Media Grading: VG+ Sleeve Grading: VG+
Excellent copy of this RARE 1st Pressing Metallica album!!  Minor scuff marks on media that don't affect play, hence the VG+ grading.
Notes Recorded Jan.-May 1988 at 'One on One', Los Angeles.
Mixed at Bearsville Studios, New York. June 1988.
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York.

On labels: ℗ & © 1988 Metallica. All songs published by Creeping Death Music, ASCAP. Made in Holland
On Inner-sleeve: All songs © 1988 Creeping Death Music, ASCAP.

Comes with printed innersleeves.
Semi-glossy cover.

Pressing details: a funnel-like depression with a diameter of 10 mm, a ring with a diameter of 32 mm, from the ring to the edge of the labels there are ring-shape marks on the surface, a barely noticeable rise of the surface with a top along the ring with a diameter of 60 mm.
 ‎– ...And Justice For All Label:  ‎– 836062-1 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: Europe Released: 1988 Genre: Rock Style: Speed Metal, Thrash Tracklist A1Blackened Written-By – *, *Written-By, Lyrics By – * 6:40A2...And Justice For All Written-By – *, *Written-By, Lyrics By – * 9:44B1Eye Of The Beholder Written-By – *, *Written-By, Lyrics By – * 6:25B2One Written-By – *Written-By, Lyrics By – * 7:24C1The Shortest Straw Engineer [Drum Trax] – Written-By – *Written-By, Lyrics By – * 6:35C2Harvester Of Sorrow Engineer [Drum Trax] – Written-By – *Written-By, Lyrics By – * 5:42C3The Frayed Ends Of Sanity Written-By – *, *Written-By, Lyrics By – * 7:40D1To Live Is To Die Soloist, Guitar [2nd Solo] – *Written-By – *, *Written-By, Lyrics By – * 9:48D2Dyers Eve Written-By – *, *Written-By, Lyrics By – * 5:12 Companies, etc. Record Company –  Phonographic Copyright (p) –  Copyright (c) –  Published By –  Published By –  Recorded At –  Mixed At –  Mastered At –  Copyright (c) –  Credits Arranged By [All Arrangements By] – *, * Artwork [T-Shirt & Art] –  Bass –  Booking [Agency Representation London] – ,  Booking [Agency Representation New York] – ,  Cover [Cover Concept] – *, * Crew [Crew Fuckers 88/89] – *, *, *, ,  Crew [Crew Fuckers 88/89], Engineer [Sound Engineer] – * Crew [Crew Fuckers 88/89], Stage Manager – * Crew [Crew Fuckers 88/89], Tour Manager –  Design, Layout –  Drums –  Engineer [Additional] – * Guitar [Harmony, Melody], Acoustic Guitar – * Illustration [Cover Illustration] –  Illustration [Hammer Illustration] –  Lead Guitar –  Legal [Legal Representation] –  Management – * Management [Accounting For Siegel & Feldstein] – ,  Management [For Q Prime Inc.] – ,  Management [Immigration, New York] –  Management [Merchandising: London, Toronto, New York] –  Management [Staff] – ,  Management [Travel] – , * Mastered By –  Mixed By – * Mixed By [Assistant Engineer] –  Musician – *, *, *, * Photography By – * Producer –  Producer, Engineer –  Rhythm Guitar, Vocals –  Technician [Bass] – * Technician [Drums] – * Technician [James' Guitar] –  Technician [Kirk's' Guitar] – *
Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode (Printed): 0 42283 60621 0 Barcode (UPC-A, Scanned): 042283606210 Barcode (EAN-Code, Scanned): 0042283606210 Label Code: LC 1633 Price Code: PG 256 Rights Society: ASCAP Other (Cat# record 1, on inner sleeve): 836417-1 Other (Cat# record 2, on inner sleeve): 836418-1 Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 836417-1.1 Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 836417-1.2 Matrix / Runout (Side C label): 836418-1.1 Matrix / Runout (Side D label): 836418-1.2 Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, ‘Y’ and ‘METALLICA-A-RE1-2’ etched): 836417-1-1Y-1C METALLICA-A-RE1-2 Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, ‘Y’ and ‘METALLICA-B-RE1-2 MASTERDISK DMM’ etched): 836417-1-2Y-1C9 METALLICA-B-RE1-2 MASTERDISK DMM Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, stamped, ‘Y’ and ‘METALLICA-C-2 MASTERDISK DMM N’ etched): 836418 1-1Y 2C3 METALLICA-C-2 MASTERDISK DMM N Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, stamped, ‘Y’ and ‘METALLICA-D-2 MASTERDISK DMM’ etched): 836418 1-2Y 2C1 METALLICA-D-2 MASTERDISK DMM

The Goldmine Standard for grading is used for my listings:

 

Mint (M)

Vinyl

Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed. Should be used sparingly as a grade, if at all.  

