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| '''''Notes'''''
 
| '''''Notes'''''
 
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| Side A   -    [[We Are The Same, Susanne (song)|We Are The Same, Susanne]]                  
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| Side A   -    [[We Are The Same, Susanne (song)|We Are The Same, Susanne]]        
 
| Lyrics - [[Andrew Eldritch]] / Music: [[Mike Varjak]] aka Srđan Miodragović  
 
| Lyrics - [[Andrew Eldritch]] / Music: [[Mike Varjak]] aka Srđan Miodragović  
 
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'''Remarks'''
 
'''Remarks'''
 
* This bootleg-single is a limited edition of 200 copies in total and exists in basically three editions:
 
* This bootleg-single is a limited edition of 200 copies in total and exists in basically three editions:
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: The first 100 copies were pressed on gold-coloured vinyl; followed by 50 copies on black vinyl  
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: 100 copies were pressed on gold-coloured vinyl and 50 copies on black vinyl.
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: and another 50 on multi-coloured black vinyl  
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: Later on, another 50 records were issued on multi-coloured black vinyl.
  
 
* The labels are printed in grey shades and show a varied detail of the front cover motive on each side.
 
* The labels are printed in grey shades and show a varied detail of the front cover motive on each side.
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: Notre-Dame of Reims Cathedral was a coronation church of the French kings and is one of the  
 
: Notre-Dame of Reims Cathedral was a coronation church of the French kings and is one of the  
 
: finest gothic structures ever built.
 
: finest gothic structures ever built.
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* On the right side of the cover reverse is another picture of a stone sculpture,  
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[[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Cover Back Bronze Sculpture.jpg|thumb|170px|left|Bronze Sculpture]]
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* On the right side of the cover reverse is another picture of a bronze sculpture,  
 
: the origin of which we have so far not been able to detect. It is, however, not  
 
: the origin of which we have so far not been able to detect. It is, however, not  
 
: from Reims Cathedrale as the style differs significantly.
 
: from Reims Cathedrale as the style differs significantly.
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* Later on, some further limited editions of 10 copies were produced in the form of   
 
* Later on, some further limited editions of 10 copies were produced in the form of   
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: a) a test pressing issue, and
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: a) 10 test pressings, and
 
: b) two box-sets, also 10 copies in total
 
: b) two box-sets, also 10 copies in total
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<br/>
 
== Editions ==
 
== Editions ==
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* The Greek "Suzanne" 7" bootleg-single was released in various editions of vinyl colour, followed by a test pressing issue and a box-set issue.<br/>
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* The Greek "Suzanne" 7" bootleg-single was released in various editions of vinyl colour, followed by a test pressing issue and two box-sets.<br/>
  
 
* The regular editions were limited to 200 copies in total.
 
* The regular editions were limited to 200 copies in total.
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* Format: coloured 7" vinyl single
 
* Format: coloured 7" vinyl single
  
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* The first 100 copies of this bootleg were printed on gold-coloured vinyl.
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* 100 copies of this bootleg - and also the first ones to appear - were printed on gold-coloured vinyl.
  
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* The pictures on the basically black cover front and back is toned in golden colour,
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* The pictures on the basically black cover front and back is toned in golden colour.
  
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* All the information comes in a white print, except the numbering of the available copies
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* All the information comes in a white print, except the numbering of the available copies on the cover back,
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: on the cover back, which is printed in black colour inside a white rectangle,
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: which is printed in black colour inside a white rectangle below all the other information. The colour of the  
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: The colour of the hand-numbering for the individual copies can vary, however.
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: hand-numbering of the individual copies inside this rectangle is done with a marker, however, and can vary.
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 
{|
 
{|
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| [[File:Suzanne Brown or Golden Vinyl Side A.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" Single]]
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| [[File:Suzanne Gold-coloured Vinyl Side A Cover Front.jpg|thumb|left|365px|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" Single Cover (front) with Vinyl (Side A)]]
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| [[File:Suzanne Brown or Golden Vinyl Side A.jpg|thumb|left|215px|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" Single with Vinyl]]
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| [[File:Suzanne Golden Greek 7 Inch Side B Front Overview.jpg|thumb|left|345px|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" Single Cover (front) with Vinyl (Side B)]]
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|-
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|}
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* In particular the gold-coloured copies are not all numbered.
 +
: Those from the box-sets are all unnumbered, anyway, and do not all come in a gold-coloured cover (see [[Suzanne_(Greek_bootlegs)#Box-Sets|below]]).
 +
: But other copies with a golden cover have also been seen sold without the numbering space filled in.
 +
{|
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| [[File:Suzanne Gold-Brown Cover Back.jpg|thumb|left|225px|''Suzanne'' - Hand-numbered Greek 7" cover (back)]]
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| [[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Numbered Back.jpg|thumb|left|230px|''Suzanne'' - Another hand-numbered Greek 7" cover (back)]]
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| [[File:Suzanne Yellow Cover Back No Numering.jpg|thumb|left|215px|''Suzanne'' - Cover (back) without numbering]]
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| [[File:Suzanne Golden-Coloured Vinyl Side B.jpg|thumb|left|230px|''Suzanne'' - Gold-coloured Vinyl (Side B)]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}  
 
