"Ladies and gentleman, as a courtesy to the players, could you
please turn off your mobile phones."
Announcer at Wimbledon '96
GOT 'EM ALL? - THE COMPLETE METALLICA DISCOGRAPHY
- REVIS(IT)ED! -
(PART TWO: BOOTLEGS 1982 - 1987)
by Richard Karsmakers
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22 entries
Killing Time
Featuring "Killing Time" and "Let it Loose". Dave Mustaine
sings. Red vinyl.
Metal Militia
Featuring "Metal Militia" and "The Prince" (latter live in San
Francisco, 29-11-1982). The reissues have better sound quality.
- Yellow vinyl, test pressing, 10 made, vinyl.
- Green vinyl, test pressing, 10 made, vinyl.
- Red vinyl, 1000 copies made, vinyl.
- Orange vinyl, 1000 copies made, vinyl.
- Reissue, yellow vinyl, 100 copies made, vinyl.
- Reissue, green vinyl, 100 copies made, vinyl.
Metallica
Bong Water Records single, featuring "Killing Time" and "Let it
Loose", vinyl.
Metal Militia / The Prince
A bootleg single of which only 499 were pressed, recorded San
Francisco, November 19th 1982.
Metallifits
Featuring "Last Caress", "Green Hell" and other short pieces.
Only 200 copies made, white vinyl.
Leper Messiah
Cover has a picture of James and Kirk drinking. Europhon
records, recordings from Nuremburg, Germany, August 29th 1987.
Featuring "Leper Messiah" (A side) and "Highway Star" (?), "Run
to the Hills", "Burn" (?) (all these were excerpts), "Last
Caress" and "Am I Evil?" on the B-side. Vinyl.
Cliff 'Em All
Featuring "No Remorse" (Chicago 1983) and "For Whom the Bell
Tolls" (Oakland 1985). Label reads Phono-Karell, vinyl.
- Standard version, vinyl.
- Same, but with labels that are blank, pink/red.
The Monster at the Meadowlands
Featuring "Seek and Destroy", "Last Caress" and "Battery".
- Released with black and white pirate skull cover.
- Released with green pirate skull cover.
- Released with black and white skull cover, Hellaslam Records,
1000x limited edition, bad quality, "Harvester of Sorrow",
"Last Caress and "Battery".
- As above, but with orange cover.
- Hermetic Records, with "Harvester of Sorrow", "Last Caress" and
"Seek and Destroy". Different cover design, vinyl.
Live'n'Heavy
Containing "The Four Horsemen" and "Harvester of Sorrow". Cover
has lady with axe fantasy pic. Live, Brussels, 29 October 1988.
Vinyl.
Metal Up Your Ass
Released 1981 or 1982. Featuring "Metal Militia", "Jump in the
Fire" and "Phantom Lord" (all demo versions). Also known as "No
Life 'Till Leather Demo").
- Regular version, 800 copies made.
- Red vinyl version, 200 copies made.
Stein Kolt Verruckt
The name means "Stone Cold Crazy" in German. Pic: Lars with
finger up nose. Featuring "Stone Cold Crazy", "Whiplash", "Sad
but True" and "Last Caress", taped in Hamilton, Canada, April 14
1992, 500 copies made, vinyl.
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580 entries
Below, the following additional conventions are used for
specifying the medium: 'audio' (pirate audio tape recording known
to exist; approximate length in minutes specified when known) or
'video' (same as audio, but now referring to video tape).
If you can't find a bootleg at a specific date and it has more
than one gig on it, check the other dates as well, and if all
else failed check the "????" department.
All listings are chronological as much as possible, but the
1982/1983 demos section is just a bit of a mess.
1982/1983
Metal Militia
Side 1 and 2: "No Life 'Til Leather" demo plus recordings from
John Zazula's family band. A: "No Life 'Til Leather" demos
consist of "Hit the Lights", "The Mechanix", "Motorbreath", "Seek
& Destroy", "Metal Militia", "Jump in the Fire", "Phantom Lord".
B: "Whiplash", "No Remorse", and the Zazula tracks ("Metal
Zone", "Day of the Assassin", "Run But You Can't Hide" and
"Stories of War"). Vinyl.
Alcoholica
Studded Bracelet on cover. Else same as "Metal Militia" LP,
above.
No Life 'Til Power
Side 1: "No Life 'Til Leather" demo (recorded July 1982). Side
2: "Power Metal" demo. The "Power Metal Demo" (April 1982)
consists of "Hit the Lights", "The Mechanix", "Motorbreath" and
"Jump in the Fire".
- Standard version, vinyl.
- Also released on red vinyl, vinyl.
- Also released on CD by Wizard Records (WSR 10001) in 1989. Full
listing is (NLTL) "Hit the Lights", "The Mechanix",
"Motorbreath", "Seek and Destroy", "Metal Militia", "Jump in
the Fire" and "Phantom Lord", (PM) "Hit the Lights", "The
Mechanix", "Motorbreath", "Jump in the Fire". CD.
The Real No Life 'Til Leather
Allegedly the cleareast recording of the original demos, with
fake starts. The same as the CD version of "No Life 'Til Power",
but with "Whiplash" and "No Remorse" added. Dark Side DS 003. CD.
One Last Visit
Featuring Garage demos and the "No Life 'Til Leather" demo.
Metal Memory Records. The Line-up is James, Dave, Lars and Ron.
"Hit the Light", "The Mechanix", "Motorbreath", "Jump in the
Fire", "Seek & Destroy", "Metal Militia", "Phantom Lord",
"Killing Time" and "Let it Loose".
- Standard version, vinyl.
- Standard Version, Metal Memory MM 90012, very good quality,
35'49", CD.
Live
Stuff from the "Cliff 'Em All" soundtrack: "Welcome Home
(Sanitarium)", "Cliff", "No Remorse", (B) "For Whom the Bell
Tolls", "Fade to Black", "The Four Horsemen", vinyl.
