Master of Puppets (deluxe box set)

~ Release by Metallica (see all versions of this release, 73 available)

Annotation

Limited edition (25,000 units) deluxe set:

  • 10 CDs (album, interviews, demos and rough mixes, live).
  • 3 LPs (album, live).
  • 2 DVDs (live and interviews).
  • Cassette (live).
  • Lyric folder.
  • Pushead print.
  • Six buttons.
  • 108-page hardcover book.
  • Includes single digital download card for vinyl and cassette components.

Tracklist

112" Vinyl: Master of Puppets (remastered)
212" Vinyl: Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986
312" Vinyl: Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986
4CD: Master of Puppets (remastered)
5CD: Interviews
6CD: Interviews
7CD: Rough Mixes From the Vault
8CD: Riffs, Demos & Outtakes From Lars' & James' Vaults
9CD: Riffs, Demos & Outtakes From Lars' & James' Vaults
10CD: Live at the Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ - April 21st, 1986
11CD: Live at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA - August 3rd, 1986
12CD: Jason's Audition & Live at the Country Club, Reseda, CA - November 8th, 1986
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1Master of Puppets (first audition)
bass:
Jason Newsted (in 1986-10)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (in 1986-10)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (in 1986-10)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (in 1986-10)
vocals:
James Hetfield (in 1986-10)
recording of:
Master of Puppets (in 1986-10)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
7:36
2Battery (first audition)
bass:
Jason Newsted (in 1986-10)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (in 1986-10)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (in 1986-10)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (in 1986-10)
vocals:
James Hetfield (in 1986-10)
recording of:
Battery (in 1986-10)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
4:13
3Seek & Destroy (second audition)
bass:
Jason Newsted (on 1986-10-29)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-10-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-10-29)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (on 1986-10-29)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-10-29)
recording of:
Seek & Destroy (on 1986-10-29)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
6:11
4Creeping Death (second audition)
bass:
Jason Newsted (on 1986-10-29)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-10-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-10-29)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (on 1986-10-29)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-10-29)
recording of:
Creeping Death (on 1986-10-29)
lyricist:
Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and Take Out Music Ltd.
is based on:
Die By His Hand
5:38
5Fight Fire With Fire (second audition)
bass:
Jason Newsted (on 1986-10-29)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-10-29)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-10-29)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (on 1986-10-29)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-10-29)
recording of:
Fight Fire With Fire (on 1986-10-29)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4:03
6Master of Puppets (live)
bass:
Jason Newsted (on 1986-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
recorded at:
Reseda Country Club in Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1986-11-08)
live recording of:
Master of Puppets (on 1986-11-08)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
7:51
7For Whom the Bell Tolls (live)
bass:
Jason Newsted (on 1986-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
recorded at:
Reseda Country Club in Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1986-11-08)
live recording of:
For Whom the Bell Tolls (on 1986-11-08)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4:50
8Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (live)
bass:
Jason Newsted (on 1986-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
recorded at:
Reseda Country Club in Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1986-11-08)
live recording of:
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (on 1986-11-08)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
6:04
9Ride the Lightning (live)
bass:
Jason Newsted (on 1986-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
recorded at:
Reseda Country Club in Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1986-11-08)
live recording of:
Ride the Lightning (on 1986-11-08)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
6:21
10Guitar Solo (live)
solo guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-11-08)
recorded at:
Reseda Country Club in Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1986-11-08)
2:30
11Whiplash (live)
bass:
Jason Newsted (on 1986-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
recorded at:
Reseda Country Club in Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1986-11-08)
live recording of:
Whiplash (on 1986-11-08)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
4:08
12Seek & Destroy (live)
bass:
Jason Newsted (on 1986-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
recorded at:
Reseda Country Club in Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1986-11-08)
live recording of:
Seek & Destroy (on 1986-11-08)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
6:34
13The Four Horsemen (live)
bass:
Jason Newsted (on 1986-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
recorded at:
Reseda Country Club in Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1986-11-08)
live recording of:
The Four Horsemen (Metallica) (on 1986-11-08)
writer:
James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
version of:
The Mechanix
5:03
14Am I Evil? (live)
bass:
Jason Newsted (on 1986-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
recorded at:
Reseda Country Club in Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1986-11-08)
live partial cover recording of:
Am I Evil? (on 1986-11-08)
writer:
Sean Harris and Brian Tatler
publisher:
Happy Face Music Ltd., Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Music
3:45
15Damage, Inc. (live)
bass:
Jason Newsted (on 1986-11-08)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-11-08)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-11-08)
recorded at:
Reseda Country Club in Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1986-11-08)
live recording of:
Damage, Inc. (on 1986-11-08)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
4:39
13CD: Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987
14Cassette: Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986
15DVD: Live at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI - April 4th, 1986 / Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986 / MTV Heavy Metal Mania
16DVD: Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986 / Masa Ito Interview / MTV News Interviews

Credits

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Dave Henson, Jr.
creative direction:Peter Mensch
Metallica
associated singles/EPs:Master of Puppets
covers:Kerrang! Presents: 'Remastered' by Various Artists
Master of Metallica by Dream Theater
Master of Puppets by Dream Theater
Metallica: A Tribute to Master of Puppets by Various Artists
Metallica’s Master of Puppets but in the Crash Bandicoot Soundfont by Neville Elliott
live performances:2006-06-03: Rock am Ring, Nürburgring, Germany
2006-06-04: Rock im Park: Nürnberg, Germany
2006-06-06: Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany
2006-06-08: Arnhem, Holland
2006-06-10: Download Festival, Donington, UK
2006-06-11: Download Festival Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
2006-06-13: Tallin, Estonia
2006-06-17: Heineken Jammin Festival, Imola, Italy
2006-08-12: Tokyo Summer Sonic Festival, Tokyo, Japan
2006-08-13: Osaka Summer Sonic Festival, Osaka, Japan
Master of Puppets by Dream Theater
included in:Limited‐Edition Vinyl Box Set
The Metallica Collection
part of:Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (number: 2) (order: 2)
SPIN: The 40 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (number: 4) (order: 4)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 69) (order: 69)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 97) (order: 97)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 97) (order: 97)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 167) (order: 167)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 167) (order: 167)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 566) (order: 567)
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Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000667490 [info]
Wikidata:Q187507 [info]