:: Promotional Singles & EPs ::
(142 items)


Kill 'Em All
12" Vinyl:

"Whiplash"
Megaforce Records USA 1984 - with raised silver labels and gold promo stamp on back cover
MRS-04
• Notes: This is the only promo single from "Kill 'Em All".

 

Ride The Lightning
12" Vinyl:

"For Whom The Bell Tolls"
Elektra USA 1984 - edit and album versions with generic Elektra cover, 'SP' matrix
ED 5026
• Notes: First ever non-commercial Metallica promo 12" single, released towards the end of 1984.

"Fade To Black"
Elektra USA 1985 - green vinyl, album version with "Friday Morning" sticker
ED 5042


"Fade To Black"
Elektra USA 1985 - album version with generic Elektra sleeve and "Friday Morning" sticker, 'SP' matrix
ED 5044


Master Of Puppets
12" Vinyl:

"Master Of Puppets"
Elektra USA 1986 - edit version with generic Elektra sleeve and "title" sticker, 'SP' matrix
ED 5139
• Notes: This promo single was released to celebrate sales of 500,000 copies of the album around July/August 1986. 'SP' matrix versions have translucent brown vinyls and the "title" sticker which says "Metallica "Master Of Puppets" Part 1, from the gold album (and soon to be platinum) "Master Of Puppets" get the idea? ED 5139"


The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited
12" Vinyl:

"The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited"
Elektra USA 1987 - white label promo with gold stamp and sticker, 'SP' matrix
9 60757-1
• Notes: 'SP' matrix versions have a numbered gold stamp on the back cover and a sticker on the front. The text "Promotional copy not for sale" is on the left of the label.


...And Justice For All
CD:

"...And Justice For All"
Elektra USA 1989 - edit and album versions with green disc and sticker
PR 8099-2

"One"
Elektra USA 1988 - edit and album versions
PR 8044-2

12" Vinyl:

"...And Justice For All - Metallipromo 000089"
Vertigo England 1988 - three tracks with custom sleeve, individually numbered, 000089
METDJ 212

"One"
Vertigo England 1989 - album version with custom sleeve
METDJ 512

"Eye Of The Beholder"
Phonogram/Vertigo England 1988 - edit version with full picture sleeve
AJFA 112

"Eye Of The Beholder"
Elektra EUA 1988 - edit and album versions with generic Elektra sleeve, 'SP' matrix
ED 5332

"One"
Elektra USA 1988 - edit and album versions with generic Elektra sleeve, 'SP' matrix
ED 5349

"...And Justice For All"
Elektra USA 1988 - edit and album versions with generic Elektra sleeve and sticker, 'SP' matrix
ED 5396

7" Vinyl:

"Harvester Of Sorrow"
Vertigo England 1988 - silver label promo with custom sleeve - fully signed
METDJ 2

"One"
Phonogram/Vertigo England 1989 - promo with unique "blue group photo" on the cover
METDJ 5

"One"
CBS/Sony Japan 1989 - orange labels promo with custom insert sleeve and inner sleeve
XDSP 93114

"One"
Yusen Japan 1989 - white label split promo with insert cover
YPS 063
• Notes: The a-side has "One" (Short Version) listed but actually plays the full version. The b-side has "More Than You Know" by the band "Martika". Back of insert has "More Than You Know" lyrics. Yusen was/is a cable radio station in Japan that probably made these singles for in-house use under the permission of the record label.

"One"
Elektra USA 1989 - white label promo with regular picture sleeve, 'AR' matrix
7-69329

"One"
Elektra USA 1989 - white label promo with regular picture sleeve, 'SP' matrix
7-69329

"Eye Of The Beholder"
Elektra USA 1988 - white label promo with generic Elektra sleeve
7-69357

 

Metallica

CD:

"Enter Sandman"
Elektra USA 1991 - album version with cover and sticker
PRCD 8407-2

"The Unforgiven"
Elektra USA 1991 - album version with cover and sticker
PRCD 8478-2


"The Unforgiven"
Elektra USA 1991 - edit version with cover
PRCD 8479-2


"Sad But True"
Elektra USA 1992 - album version with cover
PRCD 8646-2

"Sad But True"
Vertigo England 1993 - four track single with cover, stickered
METCD 11
• Notes: Basically the same as the commercial release but has "Promo only not for sale" printed on the disc.

