Pls Help Spot A Genuine Rated X Vinyl

There are so many pressings of this album that is confuses a lot of people, so I wrote this guide. Hopefully it's of help.

You can tell a UK 1st pressing (2000) by:

A large parental advisory sticker on the cover

A picture of a woman's bum on the B side label, which isn't on any other version.

A hype sticker reading "featuring the hit single The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret & Bonus Track" with rounded corners.

Small text on the back cover that reads "Don't make me beg, just fuck me."

Catalogue number on spine is "490 864-1"

You can tell European 2nd pressings (2000) by:

No parental advisory sticker

No bum on the B side label, just an X like the A side label

Does have the hype sticker reading "featuring the hit single The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret & Bonus Track" with rounded corners.

Does have the "Don't make me beg just fuck me" text on the back cover.

The catalogue number on the spine is "000 000-0"

You can tell a US reissue (2005) by:

The hype sticker that mentions The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret is printed onto the sleeve, it's not an actual sticker.

There is no "don't make me beg just fuck me" text on the back cover.

You can tell the 2nd EU reissue (2014) by

The hype sticker that mentions The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret has square corners, unlike the other pressings, which are all rounded.

It does have the "don't make me beg..." text on the back cover

The catalogue number on the spine is "000 000-0"

I only know of one bootleg issue (2015) and you can tell that by

The fact that it is a double LP, with the second disc having the same material as the official double CD deluxe reissue from 2010. It is also has the Rated R symbol on red artwork, rather than Rated X, like all the official vinyl versions. Any version of the album is coloured vinyl is a bootleg.

Hopefully that's of help to some people. I would avoid the 2005 reissue, as it is infamously poor quality (though it is an official release, despite what some people say) and I would instead either go for the 2014 reissue, which is excellent quality or one of the UK or EU 2000 issues. I own the UK 1st press and it is great.

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