|}  
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* As far as our information goes, 50 copies of this bootleg were printed on standard black vinyl
 
* As far as our information goes, 50 copies of this bootleg were printed on standard black vinyl
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: (and sold at a slightly lower, while still not yet reasonable, price)
 
  
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* The pictures on the basically black cover front and back are toned in a red or dark rose colour.  
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* These copies appeared around the same time as the golden-coloured ones, so that their numbering can be way below 100.
  
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* All the information comes in a white print, except the numbering of the available copies
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* The pictures on the basically black cover front and back are toned in dark rose (some call it "red") colour.
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: on the cover back, which is printed in black colour inside a white rectangle,  
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−
: The colour of the hand-numbering for the individual copies can vary, however.
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* Covers of this colour variety have also been used for the silver logo box-set, then, however,  
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: in combination with gold-coloured vinyls and without hand-numbering (see [[Suzanne_(Greek_bootlegs)#Box-Sets|below]]).
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 
{|
 
{|
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|
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|[[File:Suzanne Black Vinyl A with Cover Front.jpg|thumb|left|360px|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" bootleg single <br/>- dark rose cover (front) with black vinyl (Side A)]]
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| [[File:Suzanne Black Vinyl Side A.jpg|thumb|left|270px|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" - Black vinyl (Side A)]]
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|[[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Dark Rose Cover with Gold-Coloured Vinyl from Box Set.jpg|thumb|left|380px|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" dark rose single cover (front) <br/>with golden-coloured vinyl (Side A) as included in silver logo box-set]]
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|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}  
 
|}  
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All the information on this cover version comes in a white print, except the numbering of the available copies on the reverse side, which is printed in black colour <br/>
 +
inside a white rectangle below all the other information. The hand-numbering for the individual copies is done with a marker or a pen, and can vary in colour.<br/> So far, there have, however, only hand-numberings in blue ink appeared, while the golden-coloured and the multi-coloured black vinyl issues are regularly <br/>
 +
hand-numbered with a black marker.<br/>
 +
{|
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|[[File:Suzanne Black Vinyl Side B with Cover 88 Front.jpg|thumb|left|335px|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" bootleg single - dark rose cover (back) <br/>with black vinyl (Side B) - hand-numbered with a blue marker]]
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| [[File:Suzanne Black Vinyl Cover 66 Back.jpg|thumb|left|210px|''Suzanne'' - hand-numbered with a different blue marker or a pen]]
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|[[File:Suzanne Black Vinyl Side B.jpg|thumb|left|225px|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" - Black vinyl (Side B)]]
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|[[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Silver Logo Box Vinyl Cover Back.jpg|thumb|left|210px|"Suzanne" - Unnumbered cover (back) from silver logo box-set]]
 +
|-
 +
|}
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 
=== Multi-coloured Black Vinyl===
 
=== Multi-coloured Black Vinyl===
 
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* Format: black multicoloured 7" vinyl single  
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* Format: black multi-coloured 7" vinyl single  
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: The alleged multiple colours of this vinyl are limited, however,
 
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: to very few spots that are hard to detect in the pictures
 
  
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* Accordings to sellers' information in online auctions, 50 copies of these were pressed.
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* Accordings to sellers' information in online auctions, 50 of the in total 200 limited edition copies were pressed on multi-coloured black vinyl.
−
 
