Author Topic: Mercyful Fate 1st EP. (Nuns Have No Fun)? (Read 10548 times)

KISSWacks · « **on:** April 09, 2007, 03:58:56 am »

How many different bootleg releases exists of Mercyful Fate's first EP?

I know there are one Picture disc, one split CD with Evil and then there are a bunch of colored vinyls.

How many and what colors are there?

/KISSWacks

Lance · « **Reply #1 on:** April 09, 2007, 11:03:17 am »

I'm not sure but I'd like to have a copy

Cornloaf · « **Reply #2 on:** April 09, 2007, 09:56:43 pm »

Here's some info I dug up on the 'net that matches up to something I heard before :

Their first EP. There are three pressings. The first pressing is white bordered. This one is extremely rare : there would be only 200 copies (not confirmed yet)
The second and third pressings are black bordered. The third one is like the second one but distributed by Bertus Holland.
* NUNS HAVE NO FUN -1st mini-LP-, first pressing w/ WHITE BORDER, w/ lyrics sheet, RMLP-002 U.S. $ 95.00

* NUNS HAVE NO FUN -1st mini-LP-, second pressing w/ BLACK BORDER, w/promo presskit (photo & a biography written by J. Kibble) & w/ lyricssheet, RMLP-002 $ 70.00 (contains an exclusive presskit w/ a promo photo of the band + bio + disco written by J. Kibble)

* NUNS HAVE NO FUN -1st mini-LP-, third pressing w/ BLACK BORDER, distributed by BERTUS HOLLAND, RMLP-002
$ 50.00

It also looks like there were bootleg green, red, and yellow vinyl versions produced, as well as a bootleg CD version. I have not seen any reference or pictures of a picture disc version.

Sirius · « **Reply #3 on:** April 10, 2007, 02:23:00 am »

I visited couple days ago in local music event and there was Nuns Have No Fun lp. Sadly, it costed 100 euros. Too high price for a student :'(

Tri Landau · « **Reply #4 on:** April 10, 2007, 02:40:21 am »

Where you from?

Lance · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2007, 08:01:11 pm »

I wonder if that EP will ever get reissued

Cornloaf · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2007, 01:26:45 am »

I thought they did reissue it via "The Beginning" release?

Tri Landau · « **Reply #7 on:** April 13, 2007, 02:33:28 am »

The songs are there yes, but it would be nice to have the actual EP, with original cover art and stuff.

Sirius · « **Reply #8 on:** April 13, 2007, 02:36:50 am »

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Where you from?

From western Finland.

Sirius · « **Reply #9 on:** April 13, 2007, 02:37:20 am »

Quote from: Sirius on April 13, 2007, 02:36:50 am

From western Finland.

Still sad about it

[ Sorry about doublepost, the sentence before was post to be added in the message before, moderators, do your job

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Cornloaf · « **Reply #10 on:** April 13, 2007, 06:20:09 am »

I lucked out with my copy of the EP. Found it at a local used record store in the US. I paid 5 USD for it back in 1993. The only problem was that the merchant put a small pricetag on the front of the sleeve and it left a mark.

Tri Landau · « **Reply #11 on:** April 13, 2007, 06:39:17 am »

I fuckin hate when they do that!!!

KISSWacks · « **Reply #12 on:** April 13, 2007, 12:41:06 pm »

Here are a couple of pictures of the bootleg versions I know of:

Picture Disc:

Marble Clear-Blue Vinyl

Marble Blue Vinyl

Marble Green Vinyl

Red Vinyl

Marble Red Vinyl

Marble Purple Vinyl

Any info on any other versions are very welcome.

/KISSWacks

hailtoking · « **Reply #13 on:** March 12, 2016, 10:45:41 am »

Hello!
I´m little bit nervous here..because i bought this mini-lp (white bordered) years ago and don´t know if it´s real or fake! Everything looks like original but mine has in vinyl labels: Side A and Side 1...? Should it be Side A and Side B...? Can someone who has 100% original tell how it is!! Thanks..

Bub · « **Reply #14 on:** March 13, 2016, 09:42:32 am »

It looks like you got an original. It should say side 1 and side A.

KingOfTheRotten · « **Reply #15 on:** March 15, 2016, 02:24:46 am »

I own an original 2nd print as well as the bootleg split CD with Evil.

Beelzebub · « **Reply #16 on:** March 23, 2016, 05:20:47 am »

Everyone who has a white border version thinks he owns an original pressing. There is only supposed tobe 200 copies, yet 126 of them aree on discogs.....just damn impossible! There has got to be a sure way to know.

Bub · « **Reply #17 on:** March 24, 2016, 08:24:30 am »

There is a myth there are 200 copies. The white border was either a misprint or the record company didn't like the look of it and changed it to black. It is unknown how many copies got into the shops.

I have this info from Jac Hustinx (label owner Rave On Records) himself when i met him a year ago in Eindhoven and asked him about this.
He can't recall the exact story. But it was either a misprint, or in hindsight, the record company didn't like it.

And i edited the discogs info since 200 copies is incorrect information.

Beelzebub · « **Reply #18 on:** March 24, 2016, 03:02:07 pm »

Hey Bub, I saw that edit on Discogs. Nice of you to have cleared this up! It was now 162 of the 200 accounted for, lol! I knew there was more to the story!

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