANGER! No one makes metal that sounds like this anymore, argh.

The Sentinel · Post by **The Sentinel** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:05 pm

doomedplanet wrote:Have Unreal Terror "Heavy & Dangerous" on the deck as I type this. What a great slice of 80's Italian steel, HEADBANGER! No one makes metal that sounds like this anymore, argh.

Had to spin this one too. One of my favourite records from this country and one of my most beloved records in general. Too bad the full length didn't impress.

Nonseinormale65 · Post by **Nonseinormale65** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:38 pm

If someone is interested on ebay there is a Berserks's sealed copy:

http://cgi.ebay.it/BERSERKS-ORIGINAL-IT ... 4aa71600ee

Good Luck!

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:50 pm

Gonna watch that one to see how high it goes. Luckily I already own the LP.

kraba · Post by **kraba** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:12 pm

agvd wrote:Great work!
Is the Steve Sylvester "Love Has Torn Me Apart" a 7" single?
Regarding Paul Chain Violet Theatre: "Opera 4th" was pressed on black, blue, and clear vinyl. Also, the cover variations for "In the Darkness" differ more than slightly (e.g., different front) and have different inner sleeves.
Death SS: there are cover/label variations for "The Story of.." LP and CD. The first press of the "Black Mass" LP is a gatefold-the second (rumored to be a bootleg) is not.

I'll reply another time after forum crash:

-Steve Sylvester Love Has Torn Me Apart a 7" single: exist only in test press version and the only man who have it is Steve Sylvester. The 7" was never on sale.

-Death SS: The Story of.. : exist 3 vinyl versions and 3 cd versions

1st press: paul chain insert, silver label, black package
2nd press: different paul chain insert, black label, black package
3rd press: no insert, black label, white package

1st press cd: black cd
2nd press cd: silver cd
3rd press cd: fuel records middle 90/00 with black cd

-Death SS - Black Mass : exist 4 vinyl versions and 3 cd versions

1st press: gf with wrong name Steve Silester
1st press: Picture Disc
2nd press: gf with name Steve Silvester
3rd press: no gf
In 2008: picture disc reprint of horror records, 666 numbered copies (fans club 50 numbered copies). 15 test press

1st press cd: silver cd
2nd press cd: black cd (1996)
3rd press: fuel records remastered

I hope this infos are good for you

Post by **DaN** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:21 am

Cheers for reposting for us manic Death SS fans.

Seems I have the 1st "Black Mass" but need to upgrade on "The Story Of...".
Curse this 1st-Pressing Obsession of mine!

(Another difference between the 1st pressing of TSoDSS and later ones is the Minotauro Records logo at the top of the back sleeve. On the first one it's white text + taurus on black background, on the later versions a negative. I think. If I remember correctly.)

Btw, there was a thread about this posted recently, but disappeared in the recent crash:

I there an "original" version of the Evil Metal 7" which doesn't have the wishy-washy crap sound on side B?

kraba · Post by **kraba** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:54 am

DaN wrote:Cheers for reposting for us manic Death SS fans.
I there an "original" version of the Evil Metal 7" which doesn't have the wishy-washy crap sound on side B?

I know only two version of Evil Metal 7"

-First press with alligned cover (very rare)
-Second press (first '90) with disalligned cover - bootleg (500copies maybe)

All copies have on the label the SIAE logo (Italian Artist and Editors association)
There are a lot of legend about this release, original or bootleg..

If you need some pics of disalligned version or TSoDSS insert/label/etc I can post here.

Post by **DaN** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:33 am

kraba wrote:I know only two version of Evil Metal 7"

-First press with alligned cover (very rare)
-Second press (first '90) with disalligned cover - bootleg (500copies maybe)

Sorry, but what do you mean with "alligned"/"disalligned" covers?

All copies have on the label the SIAE logo (Italian Artist and Editors association)

Yeah, I'm familiar with this little stamp - most of my Italian vinyls has it (and often this little funny silver sticker..) - even stuff like OLD YRON and "Evil Metal" etc, but not my copy of TSofDSS for some reason...

I'm still curious if there are original copies of "Evil Metal" without the bad/misspress sound on side B...

kraba · Post by **kraba** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:38 pm

DaN wrote:
kraba wrote: I'm still curious if there are original copies of "Evil Metal" without the bad/misspress sound on side B...

I don't know a version with good sound, the first had a great problem with masters and the second press is a record taken from old 7" not from masters...then we've bad sound!!!

Tonight when I come back home I'll post the pics of the second press cover.

kraba · Post by **kraba** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:46 pm

ok, these pics are only for DSS maniac: this is the original processing/matrix artwork of LP Cursed Concert (1992). obviously this is the only one present and taken from the people who have make it. A friend of mine have Straight to hell artwork and other man have Heavy Demons.

Kodak paper of LP cover

Kodak paper of LP back

slide of logo "Cursed Concert" and band

Barcode processing

First study of cd booklet with old logo (not Sylvester's Death)

Cover

Back of cd

Kodak paper of the inside

Pics of SS for the cd versions - kodak paper and frame

EMI order

Cover test in paper

Back test in paper

Yellow matrix

Black matrix

Red matrix

magenta matrix

black matrix

White/black matrix

red matrix

??? matrix

agvd · Post by **agvd** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:29 pm

DaN wrote: (Another difference between the 1st pressing of TSoDSS and later ones is the Minotauro Records logo at the top of the back sleeve. On the first one it's white text + taurus on black background, on the later versions a negative. I think. If I remember correctly.)

Both are white ink. First press is the old rectangular Minotauro logo. The second is the half circle shape.

Nonseinormale65 · Post by **Nonseinormale65** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:28 pm

Here it is a little update,i have just found a 7" 45 rpm released by Dragon(look at #48 ),it's a picture disc(the artwork is the same of the lp's cover),nothing unusual(both tracks are on the lp)and the label is the same.

"Down on my knees/City music"

I'm on the trails of some other italian stuff(two 7" totally unknown until now,at least to me

)i'll post asap!

P.S. @Kraba,awesome stuff

Nonseinormale65 · Post by **Nonseinormale65** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:39 pm

DaN wrote:-First press with alligned cover (very rare)
-Second press (first '90) with disalligned cover - bootleg (500copies maybe)

Sorry, but what do you mean with "alligned"/"disalligned" covers?

It's like when you make photocopies and you don't fix in the center very well, the edges are bent(disalligned),so in the second pressing one of the edge has a thin white line instead of being totally black.

mckagan · Post by **mckagan** » Sun May 08, 2011 1:45 pm

thanks a lot Nonseinormale65 for this interesting information !