Metallica Master Of Puppets
1987 2x Vinyl Gatefold, Direct Metal Mastering
Speed Metal
Heavy Metal
Thrash

Main image
Music For Nations
arranged by [all arrangements by] James Hetfield
arranged by [all arrangements by] Lars Ulrich
bass, backing vocals Cliff Burton
booking [agency representation] Fair Warning
booking [agency representation] ICM
booking [agency representation] John Jackson
booking [agency representation] Marsha Vlasic
design concept [cover concept] Metallica
design concept [cover concept] Peter Mensch
drums [tama drums], cymbal [zildjian cymbals] Lars Ulrich
engineer Flemming Rasmussen
engineer [assistant mixing engineer] Mark Wilczak
illustration [cover illustration] Don Brautigam
lead guitar Kirk Hammett
legal [legal representation] Peter Paterno
lyrics by [all lyrics by] James Hetfield
management Q Prime Inc.
management [accounting] Fred Duffin
management [accounting] Joni Schneider
management [accounting] Siegel & Feldstein
mastered by George Marino
mixed by Michael Wagener
photography by [all inner sleeve pix] Ross Halfin
photography by [back cover photos: cliff] Rich Likong
photography by [back cover photos: kirk - james] Ross Halfin
photography by [back cover photos: lars] Robert Ellis
plated by Maxwell Anandappa
producer Flemming Rasmussen
producer Metallica
rhythm guitar, vocals James Hetfield
Licensed From Megaforce Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Music For Nations
Copyright (c) Creeping Death Music
Published By Creeping Death Music
Recorded At Sweet Silence Studios
Mixed At Amigo Studios
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Pressed By MPO
Released with folded poster and merchandise leaflet.

Limited to 10,000 copies, original retail price £6.49
(source: Metallica: Master Of Puppets (Music For Nations MFN 60 DM) KKKKK, by Howard Johnson, Kerrang!, 22 January 1987)

On back cover:
Manufactured in U.K.

Inside gatefold cover, left panel:
All lyrics © 1985 Creeping Death Music, ASCAP.

Inside gatefold cover, right panel:
Recorded, Sept.-Dec. 1985 at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed [...] at Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Mastered [...] at Sterling Sound

On labels:
℗ 1986 Music for Nations

Similar editions:
- Master Of Puppets is without MAX in the deadwax
- Master Of Puppets is a mispress with different side B
Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout: MPO MFN 60 DM A1 C MAX (Runout side A, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: MPO MFN 60 DM B1 C MAX (Runout side B, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: MPO MFN 60 DM C1 C MAX (Runout side C, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: MPO MFN 60 DM D1 C MAX (Runout side D, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: MPO MFN 60 DM A1 C MAX (Runout side A, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: MFN - 60 DM - B2 * C MAX (Runout side B, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: MPO MFN 60 DM C1 C MAX (Runout side C, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: MPO MFN 60 DM D1 C MAX (Runout side D, variant 2)



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