Performer: Metallica
Genre: Rock
Album: Ride The Lightning
Released: 2008
Style: Thrash
MP3 version ZIP size: 1579 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1703 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1760 mb
Rating: 4.1
Votes: 385
Other Formats: MPC XM VOC AA MP2 AUD MOD

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Fight Fire With Fire Written-By – Burton*, Hetfield*, Ulrich*	4:44
A2	Ride The Lightning Written-By – Burton*, Mustaine*, Hetfield*, Ulrich*	6:36
B1	For Whom The Bell Tolls Written-By – Burton*, Hetfield*, Ulrich*	5:10
B2	Fade To Black Written-By – Burton*, Hetfield*, Hammett*, Ulrich*	6:56
C1	Trapped Under Ice Written-By – Hetfield*, Hammett*, Ulrich*	4:03
C2	Escape Written-By – Hetfield*, Hammett*, Ulrich*	4:23
D1	Creeping Death Written-By – Burton*, Hetfield*, Hammett*, Ulrich*	6:36
D2	The Call Of Ktulu Written-By – Burton*, Mustaine*, Hetfield*, Ulrich*	8:52

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – www.gzvinyl.com
• Pressed By – GZ Digital Media – 89463E
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – E/M Ventures
• Copyright (c) – E/M Ventures
• Record Company – Universal Music Group International
• Recorded At – Sweet Silence Studios
• Mastered At – Masterdisk
• Designed At – AD Artists
• Published By – Creeping Death Music

Credits

• A&R [Coordination] – Michael Alago
• Bass – Cliff Burton
• Cover [Concept] – Metallica
• Drums – Lars Ulrich
• Engineer – Flemming Rasmussen
• Lead Guitar – Kirk Hammett
• Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
• Photography By [Back Cover Cliff] – Harold O*
• Photography By [Back Cover Kirk], Photography By [Back Cover James] – Rick Brackett
• Photography By [Back Cover Lars] – Peter Cronin*
• Photography By [Dressing Room] – Robert Hoetink
• Photography By [Inner Sleeve B&w Group] – Fin Costello
• Photography By [Live Pix Group] – Anthony D. Sommella
• Producer – Metallica
• Producer [Assistant] – Flemming Rasmussen, Mark Whitaker
• Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – James Hetfield

Notes

Half-speed mastered by Mobile Fidelity from the original analog tapes.

Housed in a gatefold sleeve bound by banding which states "Metallica 45 RPM Series. Metallica like you've never heard them before... Louder, faster, heavier.".

The inside gatefold includes the album lyrics, band photography and credits. The records within are house in plain white inner sleeves.

Part of Metallica "45 RPM Series".

Recorded and mixed at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark during spring 1984.

All songs published by Creeping Death Music, ASCAP.
Lyrics © 1984 Creeping Death Music, ASCAP.

Rear Sleeve: ℗ & © 1984 E/M Ventures.
Banding: ℗ & © 2008 E/M Ventures
Made in the EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 6 00753 08524 0
• Barcode (Scanned): 600753085240
• Matrix / Runout (Machine stamped runout side A): 89463E1/A www.gzvinyl.com -5308524-A
• Matrix / Runout (Machine stamped runout side B): 89463E2/A 5308524-A
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• Matrix / Runout (Side A & B face label): 0600753085257
• Matrix / Runout (Side C & D face label): 0600753085264
• Rights Society: BIEM / SABAM
• Label Code: LC 01633
• Other (Distribution Code): METBB01
• Rights Society (Publishing rights): ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout (Side A (instead of gzvinyl.com)): 81297 1A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B (instead of gzvinyl.com)): 81297 B
• Matrix / Runout (Side C (instead of gzvinyl.com)): 91297 1C
• Matrix / Runout (Side D (instead of gzvinyl.com)): 91297 1D

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MRI 769	Metallica	Ride The Lightning ‎(LP, Album)	Megaforce Records	MRI 769	US	1984
016	Metallica	Ride The Lightning ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Takt Music	016	Poland	1991
838 140-9	Metallica	Ride The Lightning ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Ukrainian Records, Vertigo, Phonogram	838 140-9	Ukraine	2008
838 140-1, none	Metallica	Ride The Lightning ‎(LP, Album, Unofficial)	Vertigo , PolyGram , Phonogram	838 140-1, none	Russia	1994
193374	Metallica	Ride The Lightning ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	New Electric Way	193374	France	1986