Already had this, and in fact at first I thought it was the exact same Hollywood Records version I owned. I've never actively collected various pressings of anything just for minor color or layout differences, although inevitably I run into them while CD hunting. While very similar to my copy, the disc and back insert use the later oval/record shaped Hollywood logo as opposed to the globe graphic. The band/label logos on the disc face are very pixelated and the back insert slaps the Hollywood logo and copyright info in a large white box that obscures more of the artwork, so I'm guessing this was some quick'n'dirty mid-to-late '90s reissue.
As for the music, it's ok. The title track has some of the energy from the first album, but the lack of viciousness and less serious themes (I do like the "Wipe Out" tribute in the middle, though) are more like the follow-up. I'd say it bridges the sound of the first two albums well. Then "One Nation" is totally in The American Way vein. The Sabbath cover is faithful and respectful but there's nothing particularly interesting about it when you can just listen to the original. The second half of the EP is much more to my taste, with 2 live tracks from the debut and a re-recording of the demo song "Draining You of Life" which is more in line with the Ignorance material. Not my favorite stuff, but I like early Sacred Reich enough where this was well worth the two bucks.
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