Master Of Puppets

Album Credits:

Produced by Metallica and Flemming Rasmussen
Engineered by Flemming Rasmussen
Recorded, Sept.-Dec. 1985 at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark

Mixed by Michael Wagener at Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, CA.
Assistant mixing engineer: Mark Wilzcak
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound
All lyrics by Hetfield. All Arrangements by Hetfield/Ulrich.
Cover Concept: Metallica and Peter Mensch/Cover Illustration: Don Brautigam
All inner sleeve pics by Ross Halfin
Back Cover photos: Cliff- Rich Likong/Kirk- Ross Halfin/Lars- Rob Ellis/James- Ross Halfin
Agency representation: ICM/Marsha Vlasic, New York Fair Warning/John Jackson, London
Legal representation: Peter Paterno, Los Angeles
Accounting: Joni Schnieder and Fred Duffin for Siegel & Feldstein, San Francisco
Management: Q-Prime

Track Listing:

1-Battery 5:10
(Hetfield/Ulrich)
2-Master Of Puppets 8:38
(Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton/Hammett)
3-The Thing That Should Not Be 6:32
(Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett)
4-Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 6:28
(Hetfield/Ulrich//Hammett)
5-Disposable Heroes 8:14
(Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett)
6-Leper Messiah 5:38
(Hetfield/Ulrich)
7-Orion 8:12
(Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton)
8-Damage, Inc. 5:08
(Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton/Hammett)

Band Members:

Cliff Burton - Bass
James Hetfield - Rhythm Guitar/Vocals
Kirk Hammett - Lead Guitar
Lars Ulrich - Drums

Album Curiosities:

- Master of Puppets was Metallica's 3rd album.
- Released in US on February 21, 1986.
- This album was Metallica's last with Cliff Burton.
- The subsequent tour for this album featured te band opening for heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne.
- Peaked at #29 on the charts in the US, on May 11, 1986.
- Kirk's guitar tech, John Marshall is forced to play James' parts when he suffers a broken wrist, due to a skating 'accident'.
- The album had a 72 week run on the US charts Certified Gold on 11-4-86

(Thanks to Themetsource.com for curiosities)

Albums Released

CBS/Sony, 1986 (Japan) With OBI strip.
Elektra, 1986 (U.S) [9 60439-2]
Elektra? ?? (U.S.) In cardboard box.
Elektra? ?? (U.S?) Misprint "Leder Messiah" on back.
Music For Nations, 1986 (U.K)
Young/Vertigo, 1988? (Brazil) Portuguese titles
R.T.B./Vertigo, 1988 (Yugoslavia) Re-release.
Vertigo, 1991 (International) Re-release.
Vertigo, 1993 (Australia) With Gold CD.
Vertigo, May, 1989 (U.K.) [838 487-2]
Vertigo, May, 1989 (Germany) [838 487-2]
?? Dec, 1989 (UK?) [838 487-2]
??? (Germany?) Page 2 of CD inlay has no text, just pictures.
Elektra? 7/13/1999 (U.S.) Gold CD