+
: The alleged multiple colours of this vinyl are limited, though, to very few spots that are hard to detect (not only) in the pictures
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* The motives on the basically black cover front and back are toned in a purple colour
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{|
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: all the information,too, comes in a purple print, apart from the numbering, which is  
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|[[File:Suzanne Multi-Coloured Black Vinyl Cover Front.jpg|thumb|left|205px|''Suzanne'' - Cover (front) of multi-coloured black vinyl issue]]
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: the same as on all other issue.  
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|[[File:Suzanne Multi-Coloured Black Vinyl Side A.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Multi-coloured black vinyl (Side A)]]
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<br/>
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|[[File:Suzanne Multi-Coloured Black Vinyl Side A with Cover Front.jpg|thumb|left|360px|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" bootleg single cover (front) <br/> - with multi-coloured black vinyl (Side A)]]
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|[[File:Suzanne Multi-Coloured Black Vinyl Side B.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Multi-coloured black vinyl (Side B)]]
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|-
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|}
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The motives on the basically black cover front and back of this issue are toned in a purple colour. In contrast to the other issues, all the information, too, <br/>comes in a purple print - not so the head-and-star logo, though, which is printed in a very light blue here. The numbering comes in the same format as the <br/>other standard issues. But there are unnumbered copies contained in the below mentioned embossed black logo box-set.<br/>
 +
Hand-numbering on multi-coloured vinyl issues has so far only been seen done with a black marker, similar to the golden-vinyl copies.<br/>
 
{|
 
{|
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|
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|[[File:Suzanne Black MC Vinyl Side B with Cover Back.jpg|thumb|left|450px|''Suzanne'' - Hand-numbered cover (back) with multi-coloured black vinyl (Side B)]]
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|
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|[[File:Suzanne Greek 7 Inch Black Vinyl Cover 193 Back.jpg|thumb|left|260px|''Suzanne'' - 7" multi-coloured black vinyl <br/>- hand-numbered cover (back)]]
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|
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|[[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Black Logo Case MC Vinyl Cover Back.jpg|thumb|left|255px|''Suzanne'' - 7" multi-coloured black vinyl <br/>-unnumbered cover from box-set issue]]
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|
 
 
|-
 
|-
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|}  
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|}
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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=== Test Pressing ===
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=== Test Pressings ===
 
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* Black and white cover.
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A short time after the release of the golden-coloured and the black vinyls, a limited edition of test pressings was offered in online auctions.<br/>
  
−
* Limited edition of 10 copies.  
+
This issue was a limited edition of 10 copies, coming in a black and white cover with otherwise the usual coverart and layout. The rectangular white space for the numbering <br/>on the cover back does, however, not give the number of available copies - .../10 -
 +
and the handwritten number of the current copy. Instead, only one copy hand-numbered with <br/>a blue marker has been seen so far, while all other rectangles remained blank with only the word "test" printed in place of the available number of copies.
  
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* The word "test" instead of the number of available copies, but still hand-numbered
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The labels of this pressing are basically plain white. Only the a-side is marked with the black print "side A". The run-outs of this issue like of all other issues consist of some <br/>undefinable scratching (see the picture below).<br/>
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<br/>
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 +
{|
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|[[File:Suzanne TP Cover Front.jpg|thumb|245px|left|''Suzanne''  - Greek 7" Bootleg Single <br/>- 7" Test Pressing Cover (front)]]
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|[[File:Suzanne TP Cover Back.jpg|thumb|245px|left|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" Bootleg Single <br/>- Test Pressing Cover (back)]]
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|[[File:Suzanne TP 5.jpg|thumb|265px|left|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" Bootleg Single <br/>- Test Pressing Cover (back) with hand-numbering]]
 +
|[[File:Suzanne TP Run-outs Side A.jpg|thumb|245px|left|''Suzanne''  - Greek 7" Bootleg Single <br/>- 7" Run-outs (Side A)]]
 +
|-
 +
|}
 
{|
 
{|
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|
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|[[File:Suzanne TP Cover Front with Vinyl A.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" Bootleg Single <br/>- Test Pressing Cover (front)with Vinyl (Side A)]]
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|
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|[[File:Suzanne TP Vinyl Side A.jpg|thumb|210px|left|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" Bootleg Single <br/>- Test Pressing Vinyl (Side A)]]
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|
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|[[File:Suzanne TP Front B.jpg|thumb|left|290px|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" Bootleg Single <br/>- Test Pressing Cover (front) with Vinyl (Side B)]]
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|
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|[[File:Suzanne TP Vinyl Side B.jpg|thumb|210px|left|''Suzanne'' - Greek 7" Bootleg Single <br/>- Test Pressing Vinyl (Side B)]]
 
|-
 
|-
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|}  
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|}
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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=== Box-Sets===
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=== <span><font size="4">Box-Sets</font></span>===
 
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* Limited edition of 10 box-sets in total.
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These box-sets are a '''limited hand-numbered edition of 10 box-sets in total''' and are hand-numbered with a silver marker<br/>
  
