As this is getting pretty urgent I hope someone replies.

http://img191.imageshack.us/i/coven.jpg/

Here is the image of the CD and the some of the inlay. Can somebody tell if this one is an original or not (I myself have never seen an original).

LaGouille wrote:Matrix number for Blessed is the black original CD is 72243-2

That helps a little bit. But doesn't the bootleg have the same matrix and is essentially identical to the original? I have seen pics of the bootleg and I think it does have those matrix numbers.

I have an original copy of Death Walks Behind You and the matrix numbers are: 72353-2 : If this helps...? Blessed.. I still need too it keeps eluding me that one due to the fact that most copies you see around are bootlegs.. This helps a fair bit. Thanks from my end. Now if only I could get my hand...

On a semi-non-urgent question (it is kinda urgent) does anybody know how to tell apart the legit CD editions of the two Coven albums ("Blessed Is The Black" and "Death Walks Behind You") from the bootleg editions? Any particular detail I should look for?

Enforcer - Katana

Sacred Steel - Charge Into Overkill

Wallop - Metallic Alps

I gotta get this. Too bad the usual places I order from don't have this.

Loud Crowd - Guardians
Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy
Burning Starr - Defiance
Metal Church - Blessing In Disguise

Desolation Angels - Feels Like Thunder

Apparently this is a re-issue on Krescendo Records, which is a new offshoot from Majestic Rock Records dedicated to 80s re-releases. And they have been suspected to be a little shady with their re-releases. I would go with the Aquarius press - that one is great. I'd make an educated guess that thei...

Great to see some love for Tony Martin here. I am a die-hard for "Headless Cross" and "Tyr" - probably one of the most majestic albums I have ever heard. Tony's voice is just perfect on those.

Heller - Heller

Has somebody heard the new "remastered/recorded" Master of Disguise cd set? Is it worth getting or a desecration of the original Edit: Oh, I see the answer in the last post. But more opinions are usefull. I would not call this a desecration. I would call a diffrent version - more modern a...

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Zdan wrote:I know - blasphemy.

Nah, it's not. Tyr is a fine album.

Cool to see somebody that thinks that. I met only Sabbath Ozzy and Dio die-hards. Your opinion on "Headless Cross"?

Heller - Inferno