Death-By-Digital Metallica Collection

This page is dedicated to all of those odd items that exist in this world!   I like finding copies of items that are mis-pressed, unofficial, not completed, or just plain odd.

This is also currently my section for hosting all of my singles that did not go on albums, as well as tribute and sampler albums. 

I currently have a few items that I find "interesting", but I am aware that many more the exist.  If you have something that you think goes in this category, and you have it for sale, send away!

BOOTLEGS

Released on the Mission Impossible II soundtrack, this single has several different versions, and they are fairly collectable and can get pricey.

Hollywood Records, Germany, 2000, 0110225HWR - 1 Track CD

Hollywood Records, Germany, 2000, PRCD-11243-2- 1 Track PROMO CD

Hollywood  Records, Germany, 2000, 0113876HWR, In card cover (only card cover release of this single

 

This section would be for all of my other promotional items, or other items I couldn't fit anywhere else on my site. 


Manditory Metallica, Elektra, USA, 1989,  PR 8071- 8 Track Promo

Stone Cold Crazy, Elektra, USA, 1990, PRCD 8224-1 - 1 Track Promo

15 pieces of Live Shit, Elektra, USA, 1993, PRCD 8879-2 - 15 track Double disc promo, in Sleeve's

Manditory Metallica, Vertigo, England, 1996, MMCJ-1, 7 Track Promo

Manditory Metallica, Elekra, USA, 1997 PRCD 9927-2 - 17 track Double Disc

Live In London: Antipodean Tour Edition, Mercury/Vertigo, Europe, 1998, TOURPRO98 - PROMO disc given out during the sales of metallica albums. Plastic case version

As many of you know interviews will often be taped and placed on Vinyl and CD for sale.  some of the time these items will be sold as "rare" or "import", but 90 percent of the time they are un-official and illegal.  Due to them being Un-official they are often not that rare, and pretty cheap.  Here is the section on some of those items, and whether I think it is a bootleg or a official release endorsed by the band next to it.  If you feel as if I have mis-labled something, or have more information on an item, please let me know! Right now I am pretty interested in these, so if you have one that I don`t have cheap, let me know!

VINYL INTERVIEW DISC

"Metallica: Tell Tales"
Tell Tales, 1987, UK, MM1253 - Picture Disc -James A-Side, Jason B-Side - Recorded Febuary 8th 1987 at the Aardshok Festival- ON LP- Black Boarder

"Metallica: Tell Tales"
Tell Tales, 1987, UK, MM1253 - Picture Disc -James A-Side, Jason B-Side - Recorded Febuary 8th 1987 at the Aardshok Festival - ON LP- Yellow Boarder

"Metallica: An interview with Lars Ulrich"
Pork 1, 1989 - Pink Translucent Vinyl with Black and Red Lables.  Picture of band with Jason on Cover and a Picture of band with Cliff on the back.  - Mine is autographed by Lars.

"Metallica: An interview with Lars Ulrich"
Pork 1, 1989- SOLID red LP, with Black and Red Lables. - First Press of the above LP?  England?- Let me know if you have either.

`Rock Sagas`
Fotodisc-PRT Records, 1989, England, CTD 2005- Set of two 7 Inch rectangular records

"Metallica: The end of the world and we know it, The Metallica Interviews Volume 1"
Baktabak Records, 1990, UK, BAK 6011 - Full band on Cover, James on back - Green Vinyl, grey and Red lables- Mine is autographed by jason.

