Metallica – Kill 'Em All

I'd like to add my copy to my record list but my double 45rpm version has no matrix or any things at all in the dead wax is its a version which has not been added yet?

I read on the "wiki" that there were actually 15,000 copies of the first run LPs. I know wiki is not always accurate. Would be nice to know for sure how many were actually pressed.

I found mine at a goodwill for $2.50, 6 months ago. No joke. Didn't have the inner sleeve but had original wrap on it, the jacket was in VG condition (no rings) and a light scuff on the record itself but does not effect the quality of the sound. This kinda stuff never happens to me, but that day was my day. 🤘🤘🤘

Looking for the inner with lyrics from the original 83 megaforce, if someone is interested in selling......let me know😊

Does anybody have an extra inner for the '83 pressing they are willing to sell or get rid of? Thank you

seem to have this combo on mine, wondering if would be appropriate to tag to this release, or the other one? https://discogs.versitio.com/release/4365559-Metallica-Kill-Em-All

Side A: Matrix / Runout (Runout Groove Side A (Variation 1)): MRI-069-A STERLING A-2 ↔
Side B: Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout Groove Side B): MRI-069-B STERLING A- ↔

I bought this 3 years ago for $150.00 because I had FOMO at the time. And am glad I did. I have the real one. No track times. The number of "added to one's collection" number is skewed on this entry.

Cramming almost 27 minutes onto side 1 seems like pushing well past an LP's ability to deliver decent sonics.

One of the best thrash album ever with obvious punk and nwobhm elements and influences. So mature in the bands immaturity era. So unique and so distinctive as Metallica 10/10

The debut release from Metallica has to be taken in context with the time period that the album appeared. For many Metallica ushered in the era of thrash metal with this album. One could argue that Motorhead did it first, but they never reached mass appeal, especially in the U.S. the way that Metallica would eventually do. "Kill Em All" sounds raw compared to the band's later releases, but it contains the core elements of everything that their fans would come to love about them including speed, power, punk, and a dash of progressive rock. This is an album from a young driven band with little prior studio experience. The vocals are screechy in spots, as Hetfield was just learning his craft at this point. The drumming is a bit pedestrian and the guitar playing is a bit sloppy here and there. The lyrics on this album are rather juvenile; something the band would improve greatly on later in their career. That being said tracks like "Hit The Lights", "The Four Horsemen" and "Seek And Destroy" still hold up well today, and continue to make appearances in the band's live shows. Metallica would improve greatly with their next album "Ride The Lightning", but although far from perfect, "Kill Em All" remains a pioneering album in the history of heavy metal.