
Ok, so you've found the
Type O Negative section of the website.
Everything is on this single page, in chronological
order, more or less. This is not yet complete. More will be added as time allows.
05/18/08 - Some thoughts
(rant) from me.
FILE SHARING
Obviously, Type O
Negative is my favorite band. In my opinion, they
are the best band in the genre. If you like their
music, BUY it. If you don't know whether or not
you like it, buy a copy of Bloody Kisses and listen to
it. Bloody Kisses is one of the best albums / CDs
ever made, and it will give you a good idea of what the
band is about. Whatever you do, don't download
their music on one of those file sharing networks.
In doing so, you'd be doing yourself and the band a
disservice. Not only is it illegal, but the sound
quality is often lousy, and the band doesn't get their
well deserved royalties. Buy the music.
BOOTLEGS
Ok, it's bad enough for
bootlegs to even exist. The worst thing about
bootlegs is that the band doesn't get any royalties from
them (not even the "real" bootlegs). That's why
they should be (and are) illegal. That being said,
I must admit that I'm such a fan of Type O Negative, I'm
guilty of buying and owning (never selling) Type O
Negative bootlegs. You can see some of them on
this page.
FAKE BOOTLEGS and FAKE
CDs
What's really got me
pissed off lately is these people on eBay that are
selling bootlegs and passing them off as "factory
pressed". I've had about enough of that.
The sellers responsible for this should absolutely be
ashamed of themselves. It spoils the music
collecting experience for music collectors as well as
the eBay experience for eBay buyers.
There are at 15 (16, if
you count both versions of Stone Flowers) different
"real" factory pressed Type O Negative bootlegs.
You can see them toward the bottom of this page.
These do indeed exist as real factory pressed CDs
(albeit unauthorized), but they are also being
counterfeited (homemade - printed and burned on CD-Rs).
There are also bootlegs being passed off as "factory
pressed" that never existed at all as real factory
pressed CDs. Case in point: "Berlin Sucks".
It is possible to tell
the difference between the REAL factory pressed CDs and
the counterfeit (homemade) ones. The real factory
pressed CDs are silver bottomed, factory pressed CDs
(not CD-Rs). Most have at least some shiny silver
showing on the top side, with professional print and
artwork on the shiny silver surface. Many come
with glossy booklets and/or inserts. Most of the
fake ones used to have printed paper adhesive labels on
the topside. In more recent times, with the advent
of printers capable of printing direct to disc, and CDs
with printable surfaces, they've been more
authentic-looking. The fake ones usually have the
artwork and text printed on a
dull, matte finish (sometimes silvery or gray) on the
topside, with no shiny silver. Some are
glossy-topped, with the print printed on a glossy white
printable surface. Some are also shiny silver
topped with black print (text only- no artwork) on top
(thanks to thermal CD printers). Even more
recently, some CD-R manufacturers have come out with
water resistant printable discs. With all of this
new technology and media available, it has become more
difficult to spot fake CDs (CD-Rs), and easier for
low-life scum, bottom feeding, unethical, shameless
assholes to make and sell them.
There are software
programs out there than can positively identify and tell
the difference between CD-Rs and true CDs. One of
them is "SmartBurn", available from the Lite-On IT
Corporation. You can download it
here. I don't know if it works with only Lite-On
brand drives or if it works with other brands as well.
I do know that if you have a Lite-On drive, you can use
SmartBurn to identify a suspect disc. CD-Rs are
identified as such, often showing the brand/manufacturer
of the CD-R. Real CDs are identified as CD-ROMs.
Thank you Bacchus, for that information.
If you've been ripped off
by a seller on eBay, I urge you to file a formal
complaint with eBay. Even if you don't get your
money back, you should still raise hell.
If anyone has questions
or comments regarding Type O Negative CDs or bootlegs,
feel free to email me at
badrad600@gmail.com
.
