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The Truth About the Metallica Walmart Limited Edition Vinyl Releases

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  • Опубліковано 12 сер 2024
  • In this video I talk about my thoughts on the Limited Edition Metallica Walmart Exclusive Vinyl Releases. I don't pull any punches and go in depth on packaging, pressings and everything in between.
    Follow us on on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and UA-cam at RiverBend Records. Enjoy!!

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  • @scottblack9213
    @scottblack9213 Рік тому +9

    Heavy set dudes in their mid 40's buying the same records for the 4th time nearly 30 years later and storing them on a shelf .. I dunno .. you can't take 'em to the grave with ya!

  • @thevinyltruffle
    @thevinyltruffle 3 роки тому +134

    I think Walmart and Target carrying vinyl is probably turning a lot of people onto records that didn’t realize they were still (or ever) a thing. Which, in the end, is good for all of us.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +9

      Thank you! You hit it on the head.

    • @thepikevillestoner
      @thepikevillestoner 3 роки тому +1

      walmart is where i got my very first record, And Justice For All. got a couple at FYE as well!

    • @iangoodisDMX
      @iangoodisDMX 3 роки тому +4

      Last year was the first year in a long time vinyl out sold CD. 🔥🔥🔥🔥 long live records

    • @iangoodisDMX
      @iangoodisDMX 3 роки тому

      Or 2019 was I think. I forget its 2021. Sorry

    • @funeralkazoo5944
      @funeralkazoo5944 3 роки тому

      Until they discover disogs and create scarcity

  • @allencrameriii9305
    @allencrameriii9305 3 роки тому +41

    They should've put Garage Days Re-Revisited instead of Hardwired

  • @kerrydavidsadler980
    @kerrydavidsadler980 3 роки тому +30

    I appreciate you being truthful about Walmart's Vinyl , most record shops shame us for buying music at Wal-Mart saying it hurts them everytime we give money to the big stores. But a deal is a deal, thankyou .

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +4

      I would never Shane anyone for buying vinyl anywhere, or what they play their vinyl on for that matter.

  • @GrootsieTheDog
    @GrootsieTheDog 3 роки тому +23

    Ok true story - this just freaking happened: I called up Walmart to hold one of the two copies until I could make my way through the snowstorm to get there. They said sure. I finally get there - roads are nearly un-drivable and yep, you guessed it...THEY CANT FIND IT! They spent a half hour looking for it. I looked immediately for the second copy when I first arrived but I did not see it - I assumed they set that one aside as well. After all that, I decided to look one more time in the albums..and there it was! It was hiding under Beetles Revolver album. That awesome vinyl green ...and justice for all...looks great surrounded by hills of snow.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +4

      So glad you were at least able to get the one copy of that sweet beautiful green vinyl of And Justice For All.

    • @beatmet2355
      @beatmet2355 3 роки тому

      Revolver and justice: two of my favorite albums, period

    • @jayvalentine2046
      @jayvalentine2046 3 роки тому

      I've had similar issues with walmart where site said only one left and called to hold it , nobody knew what I was talking about when I got there after an hour drive , luckily it was still on rack (gnr appetite hologrove vinyl btw)

  • @harrisonrg777
    @harrisonrg777 3 роки тому +10

    town i live in the only two places you can get any vinyl is wal mart and target. so your point is definitely true.

  • @tangoarmy
    @tangoarmy 3 роки тому +11

    These are all done at the Metallica pressing plant. Walmart definitely was only for distribution.

  • @MrGIJuu
    @MrGIJuu 3 роки тому +1

    Always nice to see somebody know how to handle LP’s properly. Thanks for the review.

  • @jeffelkins8654
    @jeffelkins8654 3 роки тому

    I didn’t even know these existed until I came across your video. I went out the next day and found 5 in one store and the other in another. Must have gotten lucky because I have not seen any others.
    I enjoy your channel. Thanks for your work!

  • @romandoo
    @romandoo 3 роки тому +11

    So they did Hardwired, but they didn't do a white vinyl for Death Magnetic? That's such a great album!

    • @ManiaBrosYT
      @ManiaBrosYT 3 роки тому

      Neither were good in my opinion. I just miss old metallica 😞

  • @kennysrecordcollection9573
    @kennysrecordcollection9573 3 роки тому +5

    Totally agree that it’s not a bad thing. If there was a Walmart near me I would probably stroll in and add some of these to the collection

  • @timmyt603
    @timmyt603 3 роки тому

    I'm not a vinyl guy but my local Walmart recently started selling vinyl and it's the first I'd ever heard about them selling vinyl at all so this piqued my curiosity.
    I really like your style of video and your approach. Very natural and welcoming.
    Definitely got a new fan!