Maximum Metallus
Side 1 and 2: The Stone, San Francisco, 18-9-1982 ("Intro", "Hit
the Lights", "The Mechanix", "Phantom Lord", "Jump in the Fire",
"Motorbreath", "No Remorse", (B) "Seek and Destroy", "Metal
Militia", "Am I Evil?" and "The Prince"). Vinyl.
Live Before Death
Side 1: The Old Waldorf, San Francisco 18-10-1982. Side 2: SF
18-9-1982. Side 3, 4 and a bonus single: Glen Falls, New York,
27-4-1986 (or 20-4-1986?). October 18th 1982 tracks are "Phantom
Lord", "Jump in the Fire", "Motorbreath", "No Remorse", "Seek and
Destroy" and "Metal Militia". September 18th tracks are "Hit the
Lights" and "The Mechanix". Glen Falls songs are "Battery",
"Master of Puppets", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Ride the
Lightning", "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "Seek and Destroy" and
"Creeping Death". Jump Records JMP 6.
- Standard version, red vinyl.
- Standard version, black vinyl.
- Called "Live Before Death Part I", Golden Stars, GSCD 1017,
bad quality, without the Glen Falls songs, CD.
- There is a double-CD called "Live Before Death '82". This might
be a set containing the equivalents of the "Live Before Death"
CDs 1 and 2, or perhaps just the first with demos on the
second. CD.
Phantom Lord
Side 1 and 2: San Francisco,the old Waldorf, 29-11-1982, 500
pressed. "Hit the Lights", "The Mechanix", "Phantom Lord", "Jump
in the Fire", "Motorbreath", "No Remorse", "Seek and Destroy",
"Whiplash", "Am I Evil?", "Metal Militia". Vinyl.
Live Metal Attack
Contents identical to "Phantom Lord", above. CD.
Let God Sort 'Em Out
Side 1 and 2: San Francisco 1983 live plus demos. After Hours
Records, bad quality. "Hit the Lights", "The Mechanix", "Phantom
Lord", "Jump in the Fire", "Motorbreath", "No Remorse", "Seek and
Destroy", "Metal Militia", "Fight Fire with Fire" (demo), "The
Mechanix" (demo), "You and Me" (demo), "Rock Me" (demo). Vinyl.
San Francisco
San Francisco, 1983. Video, 53 min
Horsemen of the Apokalypse
Side 1 and 2: Demos 1982 and 1983 (A: "Killing Time", "Let it
Loose", "The Four Horsemen", "Seek and Destroy", "Metal Militia";
B: "Phantom Lord", "Fight Fire with Fire", "Ride the Lightning",
"Creeping Death") plus "The Prince" (live SF 29-11-1982, some say
September 18 1982).
- Standard version, Devils Records, vinyl.
- Standard version on CD.
- Version on CD with varying track list: "The Mechanix", "Killing
Time", "Let it Loose", "Seek and Destroy", "Metal Militia",
"Phantom Lord", "You and Me" (Megadeth demo), "The Mechanix"
(version 2), "Rock Me" (Megadeth demo), "Hit the Lights", "Jump
in the Fire", "Fight Fire with Fire", "Ride the Lightning",
"When Hell Freezes Over" and "Creeping Death". Good quality,
72'18", CD.
- Slightly different version with "Hit the Lights", "The
Mechanix", "Motorbreath", "Jump in the Fire", "Seek and
Destroy", "Metal Militia", "Phantom Lord", "Killing Time" and
"Let it Loose" (all demos). Observation Records, OB008, CD.
Garage Days Revisited
Side 1: Demos 1982. Side 2: Demos 1983. "Hit the Lights", "The
Mechanix", "Motorbreath", "Jump in the Fire", "Metal Militia",
"Fight Fire with Fire", "Ride the Lightning", "When Hell Freezes
Over" and "Creeping Death". The cover, interestingly, features
the band with Dave and Ron. Vinyl.
In For the Kill
Various 1982 outtakes, good to very good quality, Impetrium IMP
007, CD.
Metalmilitia, Garage Daze (sic)
Side 1: Demos 1982. Side 2: Live in their garage 1983 ("Hit the
Lights", "The Mechanix", "Motorbreath", "Jump in the Fire",
"Metal Militia", "Fight Fire with Fire", "Ride the Lightning" and
"When Hell Freezes Over"). Vinyl.
Metal Acetate Vol 1
Contains all demos, A: "The Mechanix", "Motorbreath", "Jump in
the Fire" ("Power Metal Demos"), B: "When Hell Freezes Over" and
"Creeping Death" ("No Life 'Til Leather"). Vinyl.
Metallica
Side 1 and 2: San Francisco, Old Waldorf, 29 November 1982
(identical to "Phantom Lord" bootleg LP, above). Side 3 and 4:
Marquee, London, December 20 1984 (apparently the only
recording to have the full set list of that gig, being "Phantom
Lord", "The Four Horsemen", "Anaesthesia", "For Whom the Bell
Tolls", "No Remorse", "Seek and Destroy", "Whiplash", "Creeping
Death", "Kirk solo", "Metal Militia", "Am I Evil?" and
"Motorbreath"). Not to be confused with the official album, of
course. Charley's Label, vinyl.
(No Name)
White, unprinted sleeve, release date unknown, 500 copies made,
recorded in San Francisco, with "Seek and Destroy", "Whiplash",
"Am I Evil?", "Metal Militia", "Hit the Lights", "The Mechanix",
"Phantom Lord", "Jump in the Fire", "Motorbreath", "No Remorse".
Vinyl.
Cliff's First Gig
San Francisco, 5-3-1983. CD.
New York
L'Amour, Brooklyn, New York, 9-4-1983. Audio, 45 min.
San Francisco
Los Angeles Country Club, 2-11-1983. Audio, 50 min.
