Death-By-Digital Metallica Collection

Ride The Lightning- 1) Fight Fire With Fire, 2) Ride The Lightning, 3) For Whom The Bell Tolls, 4) Fade To Black, 5) Trapped Under Ice, 6) Escape, 7) Creeping Death, 8) Call Of The Ktulu.

**Released July 27th 1984 on MFN Records.

 CD'S

Elektra, USA, 9 60396-2, 1984 - 1st Pressing with Longbox! (has old fan club address, but both first and second pressing do, 1st just came with a longbox)

Polygram/Vertigo,France, 838140-2, 1989, with "clear" center (and a "blueish"cover)

Polygram/Vertigo, France, 838140-2, 1989, clear center, a "purpleish" cover, and has "Made In France By PMDC" on actual disc, other France Pressing doesn't

Polygram/Vertigo, Austrailia, 838140-2. 1993 (Gold Tour Edition)

Elektra, Russia?, 9 60396-2, 199? - factory pressed pirated copy, with 75 Rockefeller Address, glossy photocopy of front and back, with no country details on the CD.

Elektra, Canada, 60396, 1995, remastered edition **1810 Birchmount Address**

Elektra, USA, 9 60396-2, 1995, 3rd pressing- New address ( 345 North Maple Drive)

Elektra, Canada, 60396, 1997?, Remastered edition **3751 Victoria Park Address**

Phonogram/Vertigo, Argentina 2001, 838 140-2, With Polygram on Cover, and universal in matrix (dating it to around 2001)

Vertigo, Japan, UICR 1053, 2006 - Gatefold, LP-Shaped Cover - Pirated copy, different Sized Obi text

Universal, Japan, UICR 9017, 2007- re-release with Purple OBI, still sealed, so inner details unknown

Vinyl
MFN, England, First Cover, First Lable, MFN  27, 1984 (no barcode, and lable has  no country listed)

MFN, England, First cover, Second Lable, MFN 27, 1984 (no barcode, and lable has made in france on it)

Elektra, USA, Red/Black Lable, 96 03961CR, 1984 (inner missing)

Banzai, Canada, Red/white Lable, BRC 1909, 1984

Megaforce, Canada, MRI 769, 1984- Silver raised lable variation- both the sleeve and back cover say "made in canada", but the rest is american.  Let me know if you have one of these!

MFN, England, Picture Disc, MFN 27 P, 1986 First Pressing (no barcode)

MFN, England, Picture Disc, MFN 27 P, 1986 Second Pressing (barcode)

           **Second Pressing is a Darker Colour then First**

MFN, England/France, MFN27DM, 1987 Second Pressing (without type-o)

Polygram/Vertigo, Brazil, 838 140-1, 1990- No insert

RAT, Russia, 30742, 1994, Red lables, and most likely a Bootleg copy.  Cover a Photocopy with no Inner Sleeve, or back art work.

Universal/Vertigo, EU, 838 140-1, 2001 -Black and white lables - 180 Gram Re-Release

Bernett, France, 2006, SB 18026 - Pirate copy of the Green cover album, Pink vinyl, known to be made early 2005 (Jan-Feb)..not a rare item, many colored variations exist

Warner Bros, USA, 2008,  424636-1, 180 Reissue on double 45 RPM W/OBI

Warner Bros, USA, 2008, 424572-1, Reissue on single disc, half speed mastered

CD'S

Phonogram/Vertigo, Austrailia, 842219-2, 1990 (with black "metallica" on disc)

Agat, Russia, Pirate Copy, with Creeping death EP, Jump in the Fire EP, and the Japanese Track listing from The Memory Remains... real odd!!!

Vinyl

MFN, France, 12 KUT 112, 1984 (first lable)

MFN, France, 12 KUT 112, 1984 (first lable) - with "made in england" on sleeve

MFN, France, 12KUT 112, 1984 Blue Vinyl (limited to Only 500 Copies, where the England Blue is about 5000)

MFN, England, P12KUT 112, 1984, First Pressing (no barcode)

MFN, England, 12KUT 112, 1984, Gold Anniversary Disc, No Sleeve, Anniversary lable

Elektra, USA, ED 5042, 1985 Green glow in the dark Promo 12" Single of 'fade to black'.  With classic "Friday Morning" stick on the sleeve.  Quite a rare item!

 

 

Elektra, US, ED 5026, 1985- 12" White Lable Promo- SP variation

Elektra, US, ED 5026, 1985- 12" White Lable Promo- AR variation

The SP variation seems to be more rare than the AR, though each can catch several hundred dollars.