Saturday, August 6, 2011

AL-008/VS 32: Punish Me b/w Mario The Cop 7"

The one and only single off of the Blank, Blackout, Vacant LP, featuring PI's ode to sexual domination backed with PI's other ode to sexual domination. The A-side appears to be the same as the LP version, and the B-side, "Mario The Cop", is unreleased elsewhere. USA and UK versions exist as well as a UK 12" that includes a third track "Endless Sleep" (I'll post this record some other time). Check the video for "Punish Me" if you get bored.

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USA PRESS - AMERICAN LEATHER RECORDS 1991

TEST PRESS - unknown amount
No known sleeve.

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FIRST PRESS - 3000 copies
According to the official discography, 1000 were pressed on solid pink and 2000 were pressed on black. Sleeve is a foldover with no border, and the pink copies are signed on the inside of the sleeve by all members of the band. Some copies are also signed by cover artist Chris Warner.



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UK PRESS - VINYL SOLUTION RECORDS 1991

TEST PRESS - unknown amount
Need a copy of this if it's out there (a scan would be cool too).

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FIRST PRESS - 2200 copies
All copies are color vinyl, with some on clear pink/purple (top), and some on solid pink/purple (bottom). Color breakdown is unknown. It was hard to get a good scan but the clear copy only has a very slight pink tint to it and is almost completely clear. Sleeve is a glued pocket with a thin border around the edge.