Berkeley
Berkeley, 25-11-1983. "Intro", "Hit the Lights", "The Four
Horsemen", "Jump in the Fire", "Fight Fire with Fire", "Ride the
Lightning", "Phantom Lord", "Call of Ktulu", "No Remorse", "Seek
& Destroy", "Pulling Teeth", "Whiplash", "Creeping Death",
"Guitar Solo", "Metal Militia". Audio, 80 min.
The Devil Shaved Soap and Gasoline
Side 1 and 2: Identical to the "Metal Militia" bootleg LP,
above. Side 3: Demos 1983 ("Ride the Lightning", "When Hell
Freezes Over", "Creeping Death"), side 4 demos 1983 ("Fight Fire
with Fire" and "The Mechanix") and Megadeth demos ("Last Rites -
Love You to Deth/Skull Beneath the Skin"). Sides 3 and 4 are
identical to sides 3 and 4 of "Death Mission", below.
- Standard version, Screaming Oiseau 7504, black vinyl.
- Standard version, purple and yellow vinyl, Amazing Stork label,
vinyl.
Up & Down
Containing some old studio (and live?) tracks with Dave Mustaine
singing. Could actually be early Megadeth, but this isn't
certain. Also see the "Metal up your Ass" bootleg double-CD,
further below. CD.
No Name
A white, unprinted LP, 500 copies made, probably released in
1988, with material taped live/as demo in 1982 and 1983
(probably). "Seek & Destroy", "Whiplash", "Am I Evil?", "Metal
Militia", "Hit the Lights", "The Mechanix", "Phantom Lord", "Jump
in the Fire", "Motorbreath" and "No Remorse".
Cleveland '84
Recorded live in Cleveland, Ohio, 1984. Specific date unknown.
"Hit the Lights", "The Four Horsemen", "Jump in the Fire", "Fight
Fire with Fire" (demo), "Phantom Lord", "Seek & Destroy",
"Creeping Death" (demo), "Guitar Solo", "Metal Militia - Metal Up
Your Ass" (whatever that may mean).
Stand Up & Shout
Released by Hearsay (Oral 1CD), in 1990. Specific recording
details not known, and reckoned to be early 80's). CD.
Fight Fire with Fire
A 65 minute CD containing studio outtakes 82/83. "The Mechanix",
"Motorbreath", "Jump in the Fire", "Phantom Lord", "Hit the
Lights", "Fight Fire with Fire", "Ride the Lightning", "Creeping
Death", "Killing Time", "Let it Loose", "The Four Horsemen",
"When Hell Freezes Over", "Seek & Destroy", "Metal Militia".
Musichien label, good quality, CD.
May We have a Record Contract, Please?
a.k.a. The Name of Our Band is Metallica...May We have a Record
Contract, Please?
Identical to the above. Top Eagle records, CD.
Garage Complete / Garage Days Complete
A 65'36" CD featuring the following: From 1981 (with Loyd Grant
on lead guitar): "Killing Time", "Let it Loose" and "The
Mechanix" (with "Four Horsemen" lyrics). The 1982 "No Life 'Till
Leather" demo: "Hit the Lights", "The Four Horsemen",
"Motorbreath", "Seek and Destroy", "Metal Militia" and "Phantom
Lord". The 1983 "Ride the Lightning" demos: "Creeping Death",
"Fight Fire With Fire" (actual "Ride the Lightning" track), "Ride
the Lightning" and "When Hell Freezes Over". Stay Sharp Records
STS70501, CD.
Metallica Outtakes 82/83 w/Dave Mustaine
A 41'23" CD featuring "Fight Fire with Fire", "Ride the
Lightning", "Creeping Death", "Phantom Lord", "Killing Time",
"Let it Loose", "Four Horseman", "Seek and Destroy" and "Metal
Militia". All demo recordings. CD.
Metallica with Dave Mustaine
Various outtakes from 1982 and 1983: "Fight Fire with Fire",
"Creeping Death", "Phantom Lord", "Killing Time", "Let it Loose",
"The Four Horsemen", "Seek and Destroy" and "Metal Militia". CD.
In For The Kill
More demo stuff on this 64'48" CD, including "No Life Til
Leather", the first demo, and the "Ride the Lightning Demos".
Tracks are "The Mechanix", "Motorbreath", "Jump In The Fire",
"Phantom Lord", "Hit The Lights", "Fight Fire With Fire", "Ride
The Lightning", "Creeping Death", "Killing Time", "Let It Loose",
"Four Horsemen" (Mechanix lyrics), "When Hell Freezes Over"
("Call of Ktulu"), "Seek And Destroy", "Metal Militia". CD.
The Original Garage Days
Contains the first demos, "No Life 'Til Leather" demos and "Ride
the Lightning" demos. CD.
1984
Fucking Nuts
Side 1-3, Ijsselhal, Zwolle, The Netherlands, 11-2-1984
(Aardschokdag). Side 4: Interviews with Dave Mustaine, Dan
Beehler and Lars. All Day Music, A: "Intro", "Hit the Lights",
"The Four Horsemen", "Jump in the Fire"; b: "Phantom Lord", "Ride
the Lightning", "Motorbreath", C: "Seek and Destroy", "Cliff
Bass Solo", "Whiplash" and "Metal Militia".
- Standard version, black vinyl.
- Reissued with blank white labels, vinyl.
- Also released on red vinyl, Keri Records.
Weed Killer and Sugar
Identical to "Fucking Nuts" (above), but in different sleeve.
Screaming Oiseau SOR 254.
- Standard version on black vinyl.
- Also released on purple (second disc) and red (first disc)
vinyl.
Metal Mash
Identical to side A and B of "Fucking Nuts" (above), vinyl.
First U.K. Gig
Marquee Club, London, England, 27-3-1984, H Bomb Music HBM 9515,
CD.
London
Marquee Club, London, England, 27-3-1984. Audio, 60 min.
Frankfurt 84
Side 1 and 2: Volksbindungsheim, Frankfurt, Germany, 7-6-1984.
