Master of Puppets (2 LP Vinyl) [Vinyl, Deluxe Edition]

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Kill Em All, the debut album from Metallica and in anticipation of the band’s ninth studio albumlater this year Warner Bros. Records, under direct supervision from the band, are reissuingtheir early albums, Kill Em All, Ride The Lightning, Master Of Puppets, …And JusticeFor All, and Metallica (aka The Black Album) as both standard and deluxe vinyl editions. Ranked eighth on the list of the biggest sellinggroups in history, and one of the most influential bands in music, Metallica provedits mettle with these groundbreaking albums. Master Of Puppets was Hailed as a masterpieceby critics far outside heavy metal s core audience, MasterOf Puppets sold over half a million copies at its time ofrelease without any major video/radio airplay, making itthe band s first record to be certified Gold by the RIAA. Ithas since sold over six million copies in the U.S. alone. Itwas the last album the band recorded with bass playerCliff Burton before (more…)

Metallica [Deluxe 4 LP Vinyl] [Vinyl, Limited Edition]

The self titled ‘Metallica [aka the Black Album],’ the band’s fifth studio album, became one of the biggest selling albums in history. Though a step away from the thrash metal the band pioneered the album was nevertheless heavier than anything the band had yet recorded. ‘The Black Album’ is now be reissued as a Deluxe Vinyl edition (4LP) in honor of the 25th anniversary of ‘Kill em All’, Metallica’s debut album.

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Michael Jackson 25th Anniversary of Thriller (CD+DVD) [Extra tracks][Original recording remastered]

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Should several of the tracks on the 25th anniversary edition of Thriller find their way onto your MP3 player, you’re going to have to admit: the music holds up. “Beat It” is not about to go stale, at least not without a rumble, and neither are “Billie Jean” and “P.Y.T.” Even if you put the record-hurtling hits aside, you’re still left with the realization that without MJ, there might not have been a JT [Justin Timberlake], never mind a Ne-Yo (listen closely to “Human Nature” and “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”). The bonus DVD bundled with the expanded CD includes a digitally redone version of the famous title-track video, among other clips, and it still astonishes with its choreography and attitude. As for the new tracks–Fergie inserts herself into “Beat It,” Will.i.am takes on “The Girl Is Mine” and “P.Y.T.,” Kanye West remixes “Billie Jean” (with characteristically subtle brilliance), Akon duets with M-Jack on “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’,” and the unrelease (more…)