BLEACH
type fake
country 'mexico' - made in germany
status
media 12" picture disc
year 1998 (?)
label sub pop
code GEF 19291P
matrix handwritten side a tuplp 6 a side b tuplp 6 a b
pictures side a, side b
notes 500 copies (?), housed in a plain clear plastic sleeve
similar picture discs were also made for in utero, nevermind, unplugged in new york, from the muddy banks of the wishkah
type fake
country 'uk' - made in germany
status
media 12" picture disc
year 2003 (?)
label tupelo
code TUP LP6
matrix handwritten side a tuplp 6 a side b tuplp 6 a b
pictures side a, side b
notes 500 copies (?), housed in a plain clear plastic sleeve
type counterfeit
country 'australia' - made in germany (?)
status
media 12"
year 2013
label waterfront
code DAMP114
matrix handwritten side a Damp 114 - A1 side b Damp 114 - B1
pictures sleeve and record, label (original and counterfeit/fake)
notes blue vinyl, black/blue sleeve.
recognizable by the different matrix and labels.
related item: original release.
type counterfeit
country 'australia' - made in germany (?)
status
media 12"
year 2013
label waterfront
code DAMP114
matrix handwritten side a Damp 114 - A1 side b Damp 114 - B1
pictures sleeve and record, label (original and counterfeit/fake)
notes yellow vinyl, black/yellow sleeve.
recognizable also by the different matrix and labels.
related item: original release.
type fake
country 'australia' - made in germany (?)
status
media 12"
year 2013
label waterfront
code DAMP114
matrix handwritten side a Damp 114 - A1 side b Damp 114 - B1
pictures sleeve and record, label (original and counterfeit/fake)
notes green vinyl, black/green sleeve.
there were no official releases with this sleeve variation.
the vinyl is similar to the official green release but looks more muddy/marbled.
recognizable also by the different matrix and labels.
related item: original release.
thanks to wouter mahu
type fake
country 'australia' - made in germany (?)
status
media 12"
year 2013
label waterfront
code DAMP114
matrix handwritten side a Damp 114 - A1 side b Damp 114 - B1
pictures sleeve (front and back), record, label (original and counterfeit/fake)
notes bright green vinyl, black/green sleeve.
there were no official releases with this sleeve variation and vinyl colour.
recognizable also by the different matrix and labels.
related item: original release.
type fake
country 'australia' - made in germany (?)
status
media 12"
year 2013
label waterfront
code DAMP114
matrix handwritten side a Damp 114 - A1 side b Damp 114 - B1
pictures sleeve and record, label (original and counterfeit/fake)
notes orange vinyl, black/grey sleeve.
there were no official releases with this vinyl colour.
recognizable also by the different matrix and labels.
related item: original release.
type fake
country 'australia' - made in germany (?)
status
media 12"
year 2013
label waterfront
code DAMP114
matrix handwritten side a Damp 114 - A1 side b Damp 114 - B1
pictures sleeve and record, label (original and counterfeit/fake)
notes red vinyl, black/red sleeve.
there were no official releases with this sleeve variation.
recognizable also by the different matrix and labels.
related item: original release.
type counterfeit
country 'australia' - made in germany (?)
status
media 12"
year 2013
label waterfront
code DAMP114
matrix handwritten side a Damp 114 - A1 side b Damp 114 - B1
pictures sleeve and record, label (original and counterfeit/fake)
notes purple vinyl, black/purple sleeve.
there were no official releases with this sleeve variation.
recognizable also by the different matrix and labels.
related item: original release.
type fake
country 'uk' - made in germany
status
media 12"
year 1998 (?)
label tupelo
code TUP LP6 (TUPEP6 on sleeve spine)
matrix handwritten side a tuplp 6 a side b tuplp 6 a b
pictures front sleeve, back sleeve, record (marbled red vinyl)
notes lower print quality of the sleeve, wrong code (TUPEP6) on the sleeve spine.
marbled or solid colour vinyls, the colors are "muddy": clear w/blue marbling, green, clear orange, clear peach, brown, red, clear red, red w/blue marbling, blue, clear pink and others...
related item: official uk bleach 12"
thanks to yohann vergnaud
type fake
country 'uk' - made in germany
status
media 12"
year 2004
label tupelo
code TUP LP6 (TUPEP6 on sleeve spine?)
matrix handwritten side a tuplp 6 a side b tuplp 6 a b
pictures -
notes reissue in yellow and clear vinyl
type fake
country 'uk' - made in germany
status
media 12"
year 2005
label tupelo
code TUP LP6
matrix handwritten side a tuplp 6 a side b tuplp 6 a b
pictures -
notes reissue in orange clear and in blue/clear splatter vinyl.
type counterfeit
country 'uk'
media 12"
year 2006
label tupelo
code TUP LP6
matrix handwritten side a TUPLP6 A side b TUPLP6 B
pictures side a label (counterfeit and official)
notes white vinyl.
plays a wrong tracklist on side a, with "love buzz" instead of "big cheese". recognizable also by the different aspect of the labels. another safe sign is the width of the runout area on side a, which is around 2 cm, while in the original it is around 1 cm.
the matrix is different from the original, but be sure to check all the other signs, because on at least one counterfeit the missing "MPO" and "1" have been added by hand on the vinyl: The matrix reads MPO TUPLP6 A1 and MPO TUPLP6 B1. All letters are hand written and in capitols. The MPO is so scratched out that you really can not even read it. The A does not close all the way on top so it all most looks like a capitol H. The TUPLP6 A and the TUPLP6 B look nice and smoothly etched in to the vinyl. The crossed out MPO and the 1 are both etched in much deeper and stand out as very different looking then the TUPLP6 A and the TUPLP6 B. To me, it appears as the MPO and 1 were added by hand. The run out is also a littler larger on this copy then on the original. The vinyl is white but it is slightly marbled with off white throughout. When you play the record the fifth track is Love Buzz. The rest of the album matches the track listing on the cover. I did notice that Big Cheese never played anywhere on the album.
The cover looks good with no noticeable differences. TUPLP6 is the exact code on the spine.
thanks to andy perchy and david coulson
type counterfeit
country 'uk'
media 12"
year 2006
label tupelo
code TUP LP6
matrix handwritten side a TUPLP6 A side b TUPLP6 B
pictures side a label (counterfeit and official)
notes marbled green vinyl.
plays a wrong tracklist on side a, with "love buzz" instead of "big cheese". recognizable also by the brighter shade of green, the matrix, and the different aspect of the labels.
the code printed on the sleeve spine may have an extra space: 'TUP LP6' (the original says 'TUPLP6') but this is not a safe sign, as counterfeits have been found with the correct code
the runout area on side a is around 2 cm wide (in the original it is around 1 cm wide).
very well made, even i was convinced it was real for a couple of weeks until i checked the matrix.
it is clear green, but it is still quite thick and if i hold it up to a light i can see swirls in the vinyl.
thanks to david coulson
type pirate
country 'canada' - made in china
status
media mc
year 2010 (?)
label sub pop / warner
code SPCD 34 / 68787-0034-2
matrix (cinram logo) LT36  SPCD0034  #1109202  ifpi W401 
pictures back inlay, cd, matrix
notes white titles and several misspellings on back inlay. related item: official release
thanks to wouter mahu
type fake promo
country 'usa'
status
media mc
year 2009 (?)
label sub pop
code SP 34
pictures inlay and cassette
notes a couple of these fake promo cassettes were put on sale on ebay in 2009