"Metallica: The end of the world and we know it, The Metallica Interviews Volume 1"
Baktabak Records, 1990, UK, BAK 6011 - Full band on Cover, James on back - Blue Vinyl, grey and Red lables

"Metallica: The end of the world and we know it, The Metallica Interviews Volume 1"
Baktabak Records, 1990, UK, BAK 6011 - Full band on Cover, James on back - Orange Vinyl, grey and Red lables **Sticker on the cover "Special Edition Coloured Vinyl"

"Metallica: Interview Picture Disc. Limited Edition"
Baktabak Records, 1988?, England, BAK 2066- Picture Disc (band on A-side, James on B-Side)

"Metallica: Interview Picture Disc. Limited Edition"- Housed in Vintage series outer sleeve
Baktabak Records, 1988?, England, BAK 2066- Picture Disc (band on A-side, James on B-Side) - comes with "One BackTrax cd single"

"Metallica II: Interview Picture Disc.  Limited Edition"- House in Vintage series outer sleeve
Baktabak Records, 1988?, England, BAK 2163- Picture Disc (James on A-Side, Kirk, Jason, Lars on B-Side)

"Rock Sagas: The Chris Tetley Interviews"
Fotodisc, England 1988, CT 1008, Die-Cut cover, picture disc

"Metallica: Limited Edition Interview Picture Disc"
Tell Tales, England, 1988, TTS 1007, - Picture Disc, James on both sides, Cut like a Saw Blade

"Interview Picture disc collection"
Baktabak, England, 1990?, Bakpak 1015, 4 pack set of 7" picture disc vinyl.  made to hang on your wall

CD INTERVIEW DISC

"The Naked Truth"
CHQ, England, 1992, CHQ 2CD -James Naked on Cover!!!

"Metallica: The HTZ FM Interviews with Kristy Knight"
CGP LTd, 1997, Canada, CGPINT8006 - 6 track Interview disc, came free with Sam Hedlands "Fuel and Fire" Book

"An Interview with Metallica: Metallic Power"
rockview, 1997, UK, RVCD 216 - CD, Poster, Pick in a jewel case. Pic Disc CD.  Pretty cool :)

"The Unauthorised Biography and Interview: Metallica"
All-Talk Records, 1999, ATCD 102 - CD in case, then wrapped in a sleeve.  Pic Disc CD

"Metallica: Interview Picture Disc"
Baktabak, 1993?, England, CBAK 4016- Picture Disc CD

"Metallica: Audio Documentary"
Star-Profile/Masterone, 1997, 8296- Picture disc CD with Kirk on it, no cover. 

"Metallica: Stand up and Shout"
Hearsay, ORAL 1CD, year?, Shiny Hologram disc/ red half-cover

"Metallica: The Interview Sessions"
Chatback, CHATCD13, Year?, Picture Disc CD with no cover

"Metallica: Reload Interview Disc"
Lable?, England, DIST 007, Year? -Digi pack

"Load: The Interview"
Vertigo, England, METINT1, 1996- This is an official release, sent to radio stations as a "fake live interview" with the band.  Comes with a "Promo only, not for sale sticker" on cover in black and white.

"Maximum Metallica"- Jewel case CD in an outer sleeve
Chrome, UK, 1999, ABCD012

"Metallica: X-Posed the Interview"-Digipack CD
Chrome, UK, 2000, CTCD 7007

As Many of these Exist in Pirate form, I thought I would attempt to get some of them.  Only one so far, and more to follow.  None of these are legit~!

 

CD

"The Best Of...... Metallica"
Company?, Germany?, M006, 2006?, -13 track CD, with photos post St. Anger.

Some companies have released Metallica albums in MP3 so they can include more than one album on a single disc.  I am not actively seeking these items, but if you have some cheap, drop me a line.

"1998-2000" AGC, Russia, 200?, CD2 - Contains Garage Inc/S&M/and the first three Apocalyptica albums. This is CD2, and I believe it is a 3 CD set. 

There are so many Tribute to Metallica albums.  99 Percent of the time it is from a company that wants to make money on the Metallica name, and the other 1 percent, it is actually someone paying tribute to them.  These CD's are NOT rare, and they MASS produced.  Don't get suckered into buying them for lots!  Some of them are pretty cool though.  I only have a few. 