Side A "Intro", "Hit the Lights", "The Four Horsemen", "Jump in
the Fire", "Phantom Lord", side B "Ride the Lightning", "Seek and
Destroy", "Whiplash".
- Standard version on black vinyl.
- Also released on red vinyl.
- Also released on clear vinyl.
- Also released on green vinyl.
- Also released on multicoloured vinyl.
Metal Up your Ass
Sides 1-4, Mainz, Germany, 1-12-1984. A: "Fight Fire with Fire",
"Ride the Lightning", "Phantom Lord", side B "Phantom Lord"
(continued), "Kirk solo", "No Remorse", side C "The Call of
Ktulu", "Seek and Destroy", "Whiplash", side D "Creeping Death",
"Whiplash" and "Metal Militia".
- Standard version in black vinyl.
- Also released on yellow vinyl.
- Also released on clear vinyl.
- Also released on blue vinyl.
- Also released on white vinyl.
- Also released on white multicoloured vinyl.
- Also released on green vinyl.
- Also released on red vinyl.
- Also released on red multicoloured vinyl.
Cee Four
Main, Germany, 1-12-1984, double LP, Screaming Oiseau. "Fight
Fire with Fire", "Ride the Lightning", "Phantom Lord", "The Call
of Ktulu", "No Remorse", "Seek and Destroy", "Whiplash",
"Creeping Death" and "Metal Militia".
- Standard versionm, vinyl.
- Pink vinyl, Amazing Stork records, vinyl.
- Rerelease on Metal Mash label, vinyl.
- Multicoloured vinyl (A Grey, B multicoloured, C Pink/red, D
Yellow), Metal Mash label, vinyl.
Creeping Death
Metal Mash label, second LP of "Cee Four", above.
- Yellow vinyl.
- Pink/Red vinyl.
Capn's of Krunch
Cologne, Germany, 5-12-1984. Good quality, featuring "Fight Fire
with Fire", "Ride the Lightning", "Phantom Lord", "The Four
Horsemen", "Bass Solo", "For Whom The Bell Tolls", "No Remorse",
"Call of Ktulu", "Seek and Destroy", "Seek and Destroy",
Whiplash", "Creeping Death", "Guitar Solo", "Metal Militia". CD.
Old Shit
Cover: Unreleased Pushead drawing. Cologne, 5-12-1984, with same
songs as "Capn's of Crunch" but "Whiplash" and "Motorbreath"
added. A.k.a. "Koln '84".
- Green vinyl version, 150 pressed, vinyl.
- Clear vinyl, 50 pressed, vinyl.
Amsterdam
Paradiso, Amsterdam, 7-12-1984. "Intro", "Fight Fire with Fire",
"Ride the Lightning", "Phantom Lord", "Four Horsemen", "Bass
Solo", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "No Remorse", "Call of Ktulu",
"Seek & Destroy", "Whiplash", "Creeping Death", "Guitar Solo",
"Metal Militia", "Motorbreath". Audio, 90 min.
Speed Metal Gods Vol.1
Side 1 and 2: Hamburg, Germany, 9-12-1984. 100 pressed, "Intro",
"Fight Fire with Fire", "Ride the Lightning", "Phantom Lord",
"Motorbreath", "Cliff solo", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "No
Remorsee", "The Call of Ktulu". Vinyl.
Speed Metal Gods Vol.2
Side 1 and 2: Hamburg, Germany, 9-12-1984. Same as above, vinyl.
Back in the Saddle Again
Mission Records, Gota Lejon, Stockholm, Sweden, 12-12-1984.
"Intro", "Fight Fire with Fire", "Ride the Lightning", "Phantom
Lord", "The Four Horsemen", B "Cliff solo", "For Whom the Bell
Tolls", "No Remorse", "The Call of Ktulu". Comes with a 7" with
"Seek and Destroy" and "Blitzkrieg" (both 'live').
- Standard version, vinyl.
- Version with neutral white labels, vinyl.
Teutonicus Furor
Side 1 and 2: London 20-12-1984. "The Four Horsemen",
"Anaesthesia", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "No Remorse", "Kirk
solo", (B) "Seek and Destroy", "Whiplash", "Creeping Death",
"Metal Militia". Vinyl.
Electric Chair
Identical to the "Teutonic Furor" vinyl version. London 1984.
CD.
Live Before Death Vol II
Lyceum Ballroom, London, 20-12-1984 (wrongly dated as 12-12
though). "The Four Horsemen", "Pulling Teeth", "For Whom the Bell
Tolls", "No Remorse", "Seek & Destroy", "Whiplash", "Metal
Militia", "Fight Fire with Fire", Ride the Lightning", "When
Hell Freezes Over", "Creeping Death". Last four are actually
demos. Golden Stars (GSCD 1037), 66 min. CD.
Four Horsemen in Brooklyn
London, 20-12-1984.
- Vinyl.
- Very good quality, 45'00", CD.
...The Man is Dead
Featuring 11 tracks, of which the first 7 ("The Four Horsemen",
"Anaesthesia", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "No Remorse", "Seek &
Destroy", "Whiplash" and "Metal Militia" are off "Live Before
Death Part II" (Lyceum Ballroom, London, 20-12-1984). The last 4
tracks are off "Metallica's Garage, San Francisco, September
1983" - the "Garage Days Revisited" bootleg ("Fight Fire with
Fire", "Ride the Lightning", "When Hell Freezes Over" and
"Creeping Death", all demos). Vox Populi/Men at Work, CD.
Welcome to the Ball
Lyceum Ballroom, London, 20-12-1984, plus extra tracks from
"Metallica's Garage, San Francisco, 1983". Identical to "...The
Man is Dead". Metal Memory (MM 90020), 66 minutes. CD.
Demolition
Not to be mistaken for "Demolition" (far below), New York, 1986,
even though in fact this CD claims to be that one. It is,
apperently, filled with 20-12-1984 recordings. CD.
