Ride the Lightning (deluxe edition)

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Annotation

Limited deluxe edition (30,000 units):

  • 3 LPs (remastered album, live, picture disc EP).
  • 6 CDs (remastered album, interviews, demos, live).
  • DVD (live, interviews).
  • Lyric book.
  • 3 posters.
  • 72-page hardcover book.
  • Includes 3 cards for digital downloads of vinyl content.
Annotation last modified on 2025-11-30 10:53 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl: Ride the Lightning (remastered)
#TitleRatingLength
A1Fight Fire With Fire
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen
recording of:
Fight Fire With Fire (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
3.754:44
A2Ride the Lightning
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen
recording of:
Ride the Lightning (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
3.956:36
A3For Whom the Bell Tolls
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 39)
recording of:
For Whom the Bell Tolls (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4.45:10
A4Fade to Black
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 35)
recording of:
Fade to Black (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4.36:56
B1Trapped Under Ice
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen
recording of:
Trapped Under Ice (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
is based on:
Impaler
3.654:03
B2Escape
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen
recording of:
Escape (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
3.054:23
B3Creeping Death
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Metallica (in 1984)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen
recording of:
Creeping Death (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
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
4.056:36
B4The Call of Ktulu
engineer:
Flemming Rasmussen
assistant producer:
Flemming Rasmussen and Mark Whitaker
producer:
Metallica
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lars Ulrich (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Cliff Burton (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
James Hetfield (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
drums (drum set) technician:
Tim Sweeney (technician)
electric guitar technician:
Dan Lee (technician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Precious Metal Music (in 1984) and Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 2016)
recorded at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
mixed at:
Sweet Silence Studios (at Strandlodsvej, 1976–1999) in Copenhagen
recording of:
The Call of Ktulu (from 1984-02-20 until 1984-03-14)
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
version of:
When the Hell Freezes Over
4.18:52
2▶12" Vinyl: Live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA - March 10th, 1985 (disc 1)
3▶12" Vinyl: Live at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA - March 10th, 1985 (disc 2)
4▶12" Vinyl: Creeping Death EP
5▶CD: Ride the Lightning (remastered)
6▶CD: Metallica Interviews
7▶CD: Demos & Rough Mixes From Lars' Vault
8▶CD: Live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA - March 15th, 1985
9▶CD: Live at the Lyceum Theatre, London, UK - December 20th, 1984
10▶CD: Live at Castle Donington, UK - August 17th, 1985
11▶DVD: Live at Metal Hammer Festival in St. Goarshausen, Germany - September 14th, 1985 / Live at Day on the Green at Oakland Stadium, Oakland, CA - August 31st, 1985 / MTV News Interview with Lars & James / Lars' First Television Interview - DR TV / Lars Interview Segment - DR TV

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