Metallica – Ride The Lightning
Label: |
Music For Nations – MFN 27 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Heavy Metal |
Tracklist
| A1 | Fight Fire With Fire | 4:44 | |
| A2 | Ride The Lightning | 6:36 | |
| A3 | For Whom The Bell Tolls | 5:10 | |
| A4 | Fade To Black | 6:56 | |
| B1 | Trapped Under Ice | 4:03 | |
| B2 | Escape | 4:23 | |
| B3 | Creeping Death | 6:36 | |
| B4 | The Call Of Ktulu | 8:52 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Music For Nations Ltd.
- Licensed From – Megaforce Records
- Published By – Take Out Music
- Pressed By – MPO
- Recorded At – Sweet Silence Studios
- Mixed At – Sweet Silence Studios
- Mastered At – CBS Studios, London
Credits
- Bass – Cliff Burton
- Booking [Agency Representation] – The Agency*
- Cover, Design – Ad Artists
- Crew [Sonic Decapitation Team] – Tim Sweeney (2)
- Design Concept [Cover Concept] – Metallica
- Drums – Lars Ulrich
- Engineer – Flemming Rasmussen
- Lacquer Cut By – TY*
- Lead Guitar – Kirk Hammet*
- Management – Crazed Management*
- Mastered By – Tim Young
- Photography By [Backcover - Cliff] – Harold O*
- Photography By [Backcover - James & Kirk] – Rick Brackett
- Photography By [Backcover - Lars] – Pete Cronin
- Photography By [Inner - B&w Group] – Fin Costello
- Photography By [Inner - Dressing Room] – Robert Hoetink
- Photography By [Inner - Live Pix Group] – Anthony D. Sommella
- Producer – Metallica
- Producer [Assistant] – Mark Whitaker
- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – James Hetfield
Notes
Inner sleeve with credits photos etc.
Merchandise leaflet.
Similar to Metallica - Ride The Lightning but with the following differences:
- No space between "Made in " and credits on side A label.
- "Metallica" logo has distance from the hole on side A label.
- Inner sleeve has a pocket cut.
Pressing plant info taken from the Matrix / Runout area.
Track A3: Typo on the back sleeve, "For whom the bells toll", instead of "For whom the bell tolls".
Recorded and mixed at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark during spring 1984.
Mastered at C.B.S. London.
Made in .
℗ 1984 Music For Nations Ltd.
Merchandise leaflet.
Similar to Metallica - Ride The Lightning but with the following differences:
- No space between "Made in " and credits on side A label.
- "Metallica" logo has distance from the hole on side A label.
- Inner sleeve has a pocket cut.
Pressing plant info taken from the Matrix / Runout area.
Track A3: Typo on the back sleeve, "For whom the bells toll", instead of "For whom the bell tolls".
Recorded and mixed at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark during spring 1984.
Mastered at C.B.S. London.
Made in .
℗ 1984 Music For Nations Ltd.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): MPO MFN 27 A¹ TY
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): MPO MFN 27 B¹ TY
Other Versions (5 of 570)
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| Ride The Lightning (LP, Album) | Roadrunner Records | RR 9848 | Europe | 1984 | |||
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Ride The Lightning (LP, Album) | Megaforce Records | MRI 769 | US | 1984 | ||
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Ride The Lightning (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Specialty Pressing) | Megaforce Records, Inc. | 9 60396-1, 60396-1 | US | 1984 | ||
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Ride The Lightning (LP, Album, White Label) | Banzai Records | BRC 1909 | Canada | 1984 | ||
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Ride The Lightning (Cassette, Album) | Music For Nations | T MFN 27, TMFN 27 | UK | 1984 |
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Reviews
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Crazy question for any collectors that own both the megaforce press and music for nations press, how different are the mastering? Which one is better, in your opinion? Also, how different are the covers? Like is one more purple than the other like the elektra and megaforce presses? -
Just found a copy and wanted to compare with the double lp 45RPM DMM 87 UK version because of that I was always feeling something is missing. As soon as I put the needle on this one I realised what is wrong with the 87 pressing. I understood that I was always fooling myself like maybe they couldn't record this properly or something is wrong with my setup. This pressing has more dynamics and most importantly James's vocals are here. I went back my childhood when I was listening this album from my casette tape. The 87 45RPM edition sounds more clearer, punchier and louder but because of it's loudness, it loses some dynamics and because of the mastering, James's vocals are less prominent, it's like his voice is coming from deep background. Now it's time to get a fisrt issue of Master of Puppets cause I have that kind of same problems with that same double 45RPM DMM edition! -
I bought this right when it came out at my local Tower Records and only played it once to put on tape so it's in NM shape. I never really listened to my albums but the tapes I made of them. I just pulled this out and am amazed how good it sounds. Best quality I have ever heard and proud to have picked this up in High School. Clear and punchy. I forgot how good analog sounds.
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Edited 3 years agoI can confirm what P_Michaud in his comment here says: Watch out! Some sellers sell counterfeit copies of that! Maybe without even knowing it! But there are obvious differences if you compare to the original and the original is of superior quality:
Original: Etched Matrices, no heavyweight vinyl, thiner and less glossy sleeve, sharp cover-graphics
Counterfeit: Stamped Matrices, heavyweight vinyl and glossy thicker sleeve, blurred cover-graphics of inferior quality
Ask before buying! This also refers to this version: https://www.discogs.sie.com/release/1722463-Metallica-Ride-The-Lightning -
Beware, a very well made counterfeit of this version exists; it's not referred on Discogs yet, but for information it looks the same in every way, except that the graphics are slightly blurred and the matrices are stamped. -
Best sounding vinyl edition ever !!! Sounds fantastic, has enough balls and power. Great cutting and fantastic vinyl quality !!!
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