JAMES HETFIELD – LARS ULRICH – KIRK HAMMETT – JASON NEWSTED
Registrato al The Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA, in vari momenti tra maggio ’95/febbraio ’96
Produttore: Bob Rock con Hetfield & Ulrich
Ingegnere: Randy Staub
Assistenti Ingegneri: Brian Dobbs & Kent Matcke
Editore Digitale: Paul DeCarli
Assistenti Editori Digitali: Mike Gillies & Chris Vrenna
Registrazione aggiuntiva alla Right Track Recording, New York
Ingegnere: Brian Dobbs
Assistente Ingegnere: Jason Goldstein
Mixato da Randy Staub al Right Track Recording, New York, Marzo-Aprile ‘96
Assistito da Matt Curry
Mixaggio Aggiuntivo di Mike Fraser al Quad Recording Studios, New York
Assistito da Mike Rew
Originariamente masterizzato da George Marino allo Sterling Sound
Rimasterizzato da Reuben Cohen al Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
Produttore esecutivo della ristampa: Greg Fidelman
Ingegneria aggiuntiva e mago dell’archivio analogico: Kent Matcke
Fuel (“Fuel for Fire” October ’95 Rough Mix) Originally released in 1997 as a B-side to “The Memory Remains”
Better (“Better Than You” October ’95 Rough Mix)
Fixer (“Fixxxer” July ’97 Rough Mix)
DISC FOUR
Better (“Better Than You” July ’97 Rough Mix)
Bad Seed (August ’97 Rough Mix)
Martini (“Where the Wild Things Are” August ’97 Rough Mix)
Unforgiven 2 (“The Unforgiven II” August ’97 Rough Mix)
Fuel (August ’97 Rough Mix)
Mine Eyes (“Low Man’s Lyric” August ’97 Rough Mix)
Skimpy (“Carpe Diem Baby” September ’97 Rough Mix)
Fixer (“Fixxxer” Intro Piece)
Lenny (“Attitude” September ’97 Rough Mix)
Memory (“The Memory Remains” September ’97 Rough Mix)
Drivin’ (“Slither” September ’97 Rough Mix)
Devil Dance (“Devil’s Dance” September ’97 Rough Mix)
Fish Tank (“Prince Charming” October ’97 Rough Mix)
Memory (“The Memory Remains” Instrumental Mix)
CD 6 & 7: Escape from the Studio ’97 + Remixes from The Vault
Recorded live at Little John’s Farm during the Reading Festival in Reading, England on August 24, 1997 All live tracks mixed by Greg Fidelman Previously Unreleased except for the two DJ Spooky remixes
DISC ONE
Intro Jam (Live)
So What (Live)
Master of Puppets (Live)
King Nothing (Live)
Sad But True (Live)
Fuel (Live)
Hero of the Day (Live)
Ain’t My Bitch (Live)
One (Live)
Until It Sleeps (Live)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)
Wherever I May Roam (Live)
Nothing Else Matters (Live)
Enter Sandman (Live)
DISC TWO
Encore Jam (Live)
Stone Cold Crazy (Live)
Creeping Death (Live)
Battery (Live)
Last Caress (Live)
Motorbreath (Live)
REMIXES FROM THE VAULT
For Whom the Bell Tolls (The Irony of It All) Remixed by DJ Spooky *Originally released in 1997 on “Spawn: The Album”
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Haven’t Heard It Yet Mix) Remixed by DJ Spooky Originally released in 1997 as a B-side to “The Memory Remains”
Fuel (Unreleased Boymerang Viper Mix) Remixed by Boymerang
The Unforgiven (Unreleased Whipping Boy Mix) Remixed by Greg Brimstone
Enter Sandman (Unreleased Overseer Mix) Remixed by Overseer
CD 8 & 9: Poor Acoustic Me
DISC ONE
LIVE AT THE BRIDGE SCHOOL BENEFIT, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – OCTOBER 19, 1997
Soundboard DAT Mixed with Audience Recorded Bootleg Previously Unreleased except where noted
Low Man’s Lyric (Live) Featuring David Miles on Hurdy Gurdy Originally released in 2022 on the “Live at Bridge School Benefit 1997” Vinyl Club single
Helpless (Live)
Tuesday’s Gone (Live) Featuring Jerry Cantrell
Poor Twisted Me (Live) Originally released in 2022 on the “Live at Bridge School Benefit 1997” Vinyl Club single
Fade to Black (Live) Originally released in 2006 on “The Bridge Collection” compilation album
The Four Horsemen (Live) Originally released in 2006 on “The Bridge Collection” compilation album
Nothing Else Matters (Live)
Last Caress (Live)
LIVE AT VIRGIN RADIO, LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 14, 1997
Previously Unreleased
Low Man’s Lyric (Live)
The Four Horsemen (Live)
Nothing Else Matters (Live)
DISC TWO
DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU: LIVE ON KSJO – DECEMBER 18, 1997
Mixed by Joe Barresi Previously Unreleased except for “Tuesday’s Gone”
