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Master of puppets promo single
Master of puppets was the first 7" single released by Metallica. Allegedly limited to 500 copies only. It is heavily bootleged so be sure you get a original copy. The cover is brown in the inside and the disc has a large center hole with black and silver labels.

The 12" promo was released to celebrate sales of 300,000 copies of the album around august/september 1986. It contains an edit version of the song, but it is the regular version which plays 3 minutes and 32 seconds, and then it fades out. You need to see the matrix number to see the difference on the disc.

Photo (c): Sem Hadland


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    Master of puppets - Single : 7Inch vinyl-promo
     Format  Country  Label  Year  Catalog#  Short description  More info
    7Inch_vinyl-promo  France  New electric way  1986  11575 Rare single. Black/silver labelsMore info



    Master of puppets - Single : 12Inch vinyl-promo
     Format  Country  Label  Year  Catalog#  Short description  More info
    12Inch_vinyl-promo  USA  Elektra  1986  ED 5139 Edit version on both sidesMore info