Catalogue #: WBRCD2
Release Date: 26th September 1994
Rarity Rating: 1/5 (Common)
Packaging: Standard Plastic Jewelcase With 16 Page Colour Booklet
Notes: N/A
01. Protection - Duration: 07:51 02. Karmacoma - Duration: 05:16 03. Three - Duration: 03:29 04. Weather Storm - Duration: 04:59 05. Spying Glass - Duration: 05:20 06. Better Things - Duration: 04:18 07. Eurochild - Duration: 05:06 08. Sly - Duration: 05:24 09. Heat Miser - Duration: 03:39 10. Light My Fire (Live) - Duration: 03:15
Catalogue #: VJCP-25136
Release Date: 26th September 1994
Rarity Rating: 5/5 (Very Rare)
Packaging: Standard Plastic Jewelcase With 16 Page Colour Booklet And Additional Lyrics Booklet + Obi-Strip
Notes: N/A
01. Protection - Duration: 07:51 02. Karmacoma - Duration: 05:16 03. Three - Duration: 03:29 04. Weather Storm - Duration: 04:59 05. Spying Glass - Duration: 05:20 06. Better Things - Duration: 04:18 07. Eurochild - Duration: 05:06 08. Sly - Duration: 05:24 09. Heat Miser - Duration: 03:39 10. Light My Fire (Live) - Duration: 03:15
Catalogue #: VJCP-68410
Release Date: 29th March 2002
Rarity Rating: 4/5 (Rare)
Packaging: Mini-LP Replica Cardboard Sleeve With Inner Sleeve And Lyrics Bookelt + Obi-Strip
Notes: This re-issue was part of the "Modern Masters" Re-issue series. Three other Massive Attack albums, Blue Lines, No Protection and Mezzanine would also receive similar Japanese re-issues in deluxe Mini-LP sleeves.
01. Protection - Duration: 07:51 02. Karmacoma - Duration: 05:16 03. Three - Duration: 03:29 04. Weather Storm - Duration: 04:59 05. Spying Glass - Duration: 05:20 06. Better Things - Duration: 04:18 07. Eurochild - Duration: 05:06 08. Sly - Duration: 05:24 09. Heat Miser - Duration: 03:39 10. Light My Fire (Live) - Duration: 03:15
Catalogue #: WBRMC2
Release Date: 26th September 1994
Rarity Rating: 3/5 (Hard To Find)
Packaging: Cardboard Cassette Sleeve In Plastic Cassette Case
Notes: N/A
A1. Protection - Duration: 07:51 A2. Karmacoma - Duration: 05:16 A3. Three - Duration: 03:29 A4. Weather Storm - Duration: 04:59 A5. Spying Glass - Duration: 05:20 B1. Better Things - Duration: 04:18 B2. Eurochild - Duration: 05:06 B3. Sly - Duration: 05:24 B4. Heat Miser - Duration: 03:39 B5. Light My Fire (Live) - Duration: 03:15
Catalogue #: WBRLP2
Release Date: 26th September 1994
Rarity Rating: 2/5 (Less Common)
Packaging: Heavy Cardboard Sleeve
Notes: Standard vinyl with a inner groove which contains The Wild Bunch logo along with full writing/production/copyright info.
A1. Protection - Duration: 07:51 A2. Karmacoma - Duration: 05:16 A3. Three - Duration: 03:29 A4. Weather Storm - Duration: 04:59 A5. Spying Glass - Duration: 05:20 B1. Better Things - Duration: 04:18 B2. Eurochild - Duration: 05:06 B3. Sly - Duration: 05:24 B4. Heat Miser - Duration: 03:39 B5. Light My Fire (Live) - Duration: 03:15
Catalogue #: MASSIVE1
Release Date: August 1994
Rarity Rating: 3/5 (Hard To Find)
Packaging: Slimline Cardboard Sleeve
Notes: This is the only disc which contains a rare alternative version of Weather Storm, which is informally also called the alternative version as the promo's sleeve makes no indication that this is the case. At 03:04 minutes into the duration of Weather Storm on this sampler promo, an extra 10 seconds of additional piano music is heard that is not present on the regular album version.