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* Two different versions with similar content
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on the back of the case and on the back of the included insert. <br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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'''Box-Set With Gold-Coloured Vinyl'''
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[[File:Suzanne Box Set Content Photo.jpg|thumb|left|430px|''Suzanne'' - Greek Box Set Content - Photo of [[Andrew Eldritch]]]]<br/>
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* Die-hard leather edition box-set with embossed silver logo case, gold-coloured vinyl, insert, photo, pin
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Two different versions exist with a very similar content consting of:
 +
: a square '''insert card''' with an embossed silver logo on the front;
 +
: a '''photo''' of [[Andrew Eldritch]] from the early 1990s;
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: a black '''pin-badge''' with the new logo in blue print;
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: and either a gold-coloured or a black multi-coloured '''vinyl'''
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 +
* As becomes visible from the pictures below, the contents of these box-sets
 +
: are actually not housed in a real box but in an envelope case, rather, which
 +
: obviously opens to the top and is not wide enough to take the pin-button,
 +
: so that the whole thing is delivered in shrinkwrap.
  
 +
* With regard to the colour, the vinyls do not necessarily come in their usual sleeves;
 +
: also is there hardly a recognisable rule referring to what vinyl colour would come
 +
: with which type of box-case (embossed silver logo case or embossed black logo case)
 +
<br/>
 +
<br/>
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 +
<span><font size="3">'''''Box-Set With Embossed Silver Logo Case'''''</font></span><br/>
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Die-hard leather edition box-set with embossed silver logo case. The box contains all of the above mentioned items: <br/>
 +
a gold-coloured or multi-coloured black vinyl, a photo of [[Andrew Eldritch]] from the 1990s, a pin badge with the new logo printed in blue on black, and an insert card.<br/>
 
{|
 
{|
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|
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| [[File:Susanne Die Hard Box Set Silver Logo Overview.jpg|thumb|365px|left|"Suzanne" - Greek 7" vinyl release<br/>Die-hard box set with embossed silver logo case (overview)]]
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|
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| [[File:Suzanne Die-hard Leather Box-Set with Silver Logo.jpg|thumb|390px|left|"Suzanne" - Greek 7" vinyl release<br/>Die-hard box set with embossed silver logo case (contents)]]
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|
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|[[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Silver Logo Case Pin Badge.jpg|thumb|left|275px|"Suzanne" - Greek 7" vinyl die-hard box set <br/>- Pin Badge behind the shrinkwrap]]
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|
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|-
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|}
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The box-set arrives shrinkwrapped and has an embossed silver print in bold capital letters on the back of the case saying: <br/>
 +
'''LIMITED TO 10 COPIES!!! TURN IN, TURN ON, BURN OUT!''' and below the silver hand-numbering only giving the number of the current copy. <br/>
 +
Like the case, the insert also has a large silver logo on front. It is hand-numbered with a silver marker in the bottom right corner of its reverse, <br/>
 +
but in another format detailling also the number of available copies, in the present case 7/10.<br/>
 +
{|
 +
| [[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Silver Logo Case Front.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed printed silver logo case (front)]]
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| [[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Silver Logo Case Back.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed printed  silver logo case (back)]]
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| [[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Silver Logo Case Insert.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed printed silver logo case - Insert (front)]]
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| [[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Silver Logo Case Insert Back.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed printed silver logo case - Insert (back)]]
 +
|-
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|}
 +
This box-set has so far only been seen with gold-coloured vinyls. But there is no guarantee that a box with a silver logo and a multi-coloured black vinyl does not exist.<br/>
 +
Anyway, the golden-coloured vinyls here do not come in their usual gold-toned covers, but with red or dark rose covers instead. It is also remarkable that the singles<br/>
 +
coming with the box-sets are generally not numbered.<br/>
 +
{|
 +
| [[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Silver Logo Box Gold Coloured Vinyl Side A.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - 7" silver logo box-set<br/>golden-coloured vinyl (Side A)]]
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| [[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Silver Logo Box Gold Coloured Vinyl Side B.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - 7" silver logo box-set<br/>golden-coloured vinyl (Side B)]]
 +
| [[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Silver Logo Box Set Vinyl Cover Front.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - Unnumbered cover (front) of gold-coloured vinyl from silver logo boxset]]
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| [[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Silver Logo Box Vinyl Cover Back.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - Unnumbered cover (back) of gold-coloured vinyl from silver logo boxset]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
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'''Box-Set With Multi-Coloured Black Vinyl'''
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* Die-hard leather edition box-set with embossed black logo case, mc vinyl, insert, photo, pin
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<br/>
−
 