  • @Psyclonus7
    @Psyclonus7 3 роки тому

    Great video! Thanks for posting! Favorite songs: Four Horsemen, Fade to Black, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Eye of the Beholder, Of Wolf and Man, Now that We're Dead

  • @9dewittk
    @9dewittk 3 роки тому +10

    If they can remaster the first 4 albums, there's no reason why they can't fix the brick walled disaster that Rick Rubin left us on Death Magnetic. The new iTunes version is said to be better, but they need to just go all in and finally remaster the physical copy versions as well.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +2

      It is my understanding that the only reason they remastered the first four were for the box set reissues they have done recently. I’m also assuming they will remaster the black album upon its release in box set form soon as well. Not sure if they have plans for box sets of Load/Reload because they haven’t released any info on it yet, but if they do, I’m sure those will get remastered as well. Also, remember that it’s a completely different mastering process for digital format and vinyl. Just wanted to be clear and that may be why you are hearing some differences on digital platforms.

    • @user-mz8iu7qx4n
      @user-mz8iu7qx4n 3 роки тому

      How did Metallica / Rick Rubin listen to that loudness war clipped garbage and think it was good? For the millions they probably paid him he sure fucked it up.

    • @korvkioskshelvete
      @korvkioskshelvete 3 роки тому

      It’s sad because Death Magnetic is a great album

  • @scottc9494
    @scottc9494 2 роки тому +4

    As a kid we bought our records from department stores. I don't see a problem with doing the same now.

    • @user-sw4qd2up2s
      @user-sw4qd2up2s 2 роки тому

      Agree. Sears and Montgomery Ward had big record sections. So did K Mart and Venture.

  • @duh50360
    @duh50360 3 роки тому

    Great review, Billy. I wasn’t going to get these AGAIN, but you almost have me convinced to do so. UGH.

  • @michaelh7453
    @michaelh7453 3 роки тому

    Thanks for making this video. I placed an order about a week ago on eBay for the set of six. Patiently waiting for them to arrive here in the UK. Just like you, i am a fanatical collector of Metallica and more. Just subscribed.

  • @jdsimz8147
    @jdsimz8147 3 роки тому +5

    Walmart is the only brick-and-mortar store or I can actually purchase vinyl in my area. Just bought a Walmart exclusive Santana's greatest hits and it sounded great came in on milky white vinyl.

  • @jodileigh3547
    @jodileigh3547 3 роки тому +3

    Part of the reason why I buy vinyl these days is to support local business. Will not buy from big stores even if they have pretty colors. You did a great job with review. It looks like these big stores can't resist closing in on the record business. If it wasn't for this review, I would not have even known that vinyl is being pimped out at the big store.

    • @lonewanderer2894
      @lonewanderer2894 3 роки тому

      These big stores also offer reasonable pricing. You can beat your chest all you want about supporting record stores , but most of them have outrageous prices, which, btw , take just as much of an advantage of your attitude and the vinyl craze as 'the big stores.' You think small shops don't like making money? They'd stay small if they started selling a million a year? Sure.

  • @Artroomrecords
    @Artroomrecords 3 роки тому +2

    Hey man. Thank you for this. I stumbled upon this video months ago. I 100% blame you for me running out and buying all these and starting down the vinyl community adventure! Thank you! 🤘🏻

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +1

      Brother, that’s awesome, and welcome to the vinyl community!!

    • @Artroomrecords
      @Artroomrecords 3 роки тому

      Thank you! I wish I had some closer record stores. If I’m ever over in Illinois I’ll stop by! (From Ohio)

    • @Artroomrecords
      @Artroomrecords Рік тому

      Hey!! Ponds mom and I are in the area! We’re coming in to check out the store!!! 🤘🏻

  • @dereklong3977
    @dereklong3977 3 роки тому +2

    I work at a Walmart and I work in Electronics and I stock the vinyls and when these came in I was excited I purchased a couple (RTL,MOP & AJFA) when we first put up the vinyls managers would look through them daily sometimes to see what we have. It’s pretty cool

  • @elissamariefitzgerald2365
    @elissamariefitzgerald2365 3 роки тому +4

    I got my ...and Justice for all at Wal-Mart....
    Double LP.... green.. and I'm So Happy with it.
    AND COOL SIDE NOTE:
    On the etched dead wax..it says,
    "...AND VINYL FOR ALL.."

  • @jimvondoom5573
    @jimvondoom5573 3 роки тому +4

    Mine sound GREAT! I didn't need them but I thought the color vinyl would be cool to add to my collection.

  • @nomape3209
    @nomape3209 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the reminder! got the Metallica email, but forgot about it. watched your vid & five stops later I have em all plus a few xtra. liked & subbed!

  • @big_burly_bro
    @big_burly_bro 3 роки тому

    Thank you for the rundown. Some of these might be my first Walmart record buys.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      Good luck buddy! Thanks for stopping in.

  • @erikmolnar6585
    @erikmolnar6585 2 роки тому +4

    I think they increased the limit on the edition :^) I am not really a fan of Metallica but I got Ride the Lightning and Master of Pupets because I remember them from my adolecense especially MOP which I first heard on a walkman in the back seat of mom's rental car driving through Queens, NY. They sound great.

