Megadeth – Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
| Label: | Capitol Records – ST-12526, Combat – ST-12526, EMI – ST-12526 |
|---|---|
| Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, 180g |
| Country: | USA & Canada |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Heavy Metal, Thrash |
Tracklist
| A1 | Wake Up Dead | 3:37 | |
| A2 | The Conjuring | 5:00 | |
| A3 | Peace Sells | 4:05 | |
| A4 | Devils Island | 5:02 | |
| B1 | Good Mourning/Black Friday | 6:39 | |
| B2 | Bad Omen | 4:03 | |
| B3 | I Ain't Superstitious | 2:42 | |
| B4 | My Last Words | 4:44 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Capitol Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – Capitol Records, Inc.
- Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
- Recorded At – Music Grinder Studios
- Recorded At – Track Record (3)
- Recorded At – Rock Steady
- Recorded At – Maddog Studios
- Mixed At – Can-Am Recorders
- Published By – Hoochie Coochie Music
- Published By – Bug (2)
- Published By – Arc Music Corp.
- Published By – Mustaine Music
- Published By – Theory Music
- Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-66760
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-66761
Credits
- Arranged By – Megadeth
- Band [Megadeth Is] – Chris Poland, Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, Gar Samuelson
- Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – David Ellefson
- Booking [Agency] – Talent Resource Agency
- Concept By [Inspired By] – Dijon Carruthers (tracks: B1, B2)
- Design Concept [Cover Concept] – Andy Somers, Dave Mustaine
- Design [Album Design], Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Edward J. Repka
- Drums, Other [Cigarette Burns] – Gar Samuelson
- Engineer – Casey McMackin, Randy Burns
- Lacquer Cut By – DCM*
- Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Chris Poland
- Legal – Leonard Korobkin Law Offices
- Management – Keith Rawls Mgmt.
- Mixed By – Paul Lani
- Mixed By [Assisted By] – Stan Katayama
- Music By, Lyrics By – Dave Mustaine (tracks: A1 to B2, B4), Willie Dixon (tracks: B3)
- Producer – Dave Mustaine, Randy Burns
- Stage Manager – Scott Menzies
- Vocals [Additional Vocals And So Forth] – Casey McMackin (tracks: B1, B4), Dave Mustaine (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B4), David Ellefson (tracks: A1, A4), Mike Anderson (5) (tracks: A1, A4), Paul Sudin (tracks: A1, A4), Randy Burns (tracks: B1, B4)
- Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Dave Mustaine
Notes
This pressing is part of the 75th Anniversary of Capital Records.
It is a repress of Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?, only distinguishable by the other front sticker and different typeface on labels.
Printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.
Copies may have a small and large pressing ring visible on the label, others have just the small pressing ring.
Recorded at The Music Grinder, L.A., CA
Mixed at Can-Am Recorders, Tarzana, CA
Additional Recording at Track Records, Rock Steady Studios, L.A., CA
And at Maddog Studios, Venie, CA, Feb. 15, 1986 - Mar. 20, 1986
Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc, a subsidiary of Capitol Undustries-EMI, Inc. Hollywood and Vine Streets, Hollywood, California.
℗ 1986 Capitol Records, Inc. © 1986 Capitol Records, Inc.
"Bad Omen" and "Black Friday" inspired by Dijon Carruthers.
I Ain't Superstitious © 1963 by Hoochie Coochie Music Adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp. (BMI)
Wake Up Dead, The Conjuring, Peace Sells, Devils Island, Good Mourning/Black Friday, Bad Omen, My Last Words, © 1986 by Mustaine Music/Theory Music (BMI)
It is a repress of Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?, only distinguishable by the other front sticker and different typeface on labels.
Printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits.
Copies may have a small and large pressing ring visible on the label, others have just the small pressing ring.
Recorded at The Music Grinder, L.A., CA
Mixed at Can-Am Recorders, Tarzana, CA
Additional Recording at Track Records, Rock Steady Studios, L.A., CA
And at Maddog Studios, Venie, CA, Feb. 15, 1986 - Mar. 20, 1986
Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc, a subsidiary of Capitol Undustries-EMI, Inc. Hollywood and Vine Streets, Hollywood, California.
℗ 1986 Capitol Records, Inc. © 1986 Capitol Records, Inc.
"Bad Omen" and "Black Friday" inspired by Dijon Carruthers.