CD 

Perfect. No scuffs/scratches, unplayed - possibly still sealed.

Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Perfect. No wear, marks, or any other imperfections - possibly still sealed. 

Cassette 

J-Card is crisp, clean and perfect in every way. Likely sealed. Cassette is brand new, and professionally produced. Used sparingly as a grade, should be free of even the slightest blemishes and/or defects. This grade should be used sparingly, if at all.

 

Near Mint (NM or M-)

Vinyl

A nearly perfect record. A NM or M- record has more than likely never been played, and the vinyl will play perfectly, with no imperfections during playback. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this implying (perhaps correctly) that no record is ever truly perfect. The record should show no obvious signs of wear. A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as any sign of slight handling. An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits, cut-out holes, or other noticeable similar defects. The same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves, etc.  

CD

Near perfect. No obvious signs of use, it may have been played - but it has been handled very carefully.

Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Near Perfect. No obvious wear, it may have only the slightest of marks from handling. 

Cassette

Sleeve should be totally crisp and clean with only the slightest evidence of handling. Tape is likely new, free of any wear or damage.

 

Very Good Plus (VG+) 

Vinyl

Generally worth 50% of the Near Mint value. A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Defects should be more of a cosmetic nature, not affecting the actual playback as a whole. Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK". The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. Spindle marks may be present. Picture sleeves and inner sleeves will have some slight wear, slightly turned-up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP cover may have slight signs of wear, and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation, or cut corner. In general, if not for a couple of minor things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint.  

CD 

A few minor scuffs/scratches. This has been played, but handled with good care - and certainly not abused.

Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Slight wear, marks, indentations, it may possibly have a cut-out hole (or similar).

Cassette

Sleeve has slight wear, marks, indentations, and/or may possibly have a cut-out hole (or similar). Tape has been taken very good care of and may have light marks or spindle wear. Should play cleanly with minimal noise or degradation.

 

Very Good (VG) 

Vinyl

Generally worth 25% of Near Mint value. Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound. Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time. Goldmine price guides with more than one price will list Very Good as the lowest price.  

CD

Quite a few light scuffs/scratches, or several more-pronounced scratches. This has obviously been played, but not handled as carefully as a VG+. 

Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: More wear, marks, indentations than a VG+. May have slight fading, a small tear/rip, or some writing.

Cassette

Sleeve will contain more wear, marks, and/or indentations than a VG+. May have slight fading, a small tear/rip, or some writing. Shell may have heavier marks and wear than VG including plastic discoloration. Should play with some stronger hiss or degradation, but not enough to overpower music.

 

Good (G), Good Plus (G+) 

Vinyl 

Generally worth 10-15% of the Near Mint value. A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be played through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise, scratches, and visible groove wear. A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear, or other defects will be present. While the record will be playable without skipping, noticeable surface noise and "ticks" will almost certainly accompany the playback.  

CD 

There are a lot of scuffs/scratches. However it will still play through without problems. This has not been handled with much care at all. 

Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Well worn, marked, more obvious indentations, fading, writing, than a VG - possibly a more significant tear/rip.

Cassette

Sleeve will be well worn, marked, and contain obvious indentations, fading, and/or writing, more so than a VG grade - possibly a more significant tear/rip. Tape will have heavy wear on shell. Felt stopper may be missing. Tape may have minor creasing, but not broken. Must play through, may have heavier degradation that will overpower music.

 

Poor (P), Fair (F)

Vinyl 

Generally worth 0-5% of the Near Mint price. The record is cracked, badly warped, and won't play through without skipping or repeating. The picture sleeve is water damaged, split on all three seams and heavily marred by wear and writing. The LP cover barely keeps the LP inside it. Inner sleeves are fully split, crinkled, and written upon.  

CD 

The CD may or may not play some or all of the tracks. See the seller's comments for details.

Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Very worn. It may have obvious writing on it, it may be ripped/torn, or significantly faded, or water damaged.

Cassette 

Sleeve will be torn, heavily stained, showing general heavy damage, or will be partially missing. Likewise, tape will be heavily damaged, showing complete fading on the face, crinkled tape, missing screws or teeth, staining, and other heavy wear. Cassette will more than likely not play through.  

Standard Jewel Cases: Standard Jewel Cases are not graded as they are replaceable.