"The Unforgiven"
Vertigo France 1991 - edit version with card cover
1598

"Wherever I May Roam"
Elektra USA 1992 - album version
PRCD 8591-2

"Nothing Else Matters"
Vertigo England 1993 - edit version with sticker
MTCDJ 11

"Nothing Else Matters"
Vertigo England 1991 - album version with custom black cover
METCD 10 DJ

12" Vinyl:

"Enter Sandman"
Polygram/Vertigo Brazil 1991 - album version on both sides, custom sleeve and lyrics on back
2801 527
• Notes: My copy has a promo sticker on back, see pic 3.

"Nothing Else Matters"
Polygram/Vertigo Brazil 1992 - 12" promo backed with "Remedy" by The Black Crowes, custom blue cover
280 1585

"Enter Sandman"
Vertigo England 1991 - album version with black labels in plain black sleeve, no insert
METDJ 712

"The Unforgiven"
Vertigo England 1991 - album version with black labels in plain black sleeve, backed with "Of Wolf And Man", no insert
METDJ 812

7" Vinyl:

"Nothing Else Matters"
PolyGram Mexico 1992 - jukebox promo with red/white labels and generic plastic sleeve
S/N 168

"Nothing Else Matters"
Polygram Italy 1991 - jukebox promo with plain white sleeve and jukebox paper strip
AS 5000 928

"Enter Sandman"
Vertigo England 1991 - black embossed labels jukebox promo with plain white sleeve and jukebox paper strip
METAL 7

"Enter Sandman"
(No Label) Malaysia 1993 - jukebox promo with white labels and plain sleeve, 2nd press
E-6026
• Notes: Later issue split jukebox single, A-side contains "mmm mmm mmm mmm" by The Crash Test Dummies which was released in 1993.

"The Unforgiven"
Vertigo England 1991 - white label promo with info sticker
METDJ 8

 

Live Shit: Binge and Purge

CD:

"Enter Sandman/One"
Vertigo England 1993 - promo CD with cover
BOXDJ/1

"15 Pieces Of Live Shit: Binge and Purge"
Elektra USA 1993 - double CD in stickered card cover
PRCD 8879-2
• Notes: The card cover version came out first.


"15 Pieces Of Live Shit: Binge and Purge"
Elektra USA 1993 - double CD in stickered jewel case
PRCD 8879-2
• Notes: Discs have 15 tracks taken from the box set. Five tracks each from each of the three shows.


 

Load
CD:

"Until It Sleeps"
Sony Music Entertainment Japan 1996 - with OBI strip, lyrics booklet, promo disc and promo sticker on back cover

"Until It Sleeps"
Elektra USA 1996 - album version with cover
PRCD 9568-2

"Until It Sleeps"
Mercury/Vertigo France 1996 - album version with plain white card cover, no folder
3362

"Until It Sleeps"
Vertigo England 1996 - album version
METCJ 12

"Hero Of The Day"
Polygram/Vertigo Mexico 1996 - album version with custom card cover
CDP 466

"Hero Of The Day"
Elektra USA 1996 - album version with cover
PRCD 9605-2

"Hero Of The Day"
Vertigo England 1996 - edit/album versions with cover
METCJ 13

"Hero Of The Day"
Vertigo England 1996 - edit/album versions with cover, release date, 'Lollapalooza' and 'Sixty Million Albums' stickers
METCJ 13
• Notes: Dated 9-SEP-1996

"Mama Said"
Vertigo England 1996 - edit/album versions with cover
METCJ 14

"Mama Said"
Vertigo England 1996 - edit/album versions with cover and release date sticker
METCJ 14
• Notes: Dated 25-NOV-1996

"Mama Said"
Mercury/Vertigo France 1996 - album version with card cover
3433

"Mama Said"
Sony Music Entertainment Japan 1997 - with OBI strip, lyrics booklet, promo disc and promo sticker on back cover
SRCS 8253

"Bleeding Me"
Elektra USA 1997 - edit and album versions with cover
PRCD 9820-2

"King Nothing"
Elektra USA 1997 - edit and album versions with cover
PRCD 9729-2

7" Vinyl:

"Until It Sleeps"
Vertigo France 1996 - jukebox promo with silver Vertigo labels and white sleeve
METJB 12

"Hero Of The Day"
Vertigo EU 1996 - jukebox promo with Vertigo labels and plain white sleeve
METJB 13

"Hero Of The Day"
(No Label) Malaysia 1996 - jukebox promo with white labels and plain sleeve
E-521
• Notes: B-side is "Sexy Eyes" by Whigfield.