  • @JohnEvans-dr6yq
    @JohnEvans-dr6yq 3 роки тому +5

    i would only buy if they grew brains enough to return jason's bass for finally delivering a proper version of and justice for all,...thankfully and justice for jason exists via youtube

  • @junkyardvinyl4811
    @junkyardvinyl4811 3 роки тому

    I preordered and received today all six. Glad to hear that you approve of the Sonics and pressing. Won’t need download codes. Keep up the good work!

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      Thank you. So glad you were able to secure a set for yourself. Enjoy!!

  • @cgramlick542
    @cgramlick542 3 роки тому

    Cool! I heard about your channel from Melinda Murphy’s video. I was surprised to hear you’re from Godfrey! I live in O’Fallon, IL and don’t get up there that often but next time I do I’m definitely going to have to check out your store!!

  • @kabeblack1529
    @kabeblack1529 6 місяців тому +7

    The Walmart versions are just color variants, not “Walmart” pressings. Anyone calling them trash has zero ears.

    • @user-zq1px9yb7g
      @user-zq1px9yb7g 3 місяці тому +1

      I can’t tell you how many times I have told people Walmart & target do not press vinyl records!

  • @BillyHurst
    @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +11

    Congratulations to Kevin McKern on winning our MetallicA download giveaway! Thanks to everyone for all the views, likes and comments. Put on a record and we will see you again soon.

  • @MrColjazz
    @MrColjazz 3 роки тому +1

    New to your channel, but glad I found you. Here in the UK, we don't have Walmart's, so can't obtain theses issues, as a bid Metallica fan would love to add these to my collection, I have subscribed!!

  • @moonbeamskies3346
    @moonbeamskies3346 3 роки тому

    Excellent video. Thank you for showing these.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +1

      You’re welcome. Thanks for tuning in.

  • @jabberdouche
    @jabberdouche 3 роки тому +4

    They were pressed by Blankened Records. It said on their website that they pressed them for sale at Walmart.

  • @BOBBRADLEYCHANNEL
    @BOBBRADLEYCHANNEL 3 роки тому +8

    Super cool looking pressings!

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +2

      Indeed they are.

    • @angelmendez9365
      @angelmendez9365 3 роки тому

      @@BillyHurst
      Question :
      Does anybody have any information about the Black Album 30th anniversary special edition with the extra live albums and goodies as the rest of the albums before it?

  • @progrocktommyscorner
    @progrocktommyscorner 3 роки тому

    Appreciate your review on these Walmart editions. Take care.

  • @Channel33RPM
    @Channel33RPM 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for giving us a peak at the records, and providing some good insight.
    Frank

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      Thanks for tuning in and for the comment, Frank. Be well my friend! Billy-

  • @CkYAll1anc3
    @CkYAll1anc3 3 роки тому +4

    Nothing wrong with buying vinyl from wal mart and target. I have bought the majority of my records from mom and pop shops, but I want these records because they look dope. Fuck all these vinyl elitists, buy what you want and listen to what you want

  • @drew.reviews
    @drew.reviews 3 роки тому +7

    My closest shop is over two hours away. So I'm glad Walmart has them. I work in the pharmacy, so I walk past the vinyl section every day (on purpose, lol)

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      Yes!! 🤘🏼🔥

    • @DaveAnchovies
      @DaveAnchovies 3 роки тому

      most small shops will do mailorder...stop justifying buying records at WalMart. do you get a discount??? Metal Church owns them, anyway.

    • @73685
      @73685 3 роки тому +8

      @@DaveAnchovies Dude, why would I wait a week or more to get an album I could pick up at work? You’re an idiot. I’ll buy albums Walmart doesn’t sell at a record store anyway: their selection isn’t that big, and most collectors already have those classic albums. Get over it. If a record store can’t compete with Walmart’s limited selection, then it’s a shitty record store.

    • @hombrerusode40anos72
      @hombrerusode40anos72 3 роки тому +1

      @@73685 the guy has been very silent since you answered lol

    • @xxEzraBxxx
      @xxEzraBxxx 2 роки тому

      I’d rather just go to the Walmart 15 minutes away in the town I live rather than drive an hour for an independent shop or wait multiple days to ship it too me. If the independent shop has the lower prices, then I will buy them, if they have higher prices, screw them, I’m going to Walmart.

  • @carvinblack
    @carvinblack 3 роки тому +2

    Just picked up Justice. Sounds great. You mentioned the dust sleeve upgrade. That may have been done by Furnace Record Pressing. I worked for them for a short time working on the Justice Box Set and pressed records for a few months. It was commonplace to have records sent to be resleeved. You will also notice Furnace is handling the download codes so makes sense.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for the info and for tuning in.

