Metallica - Ride The Lightning

Tracklist

1	Fight Fire With Fire	4:44
2	Ride The Lightning	6:36
3	For Whom The Bell Tolls	5:10
4	Fade To Black	6:56
5	Trapped Under Ice	4:03
6	Escape	4:23
7	Creeping Death	6:36
8	The Call Of Ktulu	8:52

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Metallica
• Copyright (c) – Metallica
• Published By – Polygram Music Publishing
• Published By – Polygram Music Publishing Ltd.
• Marketed By – PolyGram Records Pty. Limited
• Licensed To – PolyGram Records Pty. Limited
• Marketed By – Universal Music Australia
• Licensed To – Universal Music Australia
• Pressed By – PMI
• Recorded At – Sweet Silence Studios
• Mixed At – Sweet Silence Studios
• Mastered At – Masterdisk

Credits

• A&R – Michael Alago
• Bass – Cliff Burton
• Cover [Concept] – Metallica
• Cover [Design] – Ad Artists
• Drums – Lars Ulrich
• Engineer – Flemming Rasmussen
• Lead Guitar – Kirk Hammett
• Legal – Peter Paterno
• Management – Q Prime Inc.
• Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
• Photography By [Back Cover - Cliff] – Harold O
• Photography By [Back Cover - Kirk], Photography By [Back Cover - James] – Rick Brackett
• Photography By [Back Cover - Lars] – Pete Cronin
• Photography By [Inner Sleeve - B&W Group] – Fin Costello
• Photography By [Inner Sleeve - Dressing Room] – Robert Hoetink
• Photography By [Inner Sleeve - Live Pix Group] – Anthony D. Sommella
• Producer – Metallica
• Producer [Assistant] – Flemming Rasmussen, Mark Whitaker
• Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – James Hetfield
• Written-By – Burton* (tracks: 1 to 4, 7, 8), Mustaine* (tracks: 2, 8), Hetfield*, Hammett* (tracks: 4 to 7), Ulrich*

Notes

Vertigo logo appears on spine, rear artwork & CD label.
Phonogram logo appears on rear artwork.
Mercury logo appears on CD label.

Recorded and mixed at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark during Spring 1984.
Mastered at Masterdisk.

Fan Club:
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U.S.A.

On rear artwork:
℗ 1984 Metallica
© 1989 Metallica
Marketed in Australasia by PolyGram under exclusive licence.
Made In Australia.

On CD label:
℗ 1983 Metallica
Marketed in Australasia by Universal Music Australia under exclusive licence.
Made In Australia.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 42283 81402 8
• Barcode (Scanned): 42283814028
• Label Code: LC 1633
• Distribution Code: PG 900
• SPARS Code: AAD
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 & 2): * 838140-2 * #09 MADE BY PMI.
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 1 & 2): IFPI L283
• Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 6L03
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 4601

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MRI 769	Metallica	Ride The Lightning ‎(LP, Album)	Megaforce Records	MRI 769	US	1984
016	Metallica	Ride The Lightning ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Takt Music	016	Poland	1991
838 140-9	Metallica	Ride The Lightning ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Ukrainian Records, Vertigo, Phonogram	838 140-9	Ukraine	2008
838 140-1, none	Metallica	Ride The Lightning ‎(LP, Album, Unofficial)	Vertigo , PolyGram , Phonogram	838 140-1, none	Russia	1994
193374	Metallica	Ride The Lightning ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	New Electric Way	193374	France	1986