The Four Horsemen (Rehearsal) Featuring Jerry Cantrell and Les Claypool
Poor Twisted Me (Rehearsal) Featuring Pepper Keenan, Jerry Cantrell, and Sean Kinney
Tuesday’s Gone (Rehearsal) Featuring Gary Rossington, Pepper Keenan, Jerry Cantrell, Les Claypool, Jim Martin, and Sean Kinney
Last Caress (Rehearsal) Featuring Gary Rossington and Jim Martin
Low Man’s Lyric (Live) Featuring David Miles and Jim Martin
Helpless (Live)
The Four Horsemen (Live) Featuring Jerry Cantrell, Les Claypool, John Popper, and Sean Kinney
Poor Twisted Me (Live) Featuring Pepper Keenan, Jerry Cantrell, John Popper, and Sean Kinney
Nothing Else Matters (Live) Featuring Chris Isaak
On the Phone with Mike Piazza (Live)
Creeping Death (Live) Featuring Pepper Keenan
Intro to Tuesday’s Gone (Live)
Tuesday’s Gone (Live) Featuring Gary Rossington, Pepper Keenan, Jerry Cantrell, Les Claypool, John Popper, Jim Martin, and Sean Kinney Originally released in 1998 on “Garage Inc.”
Last Caress (Live) Featuring Gary Rossington, John Popper, Jim Martin, Sean Kinney, and Jim Breuer
CD 10 & 11: Poor Australian Me ’98
Recorded live at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia, on April 20, 1998 Mixed by Greg Fidelman Previously Unreleased except where noted
DISC ONE
Intro Jam (Live)
So What (Live)
Master of Puppets (Live)
King Nothing (Live)
Sad But True (Live) Originally released in 1998 as a B-side to “Fuel”
Guitar Doodle (Live)
Fuel (Live) Originally released in 1998 as a B-side to “Fuel”
The Memory Remains (Live)
Bleeding Me (Live)
Bass/Guitar Doodle (Live)
Nothing Else Matters (Live) Originally released in 1998 as a B-side to “Fuel”
Until It Sleeps (Live) Originally released in 1998 as a B-side to “Fuel”
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)
DISC TWO
Wherever I May Roam (Live) Originally released in 1998 as a B-side to “Fuel”
One (Live) Originally released in 1998 as a B-side to “Fuel”
Kill / Ride Medley (Live)
Low Man’s Lyric (Acoustic) (Live)
The Four Horsemen (Acoustic) (Live)
Motorbreath (Acoustic) (Live)
Creeping Death (Live)
Enter Sandman (Live)
Battery (Live)
CD 12 & 13: Poor North American Me ’98
Recorded live at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, on July 17, 1998 Mixed by Jim Monti Previously Unreleased
DISC ONE
The Ecstasy of Gold
Breadfan (Live)
Master of Puppets (Live)
Of Wolf and Man (Live)
The Thing That Should Not Be (Live)
Fuel (Live)
The Memory Remains (Live)
Bleeding Me (Live)
Bass/Guitar Doodle (Live)
Nothing Else Matters (Live)
Until It Sleeps (Live)
King Nothing (Live)
DISC TWO
Wherever I May Roam (Live)
One (Live)
Fight Fire with Fire (Live)
Low Man’s Lyric (Acoustic) (Live)
The Four Horsemen (Acoustic) (Live)
Last Caress (Acoustic) (Live)
Encore Jam (Live)
Sad But True (Live)
Enter Sandman (Live)
Creeping Death (Live)
CD 14 & 15: Poor Re-Touring Me '97 - '98: The Soundboard Tapes
Previously Unreleased
DISC ONE
Intro Jam (Live at Yoyogi Daiichi Taiikukan, Tokyo, Japan – May 8, 1998)
Helpless (Live at Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC – June 27, 1998)
Master of Puppets (Live at Meadows Music Theater, Hartford, CT – July 21, 1998)
Of Wolf and Man (Live at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX – August 2, 1998)
The Thing That Should Not Be (Live at Den Grå Hal, Copenhagen, Denmark – November 16, 1997)
Ain’t My Bitch (Live at Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia – April 4, 1998)
Fuel (Live at Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX – July 31, 1998)
The Memory Remains (Live at Retama Park, San Antonio, TX – August 1, 1998)
Whiplash (Live at Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Fukuoka, Japan – May 3, 1998)
King Nothing (Live at Queens Wharf Entertainment Centre, Wellington, New Zealand – April 17, 1998)
Bleeding Me (Live at Winnebago County Fairgrounds, Pecatonica, IL – July 5, 1998)
Bass/Guitar Doodle (Live at Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MI – July 10, 1998)
Nothing Else Matters (Live at Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia – April 11, 1998)
Until It Sleeps (Live at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan – May 7, 1998)
