Question: What was the release date of the vinyl format of the album "Forty Six & 2" was on?

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Forty Six &amp; 2: "Forty Six & 2" is a song by the American Progressive Metal band Tool.  It was released as the fourth single from their third major label release "Ænima" in 1997 and received radio airplay.

Document 5: Document #5 is the first full length album by hardcore punk band Pg.  99, released in 2000 through Reptilian Records.  The album was released on vinyl and CD formats, the vinyl version was released in limited quantities, with 666 copies made.  200 copies were on grey marble vinyl, while the rest were standard black vinyl.  Reptillian Records announced that the album would be reissued on LP format in the summer of 2015, however it's release date was pushed back to October 27, 2017 to coincide with the band's reunion tour.  The reissue was released on compact disc, vinyl, and digital formats.

Official Vinyl Albums Chart: The Official Vinyl Albums Chart is a weekly record chart in the United Kingdom.  It is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the music industry.  It lists the top 40 most popular albums in the vinyl format each week.  The chart, along with the corresponding Official Vinyl Singles Chart, was launched on 6 April 2015 to coincide with Record Store Day, and was introduced in response to the major rise in popularity of vinyl records, both songs and albums; 2014 saw 1.3 million vinyl albums sold in the UK for the first time since 1995.

Junius / Rosetta: Junius / Rosetta is a split EP by American art rock band Junius and American post metal band Rosetta.  After several years of planning, the title was made available on September 27, 2011 through Translation Loss in CD format and on November 22, 2011 through The Mylene Sheath in vinyl format.  However, the vinyl release was limited, and only 1,000 copies have been pressed for distribution.  "Junius / Rosetta" includes two original tracks by both bands and a download card to obtain additional content online, including two cover songs originally by Soundgarden and Hum.

Total 3: Kompakt: Total 3 or Total 3 was released on 31 July 2001.  The album is the third installment of the influential Cologne-based microhouse label's annual compilation of vinyl releases and exclusives from its biggest artists and most promising newcomers.  Vinyl and CD editions are quite different since only six songs are included on both formats.  All tracks on the vinyl format were previously unreleased when the compilation came out.  "Departures" was since included on Closer Musik's album After Love, "So Weit Wie Noch Nie" was since released on 12 inch, both on Kompakt in 2002.  It was this album that introduced the worldwide electronic music scene to the Cologne minimal sound which was to be dominated by Kompakt releases.

Total Sex: Total Sex is the second full-length studio album by power electronics band Whitehouse, which was released in November 1980 through Come Organisation, only a few months after the band's debut, "Birthdeath Experience".  The album was reissued twice, first on CD in 1994 through Susan Lawly, and again in 2008 on double vinyl format through Very Friendly.  The original release was limited to 1,200 copies on vinyl, the first pressing consisted of 800 copies, the second consisted of 400 copies on translucent green vinyl.

Official Vinyl Singles Chart: The Official Vinyl Singles Chart is a weekly record chart in the United Kingdom.  It is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the music industry.  It lists the top 40 most popular singles in the vinyl format each week.  The chart, along with the corresponding Official Vinyl Albums Chart, was launched on 6 April 2015 to coincide with Record Store Day, and was introduced in response to the major rise in popularity of vinyl records, both songs and albums; 2014 saw 1.3 million vinyl albums sold in the UK for the first time since 1995.

Ænima: Ænima ("ON-ima") is the second studio album by American rock band Tool.  It was released in vinyl format on September 17, 1996, and in compact disc format on October 1, 1996, through Zoo Entertainment.  The album was recorded and cut at Ocean Way, Hollywood and The Hook, North Hollywood from 1995 to 1996.  The album was produced by David Bottrill.

Add Violence: Add Violence is an extended play by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails.  It was released digitally on July 19, 2017, two days ahead of its scheduled release date, under Trent Reznor's label The Null Corporation.  It was followed by the release of a physical component the week of August 8 and a CD release on September 1.  A vinyl release was also announced with no release date set.  This marks the second EP in a proposed trilogy following the 2016 release of "Not the Actual Events".  The final EP of the series is expected to be released before the end of 2017.

Whirr / Nothing: Whirr / Nothing is a split EP by the American shoegazing bands Whirr and Nothing, released on November 17, 2014 by Run for Cover.  The EP was released digitally as well as in 12-inch vinyl format with an etched B-side packaged with a documentary DVD.  Nothing announced the EP in February 2014, prior to the release of its debut album "Guilty of Everything", describing the split release as "very accessible" and noting a tentative release date of early 2014.

Supporting paragraphs: Forty Six &amp; 2 Ænima
Answer: September 17, 1996