Metallica – Master Of Puppets
Tracklist
| A1 | Battery | 5:10 | |
| A2 | Master Of Puppets | 8:38 | |
| A3 | The Thing That Should Not Be | 6:32 | |
| A4 | Welcome Home (Sanitarium) | 6:28 | |
| B1 | Disposable Heroes | 8:14 | |
| B2 | Leper Messiah | 5:38 | |
| B3 | Orion | 8:12 | |
| B4 | Damage, Inc. | 5:08 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
- Manufactured By – Columbia House
- Licensed To – Columbia House
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra/Asylum Records
- Copyright © – Elektra/Asylum Records
- Published By – Creeping Death Music
- Recorded At – Sweet Silence Studios
- Mixed At – Amigo Studios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
Credits
- Arranged By – Hetfield*, Ulrich*
- Artwork [Cover Concept] – Metallica, Peter Mensch
- Artwork [Cover Illustration] – Don Brautigam
- Bass – Cliff Burton
- Drums – Lars Ulrich
- Engineer [Assistant Mixing] – Mark Wilzcak*
- Guitar [Lead] – Kirk Hammett
- Lyrics By – Hetfield*
- Management – Q Prime Inc.
- Mastered By – George Marino
- Mixed By – Michael Wagener
- Photography By [Back Cover, Cliff] – Rich Likong
- Photography By [Back Cover, Kirk & James] – Ross Halfin
- Photography By [Back Cover, Lars] – Rob Elfin
- Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Ross Halfin
- Producer – Flemming Rasmussen, Metallica
- Vocals, Guitar [Rhythm] – James Hetfield
- Written-By – Burton* (tracks: A2, B3, B4), Hetfield*, Hammett* (tracks: A2 to B1, B4), Ulrich*
Notes
Comes with inner sleeve with lyrics and photos; reads "Printed In U.S.A."
Recorded between September and December 1985 at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mixed at Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, CA, USA.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.
First catalog number appears on the platen label.
Second catalog number appears on the spine.
No barcode on sleeve.
Misprint on labels "Produed" instead of "Produced"
Unlike the Elektra release Master Of Puppets, this release has no notes of Direct Metal Mastering and, by the sound of it, this is not Direct Metal Mastered.
Recorded between September and December 1985 at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mixed at Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, CA, USA.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.
First catalog number appears on the platen label.
Second catalog number appears on the spine.
No barcode on sleeve.
Misprint on labels "Produed" instead of "Produced"
Unlike the Elektra release Master Of Puppets, this release has no notes of Direct Metal Mastering and, by the sound of it, this is not Direct Metal Mastered.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched / Variant 1): (PXTR) STE 60439A - G1A D [stamped] G1 A1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched / Variant 1): (P*AP) - STE-60439B - G1A G1 E8
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched / Variant 2): STE 60439A - 1A G1 B2 SL
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched / Variant 2): STE 60439B - 1A G1 C SL
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched / Variant 3): STE 60439A-1A G1 D8 SL
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched / Variant 3): (P*AP) - STE-60439B - G1A G1 E7
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched / Variant 4 [D is stamped]): STE 60439A-1A D G1 C2 SL
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched / Variant 4 [E is stamped]): (P*AP) - STE-60439B - G1A E G1 E2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched / Variant 5 [E is stamped]): STE 60439A-1A E G1 D7 SL
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched / Variant 5 [E is stamped]): (P*AP) - STE-60439B - G1A E G1 D3
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other Versions (5 of 533)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Master Of Puppets (LP, Album) | Roadrunner Records, Music For Nations | RR 9717 | Europe | 1986 | ||
Recently Edited | Master Of Puppets (Cassette, Album, SR) | Elektra, Elektra | 9 60439-4, 60439-4 | US | 1986 | ||
| Master Of Puppets (LP, Album) | Elektra | 96 04391 | Canada | 1986 | |||
Recently Edited | Master Of Puppets (LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue) | Music For Nations | MFN 60P | UK | 1986 | ||
Recently Edited | Master Of Puppets (LP, Album) | Music For Nations | MFN 60 | UK | 1986 |
Recommendations
Reviews
This pressing is not better than the Elektra promo or the MFN double lp, someone is selling snake oil.
Hahaha who pad $1200 for this :D like seriously man
Best pressing of this album hands down. Top 5 sounding records in my collection. It's like if Daft Punk mixed a metal album. Incredible, incredible release that I'll never let go of. A collector's equivalent of a RL Zep 2 for a metal fan.
This record is by far the most clean version out there, very strong and defined bass, very clear with the least distortion when compared to 5 other copies of this album. Even compared to the promo. I have to say if you want ear bleeding and a massive headache you are better off with the version from the 2004 rhino numbered box set. They really are a bargain for what they are. I’m not sure about some of you, but I can only turn my volume so high when on the turntable before the woofers start fluctuating. CD’s can go max but these records can’t. Only reason I say this is the 2004 version I can turn so loud it’s insane. That one has a great soundstage and all that blah blah blah but it can go much louder than this or the original or the promo. The promo is nearly identical to the retail release.
Edited 8 months agoI originally thought that y’all were on something strong when it came to raving about this pressing, as generally Columbia House pressings are known to be really inferior to their retail versions. Boy was I wrong…
After A/Bing my Speciality pressing with this one, I can honestly agree the Columbia House pressing beats it. Being that Columbia House tends to use their own stampers vs. what other pressing plants get, it gives this album a decent upgrade in clarity and brightness.
This is probably one of the few times I can say that a record club pressing has a different listening experience and you can actually hear it. Worth the upgrade.- Fucking absolutely fantastic pressing, the upper mids are just so incredible it makes for an amazing experience. Sanitarium was truly mind blowing!!! I’ve got some light crackle on the lead ins and very light between songs but it no way detracts from the experience. Wow, this was even better than I had expected! So glad I purchased it!!!
- I don't have any other pressings of this, and I paid heavy for a copy based upon the reviews, and I must say this is impressive! The music just jumps out at you, full range, musicianship displayed by the awesome Metallica!!
Edited one year agoI have both the Columbia House and the Specialty Pressing (Thanks to Lanakias1) and I can easily say the Columbia House literally the greatest MOP pressing of all time. You NEVER heard of Master Of Puppets until you hear the Columbia House pressing.
The lack of DMM make this pressing incredibly a spellbinding experience.
11 out of 10
Who ever worked for Columbia House at that time has a reserved spot in heaven.
Edited one year agoThe best pressing of the album in my opinion. Insane brightness, sharpness, clarity and passion. The most alive version of the album. It destroys all the others.
If you need more details, go and see my comment on "Allied" pressing page or visit my list here https://rateyourmusic.com/list/lanas/ranked-master-of-puppets-vinyl-pressings-which-version-sounding-the-best/- Edited one year agoSounds noticeably different to a standard Sterling DMM version.
With brighter highs and sharper upper-mids.
Fading effect lasts longer.
Has approx.2x gaps between tracks which is very unusual after listening a regular issue over 30 years.
All I can say this is the most powerful single release of MoP that I heard in my life.
Only few people know the names of those who mastered versions for CRC but anyway we should be grateful for them as in most cases they sound magnificent.