  • @kurtzcol
    @kurtzcol 3 роки тому +2

    thanks for showing the records we appreciate the work

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      You are very welcome. Thanks for tuning in.

  • @WeaponX-vb6oh
    @WeaponX-vb6oh 2 роки тому +3

    I don't see anything wrong with the new records I absolutely love them I feel like a teenager buying the first six CDs for the first time the are great to look at and sound just like anything original.....worth it if you collect or are a fan I already own ride the lightning, the black album, and justice, and reload.....not only do I have Walmart exclusives I also have a see thru smoke grey and black war if ages lp to each there own I say....

  • @mattymart4650
    @mattymart4650 3 роки тому +3

    I was lucky and my birthday was like a week before these came out in stores, so my mom preordered them as a gift. I went in the actual Walmart randomly like 2 days before they were set to release, and they had 19 of the colored vinyl. A lot of black and kill. Couple justice, couple ride, one master. They didn’t have any hardwired tho

  • @rocdocs
    @rocdocs 3 роки тому

    Great video, man! Thanks for the overview!

  • @kdprado4429
    @kdprado4429 3 роки тому

    Amazing video! Thanks so much, unfortunately here in Mexico we couldn't have those. My favorite song of each album would be: whiplash, creeping death, battery, the frayed ends of sanity, enter sandman and moth into flame 🤘🏻🖤

  • @jimmyjambhere
    @jimmyjambhere Рік тому +5

    The Metallica Walmart exclusives are great quality and sound amazing!!! I do have issues with other Walmart exclusives like Ozzy Diary of a Madman & Dio Holy Diver 2LP remix version. They sound ok but the quality is shit. Also I have the Walmart Kiss Destroyer resurrected which has the same issues. None of them play flat. But all my Walmart Metallica records play flat. Now the second batch isn’t as good. They do seem a bit cheaper. Walmart just distributes these exclusives they are manufactured by the same companies that do the other versions. So I really can’t blame Walmart for the lack of quality for any of these titles.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  Рік тому

      Exxxxactly. Thanks for tuning in and for the comment.

  • @christophwegener5489
    @christophwegener5489 3 роки тому +4

    The right 6 Albums for this. Man i am jealous. I want these super cool pressings. But here in Germany, no Chance to get it.thats sad but true😉you did a fine Video. Thx a lot. My fave Songs. 1. The Four Horsemen 2. Creeping Death 3. Disposable Heroes 4.And Justice For All 5. The God That Failed 6.Spit Out The Bone

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      Thanks for tuning in. It sucks you guys can’t get your hands on these, especially considering that they were pressed in your country. Best of luck in the drawing!

    • @lossratioband
      @lossratioband 3 роки тому

      @@BillyHurst they were pressed in Germany?

    • @christophwegener5489
      @christophwegener5489 3 роки тому

      @@lossratioband no not in germany

  • @iangoodisDMX
    @iangoodisDMX 3 роки тому

    Awesome channel bro. Love it

  • @thevinylgeezer
    @thevinylgeezer 3 роки тому

    Hey Billy! Dude I have been so out of the loop and I had NO IDEA you had a shop! Gonna be visiting soon, my dude! Now I'm gonna binge watch all your newer vids! Take Care, -Dan

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      Dan, it’s ok. I’ve been sort of lazy in keeping up with new video content for a while, but I’m trying to make a point to be better. Hope to see you soon!

  • @zackamania6534
    @zackamania6534 3 роки тому +8

    These Metallica releases are actually high quality Bernie Grundman pressings

  • @casperguylkn
    @casperguylkn 3 роки тому +4

    Pressed by Pallas USA, who did the Black and the vinyl LP special box edition from a few years ago. So same quality. Same mastering.

  • @metalnga
    @metalnga 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome video showing these albums! I actually got these in the mail today. They are indeed Blackened pressings from Metallica. If you look in the dead wax you will see “Made on the Metalipress”. Kill em all also says “Vinyl Up Your Ass” 🤣. I’ve listened to the first 2 and they sound great to me. Wish I lived near your store, I’d be there weekly! Great stuff Billy!

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for the kind words. These things are amazing and so glad I was able to grab them. Take care, Billy-

  • @alanboas810
    @alanboas810 3 роки тому +1

    BILLY,
    WHATEVER YOU DID, IT'S FIXED!
    YOU ARE COMING ACROSS LOUD AND CLEAR!
    WAY TO GO!
    YOU'RE REALLY SHOWING SOME REAL INTEGRITY BY COMPLIMENTING THE WALMART EXCLUSIVES. I PERSONALLY EVEN LIKE THE LABELS ON THOSE METALLICA RECORDS. AND MAN, YOUR STORE SURE LOOKS LIKE A PARADISE FOR ALL OF US COLLECTORS. AND NOW YOUR VIDEOS SOUND AS GOOD AS DILLON'S OVER AT NOBLE RECORDS. GLAD TO HELP OUT.
    YOU LOOK LIKE A PROUD OWNER.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +2

      Thanks for the heads up on the sound issues. I spoke with Dillon and asked what he did to correct his problem and it worked like a charm. Thank you for the kind words on the shop. Have a great night!

