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This is easily the rarest Rammstein-related (non-promo) single; Schtiel was released in 2003 at the Harley Davidson 100th anniversary party in Moscow. The song 'Schtiel' is a cover of Russian Heavy Metal band 'Aria''s song 'Shtil'. The mini CD contains the song, as well as a small video; a Russian advert for Miller Beer in the enhanced segment. There are conflicting numbers for how many of these CDs were made, but it is believed that there are less than 500 out there; most of which are assumed to have been discarded, destroyed out of neglect, or are still under the possession of the original owners from the party, most of which are Harley Davidson VIPs.
It is important to note that the vast, vast majority of Schtiel CDs in collectors' hands are cheap CDr bootlegs by an eBay scammer known as 'fixluchs'. In reality, these CDs are extremely rare. You can tell that a Schtiel CD is fake from a number of factors; for one, the CD *must* be factory pressed, and include "www.CDLabs.ru / Schtiel" on the matrix at the back of the CD (as well as the IFPI mould number "IFPI UN14"). On the front of an authentic CD is a depressed inner-ring around the center of the disc. The digipak of a real Schtiel CD is also lithoprinted (scanning it and zooming in will reveal a series of tiny dots making up the artwork, where fakes are inkjet printed, and you will just see a clean, solid colour.) Contact me if you are worried that your copy is fake. I will confirm it for you.
There are perhaps only four copies of the real CD in the hands of collectors; one owner is RammsteinCollector.
Further information can be found here.
It is important to note that the vast, vast majority of Schtiel CDs in collectors' hands are cheap CDr bootlegs by an eBay scammer known as 'fixluchs'. In reality, these CDs are extremely rare. You can tell that a Schtiel CD is fake from a number of factors; for one, the CD *must* be factory pressed, and include "www.CDLabs.ru / Schtiel" on the matrix at the back of the CD (as well as the IFPI mould number "IFPI UN14"). On the front of an authentic CD is a depressed inner-ring around the center of the disc. The digipak of a real Schtiel CD is also lithoprinted (scanning it and zooming in will reveal a series of tiny dots making up the artwork, where fakes are inkjet printed, and you will just see a clean, solid colour.) Contact me if you are worried that your copy is fake. I will confirm it for you.
There are perhaps only four copies of the real CD in the hands of collectors; one owner is RammsteinCollector.
Further information can be found here.
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