Metallica have officially announced that their deluxe reissue of their 1988 album “…And Justice For All” will hit stores on November 02nd through their own Blackened Recordings label. Here’s what will be featured, as per the official reveal:
“Available in both physical and digital versions, there will be multiple options to suit your taste… double LP on 180-gram vinyl, CD, cassette, 3-CD expanded edition and deluxe box set, all remastered as overseen by Greg Fidelman. The 3-CD set includes the remastered album, two discs including never before released rough mixes, demos and live tracks, and an expanded booklet including unseen photos taken by the master, Ross Halfin.
The limited edition, one-pressing-only deluxe box set includes the remastered CD and double LP versions of the album, “One” 10” vinyl picture disc, triple live LP set featuring a newly mixed version of the band’s iconic show from Seattle ‘89 by Greg Fidelman, 4 DVDs, 11 CDs of unreleased demos, rough mixes, interviews and live tracks, many of which have never been available and were pulled from our personal collections.
There’s also a 120-page hardcover book with rare and never-before-seen photos from Ross Halfin’s vaults and friends and family, along with essays by those who were with us for the madness. Still not enough? The box also includes a set of four patches, a Pushead print, a tour laminate, lyric sheets and a download card for all the audio goodies included.”
Pre-orders are available now at Metallica.com with streams of the remastered take on the studio version of “Dyers Eve” and a live performance of “Eye Of The Beholder” recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England back on October 10th, 1988 both posted below.
As for the content itself, there’s a standard edition of the album that has been remastered by Reuben Cohen, while the other sets get far more extensive. You can watch the band’s guitarist Kirk Hammett open the deluxe box set edition below and check out the track listings for each format at Metallica.com.