  • @bosthebozo5273
    @bosthebozo5273 3 роки тому +3

    Well today was my lucky day! I have called endless Walmarts near me trying to find the earlier albums. Today I walk in and there were 4 (Kill, Ride, Puppets and Justice) just sitting there. I couldn’t believe it. They weren’t there a couple days ago thats for sure. Puppets is going for almost 100 friggin bucks now on EBay.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +1

      That’s awesome!! Way to go.

  • @DP-hy4vh
    @DP-hy4vh 3 роки тому +5

    The people who complain about others buying vinyl at Walmart are the same ones who complained about people buying records at Kmart, Sears and Montgomery Ward back in the day.

    • @Swino5
      @Swino5 2 роки тому

      Exactly

  • @annemurrayfan80
    @annemurrayfan80 3 роки тому +1

    wow a loaded question. ok here we go
    from kill em all- Whiplash
    from ride the lightning- for whom the bell tolls
    from master of puppets- disposable heroes
    from And justice- harvester of sorrow
    from metallica- Enter sandman
    from hard wired to self destruct- spit out the bone
    those would be my six favorites. great video my friend. hope the record store is going strong brother. and keep on putting out great content.
    your canadian friend
    mike m

  • @Pebktc
    @Pebktc 3 роки тому +1

    Thx for making this video! I went from wanting all of them - to getting none. Yes, bummed now that I didn’t as they are selling out.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      Thanks for tuning in. I sure hope you can get your hands on them.

  • @one-eye1721
    @one-eye1721 3 роки тому +9

    I thought Metallica pressed their own vinyl. They bought a factory in Germany or something like that.

    • @tangoarmy
      @tangoarmy 3 роки тому +1

      They did press all of these. They have etchings on the dead wax area.

  • @Dannyexplosion
    @Dannyexplosion 3 роки тому +3

    I live on a farm in Oklahoma. Walmart is 30 minutes away. A cool guy record store is an hour and a half away. I dig this move by Metallica.

  • @disasterpiece16
    @disasterpiece16 3 роки тому

    The Four Horseman, Ride The Lightning, Battery, Harvester Of Sorrow, Of Wolf And Man, Moth Into Flame.
    Great Video! Subscribed!

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you and beat of luck!

  • @alejandromolina2435
    @alejandromolina2435 3 роки тому +1

    Great Video!! Favorite songs are The Shortest Straw and Disposable Heroes

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you and good luck!

  • @slppymcflopy9877
    @slppymcflopy9877 3 роки тому +4

    Yeah on the vinyls near the center it says “Made on the Metallipress”

  • @vinylrichie007
    @vinylrichie007 3 роки тому +7

    Good to hear that they sound great.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +2

      They really do. I was seriously impressed.

    • @christianjackson9360
      @christianjackson9360 3 роки тому

      METALLICA sounds great, but Wal*Mart aren't goid for METAL listeners!!

  • @DarthChainsaw
    @DarthChainsaw 3 роки тому

    Great video! Refreshing to see a record store owner speaking the truth about these releases instead of bashing or trying to shame buyers. Kudos

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you. I would never shame anyone for anything they buy or what they play their records on. I just felt it far better to speak the truth about how great of a job they did with these pressings.

  • @thhairndk8
    @thhairndk8 3 роки тому

    Gained a like and a follow. Appreciate the video and analysis. I'll be visiting your shop next time I'm up in your area. 🤘

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      Thank you. Hope to see you soon.

  • @futeish3468
    @futeish3468 3 роки тому +8

    Imagine someone starting to collect vinyl because of the Limited Edition LP's and then going to record stores, people don't see the benefit for the hobby in general

    • @LRBerry
      @LRBerry 3 роки тому +1

      I still have all my vinyl from the 70s/80s. From the mid-80s I was buying at least one piece of vinyl a week, 90% of which I bought from a local independent shop.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +3

      That is my point exactly. Thank you for driving it home. Some people just will never understand.

  • @PeacefrogTV
    @PeacefrogTV 3 роки тому +4

    These were definitely pressed by Metallica. If you look at the etch information they have the telltale “made on the metallipress” etching. Each I e has an Easter egg etched into it also, for example kill em all says : vinyl up your ass!

  • @MrLovell1971
    @MrLovell1971 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent review Billy I definitely need to grab those And Justice fort All , Ride The Lightning and Masters of Puppets they look great great video brother Billy. Lovellandrew

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +2

      Thanks Lovell. Yes, these pressing not only look amazing and are put together extremely well, but the pressings sound FANTASTIC! Everything you would expect from something pressed at Pallas in Germany.

