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Metallica Load 2 LP 1996 ORIGINAL USA PRESS SEALED! Elektra 61923-1 w/Hype RARE!
Metallica Load 2 LP 1996 ORIGINAL USA PRESS SEALED! Elektra 61923-1 w/Hype RARE!
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Metallica Load 2 LP 1996 ORIGINAL USA PRESS SEALED! Elektra 61923-1 w/Hype RARE!
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| Artist | Metallica |
| Album | Load (2-LP Set) |
| Label | Elektra |
| Catalog Number | 61923-1 |
| Format | LP |
| Pressing | USA |
| Year | 1996 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Media Condition | SS |
| Case / Sleeve Condition | SS |
Seller's Notes: Original Press, Sealed, Hype Sticker
Collector Notes: Factory sealed, shrink tight across front, spine and back, with the original 78:59 hype sticker still on the shrink naming 'Until It Sleeps' and 'Hero Of The Day.' Only some copies of this pressing left the plant with that sticker applied, so it is a variant marker and not standard issue — once the shrink is gone it can never be put back. This is the 1996 Elektra first pressing: gatefold sleeve, printed inner sleeves, runouts mastered at Sterling. The Bob Rock record that traded the Black Album's precision for blues-soaked sprawl across four sides, from 'Ain't My Bitch' to the fourteen-minute closer 'The Outlaw Torn.' Sharp corners, no ring wear, no seam splits.
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