10" Vinyl:

"Until It Sleeps"
Mercury/Vertigo France 1996 - 10" promo with unique custom sleeve
6386
• Notes: This record is listed on the sleeve as "25CM" not as a 10". The commercial red 10" has different b-sides.

 

Reload
CD:

"Fuel"
Elektra USA 1998 - album version with stickered jewel case
PRCD 1119-2
• Notes: Sticker: "Need more fuel for your playlist?" and DJ comments.

"Fuel"
Elektra USA 1998 - album version with cover
PRCD 1106-2

"Fuel"
Vertigo England 1998 - album version with cover, release date, notice and 'baby Hetfield' stickers
METCJ 16

"Fuel"
Vertigo Mexico 1997 - album version picture disc with generic die cut card cover
CDP 870

"Better Than You"
Elektra USA 1998 - edit version with cover
PRCD 1165-2

"Better Than You"
Elektra USA 1998 - album version with back cover
PRCD 1149-2

"The Memory Remains"
Mercury/Vertigo Spain 1999 - album version with card cover
METALLICA-1

"The Memory Remains"
Vertigo England 1997 - album version with cover and release date sticker
METCJ 15

"The Memory Remains"
Vertigo England 1997 - album version with cover
METCJ 15

"The Memory Remains"
Elektra USA 1997 - album version with cover
PRCD 9948-2

"The Memory Remains"
Vertigo Mexico 1997 - picture disc with card cover, lyrics on back cover
CDP 734

"The Unforgiven II"
Elektra USA 1998 - album version with cover
PRCD 9964-2

"The Unforgiven II"
Vertigo England 1998 - edit version with card cover, release date and 'Woolfie' stickers
METCJ 17
• Notes: Dated 23-FEB-98

"The Unforgiven II"
Vertigo England 1998 - edit version with card cover and 'Woolfie' sticker
METCJ 17

"The Unforgiven II"
Vertigo England 1998 - edit version with card cover and 'Intermedia' stickers
METCJ 17
• Notes: Dated 23-FEB-98

"The Unforgiven II"
Vertigo England 1998 - edit version with card cover, 'Intermedia' sticker and press info sheet
METCJ 17

"The Unforgiven II"
Vertigo Mexico 1998 - edit and album versions with card cover
CDP 815

"The Unforgiven II"
Vertigo England 1998 - Vertigo Spain 1998, album version with card cover
METCJ 17

7" Vinyl:

"The Memory Remains"
Vertigo EU 1997 - jukebox promo with silver vertigo labels, boxed with interview 7"
METJB 15

 

Garage Inc.
CD:

"Die, Die My Darling"
Vertigo England 1999 - album version with cover
METCJ 20

"Die, Die My Darling"
Elektra USA 1999 - album version with cover
PRCD 1314-2

"Die, Die My Darling"
Elektra USA 1999 - album version with back cover
PRCD 1321-2

"Die, Die My Darling"
Vertigo Mexico 1999 - album version with generic die cut card cover
CDP 292

"Turn The Page"
Mercury/Vertigo England 1998 - edit and album versions, still sealed
METCJ 18

"Turn The Page"
Mercury/Vertigo England 1998 - edit and album versions, release date and info stickers
METCJ 18
• Notes: Dated 16-NOV-98

"Turn The Page"
Mercury/Vertigo England 1998 - edit and album versions with numbered Swedish info sticker
METCJ 18
• Notes: Numbered sticker #134

"Turn The Page"
Vertigo Mexico 1998 - edit and album versions with card cover
CDP 143

"Turn The Page"
Elektra/DB Plus Digital Services USA 1998 - edit and album versions, CD-R with cover dated 27/10/98
PR1226-2
• Notes: Pretty hard to find release. CD-R has a blue playing surface. DB Plus is the name of a USA company that makes promo discs.


