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I'm making a special thread about this since I'm a bit desperate to get my Metal Blade-page finished.

If anyone out there owns the Metal Blade pressings of the albums below, could you please check the MBR-serial#s on the label for me. That is, the code that says "MBR 10XX" and not Enigma's numbers (usually something like 72208-1, 72134-1 etc..) since they're not unique for MB releases and therefor useless if you wanna construct a complete list.

Here's the ones I'm not sure about:

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY - ANIMOSITY
DESTRUCTION - INFERNAL OVERKILL
D.R.I. - DEALING WITH IT
CELTIC FROST - EMPERORS RETURN
UGLY AMERICANS - WHO'S BEEN SLEEPING IN MY BED
FATES WARNING - THE SPECTRE WITHIN
FATES WARNING - AWAKEN THE GUARDIAN
OMEN - WARNING OF DANGER
DETENTE - RECOGNIZE NO AUTHORITY
SACRIFICE - TORMENT IN FIRE
LIZZY BORDEN - MENACE TO SOCIETY
LIZZY BORDEN - TERROR RISING
LIZZY BORDEN - VISUAL LIES
WARLORD - THY KINGDOM COME
MASI - FIRE IN THE RAIN
CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER - MONEY TALKS
ANVIL - STRENGTH OF STEEL
FLOTSAM & JETSAM - DOOMSDAY Pic-Disc
NASTY SAVAGE - INDULGENCE Pic-Disc
TROUBLE - RUN TO THE LIGHT
HIRAX - NOT DEAD YET
SACRIFICE - FORWARD TO TERMINATION
SACRED REICH - IGNORANCE
SLAYER - LIVE UNDEAD Pic-Disc

Some may be missing the MBR-number (they stopped using them mid-87) and some may be on sublabels like Death or Dimension Records. If that's the case I need to know that too.

Cheers in advance

MENTORS - YOU AXED FOR IT death 001/ 72036-1

i'm listening to it now.....

hload wrote:MENTORS - YOU AXED FOR IT death 001/ 72036-1

i'm listening to it now.....

Thanx. Striking it from the list.

DaN, I think I can help you with all but 1 of these, I'll go dig the info out.

Omen - Warning of Danger MBR1051 72068-1

Noisenik wrote:Omen - Warning of Danger MBR1051 72068-1

Thanx. Funny thing is one source states that FATES WARNING's "Spectre Within" carries this number, but I guess I'll trust your eyes over sordid internet sources

yeah, makes me quite embarassed over whatnot one has to be cautious. Funny, I thought I own more MB releases. But they are proven to be Enigma pressings. Weak.

how much more would I have to pay to get original Metal Bladezzz ?

Noisenik wrote:yeah, makes me quite embarassed over whatnot one has to be cautious. Funny, I thought I own more MB releases. But they are proven to be Enigma pressings. Weak.

how much more would I have to pay to get original Metal Bladezzz ?

If the cover says Enigma then they should be Metal Blade. Enigma was their distributors.

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY - ANIMOSITY Death 002
DESTRUCTION - INFERNAL OVERKILL MBR 1048
D.R.I. - DEALING WITH IT only have the cd with enigma codes
CELTIC FROST - EMPERORS RETURN MBR 1048 duplicates DESTRUCTION - INFERNAL OVERKILL
FATES WARNING - THE SPECTRE WITHIN MBR 1051 72088-1 (duplicates Omen "Warning of Danger" code
FATES WARNING - AWAKEN THE GUARDIAN ST-73231 (no MBR code)
DETENTE - RECOGNIZE NO AUTHORITY MBR 1068
SACRIFICE - TORMENT IN FIRE MBR 1068
LIZZY BORDEN - MENACE TO SOCIETY (no MBR code) ST-73224
LIZZY BORDEN - TERROR RISING (no MBR code) SQ-73254
LIZZY BORDEN - VISUAL LIES (no MBR code) ST-73288
WARLORD - THY KINGDOM COME MBR 1072
MASI - FIRE IN THE RAIN (no MBR code) ST-73271
CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER - MONEY TALKS DEATH 012
ANVIL - STRENGTH OF STEEL (no MBR code) ST-73267
TROUBLE - RUN TO THE LIGHT (no MBR code) ST-73269
HIRAX - NOT DEAD YET pic disc (no MBR code) 72224-1
SACRIFICE - FORWARD TO TERMINATION MBR 2001
SACRED REICH - IGNORANCE (no MBR code) ST-73306
SLAYER - LIVE UNDEAD Pic-Disc MBR 1037

sorry, don't have those Nasty Savage pic discs

Thank you sir!

Making this list has proved more difficult than I imagined, but I've sort of got an idea of how to present it now. Should be up soon.

if i am not wrong i have seen that Nasty savage at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Vinyl-Tap-Mail-Order-Music not long ago.

one can always ask, right?

DaN, if you will broaden the Metal Blade list onto 1987 as well, I've found my copy of Juggernaut - The Trouble Within happens to have MBR number: 1097.

DaN, If you are going to word more on the Metal Blade list I'm sure I can help you out with a lot of questions, just post here or pm me with your needs.

@Noisenik:
Yeah, it's probably the last MBR release that used those numbers, though few before that one and the ones I've listed did.

@Rob:
Cheers. The list looks sort of stumped at the moment, so I'll probably add a few more years to it starting next week. This list at the MBR home page has been quite helpful, but it also includes the sublabel releases and I've noticed at least one MBR release missing (2nd TYRANT lp) so I'll sure need some help. Stay tuned.

DaN wrote:This list at the MBR home page has been quite helpful, but it also includes the sublabel releases and I've noticed at least one MBR release missing (2nd TYRANT lp) so I'll sure need some help. Stay tuned.

Strange release dates on that list (apart from every release consequently being issued on the first day of the month ). Was Awaken the Guardian really released as late as in November of 1987? I would have thought somewhere around December '86 - February '87. And that only four months before No Exit? I got No Exit and Night on Bröcken, my first FW albums, in September/October of 1988. Followed soon by The Spectre Within and Awaken the Guardian early 1989. So, I didn't really know about the band at the time of release (I guess I had heard Soldier Boy off the Metal Machine compilation earlier but I were probably not that impressed/edjucated...).
Oh, sorry for strolling into a nostalgic mood. Oops! got to listen to Jesters of Destiny tonight! Diggin' that diggin' that Graaaave...