Metallica - Elektra Test Pressing 1988 And Justice For

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Metallica : Test Pressing From Specialty Records Corporation

Title: ... And justice for all
Format: 12Inch_vinyl test pressing-promo
Country: USA
Label: Elektra
Catalog_No: ED 5396
Released: 1988

12" 33 1/3 RPM

SIDE A)

And Justice For All (edit) (5:58)

MTX. NO. ST-ED-5396-A

REC.NO. ED 5396 y

SIDE B)

Full Verison...And Justice For All  (9:45)

MTX. NO. ST-ED-5396-A

REC.NO. ED 5396 y

Description:
white label test press with plain white carboard sleeve & plain white inner sleve

Lp Condirion: NM Both Sides

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Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. They are considered one of the "Big Four" pioneers of thrash metal, along with Anthrax, Slayer, and Megadeth. Metallica has sold more than 90 million records worldwide,[2][3] including 57 million albums in the United States alone.

...And Justice for All, the first studio album since Burton's death, was released in 1988. The album was a massive commercial success, reaching number 6 on The Billboard 200, their first album to reach the top 10.[10]

On the album very little of Newsted's bass is audible. According to Newsted and the other band members, this is a result of the internal hazing and bullying toward Newsted for being the newest member and replacement for Cliff Burton.[11] Ulrich has also stated his opinion that the lack of perceived bass resulted from Newsted exclusively mirroring Hetfield's rhythm tracks. There were other complaints with the production, such as Lars Ulrich's drums clicking more than thudding and the thin sound of the guitars.[12]

The Damaged Justice tour followed to promote the new album. Fans again appreciated fast and furious tunes, as well as lengthy songs, such as on "...And Justice for All" (9:45) and "To Live Is to Die" (9:48). In fact, all the songs are over 5 minutes, with 7 of 9 songs over 6 minutes long.

Despite criticism, in 1989, Metallica received its first Grammy nomination for the album. The nomination was for the newly created Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrument categories. However, the award was given to Jethro Tull for the album Crest of a Knave. The result generated much controversy[citation needed], as Metallica was widely expected to take home the award and was standing off-stage waiting to receive it after performing the song "One" for the telecast. Jethro Tull (who was considered by most to not even be a Hard Rock/Metal group) had not even bothered to attend the ceremony, assuming that their chance of winning would be a long-shot. Lars Ulrich even referred to the snub in accepting a Grammy for "Enter Sandman" three years later, stating, "We gotta thank Jethro Tull for not putting out an album this year".

Following Metallica's release of ...And Justice for All, they embraced the mainstream music world with their debut music video for the song "One". The band performed the song in an abandoned warehouse, and was then extensively "remixed" with footage of the film version of Johnny Got His Gun. Rather than organize an ongoing licensing deal, Metallica simply bought the rights to the film outright. This is why the film has not had a subsequent DVD pressing apart from a release in the UK. The end result featured a coherent but shortened "mini-movie" version of "Johnny Got His Gun" with an intricate level of synchronization between the song and the film's dialogue, creating a singular narrative between the two.

The "remix" video was submitted to MTV, with the alternate "performance only" version held back in the event that MTV would ban the remix version. MTV accepted the remix version despite its length (the video ran for nearly ten minutes). The video would be viewers' first exposure to Metallica and was voted #25 in the fall of 1999 when MTV aired its last "Top 100 Videos of All Time" countdown. The video was also prominently featured during MTV's 25th Anniversary edition of "ADD Video," which showcased the top videos to air on MTV in the last 25 years.[13]

Also, later on in 2005 Metallica would release "The Videos". This DVD collection included all music videos by Metallica from 1989 through 2005, but it featured "Two Of One". This was the original "One" video and the "Jammin' Version", which was the video of the band performing in a warehouse.