METALLICA - RIDE THE LIGHTNING LP VERTIGO EX+

	£		23
	$		30

Description

METALLICA

'Ride The Lightning'

(838 140-1) Vertigo records

Originally released 1984

This later pressing released 1989

1. Fight Fire with Fire

2. Ride the Lightning

3. For Whom the Bell Tolls

4. Fade to Black

5. Trapped Under Ice

6. Escape

7. Creeping Death

8. The Call of Ktulu

Metallica turned the metal world on its ear with their debut album, KILL 'EM ALL and then blew its mind with the follow-up, RIDE THE LIGHTNING. The riffs and arrangements are more intricate, the lyrics are more intelligent and biting and James Hetfield's growl is meaner. The set starts out with two tunes that would have been right at home on KILL 'EM ALL, but the next two are slower and more involved. "Ride The Lightning" is a slow (by Metallica's standards) dirge about the futility of war. "Fade To Black" is a ballad (!) that builds to an instrumental coda featuring the guitar melodies that the band would later base their sound around. It's also Hetfield's first attempt at singing in tune. The most ambitious song is a dense instrumental, "The Call Of Ktulu," that starts with a single arpeggiated guitar and slowly adds layer upon layer, building in intensity until it all comes crashing down nine minutes later.

The record has extremely minimal light/faint surface marks/paper scuffs(all barely noticeable hairline/superficial marks!). Both labels are clean and have minimal spindle marks and grades excellent plus condition.

The main sleeve has extremely minimal edge wear. Extremely minimal corner wear, otherwise crisp corners. The very faintest of light ring wear/rubbing marks(barely noticeable). There are some minimal light small creases down the spine and around the edges.  No splits. No tears. The cover grades excellent plus condition.

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