Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, 180 gram)

Description

Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on September 19, 1986, by Capitol Records. The project was originally handled by Combat Records, resulting in the original mix of the album being co-produced by Randy Burns. Capitol Records then bought the rights to the album and hired another producer named Paul Lani to mix it himself. The recording of the album was difficult for the band, because of the ongoing drug issues the members had at the time. Drummer Gar Samuelson and guitarist Chris Poland were fired shortly after the album's promotional tour for drug abuse making it the last Megadeth album for Samuelson before his death and the last for Poland until he reappeared as a session musician on The System Has Failed. The title track, noted for its politically conscious lyrics, was released as the album's lead single. The album's cover art, featuring the band's mascot Vic Rattlehead in front of a desolated United Nations Headquarters, was created by Ed Repka.

Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? is often regarded as a thrash metal classic and as an album that gave prominence to extreme metal. It has been featured in several publications' best album lists, including Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and Martin Popoff's Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time. The album has been reissued several times over the years. In 2004, the album was remixed and remastered by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine, with extensive liner notes detailing the album's background. In 2011, the three different versions were reissued as part of the album's 25th-anniversary celebration. All of them with the exception of the 2004 mixes feature new remastering.

Release Info

Label: Capitol Records ST-12526
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress
Country: USA & Canada
Released: 2017
Genre: Rock
Style: Heavy Metal, Thrash

Tracklist

A1 Wake Up Dead
A2 The Conjuring
A3 Peace Sells
A4 Devils Island
B1 Good Mourning/Black Friday
B2 Bad Omen
B3 I Ain't Superstitious
B4 My Last Words