Ride the Lightning

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Annotation

Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Side A): MRI-769-A ᐉ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ¢ L.I.✩ A-1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, Side B): MRI-769-B ᐉ A-1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Side A): MRI-769-A ᐉ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ¢ L.I.✩ A-2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Side B): MRI-769-B ᐉ A-1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Side A): MRI-769-A ᐉ MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ¢ L.I.✩ A-2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Side B): MRI-769-B ᐉ A-2

Annotation last modified on 2023-06-16 22:57 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Fight Fire With Fire
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14) and James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Fight Fire With Fire (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
3.654:45
A2Ride the Lightning
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14) and James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Ride the Lightning (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
3.86:38
A3For Whom the Bell Tolls
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 39)
recording of:
For Whom the Bell Tolls (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4.45:12
A4Fade to Black
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 35)
recording of:
Fade to Black (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4.36:55
B1Trapped Under Ice
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Trapped Under Ice (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
is based on:
Impaler
3.654:05
B2Escape
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Escape (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
3.054:24
B3Creeping Death
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1984)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Creeping Death (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and Take Out Music Ltd.
is based on:
Die By His Hand
4.156:37
B4The Call of Ktulu
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
The Call of Ktulu (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
version of:
When the Hell Freezes Over
4.18:55

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Canada
design/illustration:Ad Artists
photography:Anthony D. Sommella
Fin Costello
Harold O
Pete Cronin
Rick Brackett
Robert Hoetink
legal representation:Peter Paterno
booking:Ian Sales (booking agent)
Neil Warnock
miscellaneous support:Crazed Management
Crazed Management Inc. (task: management)
Ian Sales (booking agent) (task: agency representation)
Neil Warnock (task: agency representation)
mastering:Tom Coyne (mastering engineer)
design:Ad Artists
lacquer cut:Tom Coyne (mastering engineer)
artwork:Metallica
rights society:ASCAP (USA rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
manufactured by and marketed by:Important Record Distributors, Inc.
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Precious Metal Music (in 1984)
mastered at and lacquer cut at:Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
pressed at:Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd. in Hauppauge, New York, United States
remastered versions:Ride the Lightning (DCC Compact Classics)
Ride the Lightning (Remastered 2016)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/377464 [info]
other databases:https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Metallica/Ride_the_Lightning/544 [info]