Metallica "...And Justice For All" Vertigo ?836062-1 2XLP +inners Dutch 1988
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Metallica ? " ...And Justice For All" Vertigo ? 836062-1 Dutch 1st Press 2 × Vinyl, LP, housed in printed inner sleeves.
The gate-fold sleeve shows minimal signs of wear and is in great condition. The printed inner sleeves are, similarly in good condition. Both albums appear to have been lightly played and are in great condition. Matrix/Run Out Side 1 ; 836417-1-1Y-1C219 Matrix/Run Out Side 2 ; 836417-1-2Y-1C1 111 Matrix/Run Out Side 3 ; 836418-1-1Y-1C1 33 Matrix/Run Out Side 4 ; 836418-1-2Y-1C218
"…And Justice for All" is Metallica's fourth studio album, released on August 25, 1988, by Elektra Records. It was the band's first studio album to feature bassist Jason Newsted after the death of Cliff Burton in 1986. "…And Justice for All" is musically progressive, with long and complex songs, fast tempos, and few verse-chorus structures. The album is noted for its sterile production, which producer Flemming Rasmussen attributed to his absence during the mixing process. The lyrics feature themes of political and legal injustice seen through the prisms of censorship, war, and nuclear brinkmanship.
The album's front cover, designed by Stephen Gorman on a scheme by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, features a representation of Lady Justice, bound by ropes, with one breast bare and its scales tipping toward one plate filled with money. The phrase "…And Justice for All" appears spray-painted in the lower right corner. The album title is derived from the American Pledge of Allegiance. Originally released on one vinyl disc, the album was quickly re-released as a double album without additional tracks. Three songs from the album were released as singles: "Harvester of Sorrow", "Eye of the Beholder", and "One", while the title track was released as a promotional single.
"…And Justice for All" was acclaimed by music critics. It was included in The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll of the year's best albums, and the single "One" earned Metallica its first Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1990. The group's best-selling album at the time, it was the first underground metal album to achieve chart success in the United States. The album was certified 8× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2003 for shipping eight million copies in the US, making it Metallica's second-best-selling album in the country.
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