Metallica - Ride The Lightning (Vinyl LP | EU Reissue | 1989)

Metallica – Ride The Lightning is Metallica's second studio album, released on July 27, 1984, first on Megaforce in the US and Music for Nations in Europe. It was recorded from February 20 to March 14, 1984 at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen and produced by Metallica with Flemming Rasmussen. With the ballad Fade To Black, the long instrumental The Call Of Ktulu and songs like For Whom The Bell Tolls and Creeping Death, the band's thrash metal became far more varied than on the debut. This copy is a 1989 European reissue on Vertigo with original inner sleeve.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Vertigo 838 140-1
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo
• Pressing: EU reissue
• Country: Europe
• Year of this pressing: 1989 (original: 1984)
• Genre: Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
• Extras: Original inner sleeve

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Fight Fire With Fire (Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton)
2. Ride The Lightning (Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton/Mustaine)
3. For Whom The Bell Tolls (Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton)
4. Fade To Black (Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton/Hammett)

Side B

1. Trapped Under Ice (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett)
2. Escape (Hetfield/Ulrich/Hammett)
3. Creeping Death (Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton/Hammett)
4. The Call Of Ktulu (Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton/Mustaine)

Personnel

Metallica: James Hetfield (vocals, rhythm guitar), Kirk Hammett (lead guitar), Cliff Burton (bass), Lars Ulrich (drums). Produced by Metallica with Flemming Rasmussen (also engineer).

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The first edition came out in 1984 on Megaforce and Music for Nations. This copy is a 1989 European reissue on Vertigo, issued after Metallica moved from Music for Nations to Vertigo/Phonogram in Europe.

What does Media VG+ / Cover VG+ mean?
Both record and sleeve are graded VG+. VG+ (Very Good Plus) means light signs of use that have little or no effect on playback. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Who produced Ride The Lightning?
Metallica themselves together with Danish engineer Flemming Rasmussen at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen. Rasmussen went on to produce Master Of Puppets and ...And Justice For All.

Do you have more Metallica records?
Yes, for example Kill 'Em All (EU reissue 1989), Master Of Puppets (EU reissue 1989) or ...And Justice For All (EU reissue 2018). More titles are in our Metal collection.