I Ain't Superstitious © 1963 by Hoochie Coochie Music Adm. by Bug/Arc Music Corp. (BMI)
Wake Up Dead, The Conjuring, Peace Sells, Devils Island, Good Mourning/Black Friday, Bad Omen, My Last Words, © 1986 by Mustaine Music/Theory Music (BMI)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned): 077771252617
- Barcode (Text): 0 77771 25261 7
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched (except "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped)): 0777-7-12526-1-7-A S-66760 DCM G-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched (except "MASTERED BY CAPITOL" stamped)): 0777-7-12526-1-7-B S-66761 DCM G-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL
- Rights Society: BMI
Other Versions (5 of 220)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (LP, Album) | Capitol Records, Capitol Records | 24 0626 1, 1C 064-24 0626 1 | Europe | 1986 | ||
Recently Edited | Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (CD, Album) | Capitol Records | CDP 7 46370 2 | US | 1986 | ||
Recently Edited | Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (LP, Picture Disc, Album) | Capitol Records | ESTP 2022 | UK | 1986 | ||
Recently Edited | Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (LP, Album) | Capitol Records, Capitol Records | EST 2022, 24 0626 1 | Australia | 1986 | ||
Recently Edited | Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? (Cassette, Album) | Capitol Records, Capitol Records, Capitol Records | TCEST 2022, 4 13242 4, 50999 4 13242 4 0 | UK | 1986 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Excellent reissue! Compared to the original Combat/Capitol 1986 release this reissue has thicker better quality 180g vinyl, not as loud and compressed, less noisy with more dynamic range so you can turn it up on a good system and the difference is noticeable. The packaging is improved as well with thicker cardboard and full lyric insert included a great improvement. Well worth getting if you can find a copy.
Don't know why all the complaints, my copy sounds great and the vocals a not lower in the mix! Ripped to 24/48 and sounds great!- Well it is not unlistenable, but does not sound great. I don’t have an original to compare it to though. Possibly the original recording was this muffled
Does anybody here know the release year of this repress?- I compared this pressing and the original pressing.
The original is so much louder, it's impressive. The 2017 pressing also sounds a bit muddy and unbalanced.
It's not that bad to be honest, but nowhere as good as the original. - Edited 2 years agoMaybe going strictly off tech numbers it looks good, as have been posted by the person below, but this record sounds empty and lifeless. Others have stated the original recordings sounded similarly bad, but even so, that would mean the original release AND this release sound empty and lifeless. It is very, very far from the 4.58 listed in votes. I gave it a 3 for the poor sound quality. Another user mentioned the Rust In Peace remaster, and I agree with that user. Rust In Peace sounded excellent, lots of presence and body for each instrument and plenty of clarity and separation. This version of Peace Sells sounds like you're listening to it through a thick sheet of plastic.
I had been doing some adjustments on my gear, and thought something went awry, so I threw on the Japanese release of Steely Dan's Can't Buy A Thrill to verify the system, and it sounded absolutely stunning. So, it is just this particular release of Peace Sells that sounds terrible. 
Sounds great. Dead quiet and dynamic.
DR12 -0.06 dB -13.69 dB 3:36 01-Wake Up Dead
DR13 -0.07 dB -15.37 dB 5:01 02-The Conjuring
DR12 0.00 dB -13.90 dB 4:01 03-Peace Sells
DR11 -0.81 dB -13.85 dB 5:03 04-Devils Island
DR12 0.00 dB -13.48 dB 6:38 05-Good Mourning / Black Friday
DR11 -0.22 dB -14.33 dB 4:03 06-Bad Omen
DR11 0.00 dB -12.58 dB 2:43 07-I Ain't Superstitious
DR11 -0.63 dB -14.27 dB 4:45 08-My Last Words
Edited 2 years agoWhen i get this one i was pretty good with the sound and specially when i compare it with the ugly 2004 remaster/remixed. But to be honest when i put the original LP (that i own) this press sound completely plastic and empty. When the "Wake up dead" come out from the original vinyl, you s*** your pants for real.. You feel you are living inside this chaotic 80s atmosphere.. The depth is really insane. So with few words. This is pretty good item if you can't have the original but if you can, run and get it..
I haven't heard an original press, but this version sounds pretty okay to me. As far as I'm aware, the album's original mastering was never perfect to begin with, but it's still pretty good to my ears at least. One thing I will say is to clean the thing. It came pretty dirty sounding, so using my vinyl vac (along with a wet clean) definitely improved it in that regard. Other then that, if you don't want to pay an arm and a leg for an original press, this is a pretty decent hold over.- This version sounds like ass....Side one has some real phase issues...sorry. I just got it new, and am stuck with this. I don't have anything to compare it to other than the Capitol Vault limited edition Rust in Peace which is killer.
