Metallica - To Re-Issue Early Albums On Vinyl
Metallica have issued the following update:
"While we're finishing up the new album, we told the dudes at the record company we thought it might be cool to dust off the old tapes and get all retro with some vinyl re-releases... First up are the first two albums (duh!?), "Kill 'Em All" and "Ride The Lightning," coming out on April 15 in North America and pretty fucking close to that in the rest of the world.
There will be two versions... one like the original on a single disc spinning at 33 1/3, the other a two disc, 180 gram vinyl, 45 rpm package all in a double gatefold. The music was half speed mastered from the original analog tapes at Mobile Fidelity to bring you audiophile quality.
Both versions will be available in the online store here and over at Met Club. Oh, and in case you were wondering, "Master" and "Justice" will obviously be next and should be coming out on vinyl in June."
"While we're finishing up the new album, we told the dudes at the record company we thought it might be cool to dust off the old tapes and get all retro with some vinyl re-releases... First up are the first two albums (duh!?), "Kill 'Em All" and "Ride The Lightning," coming out on April 15 in North America and pretty fucking close to that in the rest of the world.
There will be two versions... one like the original on a single disc spinning at 33 1/3, the other a two disc, 180 gram vinyl, 45 rpm package all in a double gatefold. The music was half speed mastered from the original analog tapes at Mobile Fidelity to bring you audiophile quality.
Both versions will be available in the online store here and over at Met Club. Oh, and in case you were wondering, "Master" and "Justice" will obviously be next and should be coming out on vinyl in June."
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| SETHULHU yogi_lb@hotmail.com Elite Posts: 7197  |
why would we download vinyl? will they re-record these or simply re-issue them form old tapes?
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Written by [user id=12867] on 15.03.2008 at 12:50  yeh, so true 
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Written by [user id=6449] on 15.03.2008 at 19:02 +1
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| Introspekrieg Totemic Lust Elite Posts: 2749  |
Written by [user id=6449] on 15.03.2008 at 19:02 You've got to get a vinyl burner first...
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| Dane Train Beers & Kilts Elite Posts: 8902  |
Written by [user id=12867] on 15.03.2008 at 12:50 Why is it when ever a band re-issues something, people always assume it is for the money. This may or may not be the case with Metallica here. But fr me, I can't wait, I buy most of my music on vinyl these days, and it is impossible to find copies of these Metallica albums. The only Metallica I have on Vinyl is Garage, Inc.. I really can't wait to here what these albums sound like on vinyl. Written by SETHULHU on 15.03.2008 at 21:36 From my understanding they're releasing versions that are straight from the masters, and ones that are re-mastered.
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Written by Dane Train on 16.03.2008 at 05:38 well if they do remaster "Justice" they would win back some fans ... but they need to add BASS to the mix this time :S
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Account deleted Written by Dane Train on 16.03.2008 at 05:38 Dane, I only apply this for Metallica and Metallica only. I'm generally interested when it's any other band releasing a remastered version of an album I like/appreciate, so not always. No need to rant here, we both know how annoying it is when others rave on about other bands cashing in 
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| Dane Train Beers & Kilts Elite Posts: 8902 |
Written by [user id=12867] on 16.03.2008 at 11:55 True, but how money are they really going to make from this? How many people still buy Vinyl compared to CDs?
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by Dane Train on 16.03.2008 at 15:58 Exactly, you just gave him the answer I wanted to give. I for one will be very interested in the 45rpm 180 grammes double album versions since I have Kill 'Em All, Ride The Lightning, Master Of Puppets all on 33 1/3 rpm single album versions (original european releases) And Justice For All was never released in a 33 1/3 rpm single album version so if they could release it in that version I would be interested as well. And to all who think this is a cash-in, vinly releases nowadays are NEVER a cash-in. All the live albums, compilations, different ep & single versions by Iron Maiden ARE cash-ins. The only cash-ins Metallica ever had were the multiple versions of their cd-singles.
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| LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561  |
joke joke joke joke. this scheme, this sham is going to fail.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by LeChron James on 17.03.2008 at 08:29 Please to try explain to me what the sham is of re-releasing the first couple of albums on VINYL. It is almost impossible to get hold of the original vinyl releases nowadays, and even the the re-releases which were done a long time ago of those albums on vinyl are impossible to get hold of for a normal price. So I certainly don't see a scam/scheme/sham in this. And how many will be sold? Not more than 10,000 at most per title I guarantee you. For this is only interesting for people that still play and LOVE vinyl.
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 17.03.2008 at 08:37 im saying its a joke because its only going to be purchased by a very specific group of people, the people who care way too much about vinyl and about metallica. releasing anything on vinyl nowadays is, in my opinion a move to try and revert to an age gone by. seriously, the only bands that actually produce shit on vinyl nowadays are the ULTRA KVLT black metal bands going for the kriegest and most savage black metal production ever. its in the 101 rules of black metal.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by LeChron James on 17.03.2008 at 08:52 This comment just shows total ignorance concerning vinyl and its collectors. Go to a record fari and you'll find out that every single genre in music still releases vinyl for the collector, be it, black metal, stoner, doom/death, thrash, death metal, sludge, epic doom, Britpop, electronics, industrial, drone, noise, disco, motown, hip hop, rap, r&b Albeit in small quantities. And vinyl is currently gaining in popularity because of the size of the artwork, the extras which are often included, the wamrer more natural organic sound... etc
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| Dane Train Beers & Kilts Elite Posts: 8902 |
Written by LeChron James on 17.03.2008 at 08:52 So Dream Theater, Behold... The Arctopus, Bruce Springsteen, Slayer, John Fogerty, Nutral Milk Hotel, Spoon, Sufjan Stevens, Of Montreal, Opeth, and Sunn O))) are all KVLT Black Metal now?
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| Warman Erotic Stains Posts: 7695  |
Can't believe Metallice get more shit for re-releasing their albums on vinyl (not much money in it) than Iron Maiden who are releasing their fourth official (there exist even more) best of-album since 1996.
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Written by [user id=12867] on 15.03.2008 at 12:50 Haha. Exactly.
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Account deleted Written by Dane Train on 16.03.2008 at 15:58 I wouldn't forget the supposed rise in the popularity of vinyls. There's also the existent market for those who seek vinyl releases, although it is dwarfed by the CD market, obviously. I wouldn't think of vinyl collectors as an insignificant minority, not if they do release their first four albums in this way.
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| Dane Train Beers & Kilts Elite Posts: 8902 |
Written by [user id=12867] on 19.03.2008 at 07:49 Yup, but as you said, there are far more CD buys than vinyl buyers. From my own perspective, for every person I know who buys vinyl, I know 100 who buy don't.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by Dane Train on 19.03.2008 at 17:53 Wow that is quite high to what I know here. To every person I know who buys vinly 1000 don't. But when I look at the active Dutch metal scene (so, bands, journos, programmers, etc.) than it changes, then to every perosn buying vinyl only 2 don't.
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 19.03.2008 at 17:57 I am sorry, maybe I should clarify a little better about the vinyls. Most of my friends who do buy them (and that is maybe two dozen or so), typically are buying Indie bands on vinyl. So as far as Metal goes, I actually only know a couple of other people who buy Metal on vinyl.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by Dane Train on 19.03.2008 at 18:06 Aha, I see, well I am talking about people buying metal on vinyl. Here in the 'active' Dutch scene quite a few buy both the cd version and the vinyl version of a release.
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 19.03.2008 at 18:34
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