South Korea 1989 Reissue. A collective material and nothing more. Moderate pressing and also missing 3 legendary songs of the album. Vertigo Europe 2001 Reissue: One of the most serious vinyl pressings of the album. You can get amazing power and quality here with minimun IGD in the last song of each side and without any surface noise. The instruments they sound very powerful and the music has big explosion. If you can, get this pressing because it's outstanding in my opinion. Very cheap at the momment and very balance sound. The cut on this vinyl was amazing. At first you thought they used the original "George Marino" mastering but when the "Self-titled" starts, it was obvious that it was from the remastered of 2017 cause the less atmosphere and the less explosion against the original mastering. Greece Vertigo 92 Press. This pressing remind me the 1st Elekra pressings. It's very sharp with amazing brightness and explosion. And has not a "DM" mastering like the "Elektra pressings. The only problem here is you get some distortions on the last song of each side.

Artwork, designed by Metallica & Peter Mensch and painted by Don Brautigam, depicts a cemetery field of white crosses tethered to strings, manipulated by a pair of hands in a blood-red sky. Instead of releasing a single or video in advance of the album's release, Metallica embarked on a five-month American tour in support of Ozzy Osbourne. The European leg was canceled after Burton's death in September 1986, and the band returned home to audition a new bassist. Master of Puppets is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. Originally released on March 3, 1986.Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched / Variant 4 [E is stamped]): (P*AP) - STE-60439B - G1A E G1 E2 Closing, it has the most noticiable bass and the most natural drums you can find. And it's the most brighter version too. The "Allied and Specialty" pressings have more punchy sound but also and more noisy and this one has more natural sound with amazing atmosphere and depth. Also the aggression is unbelivable. Do not miss this pressing. MFN 45 RPM 87. This pressing is very brutal and loud but it feels little compressed. I can listen many noises in the music when i put it loud. Compare it with the 1st Elektra Pressing it sound more louder and heavier but also not so sharp with plenty of noises. Still amazing pressing. CBS/SONY Japan Press. The sound is very clean and bright. But you miss the explosion and the power of one "DM Mastering" pressing or the Columbia house edition. Also this version lags from bass and punchy sound. Still great material to have. You can enjoy the album without issues.

In 2015, Master of Puppets became the first metal recording to be selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

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Elektra Specialty Press. Very similar to Allied pressing but has some few noises in the Welcome Home and Damage inc but nothing serious Elektra Allied Press (this one). The 2nd best version of the album. Insane brightness, explosion and very sharp sound. Vertigo Europe 89 Press. This pressing it sound "ok" but nothing serious. Has big low end and combinied with the "DMM" process the sound is very muddy and mess the clarity of the music. Also the pressing it is not so loud and when you up the volume you listen only the low end the cover all the instruments and you thing the upper end and the mids has deleted. But overall it's "ok" (I guess?) pressing for casual listenings.