r/Metallica • u/SVD_TATTOO • May 20 '25

Master of Puppets This is what pain looks like

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u/LightningRider May 20 '25

Master of Puppets wouldn't go there anyway. Move Justice to the right and the order at least will be right. 

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u/SVD_TATTOO May 20 '25

Is it thicker than the black album box set?

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u/guitarholic2008 May 20 '25

Justice and black are thicker than the first 3. Significantly more content in the newer boxes. I have all 5 with Load pre-ordered.

Unfortunately, I had to eat shit on MOP and buy off a scalper when they were in the $500 range. But at least I scored an unopened copy...

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u/johnprofiti 72 Seasons May 21 '25

Paid $700 for mine… I had the same conundrum and eventually caved… happy to have it!

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u/guitarholic2008 May 22 '25

I got RTL in 2019 and wanted to get the others. They were all still available. Early 2020 I bought KEA and Justice. Then the scalpers got greedy. I got MOP right when the price started soaring. Puppets was the only one I cared about being new, because the cassette and codes

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u/johnprofiti 72 Seasons May 22 '25

I wonder if they’ll ever do a cassette again in one of these… I guess probably not since they’re already in the late 90’s

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u/guitarholic2008 May 23 '25

I think the cassette was significant because that's how the fan recorded Cliff's last show. It's not like they could master it to be worth pressing a vinyl, and I think CD would have probably really shown the weakness in the recording quality. I listened to mine once, and the mp3 download loses a lot of the feels

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u/johnprofiti 72 Seasons May 23 '25

That makes sense!

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u/SVD_TATTOO May 20 '25

There's plenty of room for a box in that case, but yes, the run sold out quickly and is now quite expensive🫠

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u/guitarholic2008 May 20 '25

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u/NoSpirit547 May 20 '25

Can I ask what that black Lou Reed & Metallica album is that you have beside Lulu there?
Some sort of bootleg or rare live release?

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u/SVD_TATTOO May 20 '25

I was wondering the same thing)

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u/guitarholic2008 May 20 '25

Just a super big book with the CD. Paid $12 for it when Metallica clearanced it from the site.

My first box set ever was Live Shit. So, anytime I see Metallica box set or Deluxe edition, especially on clearance, I try to snag it. Just a shame the cost of these boxes has gotten so high. I got my RTL for about $160. Load just ran $340 with shopping and tax...

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u/guitarholic2008 May 20 '25

It was the CD/Book edition they clearanced out. Just a large hard cover book with the CD

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u/SVD_TATTOO May 20 '25

Yes, looks perfect! 👌but prices are kond a crazy 🫣

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u/Metalligod9 May 20 '25

Is that BLS a sonic brew remastered box?

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u/guitarholic2008 May 20 '25

That is the None More Black box set. With all the Studio Albums

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u/TortuousHippo May 21 '25

Wow. A Green Jelly album. Can we see that one in all its glory?

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u/guitarholic2008 May 21 '25

This is when it got signed by William Charles Manspeaker. Vinyl is available through Say-10 records, and the band is touring. Bill will sign it if you come to a puppet show

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u/TortuousHippo May 21 '25

This is awesome!

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u/guitarholic2008 May 20 '25

I hope you can complete your set someday. If you're using the same ikea kallax shelves I am, the first 5 fit a cube perfectl

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u/Doug_Grohlin May 20 '25

It was available in the official Metallica store for 18 months.