  • @Beartallica86
    @Beartallica86 2 роки тому +2

    I bought the Warner Bros. press copies of the first four albums that were released back in late 2000’s, around when Death Magnetic was about to release and they sound bad-ass!
    Good find on the colored vinyl l, good sir 🫡 🤘🏻

  • @GiveUsMusic
    @GiveUsMusic 3 роки тому +5

    Just A/B them with the Blackened versions, they’re the same thing sonically, which isn’t a bad thing.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +1

      Exactly. Thank you.

    • @jessesmith555
      @jessesmith555 3 роки тому

      I figured that would be the case. I am totally okay with that because I only ever bought "Master Of Puppets" from the Blackened reissues. I have the Warner reissues from around 2008 or so, but those are before the remasters. Stoked.

  • @TheGreenDoggoOfWisdom
    @TheGreenDoggoOfWisdom 3 роки тому +3

    My favorite Metallica song is Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go off of their 2016 album Rebel Yell

  • @Rockoli
    @Rockoli 3 роки тому

    Great thoughts, Billy. I'm glad to hear they sound great!

  • @davemowers7827
    @davemowers7827 Рік тому

    Great content, useful information is appreciated. Metallica fan has a great ability to just be douchie, so thanks for just being yourself. I was at Buffalo records in Kearney Ne. Last weekend, great store, clean, almost exclusively scratch free EVERYTHING, cd’s, and tapes too. It’s an uphill climb for you folks with a store front. Outside of skateboards and comic books, I’m wondering how record stores could keep going through all the ups and downs, economically? Keep fighting the good fight!!

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  Рік тому

      Thanks for the kind words. You're comp[letely correct, it's definitely an uphill climb for all of us who have store fronts and aren't just hocking records on Whatnot or Discogs. We just have to continue to have passion and get up every morning and really look for great used records and collections to keep the store stocked, because it's hard enough to be successful in this business, it's a whole different monster if you think that selling new vinyl only, or as a majority, will sustain you because it will not.

  • @antichristian74
    @antichristian74 3 роки тому +5

    totally missed the chance to call it "call of ktublue"

  • @Troy.Ritter
    @Troy.Ritter 3 роки тому +3

    I work at Walmart, we still had 6 copies of the black album and a few AJFA copies.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      Those seem to be the ones people are not having too much trouble finding from what I’m hearing.

    • @batintheblack
      @batintheblack 3 роки тому

      I’m looking for the kill em all vinyl got the rest

  • @radio1342
    @radio1342 3 роки тому +1

    I live in a small town and we have 3 Walmart stores. Right now all of these Metallica albums are in stock and plenty of copies. I like Metallica but am not a die-hard fan and most of their stuff I have already on CD so I don't need it again. However, I did grab the green AJFA over the weekend. Love that album, I remembering buying it on cassette back in the day when it was first released. We drove from Tennessee to Michigan to visit family and I played it on my walk-man the whole trip. I also remember bringing it on a church trip and all of us guys listened to it on a weekend retreat, everyone loved it. So i decided to pick it up on green vinyl, actually not a bad price for $28 bucks. if I was a huge fan I definitely would've picked up every single album but I see no reason to own something I already have on CD.

  • @cosmicvinyl2937
    @cosmicvinyl2937 3 роки тому

    Hey Billy! Man I am so glad you didn’t take a hardline against these Wal Mart Exclusives as some have. The blow back for those who did was pretty significant to the point of being called out by about half the vinyl community Plus those records are just so killer and everyone should have a chance to get at them I just moved down here to SL about a month ago and I’ve been to a couple record stores and I didn’t even see any Metallica records in stock So the argument of buying record store vinyl over say a Target or Walmart just doesn’t fly Man I hope to take a day and come pay your shop a visit soon Peace ☮️🤘👽✌️☮️

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      Thanks for tuning in and for the great comment. Hope to see you at the shop sometime soon and welcome to STL!!

  • @michaelferguson4086
    @michaelferguson4086 3 роки тому +3

    Seek and Destroy, Fade to Black, Master of Puppets, Shortest Straw, Nothing Else Matters, Moth into Flame

  • @VinylCollektor23
    @VinylCollektor23 3 роки тому +4

    No matter how high quality the vinyl is, the snare on St. Anger will still sound like a trashcan. 😂

  • @thehatemachinestl
    @thehatemachinestl 3 роки тому +2

    Just found this vid and it reminded me I wanted Justice on green vinyl. Went out and grabbed it from local walmart and letting my neighbors hear it at about a 1000 watts right now. \m/

  • @TommyBurton75
    @TommyBurton75 3 роки тому +1

    Great to see you, Billy. I grabbed the last round of these reissues because of the Chris Bellman laquer cuts. I think they sound great. I don't feel compelled to grab these since I think they used those same plates. They are beautiful looking, though. I think other than the color variants, they are exactly the same. Even the download cards.
    Thanks for shedding some light on these. Wal Mart does not equal bad.
    Take care.
    TB

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +2

      Hey Tommy! Yes, the same cuts, but they are colored and limited edition LOL Can you tell I have a sickness?? Ha!

