Samhain Initium Small Label TOUR PRESS with Stamper Error Misfits Danzig
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Apr 9, 2024 Sold Date
Apr 4, 2024 Start Date
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Description

Samhain Initium Tour Press copy with Stamper error. These are super tough to come by, and very highly sought after. As described below, these are part of the famed pressing that starts with all black vinyl, transitions to black with white smudges, then streaks, then black marbled, grey marbled and white. 
All the telltale signs are here:

  • Flat record edge, not tapered to a point
  • Side B skull in the correct place on the label
  • Stamper error in the last photo (in the grooves at about 2 o'clock
  • Bubbling on side A label (see pic 6)
See pics for condition, both sleeve and vinyl have some flaws. Feel free to ask question.

Track List A1 Initium A2 Samhain A3 Black Dream A4 All Murder, All Guts, All Fun A5 Macabre A6 He-Who-Can-Not-Be-Named B7 Horror Biz B8 The Shift B9 The Howl B10 Archangel

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright © – Hell-bent Music
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Hell-bent Music
  • Recorded At – Reel Platinum
  • Mastered At – Trutone Mastering Labs
  • Pressed By – Europadisk

Credits

  • Bass – Eerie Von
  • Chimes – Mike Gutilla
  • Drums – Steve Zing
  • Engineer – Bob Allecca
  • Lead Guitar – Lyle Preslar (tracks: A3, A5, B7, B8)
  • Mastered By [Vinyl] – Pa*
  • Vocals, Guitar – Glenn Danzig

Notes

First pressing from the white marbled run.

Most copies, if not all, have a series pressing defect on the B-side where static surface noise runs from the last second for Horror Biz all the way through to Archangel. Scratches are also seen in Archangel, but these are from the stampers. A whitish stain can be seen in Horror Biz on some copies. 

The band wanted records to sell on tour, so they drove to Europadisk to ask that their records be pressed immediately. According to lore, towards the end of the pressing, Glenn Danzig requested a few white copies be made, so white pellets were added to the press. This resulted in black copies with white streaks, marbled grey, and white copies. This particular version is all black. 

The jacket is glossier than subsequent pressings.

Recorded at Reel Platinum, Lodi, NJ.

Tracks are listed sequentially on the release, regardless of sides.

Plan 9 P.O. Box 41200 Lodi, N.J. 07644
Jacket Made in Canada

©& P Hell-bent music

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (A-side etchings, TR is circled): PL-904-A TR Pa 6.84
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side etchings, TR is circled): PL-904-B-1 TR Pa 8.84
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped logo on both sides in a circle): EDP
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side label): PL9-04 A
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side label): PL9-04 B


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