SickthingsUK - Welcome To My Nightmare (Release Information)

Detailed Release Information

This is not a complete list of every known variant release. If you have another variant feel free to send in scans and info.

Alice's first solo album originally came in a standard cover with just black and white inner sleeves, but there are a few gatefold sleeves from other countries.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Atlantic Records

Cat. Number:

SD 18130

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Original US LP release with inner sleeves.There are multiple minor label variants relating to the pressing plant used:

"MO" matrix number suffix denotes a Monarch Record Mfg. Co. pressing.
"PR" matrix number suffix indicates Presswell Pressing.
"RI" matrix number suffix indicates PRC Pressing Plant, Richmond IN.
"SP" matrix number (not pictured) indicates Specialty Records Corporation, Olyphant, PA.

The bottom label variant is a RCA Music club edition.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Atlantic Records

Cat. Number:

SD 19157

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Promotional DJ copy. Exactly the same as the normal version above but with promo sticker.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Atlantic Records

Cat. Number:

SD 19157

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Columbia House record club edition with different cat. number and extra text line on back cover.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

ABC Records

Cat. Number:

ANCL2011

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

This is a counterfeit release.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Atlantic Records

Cat. Number:

SD 19157

Release Date:

1978

Notes:

1978 reissue looking almost identical to the original. Pressed by Monarch Record Mfg.Co. ("MO" on matrix number). A later version with "SP" matrix suffice includes a barcode on the back but is otherwise the same.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

Cat. Number:

MFSL 1-063

Release Date:

1982

Notes:

Half-speed remaster pressed on high definition "Super vinyl" by Victor Company of Japan Ltd. but released in the USA.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Friday Music

Cat. Number:

FRM 18130

Release Date:

2010

Notes:

180gm reissue in a new gatefold sleeve featuring a reproduction of the original inner sleeves.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Rhino Records/Atlantic Records

Cat. Number:

RCV1 18130

Release Date:

23rd January 2018

Notes:

Limited edition (6200) purple vinyl reissue as part of Rhino's "Start You Ear Off Right" series.

Country:

USA

Format:

Tape

Label:

Atlantic Records

Cat. Number:

ATL CS 18130 0797

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Original tape release. Pink cassette with black writing on case in a old style black slipcase.

Country:

USA

Format:

Tape

Label:

Atlantic Records

Cat. Number:

CS 19157

Release Date:

1970s/80s.

Notes:

Later cassette in normal case with barcode. White tape with black writing on case.

Country:

USA

Format:

8 Track Tape

Label:

Atlantic Records

Cat. Number:

TP 18130

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Pink and black cartridges.

Country:

USA

Format:

8 Track Tape

Label:

Atlantic Records

Cat. Number:

TP 19157

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Black cartridges. Different cat. number. Two different labels.

Country:

USA

Format:

DVD-A

Label:

Rhino Records/Atlantic

Cat. Number:

R9 76785

Release Date:

2001

Notes:

Multi-channel DVD-A release with a unique different mix of the album combining elements of the original and the TV special versions of the songs. Also includes an exclusive video interview. There are two versions, this is the first.

Country:

USA

Format:

DVD-A

Label:

Rhino Records/Atlantic

Cat. Number:

8122-76785-9

Release Date:

2001

Notes:

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Atlantic Records/BMG

Cat. Number:

19157-2

Release Date:

2003

Notes:

Standard CD reissue. Pressed at WEA Mfg. Olyphant.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Atlantic Records/BMG

Cat. Number:

19157-2

Release Date:

Notes:

Club edition of the standard CD release. No information on any differences to normal release but presumably has BMG logos somewhere.

Country:

USA

Format:

Label:

Atlantic Records/Rhino Rcords

Cat. Number:

R2 74383

Release Date:

2002

Notes:

2002 Remaster with three bonus tracks and new booklet.

Country:

Format:

Label:

Anchor Records

Cat. Number:

ANCL 2011

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

First UK pressing with inner sleeves. Early copies came in laminated cover.