 
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For recent price developments see [http://www.sistersbootlegs.de/singles/suzanne.htm ''sistersbootlegs/suzanne'']
 
 
<br/>
 
<br/>
 +
<span><font size="3">'''''Box-Set With Embossed Black Logo Case'''''</font></span><br/>
 +
This die-hard leather edition box-set has the new logo embossed into its black case. <br/>
 +
It contains the same photo and the same pin badge as the above one and comes with a gold-coloured or a multi-coloured black vinyl, and an insert card.<br/>
 
{|
 
{|
 +
| [[File:Susanne Die-Hard Box Set Black Embossed Logo Overview 1.jpg|thumb|350px|left|"Suzanne" - Box set with black logo case  and gold-coloured vinyl]]
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| [[File:Susanne Die Hard Box Set Black Embossed Logo Overview 2.jpg|thumb|395px|left|"Suzanne" - Box-set with black logo case and gold-coloured vinyl]]
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| [[File:Susanne Die-Hard Box Set Black Embossed Logo with MC Vinyl Overview 1.jpg|thumb|left|280px|left|"Suzanne" - Box-set with embossed black logo case <br/>- this issue comes with multi-coloured black vinyl]]
 
|
 
|
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|
 
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|
 
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|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
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This version does not come with a printed logo, but has the new logo just embossed into the surface of the black case. On the reverse side of the case the information<br/>'''LIMITED TO 10 COPIES!!! TURN IN, TURN ON, BURN OUT!''' is also embossed only into the fabric without any colour printed. Below is the silver hand-numbering giving <br/>the number of the current copy. This box-set, too, comes shrinkwrapped in order to hold the black and blue pin-badge, which would otherwise not fit into the envelope-case. <br/>The insert is hand-numbered on the back in the bottom right corner with a silver marker too, giving the both, the number of the current copy and the number of copies available, <br/>in the present case 9/10.<br/>
 +
{|
 +
| [[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Embossed Black Logo Case Front.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed black logo case (front)]]
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| [[File:Suzanne Box Embossed Black Logo Back.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed black logo case (back)]]
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| [[File:Suzanne Embossed Black Logo Box Insert Front.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed black logo case - Insert with silver logo (front)]]
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| [[File:Suzanne Embossed Black Logo Box Insert Back.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed black logo case - Insert (back)]]
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
The box-set here comes with multi-coloured black vinyls. Boxes with gold-coloured vinyl have, however, also been seen (see the pictures above). <br/>The multi-coloured black vinyls come in the purple-toned covers as usual for this colour version, but the covers are not numbered. This does apparently <br/>also count for gold-coloured vinyls coming with this box-set version; remarkably, the gold-coloured vinyls here are - in contrast to the silver logo box-set - <br/>also stored in golden-coloured sleeves (again, see the pictures above).<br/>
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{|
 +
| [[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Black Logo Box MC Vinyl Side A.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - 7" black logo box-set<br/>multi-coloured black vinyl (Side A)]]
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| [[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Black Logo Box MC Vinyl Side B.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - 7" black logo box-set<br/>multi-coloured black vinyl (Side B)]]
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| [[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Black Logo Case MC Vinyl Cover Front.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - Unnumbered purple cover (front) of multi-coloured black vinyl from black logo boxset]]
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| [[File:Suzanne 7 Inch Black Logo Case MC Vinyl Cover Back.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Suzanne" - Unnumbered purple cover (back) of multi-coloured black vinyl from black logo boxset]]
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|-
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|}
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<br/>
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For recent price developments see [http://www.sistersbootlegs.de/singles/suzanne.htm ''sistersbootlegs/suzanne''] or [https://www.popsike.com/php/quicksearch.php?searchtext=sisters+of+mercy+suzanne&incldescr=&sortord=ddate&thumbs=&currsel=&endfrom=&endthru=&ipp=&sdc=&pagenum=1 ''popsike/sisters of mercy suzanne''] or, alternatively, [http://www.rootsvinylguide.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Sisters+of+Mercy+-+Suzanne ''rootsvinylguide/Sisters of Mercy - Suzanne''] ...<br/>
 
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[[Category: Bootlegs]]
 
[[Category: Bootlegs]]
 
[[Category: Live Bootlegs]]
 
[[Category: Live Bootlegs]]
 
[[Category: Vinyl Bootlegs 7"]]
 
[[Category: Vinyl Bootlegs 7"]]
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[[Category: Bootleg Acetates And Test Pressings]]

Latest revision as of 20:25, 21 March 2021

Suzanne - Greek Bootleg Single Cover (front)


After a decade-long wait in the absence of an official vinyl release, Greek bootleggers decided to issue

a variety of 7" bootleg-singles and box-sets featuring live versions of the unreleased Sisters songs

We Are The Same, Susanne and Top Nite Out. The name of this 7" single as given on the cover front

is, however, "Suzanne" only (spelled wrong).


