METALLICA MASTER OF PUPPETS 2014 US VINYL LP INSERT BLCKND005-1 - BLACKENED EXC

	£		25
	$		33

An excellent copy of the classic Metallica album, Master of Puppets. A US import on Blackened records, reissued in 2014. Purchased by me from a US seller. 
Near mint. 

The '23217' version 

"Master of Puppets is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on March 3, 1986, by Elektra Records. Recorded in Denmark at Sweet Silence Studios with producer Flemming Rasmussen, it 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's artwork, designed by Metallica and Peter Mensch and painted by Don Brautigam, depicts a cemetery field of white crosses tethered to strings, manipulated by a pair of hands in a clouded, blood-red sky, with a fiery orange glow on the horizon. 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."
Some discogs info on this edition:-
Metallica – Master Of Puppets Label: Blackened – BLCKND005-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress Country: US Released: 25 Aug 2014 Genre: Rock Style: Thrash, Heavy Metal
A1 Battery Written-By – Hetfield*, Ulrich* 5:10 A2 Master Of Puppets Soloist, Lead Guitar [1st Guitar Solo] – Hetfield* Written-By – Burton*, Hetfield*, Hammett*, Ulrich* 8:38 A3 The Thing That Should Not Be Written-By – Hetfield*, Hammett*, Ulrich* 6:32 A4 Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Written-By – Hetfield*, Hammett*, Ulrich* 6:28
B1 Disposable Heroes Written-By – Hetfield*, Hammett*, Ulrich* 8:14 B2 Leper Messiah Written-By – Hetfield*, Ulrich* 5:38 B3 Orion (Instrumental) Soloist, Bass [4th Solo] – Burton* Soloist, Lead Guitar [2nd Guitar Solo] – Hetfield* Written-By – Burton*, Hetfield*, Ulrich* 8:12 B4 Damage, Inc. Bass [Intro] – Burton* Written-By – Burton*, Hetfield*, Hammett*, Ulrich* 5:08
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Blackened Recordings Copyright © – Blackened Recordings Published By – Creeping Death Music Recorded At – Sweet Silence Studios Mixed At – Amigo Studios Mastered At – Sterling Sound Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 17361 Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 23217 Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-65698 Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-65699 Manufactured By – Pallas USA Manufactured By – Warner Music Group
Arranged By – Hetfield*, Ulrich* Bass, Backing Vocals – Cliff Burton Booking [Agency Representation, London] – Fair Warning (8), John Jackson (18) Booking [Agency Representation, New York] – ICM (2), Marsha Vlasic Cover, Illustration – Don Brautigam Design Concept [Cover] – Metallica, Peter Mensch Drums – Lars Ulrich Engineer – Flemming Rasmussen Engineer [Assistant Mixing Engineer] – Mark Wilzcak Lacquer Cut By – RML* Lead Guitar – Kirk Hammett Legal [Representation, Los Angeles] – Peter Paterno Lyrics By – Hetfield* Management – Q Prime Inc. Management [Accounting, San Francisco] – Fred Duffin, Joni Schneider, Siegel & Feldstein Mastered By – George Marino Mixed By – Michael Wagener Photography By [Back Cover, Cliff] – Rich Likong Photography By [Back Cover, James] – Ross Halfin Photography By [Back Cover, Kirk] – Ross Halfin Photography By [Back Cover, Lars] – Rob Ellis* Photography By [Inner Sleeve Pix] – Ross Halfin Producer – Flemming Rasmussen, Metallica Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – James Hetfield
Comes in standard vinyl jacket with a full-color lyric insert. The audio from this release is identical to this Warner Bros. pressing. Recorded Sept.-Dec. 1985 at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark. Mixed at Amigo Studios, North Hollywood, CA. Mastered at Sterling Sound. Both Pallas and Rainbo Records matrix schemes appear on both sides of the runout.
© ℗ 1986 Blackened Recordings. Barcode (Text): 8 56115 00461 3 Barcode (Scanned): 856115004613 Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): BLCKND005-1 A 1-470844 A S-65698 P.USA 17361.1(3)... -23217- METALLICA "MASTER OF PUPPETS" 33⅓ A RML / 2 Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): -23217- P.USA BLCKND005-1 17361.2(3)... 1-470844 B S-65699 METALLICA "MASTER OF PUPPETS" 33⅓ B RML / 2 Rights Society: ASCAP