"A Metal Tribute to Metallica"
Deadline Music, 2000, USA, CLP 0887-2 - 13 tracks, mainly unknown bands, but a cool Version of Eye of the Beholder by "In flames" :)

"An Industrial Tribute to Metallica: The Blackest album"
Cleopatra Records, 1998, USA, CLP0323-2 13 Tracks- This is what I like to call "garbage" :)  just not my bag.  I think about 3 more sequals to this exist, most likely equally as bad, save your money!

"An Industrial Tribute to Metallica: The Blackest album 2"
Cleopatra Records, 2000, USA, CLP 0788-2- Same as above, a bad industrial tribute.

"Die Krupps: A Tribute to Metallica"
OurChoice Records, 1992, Germany?, RTD 195 - 5 track  Industrial album- pretty cool actually :)

"Overload: a Tribute To Metallica"
Dwell Records, 1998, USA, CD-1012 - 12 tracks, typical covers.. the only good thing is the cover... a bunch of toilets lined up like the crosses from puppets with a Spear coming out of one like "Metal up your a**"
- Pretty funny:)

"Overload 2: A Tribute to Metallica"
Dwell Records, 2001, USA, cd1042- 12 Tracks, just like the first one, not worth your cash:)

"Dream Theater: Official Bootleg: Master Of Puppets"
Ytsejamrecords, 2003, USA, YTSEJAM006 -
**NOTES**The whole album played live.  THIS IS A TRIBUTE ALBUM :)  the best I have ever heard a band do this! - They also have a version of Battary played on a DVD.

"Apocalyptica: Plays Metallica by four Chellos"
Mercury, 1996, Canada, 532 707-2 -
**NOTES**a great group who then went on to do several other Albums, one cover album with many metal bands (more metallica), and then 3 of their own including an album with Dave Lombardo of Slayer :)

"Between the Buried and Me: The Anatomy of"
Victory Records, 2006, USA, VR297
** Their album of Cover songs.  They do a BAD ASS cover of "Blackened".  They also cover Pink Floyd, Sepultura, Pantera, and Queen... just to
name a few :)

Here is a list of a lot of my items that feature Metallica in some way. 

CD'S

Metal Massacre Compilation
This compilation features Metallica's "Hit The Lights Demo" with Ron and Dave Very cool to hear James sing so young!

Spawn: The Album
Soundtrack to the movie with "Orbit and Kirk Hammett" Doing "Satan" a pretty cool track.  Also "Metallica and DJ Spooky" is on this doing "For Whom The Bell Tolls"

Mission Impossible II: The Soundtrack
Soundtrack containing the song "I Disappear".  To be honest I don't really like that song

South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
James Hetfields Voice can be heard on the song " Little Boy Your Going To Hell"

VINYL

Hell Comes to Your House, Music For Nations, UK, 1984, MFN30, Red Vinyl
- Sampler with Creeping Death- as well as 11 other MFN metal artists

Wango Tango Vol 1,  Bernett, France, 1984,  SB08035 - French sampler featuring "Seek and Destroy" and "Phantom Lord" Live.

Music For Nations: The Singles Album, Music for Nations, UK, 1986, MFN71, Double LP with nice gatefold with pictures

Metallica Mash up with Jungle:

7", Engineered by Adam Hammill, Matrix = SRM-003  - Know very little about this, other then I own it, I bought it cheap on ebay, and it is a white lable press of it.

These are simply unofficial signs that some companies have made.  I currently have three.  I will have these pictures up as soon as possible.  If you have any let me know, especially if you don't want it anymore.   The three I have are "Metallica Drive"-which is a street sign, "Metallica Parking Only"-which is a parking sign, and finally "Metallica"-which is simply a licence plate.  All just fun items... always looking for more.   I know of a plug in bar sign, but the shipping on that item is always twice the price of the actual item!

ere is a copy of ...And Justice For All LP that is uncut... It currently belongs to Aaron Dawe, a fellow collector from Canada.  As of yet, this is the only copy of this in the world.