    • @TommyBurton75
      @TommyBurton75 3 роки тому +1

      @@BillyHurst Oh, don't get me wrong. I absolutely understand the need to have these. One look through my collection reveals my own sickness, too!
      TB

  • @MelindaMurphy
    @MelindaMurphy 3 роки тому +3

    Oh no! I totally missed out on this. Will they restock any of it? It's beautiful and I love that you still see things from a collectors point of view.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks Melinda. I’m still a collector at heart, but I have to look at it from a business ownership perspective as well. In the end, more vinyl in more places is good for the industry as a whole. I’m. It sure if they will restock it. This has to be the best selling vinyl they have ever had.

    • @RefugeeOfRap
      @RefugeeOfRap 3 роки тому +1

      They should have some at your local wal mart. Be aware it would most likely just be the black album and AFJFA since it’s their most popular.

  • @CptLeevi
    @CptLeevi 3 роки тому +5

    i’ve heard that this version of The Black Album isn’t a remaster, is it true?

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      It’s not a new remaster. I’m assuming that will come with the new box set that is hopefully coming later this year. Only the first four albums are the newer remasters.

    • @alexanderlee896
      @alexanderlee896 3 роки тому

      @@BillyHurst I don’t believe you are correct. Chris Bellman’s initials are in the deadwax. They are new presses.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      @@alexanderlee896 Chris Bellman's initials are in the deadwax of the 2014 Blackened pressings as well. What I was saying is this is not any different. We are only speaking of the black album here, just so we are clear.

    • @alexanderlee896
      @alexanderlee896 3 роки тому

      @@BillyHurst oh, gotcha. Thanks!

  • @sp5nky
    @sp5nky 3 роки тому +1

    Great video! Super informative on these new walmart exclusives, i passed on them first i saw them but i’m thinking about going back now
    Kill em all - Seek and Destroy
    Ride the Lightning - Call of Ktulu
    Master of Puppets - Sanitarium
    AJFA - blackened (or dyers its a tie 😂)
    black - sad but true
    hardwired - spit out the bone

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +2

      Thanks for tuning in and best of luck!

  • @PITTFOX
    @PITTFOX 3 роки тому

    This video was in my recommended and I'm glad ot was. Good stuff.
    Kill Em All - Anesthesia Pulling teeth
    Ride the Lightning - Fade to Black
    Master of Puppets - Orion
    And Justice For All - Dyers Eve
    Black Album - Nothing Else Matters
    Hardwired - Spit Out the Bone

  • @JP-xh8jv
    @JP-xh8jv 3 роки тому +3

    Kill em All: The Four Horsemen
    Ride the Lighting: Creeping Death
    Master of Puppets: Master of Puppets
    ... And Justice for All: One
    The Black Album: Nothing else Matters
    Hardwired to Selfdestruct: Spit out the Bone

  • @TomTobin67
    @TomTobin67 3 роки тому +4

    Four Horsemen, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Disposable Heroes, Blackened, My Friend of Misery, Moth Into Flame.

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for stopping in and best of luck!!

    • @TomTobin67
      @TomTobin67 3 роки тому +1

      @@BillyHurst - If your shop was a bit closer, I would buy some stuff from you.

  • @celicharvel
    @celicharvel 3 роки тому

    I just got the justice Dyer Green. I think wally world also had a black vinyl version too which I almost accidentally got because I was intending to get the green one. 28 bucks for green and the other version (black vinyl) was cheaper at like 23 bucks. So thats why I’m thinking it must be black because the two price variants.
    Since buying I’ve learned these pressings are on Metallica’s own Blackened label that they started back a few years ago. I’m thrilled that vinyl is regaining popularity again and wally world is having these record sales is nice since there isnt a record store or two all over the place( I buy vinyl frequently on fleabay and getting tired of it because shipping takes longer and longer). Anyway very cool upload vid. 👍🏻

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      Thanks for tuning in and glad to hear you were able to get what you wanted.

  • @retrospinvinyl
    @retrospinvinyl 3 роки тому

    Loved hearing your but on this man!

  • @leonsam12
    @leonsam12 Рік тому +4

    Wondering if the Kill em All sounds as good as the remastered??

    • @mat.b.
      @mat.b. Рік тому +1

      it is remastered...

    • @crystlmethod
      @crystlmethod 58 хвилин тому

      I bought an original issue of Kill Em All for way too much - but it’s my Mona Lisa and a great story for anyone that comes into the studio.