Release Notes

  • Label:
  • Catalogue#:
  • Format: 7" vinyl single
  • Released: June 2010 (Greece)


Source

at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels on 22 February 2009.



The Presentation (of Christ) in the Temple
at the Central West Portal of Our Lady Of Reims Cathedrale (detail)

Track List

Track / Song Notes
Side A   -    We Are The Same, Susanne         Lyrics - Andrew Eldritch / Music: Mike Varjak aka Srđan Miodragović
Side B   -   Top Nite Out Instrumental written by Adam Pearson



Remarks

  • This bootleg-single is a limited edition of 200 copies in total and exists in basically three editions:
100 copies were pressed on gold-coloured vinyl and 50 copies on black vinyl.
Later on, another 50 records were issued on multi-coloured black vinyl.
  • The labels are printed in grey shades and show a varied detail of the front cover motive on each side.
Apart from the side note printed in bold capital letters, there is no information given on the labels.
The Presentation (of Christ) in the Temple,
Central West Portal, Our Lady Of Reims Cathedrale - actually consisting of four sculptures
  • Basically, all copies of this bootleg are hand-numbered in a specific rectangular white space
on the cover back. Some are not numbered, though. See the details down below.
  • The coverart and the layout of all these editions are similar and differ only with regard to the colour.
  • The picture on the cover front shows a detail from the central west portal, the Virgin's Portal
at Our Lady of Reims Cathedral. The group of sculptures is called - according to its theme
- The Presentation (of Christ) in the Temple and originally consists of four figures, which are
from left to right: Joseph (holding two doves as a sacrificial offering), Mary with the infant Christ
(now headless) whom she is showing to the aged Simeon and Hanna (omitted in the picture).
Notre-Dame of Reims Cathedral was a coronation church of the French kings and is one of the
finest gothic structures ever built.


Bronze Sculpture


  • On the right side of the cover reverse is another picture of a bronze sculpture,
the origin of which we have so far not been able to detect. It is, however, not
from Reims Cathedrale as the style differs significantly.
  • The left side of the back cover shows a blurred head-and-star logo;
below it are the track list, the place and time of recording "LIVE IN BELGIUM 22/02/09,
and at the bottom is a white rectangular space for the hand-numbering such as   /200
  • Later on, some further limited editions of 10 copies were produced in the form of
a) 10 test pressings, and
b) two box-sets, also 10 copies in total



Editions

  • The Greek "Suzanne" 7" bootleg-single was released in various editions of vinyl colour, followed by a test pressing issue and two box-sets.
  • The regular editions were limited to 200 copies in total.


Gold-coloured Vinyl

  • Format: coloured 7" vinyl single
  • 100 copies of this bootleg - and also the first ones to appear - were printed on gold-coloured vinyl.
  • The pictures on the basically black cover front and back is toned in golden colour.
  • All the information comes in a white print, except the numbering of the available copies on the cover back,
which is printed in black colour inside a white rectangle below all the other information. The colour of the
hand-numbering of the individual copies inside this rectangle is done with a marker, however, and can vary.


Suzanne - Greek 7" Single Cover (front) with Vinyl (Side A)
Suzanne - Greek 7" Single with Vinyl
Suzanne - Greek 7" Single Cover (front) with Vinyl (Side B)
  • In particular the gold-coloured copies are not all numbered.
Those from the box-sets are all unnumbered, anyway, and do not all come in a gold-coloured cover (see below).
But other copies with a golden cover have also been seen sold without the numbering space filled in.
Suzanne - Hand-numbered Greek 7" cover (back)
Suzanne - Another hand-numbered Greek 7" cover (back)
Suzanne - Cover (back) without numbering
Suzanne - Gold-coloured Vinyl (Side B)


Black Vinyl

  • Format: black 7" vinyl single
  • As far as our information goes, 50 copies of this bootleg were printed on standard black vinyl
  • These copies appeared around the same time as the golden-coloured ones, so that their numbering can be way below 100.
  • The pictures on the basically black cover front and back are toned in dark rose (some call it "red") colour.
  • Covers of this colour variety have also been used for the silver logo box-set, then, however,
in combination with gold-coloured vinyls and without hand-numbering (see below).