Seek and Destroy
Taped at a US tour, at least thus claims the cover. In reality
this seems to be the Lyceum Ballroom gig also present on the
bootlegs above. Contents identical to "...The Man is Dead", but
without the garage tracks. Templar (TCD-26), 47 minutes. CD.
Seek and Destroy Vol. 1
London, 20-12-1984, identical to "Four Horsemen in Brooklyn" but
without "Creeping Death". Applehouse Music Ban-031-A, very good
quality, 1993, CD.
Caught in the Act
Not to be mistaken for the much later bootleg of the same name.
Another Lyceum Ballroom, 20-12-1984 London one. The live tracks
starting at "The Four Horsemen", no garage stuff. CD.
1985
Terrör Incögnitö
Side 1-4: Spectrum, Montreal, Canada, 15-1-1985. Shotgun Records
13050. "Intro", "Fight Fire with Fire", "Ride the Lightning",
"Phantom Lord", "Cliff solo", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "No
Remorse", "The Call of Ktulu", "Seek and Destroy", "Whiplash",
"Creeping Death". Vinyl.
San Francisco '85
San Francisco, 1985. Released by Living Legend. Might be same as
below. CD.
No Remorse
Side 1 and 2: San Francisco, 14-3-1985. "Fight Fire with Fire",
"Ride the Lightning", "Phantom Lord", "Four Horsemen", "Pulling
Teeth", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "No Remorse", "Fade to Black",
"Creeping Death", "Guitar Solo", "Am I Evil?", "Motorbreath". 55
min. Snake Records, London. Vinyl.
Damaged Justice 1985
Identical to the "No Remorse" vinyl version. Japanese. CD.
Live USA
Identical to the "No Remorse" vinyl version. German. Imtrat (imt
900.034). CD.
Demonic Invocation
Identical to the "No Remorse" vinyl version, but has an
additional "Seek and Destroy" and "Whiplash" (short bits)
recorded from London, 20-12-1984. CD.
Seek and Destroy Vol. 2
San Francisco, 15-3-1985 (?maybe 14-3?), Applehouse, Music Ban-
031-B, very good quality, 53'59", Australia only, CD.
Acting Like a Maniac
Side 1 and 2: Donington, England, 17-8-1985. "Creeping Death",
"Ride the Lightning", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "The Four
Horsemen", (2) "Fade to Black", "Seek & Destroy", "Whiplash", "Am
I Evil?", "Motorbreath".
- Standard version on black vinyl. See For Miles records.
- Standard version on black vinyl, NorthLake records re-issue.
- Standard re-issuie with neutral white labels.
- Also available on blue vinyl, NorthLake records.
- Also available on blue vinyl re-release with neutral white
labels, NorthLake records,.
- Also available on red vinyl, NorthLake records.
- Also available on red vinyl re-release with neutral white
labels, NorthLake records.
- Also available on a bootleg commercial tape from Hungary.
- Also available with different cover artwork, released by Three
Cool Cats (TCC047), CD.
Death Mission
Side 1 and 2: Donington, England, 17-8-1985 (see above), side 3
demos 1983 ("Ride the Lightning", "When Hell Freezes Over",
"Creeping Death"), side 4 Demos 1983 ("Fight Fire with Fire",
"Mechanix") and Megadeth demos ("Last Rites - Love You to Deth",
"Skull Beneat the Skin"). Sides 1 and 2 are identical to "Acting
Like A Maniac", above. Labels are blank. Vinyl.
Llik 'Em All
Screaming Oiseau records. Side A Ijsselhal, Zwolle, 11-2-1984
("Seek and Destroy", "Cliff Solo", "Whiplash", "Metal Militia");
side B Donington, England, 17-8-1985 ("Intro", "Creeping Death",
"Ride the Lightning", "Fade to Black", "Am I Evil?" and
"Motorbreath"). Vinyl.
Oakland
Day on the Green, Oakland, 31-8-1985. Audio, 55 min.
Disposable Heroes
Side 1 and 2: Metal Hammer festival, Lorely, Germany, 14-9-1985.
"Creeping Death", "Ride the Lightning", "Disposable Heroes", "For
Whom the Bell Tolls", "The Four Horsemen", "Fade to Black", "Seek
and Destroy".
- Standard version on black vinyl, Blade 1007.
- Standard version, with labels reading "The Dogs", vinyl.
- Also produced on red vinyl.
- Also produced on yellow vinyl.
- Also produced on blue vinyl.
- Also produced on white vinyl.
- Also produced on clear vinyl.
We'll Nail You Down
Identical to "Disposable Heroes" (above), but with different
sleeve.
- Special version on clear vinyl with Sesame Street label.
- Special version on clear vinyl without the Sesame Street label.
- Also released on multi-coloured vinyl.
Creepin' Death
Metal Festival, Loreley, 14-9-1985, Taurus 04 9109, identical to
"Disposable Heroes", but with "No Remorse" added after
"Disposable Heroes". CD.
Puppets Instrumental Demos
A tape containing demos from the "Master of Puppets" album. No
vocals, good quality.
- Version containing "Disposable Heroes", "Battery",
"Sanitarium". Audio, 17 min.
- Version containing additionally "Orion". Audio, 25 min.
1986
Molten Rock
Sides 1-4: Agora Ballroom, Chicago, 20-4-1986 (other sources
claim 5-4-1986). Side 4 also contains demo outtakes March 1982
(last three tracks). Cover identical to "Speed Metal Gods Vol.2".
"Battery", "Master of Puppets", "Bass Solo", "For Whom the Bell
Tolls", (B) "Fade to Black", "Seek and Destroy", "Jump in the
Fire", (C) "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "The Thing that Should
not Be", "Creeping Death", (D) "Am I Evil?", "Damage Inc.", "Hit
the Lights" (demo), "Killing Time", "Let it Loose". Vinyl.
New York
New York, 26-4-1986. Video, 50 min.
