There are a lot of
pirates copy, or counterfeit copy, of the officials issue. There are not listed
in the bootleg vinyls index because there are not collectable like the “true”
boots and definitive there aren’t boots! There are simply a pirate copy of the official
issue, made for sell it like an official record…, but isn’t.
So, for me, there are not official
and not bootleg.
Look at Hector website www.metallipromo.com for the complete description of each counterfeit copy
of each vinyl and cd. The pics on this page are take from Hector site or by
myself, except ‘Seek and destroy’ take from Samuel site.
In this page I have showed the more famous counterfeit vinyl
and some strange vinyl…, that are not officials, but also not boots…, for me
are just fake! (but everyone can have a different idea about that!)
Jump in the fire
Music
for nations (fake), England (fake), unknown year, fake red test press copy
Counterfeit test press of the red jump in the fire
edition, with hand written "test press" labels, probably made in
Germany 1992
The red vinyl is too dark instead the original red issue
Fake
copy matrix missing the word "timtom"
Ride the lightning
Bernett
(fake) green picture disc, with ‘Promotional copy’ write on back
Ride the lightning
Bernett
(fake), France 2005, pirate copy on coloured vinyl
First
appeared in feb 2005, available on clear, clear w/ blue streaks, clear w/ green
streaks or pink vinyl;
in
october dark blue and dark green vinyl copies appeared
Fade to black
Elektra
(fake), Glow in the dark counterfeit copy
Fake Original
This
bootleg version came from Germany in the early ‘90, most copies do not have a
sticker;
the vinyl is available on green/marble or blue/marble colour.
Seek and
Destroy
Clear vinyl, fake testpress, home made
Appeared on ebay as testpress of the ‘Jump in the
fire’ picture disc, it’s an home made clear vinyl
without label with the song ‘Seek and destroy’ on both
side.
Master of puppets
7”
New
electric way/music for nations (fake), 1992, counterfeit copy of the original
issue (1986)
Fake Original
Label
has reads "MUSICDISC" (fake) not "MUSIDISC" (original)
Fake
copy matrix: MIL - 11575 - A / MIL - 11575 – B
Original
issue matrix: MPO - MU - 11575 - A / MPO - MU - 11575 – B
...and justice for all
Metallipromo,
12", unnumbered bootleg copy
Fake Original
No
number and bootleg copies have the matrix number roughly scratched into the
vinyl
Some
copies have also plain white label
Eye of the beholder
Phonogram/vertigo
(fake), 12” UK promo counterfeit copy
Original on the back,
fake on front
Counterfeit
copies have the matrix number roughly scratched into the vinyl
The
fake front cover design its more cut instead the original, and the metallica
logo go out of the front cover border (in the fake copy)
Load Dragonflayer
Double
promo picture disc, unknown company, made in 200 promotional copies for the
album Load
A
strange item. Double picture disc with the sides B miss pressed (or better:
voluntary miss pressed): disc 1 with the front of ‘No remorse picture disc’ on
it,
and
disc 2 with the front cover of the ‘Cannibal corpse’ album ’15 year killing
spree. Sure a bootleg…, also not so bad…, pity that
was
made for a fake promotion to the ‘Load’ album.
Metallica ‘Black album’
Vertigo
(fake), Japan (fake), 1998, a fake Japan promo picture disc for the ‘Black
album’
This
picture disc goes a lot of time on ebay…, also for a lot of money!
Definitive it’s a bootleg, or
better: a fake Japan promo picture disc made probably in Germany