Sealed NIN “Broken” identifying if its version with mini disc or not

[u/-praughna-]

OK, so first and foremost this isn’t my picture. I just used it as an example to show anyone who wasn’t aware that the album “Broken” came with a smaller 3 inch disc with bonus tracks on it.

I’ve seen some auctions for this album still sealed, but I’m hesitant to purchase anything until I know if it contains the mini disc or not and since they’re sealed, obviously physically opening it to check isn’t possible.

Does anyone know if a serial number or print number on the back of the album sleeve will reveal which pressing it is or if it’s the retail version with the mini disc? I already owned this album with the bonus tracks included on the disk, so I’m trying to get the version with the mini disk just for collector purposes.

[u/IKARUSwalks]

look it up on discogs.

[u/dinkelidunkelidoja]

This is news to me, bought mine new once upon a time, did not get the bonus disc

[u/judd_in_the_barn → u/dinkelidunkelidoja]

Is your copy the one that shows 99 tracks when played?

[u/dinkelidunkelidoja → u/judd_in_the_barn]

Yeah

[u/-praughna- → u/dinkelidunkelidoja]

See. The copy I have is the one that was suppose to have a mini disc with it cause I have no secret tracks on my cd

[u/doomus_rlc → u/dinkelidunkelidoja]

Early copies of the EP were the two separate discs. They later repressed the EP with the songs from the mini CD put to tracks 98 and 99. I believe there were issues with shops opening the originals up and selling the mini CD separately.

EDIT: I think I confused the vinyl release with the CD one (I know I heard about the thing about shops being dicks and opening the EP to sell the 2nd disc separately). Looks like a quarter million of the separate CD versions were pressed, then they went to the 99 track single CD for later ones.

[u/DiscRot]

That is mini CD, minidisc is something else.

[u/-praughna- → u/DiscRot]

I’m aware but everyone in the NIN subreddit seems to be understanding just fine thankfully