Metallica – Ride The Lightning
(Music For Nations Records 1987 MFN27DM)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1/C1/D1 – UK Pressing
Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear to edges/corners
Double Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Metallica is an American heavy metal band based in San Rafael, California. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles when vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield responded to an advertisement posted by drummer Lars Ulrich in a local newspaper. Metallica’s current line-up comprises founding members Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine (who went on to form rivals Megadeth) and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band.
Ride the Lightning is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. The album was released on July 27, 1984, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. The album was recorded in three weeks with producer Flemming Rasmussen at the Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artwork, based on the band’s concept, represents an electric chair in the midst of thunders. The album title was taken from a passage in Stephen King’s novel The Stand. The overall recording cost of $30,000 was paid by Metallica’s European label Music for Nations because Megaforce was unable to cover it.
Track listing
| A1 | Fight Fire With Fire | 4:44 | |
| A2 | Ride The Lightning | 6:36 | |
| B1 | For Whom The Bell Tolls | 5:10 | |
| B2 | Fade To Black | 6:56 | |
| C1 | Trapped Under Ice | 4:03 | |
| C2 | Escape | 4:23 | |
| D1 | Creeping Death | 6:36 | |
| D2 | The Call Of Ktulu | 8:52 |
Personnel
Metallica
- James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
- Cliff Burton – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Lars Ulrich – drums
Production
- Flemming Rasmussen – production, engineering
- Metallica – production, cover concept
- Mark Whitaker – executive production
- Tom Coyne, Frankford Wayne – mastering on Megaforce release
- Bob Ludwig – mastering on Elektra release
- Q Prime Inc. – management
- Michael Alago – A&R coordinator
- Peter Paterno – legal representation
- Marsha Vlasic, Neil Warnock – booking agents for The Agency Group
Packaging
- AD Artists – cover design
- Fin Costello, Anthony D. Somella, Robert Hoetink, Pete Cronin, Rick Brackett, Harold Oimen – photography
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