Up Shut or Up Shot
Side 1-2: L'Amour, Brooklyn, New York, 9-4-1986, Uniondale, New
York, 28-4-1986 (side 3-4). First disc: "Hit the Lights", "The
Four Horsemen", "Phantom Lord", "Jump in the Fire",
"Motorbreath", "No Remorse", "Anaesthesia", "Whiplash", "Seek and
Destroy", second disc "Intro", "Battery", "Master of Puppets",
"For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Ride the Lightning", "Welcome Home
(Sanitarium)", "Creeping Death", "Damage, Inc.". Shotgun Records
13060, vinyl.
- Standard version, cover like the official "Garage Days Re-
revisited" album, vinyl.
- Reissue with Cliff on the front cover.
Master of Reality
Uniondale, New York, 28-4-1986, CD.
Puppets in El Paso
"Master of Puppets" rehearsal, 12-5-1986, El Paso, Texas.
"Welcome Home" (different lyrics), "Master of Puppets" (demo),
"Disposable heroes" (demo, with lyrics), "Master of Puppets",
"For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Ride the Lightnign", "Welcome Home",
"Creeping Death", "Damage, Inc.". CD.
USA
A US gig, opening for Ozzy Osbourne, 26-5-1986. Audio, 50 min.
Wild Bunch
Iowa, 30-5-1986, RockDreams 92073, CD.
Monsters of Rock
Side 1, 2 and 3: Roskilde Rock Festival, Denmark, 6-7-1986
("Intro", "Battery", "Master of Puppets", "For Whom the Bell
Tolls" (B) "Welcome Home", "Bass Solo", "The Four Horsemen",
"Fade to Black", (C) "Phantom Lord", "Jump in the Fire",
"Motorbreath", "Seek and Desotry", "Metal Militia"). Side 4: The
Stone, San Francisco, 18-10-1982 ("Seek and Destroy", "Creeping
Death", "Am I Evil?", "Damage, Inc.", "Whiplash"). Vinyl.
Time for some Fucking Danish Beer
Identical to "Monsters of Rock" but with a different cover.
Vinyl.
Damage Inc.
Side 1 and 2: Roskilde 6-7-1986. A: "Battery", "Master of
Puppets", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Welcome Home", (B) "Ride
the Lightning", "Bass solo", "Whiplash", "The Thing that Should
not Be". Side C and D unknown venue, "Fade to Black", "Seek and
Destroy", "Creeping Death", "The Four Horsemen", "Kirk solo", "Am
I Evil?", "Fight Fire with Fire". Duck production, vinyl.
Polar Creek
Hoffman Estates, Polar Creek, 13-7-1986. Audio, 60 min.
Demonic Invocation
Side 1-4: Hammersmith Odeon, London, 21-9-1986.
"Battery", "Master of Puppets", "For Whom the Bell Tolls",
"Welcome Home", "Ride the Lightning", "Cliff solo", "The Thing
that Should not Be", "Fade to Black", "Seek and Destroy",
"Creeping Death", "The Four Horsemen", "Kirk solo", "Am I Evil?",
"Damage, Inc.", "Fight Fire with Fire".
- NorthLake records, vinyl.
- Reissue on Collectorecord, vinyl.
On Tour
Selection from songs off "Demonic Invocation", Hammersmith,
London, 21-9-1986. "Intro", "Battery", "Master of Puppets", "For
Whom the Bell Tolls", "Welcome Home", (B) "Ride the Lightning",
"Cliff solo", "Whiplash", "The Thing that Should not Be", "Fade
to Black". Vinyl.
Almost The Last Gig...Pt.1
First of a set of 2 CDs. Lund, Sweden, 24-9-1986. 46 minutes.
"Intro", "Battery", "Master of Puppets", "For Whom the Bell
Tolls", "Sanitarium", "Ride the Lightning", "Bass Solo" (Cliff),
"Whiplash", "The Thing that Should not Be". CD.
The 1988/89 U.S. Tour Vol. 1
Same as "Almost The Last Gig...Pt. 1". Heavy Sound Metal 1, good
quality, CD.
Almost The Last Gig...Pt.2
Second of a set of 2 CDs. Lund, Sweden, 24-9-1986. 42 minutes.
"Fade to Black", "Seek & Destroy", "Creeping Death", "The Four
Horsemen", "Guitar Solo", "Am I Evil?", "Damage Inc.", "Fight
Fire with Fire". CD.
The 1988/89 U.S. Tour Vol. 2
Same as "Almost The Last Gig...Pt. 2". Heavy Sound Metal 2, good
quality, CD.
The Final Gig
Side 1-4: Solnahallen, Sweden, 26-9-1986. Last gig where Cliff
played. "Intro", "Battery", "Master of Puppets", "For Whom the
Bell Tolls", "Welcome Home", "Ride the Lightning", "Cliff solo",
"Whiplash", "Fade to Black", "Seek and Destroy", "Creeping
Death", "The Four Horsemen", "Kirk solo", "Am I Evil?", "Damage
Inc.", "Blitzkrieg". Mon Dieu Records M 1-4. Vinyl.
Tour 1986 (The Metallilive '86)
Side 1-4: Recorded during the "Damage Inc." tour. Tokyo, Japan,
15-11-1986, excellent quality, very rare. "Battery", "Master of
Puppets", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Welcome Home", "Ride the
Lightning", "Bass solo", "Whiplash", "The Thing that Should not
Be", "Fade to Black", "Seek and Destroy", "Creeping Death", "The
Four Horsemen", "Kirk solo", "Am I Evil", "Damage, Inc." and
"Fight Fire with Fire". Vinyl.
Hit the First Shit 1986
Same venue as above, with the same track list. This double CD
had space left so they added 8 songs from the Milton Keynes gig,
5-6-1993 ("The Four Horsemen", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Fade
to Black", "Battery", "Nothing Else Matters", "Sad bu True",
"Last Caress", "One". CD.
Musichien
Side 1-4: Recorded during the "Damage Inc." tour. Jap bootleg.