Suzanne - Greek 7" bootleg single
- dark rose cover (front) with black vinyl (Side A)
Suzanne - Greek 7" - Black vinyl (Side A)
Suzanne - Greek 7" dark rose single cover (front)
with golden-coloured vinyl (Side A) as included in silver logo box-set

All the information on this cover version comes in a white print, except the numbering of the available copies on the reverse side, which is printed in black colour
inside a white rectangle below all the other information. The hand-numbering for the individual copies is done with a marker or a pen, and can vary in colour.
So far, there have, however, only hand-numberings in blue ink appeared, while the golden-coloured and the multi-coloured black vinyl issues are regularly
hand-numbered with a black marker.

Suzanne - Greek 7" bootleg single - dark rose cover (back)
with black vinyl (Side B) - hand-numbered with a blue marker
Suzanne - hand-numbered with a different blue marker or a pen
Suzanne - Greek 7" - Black vinyl (Side B)
"Suzanne" - Unnumbered cover (back) from silver logo box-set


Multi-coloured Black Vinyl

  • Format: black multi-coloured 7" vinyl single
  • Accordings to sellers' information in online auctions, 50 of the in total 200 limited edition copies were pressed on multi-coloured black vinyl.
The alleged multiple colours of this vinyl are limited, though, to very few spots that are hard to detect (not only) in the pictures
Suzanne - Cover (front) of multi-coloured black vinyl issue
Multi-coloured black vinyl (Side A)
Suzanne - Greek 7" bootleg single cover (front)
- with multi-coloured black vinyl (Side A)
Multi-coloured black vinyl (Side B)

The motives on the basically black cover front and back of this issue are toned in a purple colour. In contrast to the other issues, all the information, too,
comes in a purple print - not so the head-and-star logo, though, which is printed in a very light blue here. The numbering comes in the same format as the
other standard issues. But there are unnumbered copies contained in the below mentioned embossed black logo box-set.
Hand-numbering on multi-coloured vinyl issues has so far only been seen done with a black marker, similar to the golden-vinyl copies.

Suzanne - Hand-numbered cover (back) with multi-coloured black vinyl (Side B)
Suzanne - 7" multi-coloured black vinyl
- hand-numbered cover (back)
Suzanne - 7" multi-coloured black vinyl
-unnumbered cover from box-set issue


Test Pressings

A short time after the release of the golden-coloured and the black vinyls, a limited edition of test pressings was offered in online auctions.

This issue was a limited edition of 10 copies, coming in a black and white cover with otherwise the usual coverart and layout. The rectangular white space for the numbering
on the cover back does, however, not give the number of available copies - .../10 - and the handwritten number of the current copy. Instead, only one copy hand-numbered with
a blue marker has been seen so far, while all other rectangles remained blank with only the word "test" printed in place of the available number of copies.

The labels of this pressing are basically plain white. Only the a-side is marked with the black print "side A". The run-outs of this issue like of all other issues consist of some
undefinable scratching (see the picture below).

Suzanne - Greek 7" Bootleg Single
- 7" Test Pressing Cover (front)
Suzanne - Greek 7" Bootleg Single
- Test Pressing Cover (back)
Suzanne - Greek 7" Bootleg Single
- Test Pressing Cover (back) with hand-numbering
Suzanne - Greek 7" Bootleg Single
- 7" Run-outs (Side A)
Suzanne - Greek 7" Bootleg Single
- Test Pressing Cover (front)with Vinyl (Side A)
Suzanne - Greek 7" Bootleg Single
- Test Pressing Vinyl (Side A)
Suzanne - Greek 7" Bootleg Single
- Test Pressing Cover (front) with Vinyl (Side B)
Suzanne - Greek 7" Bootleg Single
- Test Pressing Vinyl (Side B)


Box-Sets

These box-sets are a limited hand-numbered edition of 10 box-sets in total and are hand-numbered with a silver marker

on the back of the case and on the back of the included insert.

