Gorefest 1992 Original

NB069CD SPV (84-140082)

Matrix GZ DA2614 NB069

First press purchased on release and owned by me ever since.

Hi,

I am starting this for myself to catalogue some of my old metal CDs, shirts etc so I can keep track of what I have.

This is for anyone who happens to come across this.

I was born in 1974, 45 and almost 46 at the time of writing this.

I started liking rock/ metal around 1987/ 1988 I reckon. It probably started with Guns N Roses Paradise City or maybe Bonjovi Livin On A Prayer. I also remember Iron Maiden Can I Play With Madness and Metallica One being among the early metal I got into.

In those early years I was still at school and relied on gifts before getting a part time job in around 1990 and having a bit to spend.

I got friendly with some other people into metal and was introduced to other bands.

There was no internet to check bands out first and many times it was just a case or buying or mostly ordering and hoping they were good.

While I had purchased a few CDs and tapes upto 91 and most prolific buying period would have been 91 to 94.

I still bought a few after that and my last was Sentenced The Funeral Album.

Most of the albums I bought I had to order. We just a couple of shops that sold mainstream music and Iron Maiden if you were lucky. There was an independent shop that had a metal section and they could order anything thankfully.

It seems funny now, it’s easy to hear a band or a song any time. Back then I had no idea how some would sound and relied on buying and hoping or reading magazines then waiting sometimes months for the ordered cd to come in.

I must admit up to a couple of weeks ago I thought my CDs might be worth 2 or 3 pounds each and almost sold them off for that price a couple of years back at a car boot because we needed some space. But I am a hoarder and hate getting rid of my old stuff.

I was looking up something for my dad, the value of an old Beatles album when I came across the prices of some old metal albums so started going  through mine.

I have quite a few and wanted to make a record of them somewhere so here we are.

Carbonized – For The Security 1991 First Press

THR 011 CD

Matrix THR 011 CD MPO 01@

Purchased and owned by me since it’s release and in mint condition.

Hardly been played, like many I played it once and stored it away.

Malevolent Creation Original 1992

1992 first press RC 9181-2

Matrix SONOPRESS G-1763/ RC91812 A

Purchased and owned by me since released

Cemetary – An Evil Shade Of Grey 1992 Original

1992 first press BMCD 20

Matrix CDT-BERLIN BMP BMCD20

Purchased by me when it was released

Burzum – Burzum self titled debut 1992

Voices of Wonder address version original

Matrix – Dureco 01 Antimosh 002

I ordered this when it was released from my local independent record shop. It took a long long time to come in. I can’t remember exactly but it was somewhere between 3 to 5 months.

The very first edition has Vargs home address and I do wonder if it had arrived sooner I may have that version now.

Instead I have the Voices of Wonder address which is still fairly rare and collectable I believe and still an original 1992.

Mayhem – Deathcrush 1993 First Press

Original 1993 first press with no barcode

Matrix DURECO 01 ANTIMOSH 03

I purchased this when it was released and luckily unlike the Burzum cd there was not too much delay when ordered so I got the first press.

Dismember Like An Ever Flowing Stream 1991

I have been unlucky with this version. I ordered this when it came came out but it took a long time to come in. I was probably waiting 4 months or more.

This means i don’t have the original first press but a 91 repress.

I have been on discogs trying to work out which version but can’t tell. I have a black and white disc with orange print which is described as the first press. The repressed according to them have white print.

My matrix is P+O 9891 A1 0891 which should have white writing but mine has the orange writing.

Dismember – Indecent And Obscene  1993 CD

NB077-2

Matrix PILZ NB077 113

I purchased this when it was released.

Still has the sales leaflet from Nuclear Blast for shirts