Probably same as "Tour 1986", above. Vinyl.
The Freak's Not Here
Side 1-4: Poughkeepsie, New York, 28-11-1986. "Intro",
"Battery", "Master of Puppets", "For Whom the Bell Tolls",
"Welcome Home", "Ride the Lightning", "Jason solo", "Whiplash",
"The Thing that Should not Be", "Fade to Black", "Seek and
Destroy", "Creeping Death", "The Four Horsemen", "Kirk solo", "Am
I Evil?", "Damage Inc.", "Fight Fire with Fire", "Blitzkrieg".
CDA Records, good quality, vinyl.
Assassin
Side 1-4: The Felt Forum, New York, 1-12-1986. "Intro",
"Battery", "Master of Puppets", "For Whom the Bell Tolls",
"Sanitarium", "Ride the Lightning", "Bass Solo", "Whiplash", "The
Thing that Should Not Be", "Fade to Black", "Seek & Destroy",
"Creeping Death", "The Four Horsemen", "Guitar Solo", "Am I
Evil?", "Damage Inc.", "Fight Fire with Fire", "Blitzkrieg". A
total of 500 copies were made of this, the first 25 of which were
in a box with T-shirt.
- Jester Productions, JP 102-2, vinyl.
- Chain Records re-issue, vinyl.
- After Hours Records re-issue, vinyl.
Quebec
Quebec, Canada, 5-12-1986. Video, 92 min.
The Metal Masters
Playhouse Theatre, Winnipeg, 13-12-1986. Side 1/2 contain
"Battery", "Master of Puppets", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "The
Thing That Should Not Be", "Fade to Black", "Seek & Destroy",
"Creeping Death" and "The Four Horsemen".
- Flashback Worldproductions, bad quality, 47'05", 1991, vinyl.
- Also available on CD, with added tracks "Kirk solo", "Am I
Evil?", "Damage, Inc." and "Fight Fire with Fire". Flashback FB
0165, CD.
Montreal
Spectrum, Montreal, December 1986. Precise date unknown. Video,
90 min.
More than Just Metal
Quite a bad bootleg, consisting of further unspecified sources,
taped in 1982 and 1986. Released by On Stage (OSCD-8) in 1992.
"The Four Horsemen", ""Damage Inc.", "Fight Fire with Fire", "Am
I Evil?", "Jump in the Fire", "Motorbreath", "Hit the Lights",
"Metal Militia", "Seek & Destroy", "The Mechanix", "Phantom
Lord", "Let it Loose" (this is the track from 1982 probably) and
"Killing Time". CD.
Demolition
Felt Forum, New York, 1986, audience recording. Featuring
"Battery", "Master of Puppets", "Ride the Lightning", "Bass
Solo", "Whiplash", "Fade to Black", "Seek and Destroy", "Am I
Evil?", "Damage Inc." and "Fight Fire with Fire". Poetry in
Motion records, POET9208, CD.
1987
Los Angeles
Yezebels, Los Angeles. A secret gig done in January 1987. Video,
55 min.
Flintstones and Jetstones
Side 1-4: Boblingen Sporthalle, Stuttgart, Germany, 24-1-1987.
Collector Records, vinyl.
An Album For You
Grugahalle, Essen, Germany, 25-1-1987. Cover also mentions some
Metal Church tracks. This is wrong. Released by Men At Work in
1991. The track listing on the cover is really messed up. Quality
is very bad. It contains "The Thing that Should Not Be", "Fade to
Black", "Seek & Destroy", "Sanitarium", "Ride the Lightning",
"Bass Solo", "Whiplash", "Am I Evil?", "Metal Militia",
"Blitzkrieg", "Creeping Death", "Suicide" (short, this is
actually part of Mercyful Fate's "Return of the Vampyre"), "The
Four Horsemen". Men at Work, CD.
For Metallians Only
Side 1-5: Grugahalle, Essen, Germany, 25-1-1987. Side 6: Metal
Church at that same venue and date ("Gods of Wrath2, "Psycho",
"Watch the Children Play").
- Old Works Records, vinyl.
- Gatefold sleeve Old Works Records, vinyl.
- Gatefold sleeve, Dance and Ball lavel, vinyl.
Only For Metallians
Identical to "For Metallians Only", but with different gatefold
sleeve. Vinyl.
Master of Evil
Side 1-4: Hamburg, Germany, 27-1-1987.
- Released on black vinyl, Evil Records.
- Released on green (first disc) and red (second disc), vinyl.
The Hexenhammer
Identical to "Masters of Evil", but with different cover and a
flyer inside. TAKRL 2280/2281. Vinyl.
Goodbye Cliff R.I.P.
LP, identical so sides 1 and 2 of "The Hexenhammer".
A Fistful of Steel
Le Zenith, Paris, France, 5-2-1987, excellent quality, 76
minutes, CD.
Europe 1987
Identical to "A Fistful of Steel". red Line GSCD1307, CD.
Beyond the Wall of Sound
Aardschok Festival, Ijsselhal, Zwolle, Netherlands, 8-2-1987.
Octopus OCTO60 (excellent quality), 61'38". CD.
Zwolle
Ijsselhal, Zwolle, the Netherlands, 8-2-1987. Aardschokdag
festival. Audio, 90 min (longer than the above CD).
The Unstoppable Force
Side 1-4: Frolundaborg, Gothenburg, Sweden, 13-2-1987. "Intro",
"Battery", "Master of Puppets", "For Whom the Bell Tolls",
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "Ride the Lightning", "Bass Solo",
"Whiplash", "The Thing that Should not Be", "Fade to Black",
"Seek & Destroy", "Creeping Death", "The Four Horsemen"
(including Stuart Hamm tune, Burn, Run to the Hills, Trapped
under Ice), "Guitar Solo", "Am I Evil?", "Damage Inc.", "Fight
Fire with Fire", "Blitzkrieg", "Last Caress". Mon Dieu Records,
MD 2691-1, vinyl.
