This year Metallica decided to celebrate Record Store Day with their friends at independent retail by taking a huge leap back in time to their humble beginnings with that little rectangle of plastic known as the “demo tape”. In 1982 Metallica recorded seven songs that became their initial calling card known as “No Life 'til Leather” which led the band to their first record deal... the rest, as you some of you may know, is history! On Record Store Day, April 18th, 2015 that demo tape will be available as a limited edition cassette (yes, cassette!!) at your favorite neighborhood record store and Metallica.com.
Metallica commented:
“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. Visit RecordStoreDay.com for a list of independent retail stores taking part in Record Store Day”.
Click here to read an interview with Lars about this special release.
Tracklist:
01. Hit the Lights
02. The Mechanix
03. Motorbreath
04. Seek & Destroy
05. Metal Militia
06. Jump in the Fire
07. Phantom Lord
Recorded on July 6, 1982 at Chateau East Studio, Tustin, CA
Line-up:
James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Lars Ulrich – drums
Dave Mustaine – lead guitar
Ron McGovney – bass
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/Metallica
www.metallica.com
Metallica commented:
“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. Visit RecordStoreDay.com for a list of independent retail stores taking part in Record Store Day”.
Click here to read an interview with Lars about this special release.
Tracklist:
01. Hit the Lights
02. The Mechanix
03. Motorbreath
04. Seek & Destroy
05. Metal Militia
06. Jump in the Fire
07. Phantom Lord
Recorded on July 6, 1982 at Chateau East Studio, Tustin, CA
Line-up:
James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Lars Ulrich – drums
Dave Mustaine – lead guitar
Ron McGovney – bass
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/Metallica
www.metallica.com