Metallica – Ride The Lightning

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Label:	Music For Nations – MFN 27
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	UK
Released:	1984
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Heavy Metal

Tracklist

A1	Fight Fire With Fire Written-By – Ulrich*	4:44
A2	Ride The Lightning Written-By – Ulrich*	6:36
A3	For Whom The Bell Tolls Written-By – Ulrich*	5:10
A4	Fade To Black Written-By – Ulrich*	6:56
B1	Trapped Under Ice Written-By – Ulrich*	4:03
B2	Escape Written-By – Ulrich*	4:23
B3	Creeping Death Written-By – Ulrich*	6:36
B4	The Call Of Ktulu Written-By – Ulrich*	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
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 both side of label.
- "Metallica" logo has distance from the hole on both side of label.
- Inner sleeve doesn't have 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

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Ride The Lightning (LP, Album)	Roadrunner Records	RR 9848	Europe	1984
Recently Edited	Ride The Lightning (LP, Album)	Megaforce Records	MRI 769	US	1984
Recently Edited	Ride The Lightning (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Specialty Pressing)	Megaforce Records, Inc.	9 60396-1, 60396-1	US	1984
Recently Edited	Ride The Lightning (LP, Album, White Label)	Banzai Records	BRC 1909	Canada	1984
Recently Edited	Ride The Lightning (LP, Album)	Music For Nations	MFN 27	UK	1984