The Private Press
Front sleeve
Hype sticker (attached to blister)
Back sleeve ("BACK COVER" misprint)
Front sleeve
MCA Records – 088 112 937-1
2002 Jun. 4
2LP, Album, Misprint
Artwork: Keith Tamashiro / Photography: B+
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The US release hit the market on the same day as the UK version and for once the packaging is as outstanding as its counterpart. Tracklist has been slightly modified as "Monosylabik" is the final track.
This rare misp ...
Front sleeve with hype sticker
Hype sticker
Back sleeve
Front sleeve with hype sticker
Island Records – ILPSD 8118
2002 Jun. 4
2LP, Album
Artwork: Keith Tamashiro / Photography: B+
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Triple gatefold sleeve (like all other LP versions of The Private Press), with "Giving Up The Ghost (Original Version)" as a bonus track. Hype sticker on sleeve.
Front sleeve
Hype sticker (attached to blister)
Back sleeve
Front sleeve
MCA Records – 088 112 937-1
2002 Jun. 4
2LP, Album
Artwork: Keith Tamashiro / Photography: B+
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It seems legit to imagine that the revised version was released after the misprint above.
Front sleeve
Hype sticker (attached to blister)
Back sleeve
Front sleeve
UMC – 6759391
2018 Oct. 5
2LP, Album, Reissue
Artwork: Keith Tamashiro / Photography: B+
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It took 16 years to finally see the first reissue of the album and an effort was made to keep the packaging as great as the original. The tracklisting is identical to the 2002 UK version.
Sticker affixed to case
CDr
Back sleeve
Sticker affixed to case
MCA Records
2002
CDr, Album, Promo
Photography: B+
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Some of the earliest promo copies of The Private Press sometimes list track 6 as "The 6 Day War", it's in fact the title of a Colonel Bagshot's song that was sampled to produce "Six Days".
This US promo has some blue ink stamped on sticker: a UK version ...
Hype sticker (affixed to case)
CDr
Back sleeve
Hype sticker (affixed to case)
Island Records
2002
CDr, Album, Promo
Photography: B+
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Some of the earliest promo copies of The Private Press sometimes list track 6 as "The 6 Day War", it's in fact the title of a Colonel Bagshot's song that was sampled to produce "Six Days".
This UK promo has some black ink stamped on sticker: a US version ...
Folder with plan media and CDr
Plan media, front
CDr
Folder with plan media and CDr
Universal Music France
2002 Mar.
CDr, Album, Promo + Plan media
Artwork: Keith Tamashiro
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For the first time, France got a dynamic promotional campaign thanks to local management.
The campaign occurred in 2 phases: a number of interviews with magazines in March 2002, and a 2nd wave in May for a live set at Elysée M ...
Front sleeve
Hype sticker 1
Back sleeve
Front sleeve
Island Records – CIDZ 8118 / 077 351-2
2002
2CD, Album
Artwork: Keith Tamashiro / Photography: B+
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"The Private Press (Tour Edition)" came with a bonus disc featuring various remixes and edited versions of tracks to be found on various singles from that era.
This one was pressed in Singapore but made for the European market.
Front sleeve
Obi
Back sleeve
Front sleeve
Island Records – UICI-1017
2002 May 29
CD, Album
Artwork: Keith Tamashiro / Photography: B+
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Released just a week prior to the rest of the world, the first Japanese pressing comes with 2 extra tracks:
"Flashback" first released in 2001 on a Hip Hop Slam compilation called Turntables By The Bay, and "Dark Days" released ...
Front sleeve with hype sticker
Hype sticker
Back sleeve
Front sleeve with hype sticker
Island Records – CIDD8118 / 586981-2
2002 Jun. 4
2CD, Album, Ltd. edition
Artwork: Keith Tamashiro / Photography: B+
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This special edition was released within a digisleeve with an alternative design compared to the standard 1 CD edition.
It has "Giving Up The Ghost (Original Version)" as a bonus track, but it also comes with a 2 ...
Front sleeve
Booklet, p1-2
Back sleeve
Front sleeve
Island Records / AZ – CIDZ 8118 / 1020
2002 Jul. 9
CD, Album + CD, Promo, Ltd. edition
Artwork: Keith Tamashiro / Photography: B+
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France also got its limited version: it was in fact the EU release in a jewelcase, plus an additional promo CD with a custom design cardboard sleeve (deeper blue skull), comprising of "Six Days (Bad Com ...
Front sleeve
Obi
Back sleeve
Front sleeve
Island Records – UICY-1807
2004 Apr. 4
CD, Album + DVD
Artwork: Keith Tamashiro / Photography: B+
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The Private Press (Sound & Vision) came in an oversized plastic case opening like a DVD case. The extra tracks were removed, but a companion DVD was added instead featuring music videos for "You Can't Go Home Again" direct ...