Metallica - Launch Reissue Project With 'No Life 'Til Leather' Cassette
Remember the 1982 No Life 'Til Leather demo? And cassettes? Well, Metallica will celebrate this year's "Record Store Day" with the release of an exact duplication of the band's 1982 demo tape as a limited-edition cassette on April 18th. The artwork was made from Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich's own copy and will feature his handwriting. At the time, the group consisted of vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), bassist Ron McGovney and drummer Ulrich. Some of the songs from this demo became classics of the band and all but "The Mechanix" would appear on their debut Kill 'Em All.
Says Metallica in a statement: "In 1982 we recorded seven songs that became our initial calling card known as No Life 'Til Leather, and it led us to our first record deal... the rest, as you some of you may know, is history!"
"We've been digging through the archives, gone to the original source material and re-mastered it to maximize the sound potential for 2015 without altering the original mixes in any way. Recorded with the first line-up of the band that appeared live as Metallica, No Life 'Til Leather has never been commercially available until now. Look for expanded versions coming on CD, vinyl and a collector's set sometime this summer. We hope you enjoy this little walk down memory lane with us and that you will continue to join us in supporting independent record stores around the world."
Metallica has remastered the original tapes for the reissue. The release is part of a new series of upcoming reissues, since the band now operates their own label (Blackened Recordings) and owns the master recordings to their catalogue.
Tracklisting:
Hit The Lights
The Mechanix
Motorbreath
Seek & Destroy
Metal Militia
Jump In The Fire
Phantom Lord
Recorded on July 6th, 1982 at Chateau East Studio, Tustin, CA.
Says Metallica in a statement: "In 1982 we recorded seven songs that became our initial calling card known as No Life 'Til Leather, and it led us to our first record deal... the rest, as you some of you may know, is history!"
"We've been digging through the archives, gone to the original source material and re-mastered it to maximize the sound potential for 2015 without altering the original mixes in any way. Recorded with the first line-up of the band that appeared live as Metallica, No Life 'Til Leather has never been commercially available until now. Look for expanded versions coming on CD, vinyl and a collector's set sometime this summer. We hope you enjoy this little walk down memory lane with us and that you will continue to join us in supporting independent record stores around the world."
Metallica has remastered the original tapes for the reissue. The release is part of a new series of upcoming reissues, since the band now operates their own label (Blackened Recordings) and owns the master recordings to their catalogue.
Tracklisting:
Recorded on July 6th, 1982 at Chateau East Studio, Tustin, CA.
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| Mehdi Taba Mehdi Taba Posts: 436  |
Cool.
---- Stop seeing things and people in a binary way. Everything has its own spectrum and complexity. Be patient and learn about the world.
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| Shangri-la Posts: 23  |
Please tell me they are not going to flatten the sound levels in the same way that death Magnetic was If you need more info on this look up the loudness wars and guitar hero vs released album versions. Yes the guitar hero was actually better then the released album version since the dynamic rage was not flattened anywhere near as much
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835  |
I love the detail of "turn down bass on amp" ahah This takes me back to a time I listened to cassettes, it was mostly Portuguese teen girl bands at the time. It's funny to see some bands reissuing stuff now on cassettes. Is it coming back or something?
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| (((O))) Posts: 373  |
Make it limited to 20 copies and a special edition limited to 5 with the band members blood and semen and it will be kvlt
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| BitterCOld The Ancient One Admin Posts: 15287  |
Written by BloodTears on 03.03.2015 at 21:46 was that past Lars note to self to have future lars screw Jason Newsted on ...AJFA... ?
---- get the fuck off my lawn. Beer Bug Virus Spotify Playlist crafted by Nikarg and I. Feel free to tune in and add some pertinent metal tunes!
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| nb Posts: 248  |
My cassette collection went up to about 150 cassettes, and all looked a lot like the one pictured here, with the tracklisting and the band logo.
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| musclassia Staff Posts: 7633  |
Considering some of the pointless sprawls of comps and live albums that some of the bigger names (Metallica included) are prone to pumping out, this is the kind of thing worth digging up and releasing. Can't say I've ever particularly cared for demos but as long as the remaster doesn't screw up the sound (I'll let people with some sense of the original be the judges) I might give this a listen.
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| The Evergreen Posts: 241  |
There is a reason the cassette died. Several, actually. I'm glad there's a CD coming.
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835 |
Written by BitterCOld on 03.03.2015 at 22:37 lol I guess it was already in the back of his mind  I love that album. I remember I learnt all the riffs on guitar when I was younger. Not like you could hear the bass...
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| MikeVonDoom Posts: 345  |
Honestly??? Reissue this shit??? What about "...And Justice For All"???
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Why did they use a picture of a hometaped version of the demo and not the original demo cover? 
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by The Evergreen on 04.03.2015 at 04:04 Except that the cassette never actually died. 
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| angel. Evil Butterfly Posts: 2419  |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 04.03.2015 at 13:59 To make it nostalgic ?
---- The Fangirl.
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| MikeVonDoom Posts: 345 |
Written by deadone on 05.03.2015 at 00:07 AJFA is my absolute favorite album and considering the lack of bass on the album, it would be nice for the fans. I guess I'm not the only one to wish this.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by deadone on 05.03.2015 at 00:16 a lot of people enjoy cassettes because they are loads cheaper than vinyl or cd. Btw almost all cassettes come with a download code.
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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