i need the pressing info of this 3 track 7" on Bludgeon Riffola...which came first, with/without cover / insert, which label color, etc. Somebody?
Great EP.
Def Leppard EP ?
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Always good to have a book called "The New Wave of British Heavy Metal Encyclopedia" in such cases ...
First pressing:
Bludgeon Riffola - 1978, SRT matrix, red label, 1000 copies, first 500 copies had signed lyric insert, most with PS, recently counterfeited with reproduction PS and off-white labels, 3 trax
Second pressing:
Bludgeon Riffola - 1979, yellow label, no PS
Third pressing:
Vertigo - 1979, silver label, no PS
The EP that's often up at ebay is a bootleg, made in Greece (where else??? )
First pressing:
Bludgeon Riffola - 1978, SRT matrix, red label, 1000 copies, first 500 copies had signed lyric insert, most with PS, recently counterfeited with reproduction PS and off-white labels, 3 trax
Second pressing:
Bludgeon Riffola - 1979, yellow label, no PS
Third pressing:
Vertigo - 1979, silver label, no PS
The EP that's often up at ebay is a bootleg, made in Greece (where else??? )
Last edited by LethylSteel on Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:48 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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As far as i know, the bootleg was not made in Greece. I remember a seller from Greece a few years ago buying copies of the bootleg (for reselling) at a U.K. record fair. I don't know if the bootleg is pressed again but the one that circulated a few years ago was not made in Greece.LethylSteel wrote:Always good to have a book called "The New Wave of British Heavy Metal Encyclopedia" in such cases ...
First pressing:
Bludgeon Riffola - 1978, SRT matrix, red label, most with PS and signed lyric insert, recently counterfeited with reproduction PS and off-white labels, 3 trax
Second pressing:
Bludgeon Riffola - 1979, yellow label, no PS
Third pressing:
Vertigo - 1979, silver label, no PS
The EP that's often up at ebay is a bootleg, made in Greece (where else??? )
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I sometimes collect records for a friend to ship over the big ocean and he bought one of these Def Leppard EP's last year and I started wondering why it was that cheap and with PS so I started a research and already saw on the white labels that it's a bootleg and a greek NWOBHM specialist whom I asked told me that EP has been bootlegged by a greek guy. The EP's is still up on ebay now and then. Just seen a copy 2 weeks ago. Though a real NWOBHM collector knows that an original copy with PS is unpayable nowadays. That's why I wondered.chatzial wrote:As far as i know, the bootleg was not made in Greece. I remember a seller from Greece a few years ago buying copies of the bootleg (for reselling) at a U.K. record fair. I don't know if the bootleg is pressed again but the one that circulated a few years ago was not made in Greece.LethylSteel wrote:Always good to have a book called "The New Wave of British Heavy Metal Encyclopedia" in such cases ...
First pressing:
Bludgeon Riffola - 1978, SRT matrix, red label, most with PS and signed lyric insert, recently counterfeited with reproduction PS and off-white labels, 3 trax
Second pressing:
Bludgeon Riffola - 1979, yellow label, no PS
Third pressing:
Vertigo - 1979, silver label, no PS
The EP that's often up at ebay is a bootleg, made in Greece (where else??? )
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thanks a lotLethylSteel wrote:Always good to have a book called "The New Wave of British Heavy Metal Encyclopedia" in such cases ...
First pressing:
Bludgeon Riffola - 1978, SRT matrix, red label, most with PS and signed lyric insert, recently counterfeited with reproduction PS and off-white labels, 3 trax
Second pressing:
Bludgeon Riffola - 1979, yellow label, no PS
Third pressing:
Vertigo - 1979, silver label, no PS
The EP that's often up at ebay is a bootleg, made in Greece (where else??? )
this is the bootleg then ,right?
http://www.ebay.de/itm/150703273254?ssP ... 1423.l2649
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According to the book's info I'd say yes. Hard to say if the label can be called "yellow" but according to the 2 books info the yellow edition had no PS.
I found more info about the first edition, 1000 copies made, first 500 had they lyrics insert enclosed but no word about how much had the PS.
It wopuld be helpful if anyone could post a pic of the label of the second pressing to find a definition of what's "yellow".
I found more info about the first edition, 1000 copies made, first 500 had they lyrics insert enclosed but no word about how much had the PS.
It wopuld be helpful if anyone could post a pic of the label of the second pressing to find a definition of what's "yellow".
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