Country:

Format:

Tape

Label:

Anchor Records

Cat. Number:

TC-ANCL2011

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

No more information

Country:

Argentina

Format:

Label:

Anchor Records

Cat. Number:

8121

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Retitled "Bienvenido A Mi Pesadilla" on the cover with different inner sleeves.

Country:

Australia

Format:

Label:

Anchor Records

Cat. Number:

ANCH-2011

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Includes inner sleeves.

Country:

Australia

Format:

Label:

Anchor Records

Cat. Number:

ANCLA-2011

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Includes inner sleeves. Different cat. number to first version.

Country:

Australia

Format:

Label:

Atlantic Records

Cat. Number:

ANCH-2011

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

A different Anchor pressing with white labels.

Country:

Australia

Format:

Label:

WEA Records

Cat. Number:

99237

Release Date:

1982

Notes:

1982 reissue but still with the inner sleeves.

Country:

Australia

Format:

Tape

Label:

Anchor Records

Cat. Number:

ANKH-2011

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

White tape with white label/black writing.

Country:

Australia

Format:

Tape

Label:

WEA Records

Cat. Number:

M5 99237

Release Date:

1982?

Notes:

No more info, but presumably co-incided with the vinyl release in 1982.

Country:

Australia

Format:

Label:

Atlantic

Cat. Number:

7815422

Release Date:

1980s

Notes:

Standard CD

Country:

Australia

Format:

Label:

WEA Records

Cat. Number:

7567815422

Release Date:

2002

Notes:

Remaster with three bonus track and new booklet.

Country:

Belgium

Format:

Label:

Anchor Records

Cat. Number:

4C 062-96 350

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

No other details.

Country:

Brazil

Format:

Label:

Phillips

Cat. Number:

MC 001

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

No other details.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Atlantic

Cat. Number:

SD 18130

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Includes inner sleeves. Versions exist both with and without a black maple leaf in the top left of the back cover. Second label variant is a darker green and has the cat. number in a different place, and the third add a "Q" below the cat. number.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Tape

Label:

Atlantic

Cat. Number:

AC-18130

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Reissue with "Dolby". Black tape with light gray writing.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Tape

Label:

Atlantic

Cat. Number:

A4 18130

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

A later reissue with "Dolby HX Pro B NR". Clear tape with light gray writing. Tape titles list "Stephen".

Country:

Canada

Format:

8 Track Tape

Label:

Atlantic

Cat. Number:

A8TC-18130

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Yellow carridge.

Country:

Canada

Format:

Label:

Atlantic

Cat. Number:

CD 19157

Release Date:

1980s+

Notes:

Standard CD. There's also a Columbia House variant with an extra line of text.

Country:

Colombia

Format:

Label:

WEA

Cat. Number:

23(0131)00316

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

WEA labels.

Country:

Denmark

Format:

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

ANCL 2011

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

WEA labels.

Country:

Europe

Format:

Label:

Atlantic

Cat. Number:

RCV1 18130

Release Date:

2018

Notes:

2018 reissue on purple vinyl.

Country:

Europe

Format:

Label:

Atlantic

Cat. Number:

781 542-2

Release Date:

1980s+

Notes:

Standard CD available across mainland Europe.

Country:

Europe

Format:

Label:

Atlantic

Cat. Number:

7567-81542-2

Release Date:

1990s?

Notes:

Reissue of the version above with a slightly longer cat. number. Presumably available across mainland Europe.

Country:

Europe

Format:

Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

Cat. Number:

8122-74383-2

Release Date:

2001

Notes:

European version of the remastered album with the three bonus tracks. Clear Jewel case with CD replicating original vinyl.

Country:

Europe

Format:

Label:

Atlantic/Rhino

Cat. Number:

8122-76785-9

Release Date:

2001

Notes:

European DVD-A multi-channel version containing a new mix of he album plus exclusive interview and new booklet..

Country:

France

Format:

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

68.051

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Gatefold sleeve, which has the inner sleeve lyrcs and info inside the gatefold.

Country:

France

Format:

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

2C 066-96 350

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Presumably a later pressing but no more information.