Suzanne - Greek Box Set Content - Photo of Andrew Eldritch

Two different versions exist with a very similar content consting of:

a square insert card with an embossed silver logo on the front;
a photo of Andrew Eldritch from the early 1990s;
a black pin-badge with the new logo in blue print;
and either a gold-coloured or a black multi-coloured vinyl
  • As becomes visible from the pictures below, the contents of these box-sets
are actually not housed in a real box but in an envelope case, rather, which
obviously opens to the top and is not wide enough to take the pin-button,
so that the whole thing is delivered in shrinkwrap.
  • With regard to the colour, the vinyls do not necessarily come in their usual sleeves;
also is there hardly a recognisable rule referring to what vinyl colour would come
with which type of box-case (embossed silver logo case or embossed black logo case)




Box-Set With Embossed Silver Logo Case
Die-hard leather edition box-set with embossed silver logo case. The box contains all of the above mentioned items:
a gold-coloured or multi-coloured black vinyl, a photo of Andrew Eldritch from the 1990s, a pin badge with the new logo printed in blue on black, and an insert card.

"Suzanne" - Greek 7" vinyl release
Die-hard box set with embossed silver logo case (overview)
"Suzanne" - Greek 7" vinyl release
Die-hard box set with embossed silver logo case (contents)
"Suzanne" - Greek 7" vinyl die-hard box set
- Pin Badge behind the shrinkwrap

The box-set arrives shrinkwrapped and has an embossed silver print in bold capital letters on the back of the case saying:
LIMITED TO 10 COPIES!!! TURN IN, TURN ON, BURN OUT! and below the silver hand-numbering only giving the number of the current copy.
Like the case, the insert also has a large silver logo on front. It is hand-numbered with a silver marker in the bottom right corner of its reverse,
but in another format detailling also the number of available copies, in the present case 7/10.

"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed printed silver logo case (front)
"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed printed silver logo case (back)
"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed printed silver logo case - Insert (front)
"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed printed silver logo case - Insert (back)

This box-set has so far only been seen with gold-coloured vinyls. But there is no guarantee that a box with a silver logo and a multi-coloured black vinyl does not exist.
Anyway, the golden-coloured vinyls here do not come in their usual gold-toned covers, but with red or dark rose covers instead. It is also remarkable that the singles
coming with the box-sets are generally not numbered.

"Suzanne" - 7" silver logo box-set
golden-coloured vinyl (Side A)
"Suzanne" - 7" silver logo box-set
golden-coloured vinyl (Side B)
"Suzanne" - Unnumbered cover (front) of gold-coloured vinyl from silver logo boxset
"Suzanne" - Unnumbered cover (back) of gold-coloured vinyl from silver logo boxset




Box-Set With Embossed Black Logo Case
This die-hard leather edition box-set has the new logo embossed into its black case.
It contains the same photo and the same pin badge as the above one and comes with a gold-coloured or a multi-coloured black vinyl, and an insert card.

"Suzanne" - Box set with black logo case and gold-coloured vinyl
"Suzanne" - Box-set with black logo case and gold-coloured vinyl
"Suzanne" - Box-set with embossed black logo case
- this issue comes with multi-coloured black vinyl

This version does not come with a printed logo, but has the new logo just embossed into the surface of the black case. On the reverse side of the case the information
LIMITED TO 10 COPIES!!! TURN IN, TURN ON, BURN OUT! is also embossed only into the fabric without any colour printed. Below is the silver hand-numbering giving
the number of the current copy. This box-set, too, comes shrinkwrapped in order to hold the black and blue pin-badge, which would otherwise not fit into the envelope-case.
The insert is hand-numbered on the back in the bottom right corner with a silver marker too, giving the both, the number of the current copy and the number of copies available,
in the present case 9/10.

"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed black logo case (front)
"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed black logo case (back)
"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed black logo case - Insert with silver logo (front)
"Suzanne" - 7" die-hard box with embossed black logo case - Insert (back)

The box-set here comes with multi-coloured black vinyls. Boxes with gold-coloured vinyl have, however, also been seen (see the pictures above).
The multi-coloured black vinyls come in the purple-toned covers as usual for this colour version, but the covers are not numbered. This does apparently
also count for gold-coloured vinyls coming with this box-set version; remarkably, the gold-coloured vinyls here are - in contrast to the silver logo box-set -
also stored in golden-coloured sleeves (again, see the pictures above).

"Suzanne" - 7" black logo box-set
multi-coloured black vinyl (Side A)
"Suzanne" - 7" black logo box-set
multi-coloured black vinyl (Side B)
"Suzanne" - Unnumbered purple cover (front) of multi-coloured black vinyl from black logo boxset
"Suzanne" - Unnumbered purple cover (back) of multi-coloured black vinyl from black logo boxset



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