END RANT (for now)
-Russell

Featuring Peter and Josh
- Pre- Type O Negative, Circa 1981
This is an original 1981
45rpm Fallout record. It is obviously a bit worse
for wear, but still, it is one of only 500 made, and 27
years old as of this writing. I'm glad to finally
have one in my collection.
Note the stencil scribing
in the margin on the vinyl - The scribing and the labels
are reversed. Vinyl scribed side A is on label
side B, and vice versa. I haven't played it yet to
see which is correct.
This is a CD-R purchased
on... yeah, you got it... eBay. It never was
officially released as a CD. Still, it is
interesting, and I'm glad to have it in the collection.
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Featuring Peter Steele -
Pre- Type O Negative
Carnivore LP
Retaliation LP
Carnivore CD
Retaliation CD
Carnivore/Retaliation
Combo CD, Autographed by Peter
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Almost the same as the
"Slow, Deep, and Hard" LP, this is the demo cassette
released before the band settled on the name Type O
Negative.
None More Negative -
Cassette Demo
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Slow, Deep and Hard
Unsuccessfully Coping... Radio Only Promo -
RoadRacer, RR Promo 038 (expletives bleeped out)
Unsuccessfully Coping... Radio Only Promo
- RoadRacer, RR Promo 038 (same as above, but unsigned)
Slow, Deep and Hard CD - RoadRacer, RO 9313-2
Slow, Deep and Hard CD - RoadRacer CD RCD 9313, RoadRunner
case RR9313-2
The Origin of the Feces
The Origin... LP - Original Artwork,
RoadRacer
The Origin... Cassette - Original Artwork, , RoadRacer,
RRC 9174
The Origin... CD - Original Artwork, RoadRacer, RO
9174-2
The Origin... CD - Original Artwork, RoadRacer, RRD
9174
The Origin... CD - Original Artwork, RoadRacer CD RRD
9174, RoadRunner case, RR 9174-2
The Origin... CD - New Artwork, RoadRunner,
RR 9006-2
The Origin... CD - New Artwork, Remaster,
RoadRunner, RR 8762-2
Bloody Kisses
Bloody Kisses Anonymous Promo Cassette,
Promo 074
Bloody Kisses Promo Cassette, RoadRunner,
RR 9100-4
Bloody Kisses Anonymous Promo CD, Promo
074 - This was not issued with artwork.
Black No. 1 Digipak Promo, RoadRunner, RR
Promo 100
Black No. 1 Digipak Promo, RoadRunner, RR
Promo 100 (same as above, but unsigned)
Black No. 1 Jewel Case Promo, RoadRunner,
RR Promo 073
Christian Woman Promo, RoadRunner, RR
Promo 089
Christian Woman Promo, RoadRunner, RR
Promo 089 (same as above, but unsigned)
Summer Breeze Promo, RoadRunner, RR Promo
126
Bloody Kisses CD - Digipak, 9 Tracks,
RoadRunner 9003-2
Bloody Kisses CD - Jewel Case, 14 Tracks,
RoadRunner, RRD 9100
Bloody Kisses CD - Jewel Case, 14 Tracks,
RoadRunner, RR 9100-2
Bloody Kisses CD - Jewel Case, Alternate
Artwork, 14 Tracks, RoadRunner, RR 8933-2
October Rust
October Rust Promo Cassette "Rust Cuts",
RoadRunner, RR Promo 169
October Rust Advance Cassette, RoadRunner,
RR 8874-4PR
Cinnamon Girl, Promo CD, Jewel Case, 1
Track, RoadRunner, RR Promo 281
Cinnamon Girl, Promo CD, Jewel Case, 2
Tracks, RoadRunner, RR 2270-2
Cinnamon Girl, Promo CD, Jewel Case, 3
Tracks, RoadRunner, RR Promo 264
Cinnamon Girl, Promo CD, Slim Jewel Case,
4 Tracks, RoadRunner, RR Promo RR 2270-3
In Praise of Bacchus, Cardboard Sleeve, 1 Track, RoadRunner, RR Promo 241