Country:

France

Format:

Tape

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

78.051

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

White cassette with black writing on case.

Country:

France

Format:

Tape

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

2 C 244 - 96350

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

No other information.

Country:

Germany

Format:

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

1C 062-96 350

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Inner sleeve.

Country:

Germany

Format:

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

7567-81542-1

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

No other information.

Country:

Greece

Format:

Label:

WEA

Cat. Number:

99237

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Likely a later pressing due to being on WEA. Included inner sleeve. (Discog comment mentions this is the "non-gatefold edition' suggesting there is a Greek gatefold edition as well, but I can't find any other reference to such a release. Scans are terrible, sorry, but you can see tah the label has the text "Welcome To My Nightmare O.S.T." which is unusual. O.S.T. would be 'Original SOundtrack'.

Country:

Italy

Format:

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

3C 064-96350

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Includes inner sleeves.

Country:

Japan

Format:

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

IPS-80182

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Includes inner sleeves, translation sheet, and obi.

Country:

Japan

Format:

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

IPS-80182

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

White label promo Includes inner sleeves, translation sheet, and obi.

Country:

Japan

Format:

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

YQ-8034-AA

Release Date:

July 1976

Notes:

Second pressing still with inner sleeve, translation sheet, and obi.

Country:

Japan

Format:

Label:

Atlantic

Cat. Number:

AMCY-57

Release Date:

25th May 1990

Notes:

Standard Japanese CD.

Country:

Japan

Format:

Label:

Atlantic

Cat. Number:

WPCR-14306

Release Date:

18th June 2012

Notes:

Japanese SHM-CD in miniture replica LP sleeve.

Country:

Mexico

Format:

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

SLEM -578

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Retitled "Bienvenidos A Mi Pesadilla" with titles translated into Spainish. No other information.

Country:

Netherlands

Format:

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

5C 062-96350

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

No other infomation.

Country:

New Zealand

Format:

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

ANCH 2011

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Laminated cover.

Country:

Portugal

Format:

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

8E 06496350

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

No other information.

Country:

Russia

Format:

Label:

Никитин

Cat. Number:

4607173158123

Release Date:

2008

Notes:

There are a dozen couterfeit Russan releases but this could be the official one. It's the remastered version with the three bonus tracks.

Country:

South Africa

Format:

Label:

Anchor

Cat. Number:

ANLJ(L) 3001

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

No additional Information.

Country:

South Korea

Format:

Label:

High Stereo Light

Cat. Number:

148

Release Date:

Notes:

Obviously counterfeit, but I like these as they are just so cheap and awful. This one is in a blue and white flimsy paper sleeve.

Country:

Spain

Format:

Label:

Anchor Records

Cat. Number:

1 J062-96.350

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

No Other Info

Country:

Spain

Format:

Label:

Anchor Records

Cat. Number:

LP-0066

Release Date:

1976

Notes:

No Other Info

Country:

Spain

Format:

Tape

Label:

Anchor Records

Cat. Number:

1 J 244-96.350

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

White tape with yellow labels.

Country:

Sweden

Format:

Label:

Anchor Records

Cat. Number:

ANCL 2011

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

With inner sleeve. SIB-Tryck Tumba logo on back of the sleeve.

Country:

Taiwan

Format:

Label:

First Record

Cat. Number:

FL-2573

Release Date:

1975

Notes:

Another fun Asian counterfeit, this one has the lyrics on eth back cover, and the inner sleeve for John Denver's "Rocky Mountain Christmas"!

Country:

Uruguay

Format:

Label:

EMI

Cat. Number:

SLPE 500576

Release Date:

1976

Notes:

Retitled "Bienvenido A Mi Pesadilla " on front cover with titles in Spanish.

Country:

Yugoslavia

Format:

Label:

Jugoton/Anchor Records

Cat. Number:

LSANC 70737/ANCL 2011

Release Date:

August 1st 1975(?!?)

Notes:

Retitled "Bienvenido A Mi Pesadilla " on front cover with titles in Spanish.

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