DISC TWO
Devil’s Dance (Live at Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia – April 12, 1998)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Osaka-jou Hall, Osaka, Japan – April 30, 1998)
Wherever I May Roam (Live at The Supertop, Auckland, New Zealand – April 18, 1998)
One (Live at Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea – April 25, 1998)
Fight Fire with Fire (Live at Sandstone Amphitheater, Kansas City, KS – July 29, 1998)
Low Man’s Lyric (Acoustic) (Live at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO – September 8, 1998)
Poor Twisted Me (Acoustic) (Live at Yoyogi Daiichi Taiikukan, Tokyo, Japan – May 8, 1998)
Motorbreath (Acoustic) (Live at Polaris Amphitheater, Columbus, OH – July 4, 1998)
Encore Jam (Live at Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA – September 1, 1998)
Sad But True (Live at Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA – September 1, 1998)
Creeping Death (Live at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan – May 6, 1998)
Enter Sandman (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 28, 1998)
Encore Jam #2 (Live at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – April 6, 1998)
Damage, Inc. (Live at L’Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France – November 18, 1997)
DVD 1: Studio Shit + Music Videos + TV Appearances
Previously Unreleased except where noted
STUDIO SHIT: NOVEMBER 1995
Some footage appeared in “Fan Can 1,” but it’s all newly edited by Brett Murray.
Writing in Lars’ Dungeon Pt. 2
Rehearsals at The Plant Pt. 2
MUSIC VIDEOS
The Memory Remains (Official Music Video) Originally released in 2006 on “The Videos: 1998-2004”
The Unforgiven II (Official Music Video) Originally released in 2006 on “The Videos: 1998-2004”
Fuel (Official Music Video) Originally released in 2006 on “The Videos: 1998-2004”
Fuel (Hot Rod Edit)
MTV’S RELOAD, REHEARSE, REQUEST
Recorded live at Baker Hamilton Square in San Francisco, CA on March 21, 1998 Taken from a VHS featuring the uncensored live feed found in Lars’ Vault
Low Man’s Lyric (Live)
Helpless (Live)
Last Caress (Live)
Fuel (Live)
Devil’s Dance (Live)
One (Live)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)
King Nothing (Live)
Creeping Death (Live)
Motorbreath (Live)
So What (Live)
TV APPEARANCES
The Memory Remains (with Marianne Faithfull) (Live on Top of the Pops)
The Memory Remains (with Marianne Faithfull) (Live on TFI Friday)
King Nothing (Live on Recovery TV)
Fuel (Live on Recovery TV)
DVD 2: Banned in Philly
Recorded live in the parking lot of CoreStates Center in Philadelphia, PA on November 11, 1997 Mixed by Dan Monti Directed by Adam Dubin Edited by Brett Murray from the original tapes Originally released by The Metallica Club in 2001 as part of “Fan Can 4”
Intro (Live)
Helpless (Live)
The Four Horsemen (Live)
Of Wolf and Man (Live)
The Thing That Should Not Be (Live)
Fuel (Live)
The Memory Remains (Live)
King Nothing (Live)
Bleeding Me (Live)
No Remorse (Live)
Am I Evil? (Live)
Stone Cold Crazy (Live)
The Wait (Live)
Master of Puppets (Live)
Damage, Inc. (Live)
DVD 3: Poor East Asian Me '98
Recorded live at Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea, on April 24, 1998 Taken from an unedited VHS tape found in Lars’ Vault Audio is a mix of the audio from that VHS tape and a soundboard DAT found in Lars’ Vault Previously Unreleased
Intro Jam (Live)
So What (Live)
Master of Puppets (Live)
King Nothing (Live)
Sad But True (Live)
Fuel (Live)
The Memory Remains (Live)
Bleeding Me (Live)
Bass/Guitar Doodle (Live)
Nothing Else Matters (Live)
Until It Sleeps (Live)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)
Wherever I May Roam (Live)
One (Live)
Kill/Ride Medley (Live)
Low Man’s Lyric (Live)
The Four Horsemen (Live)
Motorbreath (Live)
Creeping Death (Live)
Enter Sandman (Live)
Battery (Live)
DVD 4: Poor Californian Me ’98
Recorded live at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA on August 30, 1998 Taken from a pair of VHS tapes found in Lars’ Vault Audio is a mix of an audience recording taped by Karl “Sneaky Metallifux” Lundmark and a soundboard DAT found in Lars’ Vault Previously Unreleased