Metallica Master Of Puppets Sealed Vinyl Record USA 1986 Orig Elektra 9 60439-1

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Metallica Master Of Puppets Sealed Vinyl Record USA 1986 Orig Elektra 9 60439-1

Label: Elektra Records  

Product Code: 9 60439-1

Format: Vinyl LP - Original Factory Sealed

UPC# 07559604391

Includes inner sleeve with lyrics



Discography About The Record:

Master of Puppets is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on March 3, 1986 by Elektra Records. Recorded at the Sweet Silence Studios with producer Flemming Rasmussen, it was the first Metallica album released on a major record label. Master of Puppets was the band's last album to feature bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus accident in Sweden during the album's promotional tour. The album peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200 and became the first thrash metal album to be certified platinum. It was certified 6× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2003 for shipping six million copies in the United States. The album was eventually certified 6× platinum by Music Canada and gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

Master of Puppets was released to critical acclaim and has been included in several publications' best album lists. Its driving, virtuosic music, and angry political lyrics drew praise from critics outside the metal community. The album is considered the band's strongest effort of the period and is one of the most influential heavy metal albums. Critics credit it for consolidating the American thrash metal scene with its atmospheric and meticulously performed songs. Many bands from all genres of heavy metal have covered the album's songs, including tribute albums. Master of Puppets was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" enough for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the United States Library of Congress in 2016. Only 450 recordings have earned this distinction, with Master of Puppets being the first metal selection.

The cover was designed by Metallica and Peter Mensch and painted by Don Brautigam. It depicts a cemetery field of white crosses tethered to strings, manipulated by a pair of hands in a blood-red sky. Instead of releasing a single or video in advance of the album's release, Metallica embarked on a five-month American tour in support of Ozzy Osbourne. The European leg was canceled after Burton's death in September 1986, and the band returned home to audition a new bassist. Metallica honored the album's 20th anniversary on the Escape from the Studio '06 tour, by playing it in its entirety.

 

Tracks:

Battery      5:10

Master Of Puppets    8:38

The Thing That Should Not Be 6:32

Welcome Home (Sanitarium)      6:28

Disposable Heroes   8:14

Leper Messiah 5:38

Orion         8:12

Damage, Inc.     5:08


RECORD CONDITION:

THE VIRGIN VINYL ALBUM IS STILL ORIGINAL FACTORY SEALED.

 

COVER CONDITION:

COVER IS STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAP W/ SOME CORNER WEAR AND CREASES.

 

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

No split seams 
No cut-out (drill) holes

No cut-out corners

No saw-marks or indents
No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

No yellowing from aging

No writing

No stickers or labels
No tape

No water damage
No warping

No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

No glue traces or wax residue.
 

  

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