Misfits BULLET - Original 1978 Black Vinyl -EX w/INSERT
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Description
MISFITS "Bullet" Black Vinyl with Insert and Gatefold jacket.
FIRST PRESSING OF "BULLET" 1978. Only 1,000 pressed and much fewer still exist.
This is a very clean copy that was well taken care of. I will miss it...
The original insert is in VG condition (folded, but not handled). The lyrics says "dirt" (see pic).
See closeup pics of the vinyl - (e.g., grooves and "Rich Flores" etched in Side-A, "RF" on Side-B.
Info from MisfitsCentral.com:
Format: 7" EP. Pressing: 1st: Plan 9: PL1001 (June 1978)
1000 black vinyl copies in silk-screened gatefold sleeves with band photo and "Distributed by Ork" on back. Glenn experimented with the early sleeves by coloring the front yellow (from the car up) and then screen printing the art over it. Unlike other black vinyl copies, these sleeves were sealed instead of gatefold. Glenn decided not to use the sleeves, distributing only a few (5 to 15) to friends, and supposedly keeping the rest. There is also at least one copy with the John F. Kennedy wearing a blue jacket. 2nd: Plan 9: PL1001 (January 1979)
2000 red vinyl copies with "Better Dead On Red" and bullet hole artwork on back cover. 3rd: Contrary to legend, there was no true 3rd pressing. When the "Better Dead On Red" sleeves for the 2nd pressing came in, Glenn still had about 100 extra black vinyl 1st pressing copies without sleeves. He used the new sleeves on the extra vinyl, and then supposedly filled a large order from Tesco Vee at School Kids Records in Dearborn, MI. This explains the larger concentration of "third pressings" in this area of the US. The number 7000 first appeared for this "pressing" in the June 1986 Thrasher discography by Pushead, which Glenn has acknowledged as incorrect. Insert: Silk-screened color or black and white photocopy lyric sheet. Session: [01//1978 C.I. Recording] Notes: After the 1st pressing sleeves were printed, the deal with Ork fell through and was cancelled. All distribution was actually done by Plan 9 Records. An almost exact Japanese bootleg exists for the 1st pressing; please see bootleg section for more details. There is also a bootleg of the lyric sheet (most obvious difference: "dint" instead of "dirt"); please see bootleg section for more details.
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