In a World Gone Mad vinyl release?

[tuc70021]

I've run into a few "official" promo vinyl releases of In a World Gone Mad, and I see that it's listed as an official release on Beastiemania, but I'm wondering if anyone knows how this is proven to be true?

I don't see anything on the record that indicates that it was issued by Capitol and the catalogue number is just INAWORLDGONEMAD. Any idea who put this out or if it is indeed an official release?

I just remember when it was posted on the website in digital format back in the day.

Edit: I've also noticed that, at least on Discogs, a suspiciously large quantity of these are in Israel. Any idea what the deal is with that?

[Sir SkratchaLot]

Originally Posted by tuc70021

I've run into a few "official" promo vinyl releases of In a World Gone Mad, and I see that it's listed as an official release on Beastiemania, but I'm wondering if anyone knows how this is proven to be true?

I don't see anything on the record that indicates that it was issued by Capitol and the catalogue number is just INAWORLDGONEMAD. Any idea who put this out or if it is indeed an official release?

I just remember when it was posted on the website in digital format back in the day.

Edit: I've also noticed that, at least on Discogs, a suspiciously large quantity of these are in Israel. Any idea what the deal is with that?

I suspect there was a true promo but it seems like it may have been bootlegged? According to link below there were only 200 copies but I've seen many more than that around. Mine has the promo sheet but no sticker.

http://www.beastiemania.com/discog/l...599&height=190

It may have been a Europe only think through Capitol's sister label, Parlophone.

Good question.

[tuc70021]

I googled the guy - Kevin McCabe - listed on that sticker and he's definitely real, so it seems like this was a legit release, but like you said, bootlegs probably abound. One of the bootlegs has a different label, making it easy to detect. But I wonder if there were more bootleg versions, especially since a white label release wouldn't be tough to copy. This might explain the strange amount coming from Israel despite this being (apparently) a UK release.

[brooklyndust]

I have a copy, I always thought it was legit.

Now I wonder if it is a bootleg. I do remember 12-inch white labels coming out back in 2003, but haven't seen them since.

[tuc70021]

Don't know if it interests anyone, but I found some of the answers to my own questions.

I emailed Kevin McCabe, who was doing promotions at Parlophone back when this came out, and asked him if he had any recollection of the release. I sent him the questions below, and in italics are his responses.

Was this a UK promotion only?
I can’t remember! I would think unlikely and that it would have also gone out in the US also

Who did the actual pressings and was it truly limited to 200 copies?
Looking at it, it doesn’t feel or look like a UK pressing – feels US to me as it has a spine sleeve - it was a rush job though so we might have outsourced. ….No idea if it was just 200. I can only remember getting a handful though, so probably true!

To whom were these given as promotional items?
My allocation went to fans at UK radio stations

Is there anything about this record (e.g. the run-out etchings) that would help verify that a given copy is a true Parlophone release and not a bootleg?
It is genuine – 100% - I wouldn’t have a copy otherwise, and now that I have seen the pic, I can remember writing the sticker!

Is there anything else of note that you recall about this release?
Nope!


On BeastieMania, they note that the record sometimes comes with a sticker from Parlophone, which means that that given copy was from the Kevin McCabe allotment of this promo, but there were probably other batches sent out to other people who were not at Parlophone. This could explain why some copies don't come with the Parlophone sticker and insert, and why there are so many for sale in Israel (perhaps whoever handles Israeli distribution got a batch).

Anyway... that's that!

[Sir SkratchaLot]

Nice one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man, I've got to think that there were either more than 200, or there have been bootlegs. You see this one often enough that one or the other must be true. There are 13 for sale on discogs right now!