Megadeth – Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
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Combat – MX 8015 |
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Rock |
Style: |
Heavy Metal |
Tracklist
| A1 | Last Rites / Love To Death | 4:38 | |
| A2 | Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! | 3:02 | |
| A3 | Skull Beneath The Skin | 3:42 | |
| A4 | These Boots | 3:39 | |
| B1 | Rattlehead | 3:39 | |
| B2 | Chosen Ones | 2:50 | |
| B3 | Looking Down The Cross | 4:58 | |
| B4 | Mechanix | 4:20 |
Companies, etc.
- Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
- Lacquer Cut At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
- Pressed By – Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.
- Distributed By – Important Record Distributors, Inc.
- Recorded At – Indigo Ranch Studios
- Recorded At – Crystal Sound
- Mixed At – Indigo Ranch Studios
- Mixed At – Crystal Sound
Credits
- Backing Vocals, Bass – David Ellefson
- Co-producer – Megadeth
- Design [Album] – Donald J. Munz
- Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ¢] – Tom Coyne
- Lead Guitar – Chris Poland
- Lead Guitar, Piano, Producer, Vocals – Dave Mustaine
- Photography By – Dan Rizzi
- Producer – Karat Faye
- Producer [Pre-Production] – Jay Jones
- Timpani [Rattlehead], Drums – Gar Samuelson
Notes
Label variation: Early pressing with green Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
Includes a custom printed inner sleeve with photo on one side and lyrics on the reverse.
Initial pressings also included a Megadeth merchandise order form.
Cover lists track A1 as "Last Rites/Loved To Death" while disc label shows "Last Rites/Love To Deth".
Cover lists track A4 as "These Boots" while the disc labels shows simply "Boots".
Cover lists track A3 as "Skull Beneath The Skin" while disc label shows "The Skull Beneath The Skin".
Track A4 is a reworking of the These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
All songs except "Boots" published by Einstein Music (BMI). "Boots" published by Criterion Music (BMI).
Pressing plant identified by stamped "ᐉ" in runouts.
Includes a custom printed inner sleeve with photo on one side and lyrics on the reverse.
Initial pressings also included a Megadeth merchandise order form.
Cover lists track A1 as "Last Rites/Loved To Death" while disc label shows "Last Rites/Love To Deth".
Cover lists track A4 as "These Boots" while the disc labels shows simply "Boots".
Cover lists track A3 as "Skull Beneath The Skin" while disc label shows "The Skull Beneath The Skin".
Track A4 is a reworking of the These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
All songs except "Boots" published by Einstein Music (BMI). "Boots" published by Criterion Music (BMI).
Pressing plant identified by stamped "ᐉ" in runouts.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, var. 1): A- ᐉMX8015.A MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, var. 1): A- ᐉMX8015.B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, var. 2): A - I ᐉ MX 8015 A MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ¢
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, var. 2): A - I ᐉ MX 8015 B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, var. 3): A - I ᐉ MX 8015 A- MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK ¢
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, var. 3): A-2 ᐉ MX 8015.B
Other Versions (5 of 144)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! (LP, Album) | Music For Nations | MFN 46 | UK | 1985 | |||
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Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! (LP, Album, Picture Disc) | Music For Nations | MFN 46 P | UK | 1985 | ||
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Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! (Cassette, Album, Clear Shell) | Combat | MXT 8015 | US | 1985 | ||
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Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! (LP, Album, Stereo) | Music For Nations | RR9786 | Europe | 1985 | ||
| Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! (LP, Album) | Banzai Records | BRC 1940 | Canada | 1985 |
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Edited one month agoI have a copy of Killing... that I don't see here on Discogs. Vinyl. Combat. 1985. Green labels. Hype sticker on the cover that says, "Megadeth, featuring Ex-Metallica songwriter and guitarist Dave Mustaine mx8015." There is a gold promo stamp on the upper back cover. Comes with a glossy pic of Dave ripping on guitar. Anyone?
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There seems to have been 3 (even 4 with the K-disc test pressing) different lacquers cut for different pressings of this album:
1. Tom Coyne (¢ - Frankford/Wayne) for most pressings, eg. on this one ;
2. Michael Sarsfield (MJS - Frankford/Wayne), exclusively on that pressing ;
3. Uncredited engineer for the EMW pressings from 1987, ie. that last one.
I own the 1987/1988 EMW pressing and it sounds excellent to me. Can anyone with multiple copies of the US original pressings tell which one they prefer among these three? -
I picked up a copy of a 1985 pressing of this album with green labels at my local record store. Interestingly, it does NOT have the PO Box on the labels, BUT it does have the larger typeface of the band's name. Seems there is a third pressing of the green labels out there, of which I stumbled upon one. -
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I've seen several of these, including mine, that didn't have the inner sleeve, but instead had a thin plastic sleeve, can anyone help this? Also, my copy has an ment for the Combat Tour Ultimate Revenge VHS tape. -
80's Megadeth albums are like 20 minutes shorter in average compared to Metallica albums, that is because Dave Mustaine played so much faster!
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I want a CD copy of the uncensored original album and there appear to be several releases of it and I'd like to know if anyone here can tell me if some are better than others? -
Not sure how to merge on here. Can somebody merge the white FYE exclusive vinyl. It showed up on the end of the singles for some reason.
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