Metallica continue their impressive reissue campaign with another enormous super deluxe edition box set, this time for their 1988 album …And Justice For All.
The limited and numbered box set of the band’s fourth studio album includes the audio remastered and on double vinyl LP and CD with a further ten CDs of audio, including two discs of ‘Riffs, Jams and Demos’, a CD of Rough Mixes and six discs of live material, largely all unreleased. Amongst all this are B-sides and radio edits from the era.
…And Justice For All was the first Metallica album to feature bassist Jason Newsted following the death of Cliff Burton in 1986. The songs, all written by the group’s James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich with some contributions from other band…
…members, revolve around political and legal injustice. The album received more critical praise than their previous three efforts and was their first album to crack the Billboard Top 10, peaking at No. 6. It eventually went 8x Platinum. The single “One” off the album also marked a couple of firsts for Metallica: their first song to hit the Top 40 (No. 35) and their first music video. It was also the song they played at their first appearance at Grammys. “One” was honored with a “Best Metal Performance” Grammy.
The main album itself, available in all of the configurations, has been remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering in Los Angeles, California. The deluxe box (limited to one pressing) contains on CD: the original album, a disc of interviews, 2 discs of riffs, jams and demos, a disc of rough mixes, a live show from The Troubadour in West Hollywood from May 24h, 1988 on 2 discs, a live show from the Hammersmith Odeon in London from October 10th, 1988 on two discs and a live show from Long Beach Arena in Long Beach from December 7, 1988 on two discs. The CDs also contain a few other live cuts and b-sides and radio edits. On vinyl, the box contains: the original album on 2 LPs with vinyl lacquers by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, a “One” picture disc remastered by Cohen and featuring artwork by Pushead and the group’s performance from the Seattle Coliseum in Seattle from August 29th and 30th, 1989 on 3 LPs. These performances have been mixed by Greg Fidelman and mastered by Cohen with vinyl lacquers from Bellman. On the 4 DVDs you will get: footage from Lars Ulrich’s camcorder, various performances of “One” including the music video and Grammys performance, B-roll from “One,” a live show at Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View, California from September 15, 1989, a live show at The Stone Balloon in Newark, Delaware from August 7, 1989, a documentary, Masa Ito interviews and raw live footage. The box set also contains a 120-page hardcover book with rare and never-before-seen photos from Ross Halfin’s vaults and friends and family, along with essays. In addition, there is a set of four patches, a Pushead print, a tour laminate, lyric sheets and a download card for all the audio.
CD1: …And Justice For All [Remastered]
CD2: Interviews
CD3: Riffs, Jams & Demos
CD4: Riffs, Jams & Demos
CD5: Rough Mixes From The Vault
CD6: Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA – May 24th, 1988 + B-Sides
CD7: Live At The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA – May 24th, 1988 + B-Sides
CD8: Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England – October 10th, 1988 + Radio Edits
CD9: Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, England – October 10th, 1988 + Radio Edits
CD10: Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA – December 7th, 1988
CD11: Live At Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA – December 7th, 1988
DVD1: …And Camcorders For All & ‘One’
DVD2: Live At Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA – September 15th, 1989
DVD3: Live At The Stone Balloon, Newark, DE – August 7th, 1989
DVD4: Justice On Wheels, Masa Ito Interviews, Raw Live Footage + Partial Masa Ito Interview