  • @drop830
    @drop830 3 роки тому +20

    Being an old school Metallica fan, the whole "walmart exclusive Metallica vinal" is a joke. This is the exact thing the guys in Metallica would have made fun of back in the day. Your band would have been called a sell out

    • @joellindelof
      @joellindelof 3 роки тому +3

      "Sellout... I'm not crazy about the word. We're all entrepreneurs. To me, I don't care if you own a furniture store or whatever - the best sign you can put up is SOLD OUT." - Bill Withers

    • @drop830
      @drop830 3 роки тому +8

      @@joellindelof how about hypocritical. The only reason I mention the word "sell out" is because in the early days Metallica would roast any band that had "exclusive walmart color vinyl ". Me personally ? I agree that when you set out to do something you try to take to the highest level you can. Put it this way. If the Metallica of 30 years ago would have seen the Metallica of today they would trash talk them mercilessly

    • @brpadington
      @brpadington 3 роки тому +5

      I agree. They would have liked Napster too.

    • @drop830
      @drop830 3 роки тому +4

      @@brpadington considering that half of their very early success was attributed to passing of bootleg tapes of theirs.

    • @brpadington
      @brpadington 3 роки тому +5

      @@drop830 Sad that they forgot who they were so quickly.

  • @94percentDean
    @94percentDean 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome video detailing the quality of the pressings! But as of now the three that I really wanted are no longer available. I snoozed, I lost! So I'm throwing my hat in for the codes.
    My faves are:
    No Remorse
    For Whom The Bell Tolls
    Disposable Heroes
    Dyers Eve
    My Friend Of Misery
    and
    Spit Out The Bone
    Win or lose, thanks for the informative vid!

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for tuning in and sorry to hear you missed out on the ones you were looking for. Best of luck!!

    • @lossratioband
      @lossratioband 3 роки тому +1

      They still have some in the stores. I had to go to a couple to find them though. Fyi Brickseek is off.the store i went to that Brickseek said had them, they didn't, and stores that it said had no inventory, had them.

    • @94percentDean
      @94percentDean 3 роки тому

      @@lossratioband Thanks for the tips! Sadly I'm pretty much housebound at the moment so I'll just hope for reasonable prices on discogs. No worries! Thanks again!

  • @Bighead_Joe
    @Bighead_Joe 5 місяців тому +1

    I absolutely adore that lime green record! Its BEAUTIFUL!

  • @ryancraig7695
    @ryancraig7695 3 роки тому +3

    I have 4 3 I got from the local Walmart 1 I bought online through Walmart what pisses me off is people are re selling these records through eBay for double if not triple the price what Walmart sells for I am missing kill em all and puppets how dumb do you have to be to re sell I hope these people face lawsuits

    • @deanishere1154
      @deanishere1154 3 роки тому +1

      Agreed. This shit needs to be stopped somehow, and not just with Metallica albums.

  • @jayvalentine2046
    @jayvalentine2046 3 роки тому +5

    Some of these are real hard to find

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому +1

      Yes indeed they are.

    • @godwillguideme.3773
      @godwillguideme.3773 3 роки тому

      Not really. Our Wal Mart keeps tons of all these in stock. Here no one buys them. One day Wal Mart put 30% off stickers on Ride and Kill....yes they were colored. I saw 6 copies of And justice.they are just too expensive at regular price. Seriously? 22.97 for a record?? 👎

    • @jayvalentine2046
      @jayvalentine2046 3 роки тому

      @@godwillguideme.3773 30% off after a little more than a week ??? Where do you live

    • @AD1978leo
      @AD1978leo 3 роки тому

      @@godwillguideme.3773 I can see the Ebay price gouging already. These are cool but I have all their vinyl on the old box set with the first 8 albums plus a Garage Inc and the Creeping Death Single with the printed vinyl.

  • @stevejohnson8994
    @stevejohnson8994 3 роки тому

    Kill Em All - The Four Horsemen
    Ride The Lightning - Fade to Black (their best song imo)
    Master of Puppets - Disposable Heroes
    And Justice For All - And Justice For All
    Black Album - My Friend of Misery
    Hardwired - Halo on Fire
    I was on the fence about getting the Ride the Lightning vinyl but now it's sold out so I guess I'll have to settle for the Black album instead.
    Great video!

  • @briangumphrey7603
    @briangumphrey7603 Рік тому

    Great review 👍 I could maybe see getting these color vinyls if i was in a better financial situation but for now I'm just fine listening to my original Elektra/Asylum pressings of these CD's (not the 1995 E/M ventures)

  • @robbie5984
    @robbie5984 3 роки тому +3

    No St. Anger?!? Best metal album ever brahbrah! Maybe we will get a secret Home Depot Exclusive Release in Pretty Pink Splatter. 🥰🤞🙅‍♂️💩

  • @colintraveller
    @colintraveller 3 роки тому +4

    The Blue Vinyl is nice but the wording is Unreadable ....

    • @BillyHurst
      @BillyHurst  3 роки тому

      That’s my only problem with it.

  • @hunterwalleymusic
    @hunterwalleymusic 3 роки тому +1

    definitely gonna have to pick these up!