01. Sly - Duration: 05:24 02. Protection - Duration: 07:51 03. Karmacoma - Duration: 05:16 04. Weather Storm - Duration: 05:09
Catalogue #: DPRO-12705
Release Date: August 1994
Rarity Rating: 3/5 (Hard To Find)
Packaging: Standard Plastic Jewelcase With No Front Cover
Notes: Unlike the UK sampler promo above, this USA sampler does not have any exclusive versions/remixes, unless you count the Clean Edit of Better Things, were the profanity 'shit' has been dubbed out. The Single Edit of Protection on this disc, is the same as the 7" Edit found on the Protection single.
01. Protection (Single Edit) - Duration: 04:53 02. Better Things (Clean Edit) - Duration: 04:19 03. Weather Storm - Duration: 04:59 04. Protection (The Eno Mix) - Duration: 09:10 05. Protection - Duration: 07:52
Catalogue #: 7243-8-39883-2-7
Release Date: August 1994
Rarity Rating: 4/5 (Rare)
Packaging: Standard Plastic Jewelcase + 16 Page Colour Booklet With Promo Sticker On Front Cover And Another Promo Sticker On the Disc Itself
Notes: Identical to the USA Retail version of Protection except for the promo stickers.
01. Protection - Duration: 07:51 02. Karmacoma - Duration: 05:16 03. Three - Duration: 03:29 04. Weather Storm - Duration: 04:59 05. Spying Glass - Duration: 05:20 06. Better Things - Duration: 04:18 07. Eurochild - Duration: 05:06 08. Sly - Duration: 05:24 09. Heat Miser - Duration: 03:39 10. Light My Fire (Live) - Duration: 03:15
Catalogue #: N/A
Release Date: August 1994
Rarity Rating: 5/5 (Very Rare)
Packaging: Plastic Cassette Case With Promo Sticker On Back Cover
Notes: N/A
A1. Protection - Duration: 07:51 A2. Karmacoma - Duration: 05:16 A3. Three - Duration: 03:29 A4. Weather Storm - Duration: 04:59 A5. Spying Glass - Duration: 05:20 B1. Better Things - Duration: 04:18 B2. Eurochild - Duration: 05:06 B3. Sly - Duration: 05:24 B4. Heat Miser - Duration: 03:39 B5. Light My Fire (Live) - Duration: 03:15
Catalogue #: 4PRO-12701
Release Date: August 1994
Rarity Rating: 5/5 (Very Rare)
Packaging: Plastic Cassette Case
Notes: Unique promo-only packaging, with a mini press release on the inside of the insert, and unique artwork on the outside.
A1. Protection - Duration: 07:51 A2. Karmacoma - Duration: 05:16 A3. Three - Duration: 03:29 A4. Weather Storm - Duration: 04:59 A5. Spying Glass - Duration: 05:20 B1. Better Things - Duration: 04:18 B2. Eurochild - Duration: 05:06 B3. Sly - Duration: 05:24 B4. Heat Miser - Duration: 03:39 B5. Light My Fire (Live) - Duration: 03:15
Catalogue #: N/A
Release Date: August 1994
Rarity Rating: 5/5 (Very Rare)
Packaging: Plastic Cassette Case With Cover Sheet
Notes: N/A
A1. Protection - Duration: 07:51 A2. Karmacoma - Duration: 05:16 A3. Three - Duration: 03:29 A4. Weather Storm - Duration: 04:59 A5. Spying Glass - Duration: 05:20 B1. Better Things - Duration: 04:18 B2. Eurochild - Duration: 05:06 B3. Sly - Duration: 05:24 B4. Heat Miser - Duration: 03:39 B5. Light My Fire (Live) - Duration: 03:15
Catalogue #: N/A
Release Date: Sometime in 1995
Rarity Rating: 5/5 (Very Rare)
Packaging: VHS Sized Hard Plastic Case
Notes: This video was packaged together with a few copies sold of Protection in Australia in the Summer of 1995 in a promotion done by Virgin Megastores in the country.
01. Daydreaming - Duration: 05:17 02. Unfinished Sympathy - Duration: 05:13 03. Safe From Harm - Duration: 04:50 04. Sly - Duration: 05:08 05. Protection - Duration: 06:25 06. Karmacoma - Duration: 04:08
Catalogue #: N/A
Release Date: Sometime in 1995
Rarity Rating: 5/5 (Very Rare)
Packaging: Blue Coloured Slimline Cardboard Slipcase
Notes: This videotape promo was issued by Virgin Records America as a VHS tape using the NTSC format.
01. Protection - Duration: 05:21 02. Karmacoma - Duration: 04:27 03. Sly - Duration: 05:15