Fanatic Battery
Released by France Disc. Double CD live at Frolundaborg,
Gothenburg, Sweden. 13-2-1987. Contains the same tracks as the
vinyl "The Unstoppable Force" vinyl bootleg, but has extra
tracks: "The Frayed Ends of Insanity" (demo), "Eye of the
Beholder" (demo) and "Blackened" (demo). Good quality, CD.
Tower of Strength
Same as "The Unstoppable Force", i.e. Frolundaborg, Gothenburg,
Sweden, 13-2-1987. Without "Last Caress", though. Excellent
quality. CD.
Flintstones & Jetstones
Not to be mistaken for the other bootleg of this name, recorded
at Frolundaborg, Gothenburg, Sweden, 13-2-1987. Taifun Records
CR28113X, vinyl double LP.
Gothenburg
The Frolundaburg, Sweden, 13-2-1987 gig on video. Video, 90
minutes.
All Things Must Come To An End
Frolundaborg, Gothenburg, Sweden, 13-2-1987. About 70 minutes
long, and therefore not as complete as "The Unstoppable Force".
Metal Memory MM 90041, CD.
Riffs
Frolundaborg, Gothenburg, Sweden, 13-2-1987. Identical to "All
Things Must Come To An End". Pipeline Records PPL520, CD.
Seek and Destroy Vol. 3
Frolundaborg, Sweden, 13-2-1987, Applehouse Music Ban-031-C,
beyond very good quality, Australia only, 61'11", CD.
Cee Four
Side 1-4: Santa Barbara, 9-5-1987. Vinyl.
Brain Damage Inc.
Part One: Brain Surgery. 100-Club, London, England, 20-8-1987. A
secret preparation gig for Monsters of Rock. Limited Edition, 500
copies. CD. For track list see below.
Brain Damage Inc.
Part Two. Contains four furthers tracks off the 100-Club gig,
with 7 extra tracks taped at Bordeaux, France, 23-11-1984 (!).
Among these French tracks in one featuring Brain Tatler (of
Diamondhead) and one track featuring Killing Joke (so they
claim). Limited Edition, 500 copies. CD. For track list see
below.
The Gig That Should not Be?
Released 1990, Bud Records. Recorded at the 100 Club, London,
20-8-1987. Sides 1-4 contain "Creeping Death", "For Whom the Bell
Tolls", "Fade to Black" (3 tries), "Leper Messiah" (2 tries),
"Phantom Lord", "Sanitarium", "Seek & Destroy", "Master of
Puppets", "Last Caress", "Green Hell", "Am I Evil?", "Battery",
"Crash Course in Brain Surgery", "The Small Hours", "The Wait",
"Helpless", "Blitzkrieg". Vinyl.
Basement Blitz
Same as "The Gig that Should Not Be?", with the exception of the
tracks after "Battery". Red Sun RSCD003 (75'06"), very good
quality. CD.
Brain Surgery
Same as "The Gig that Should Not Be?", with the exception of the
tracks after "Crash Course in Brain Surgery". Damage Inc Records
M87/1. CD.
Donington
Donington, England, 22-8-1987, Monsters of Rock. Video, 30 min.
Donington
Donington, England, 22-8-1987, Monsters of Rock. Audio, 60 min.
Am I Evil?
Side 1 and 2: Monsters of Rock, Nuremberg, 29-8-1987. "Fade to
Black", "Leper Messiah", "Whiplash", "Sanitarium", "Master of
Puppets" (incl. Run to the Hills), "Last Caress", "Am I Evil?",
"Battery". Aaron Records, vinyl. Not to be mistaken with the
bootleg EP collection on CD of the same name.
Nuremburg Trials
Identical to "Am I Evil?" (above), in a superpack. Black Cat
Records, 1992, very good quality, 45 minutes, CD.
Creeping Death
Pforzheim, Germany, 30-8-1987, Monsters of Rock. "Creeping
Death", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Fade to Black", "Leper
Messiah", "Sanitarium", "Seek & Destroy", "Master of Puppets",
"Whiplash", "Last Caress", "Am I Evil?", "Battery". Hot Metal (HM
002), 61 minutes. CD.
Sheer Rage
Pforzheim, German, 30-8-1987, Monsters of Rock. Contains 11
tracks off MOR, and one extra track: "One" from the Grammy
Nominations Award, 22-2-1989.
- Standard version, CD.
- Version without "One", CD.
- Also available in a version with a numbered box, CD.
Just Another Kraut
Pforzheim, 30-8-1987. Metal Memory (90023), 63'00". "Creeping
Death", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Fade to Black", "Lepet
Messiah", "Sanitarium", "Seek & Destroy", "Master of Puppets",
"Whiplash", "Last Caress", "Am I Evil?", "Battery". CD.
Seek and Destroy Vol. 4
Pforzheim, Germany, 30-8-1987, Applehouse Music Ban-031-D, very
good quality, Australia only, 61'11", CD.
Metal Up Your Ass
Double CD with unspecified date. First disc is of Dave Mustaine
days (i.e. "Mechanix", "Let it Loose" and "Me and You" (?) are on
it - also see bootleg title "Up & Down", above); second disc
seems of 1987 Monsters of Rock tour, probably Pforzheim (no
certainty here!). Witchboard Records, WR 201-1/2. CD.
The Live History
A CD with a variety of different tracks. London 20-12-1984: "The
Four Horsemen", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "No Remorse", "Seek
and Destroy", "Whiplash", "Metal Militia"; Donington 17-8-1985:
"Creeping Death", "Ride the Lightning"; Stockholm 26-9-1986:
"Cliff Solo"; Gothenburg 13-2-1987: "Master of Puppets", "Welcome
Home", "Jason Solo"; Pforzheim 30-8-1987: "Last Caress". Never
End NE 20, CD.
Metallica Live Vol. 1
Same as "The Live History" (above). Australia only, Mainline
Music SW17, CD.
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