In what might be some of the coolest news for Metallica fans, the group has announced that they will be releasing an exact duplicate of their 1982 demo tape No Life ‘Til Leather in limited quantities on Record Store Day, April 18th. The cassette will feature the original artwork from drummer Lars Ulrich’s copy, as well as his handwriting.
Perhaps most cool about this release is that it features the original lineup, including Ron McGovney on bass and Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine on lead guitars!
The band comments:
In 1982 we recorded seven songs that became our initial calling card known as ‘No Life ‘Til Leather’, and it led us to our first record deal. The rest, as you some of you may know, is history!
On Record Store Day, April 18th that demo tape will be available as a limited-edition cassette (yes, cassette!!) at your favorite neighborhood record store and Metallica.com.
We’ve been digging through the archives, gone to the original source material and re-mastered it to maximize the sound potential for 2015 without altering the original mixes in any way.
Recorded with the first line-up of the band that appeared live as METALLICA, ‘No Life ‘Til Leather’ has never been commercially available until now. Look for expanded versions coming on CD, vinyl and a collector’s set sometime this summer.
We hope you enjoy this little walk down memory lane with us and that you will continue to join us in supporting independent record stores around the world. Visit RecordStoreDay.com for a list of independent retail stores taking part in Record Store Day.
The band has also stated that expanded versions will be coming on CD, vinyl and a collector’s set sometime this summer.
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