"Turn The Page"
Elektra USA 1998 - edit and album versions with cover
PRCD 1226-2

"Whiskey In The Jar"
Elektra USA 1998 - edit and album versions with cover
PRCD 1248-2

"Whiskey In The Jar"
Elektra USA 1998 - edit and album versions with back cover
PRCD 1247-2

"Whiskey In The Jar"
Vertigo England 1999 - edit and album versions with cover
METCJ 19

"Whiskey In The Jar"
Vertigo England 1999 - edit and album versions with cover, release date and info stickers
METCJ 19

"Whiskey In The Jar"
Vertigo England 1999 - edit and album versions with cover and 'Mercury Promotions Team' sticker
METCJ 19

"Whiskey In The Jar"
Vertigo Mexico 1998 - edit and album versions with card cover
CDP 210

7" Vinyl:

"Whiskey In The Jar"
Vertigo France 1998 - jukebox promo with black embossed Vertigo labels and plain white sleeve
METJB 19

 

S&M
CD:

"S&M Sampler"
Elektra USA 1999 - five live tracks with card cover and misspelt sticker
PRCD 1429-2
• Notes: First copies misspel "Michael Kaman", later copies not.

"Nothing Else Matters"
Vertigo England 1999 - album version with cover and release date sticker
MNEMP 1
• Notes: Dated 22-NOV-99

"Nothing Else Matters"
Vertigo England 1999 - album version with cover
MNEMP 1

"Hero Of The Day"
Elektra USA 2000 - edit and hard edit versions with back cover
PRCD 1465-2
• Notes: This CD lists two versions of the track but plays just one of them.


"No Leaf Clover"
Elektra USA 1999 - album version with cover
PRCD 1430-2

"No Leaf Clover"
Vertigo England 2000 - album version with cover, release date, 'Channel 5' and info stickers
METCJ 21
• Notes: This copy comes with three "Appearing" stickers with different dates one on top of another:
- 1st sticker:  20-MAR-00 (correct release date)
- 2nd sticker: 13-MAR-00 (??)
- 3rd sticker:  14-FEB-00  (seems to belong to a Smashing Pumpkins promo, named "Stand Inside Your Love")

Also, there's an unusual "Channel 5" sticker, that belongs to "Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd." which is a radio and television stations broadcaster based in the Long Acrearea of London.


"No Leaf Clover"
Vertigo England 2000 - album version with cover
METCJ 21

"No Leaf Clover/Nothing Else Matters"
Vertigo Mexico 1999 - album versions with cover, still sealed

 

St. Anger
CD:

"St. Anger"
Universal/Vertigo England 2003 - fourteen track double CD set in digipack cover with "UMUSIC" release notes sticker
SACDP1
• Notes: Double CD set released late April 2003 to promote the back catalogue of the band in the run up to the release of "St. Anger". Disc one 'Saint' is white and has the mellower songs, disc two 'Anger' is black and has the heavier songs. Copies sent out to DJs/Clubs come with a one page press release/reaction sheet & promo sticker on the back.

"St. Anger"
Universal/Vertigo England 2003 - edit and album versions with cover
SACDP2

"Frantic"
Universal/Vertigo England 2003 - edit and album versions with cover
FRANTICCDP1

"The Unnamed Feeling"
Universal/Vertigo England 2003 - edit and album versions with cover
UNNAMEDCDP1

"Frantic"
Universal Mexico 2003 - edit and album versions in card cover
CDP 201363
• Notes: Also includes two songs from "Limp Bizkit" and one from "Trancecord".

"Frantic"
Elektra USA 2003 - edit, album and live versions, picture CD with back cover
PRCD 1913

"Frantic"
Mercury/Vertigo Germany 2003 - CD-R with insert cover, U.N.K.L.E remix version
-

"The Unnamed Feeling"
Elektra USA 2003 - edit and album versions with back cover
PRCD 1948

"The Unnamed Feeling"
Vertigo England 2003 - CD-R with insert cover, album version and six live tracks
-

"Some Kind Of Monster"
Elektra USA 2004 - edit and album versions with covers
PRO-CD-101357

"Some Kind Of Monster"
Elektra USA 2004 - gold promo stamped cover, eight track CD with sticker
48835-2

12" Vinyl:

"Frantic"
Vertigo England 2003 - white label promo 12" with plain cover
FRANTICDJ1
• Notes: Labels do not say "promo" on them, neither do they list the record label or year of release. All copies have the labels pressed on the wrong sides so list the wrong song.


 

Death Magnetic
CD:

"Past Magnetic"
Universal/Vertigo England 2008 - thirteen track sampler in digipack cover
PASTMAGCJ1

"All Nightmare Long"
Elektra USA 2008 - edit version with back cover
PRO-CDR-520163

"All Nightmare Long"
Universal/Vertigo EU 2008, one track promo in jewel case with "Wild UK" release notes sticker
NIGHTMARECJ1
• Notes: Wild UK sticker says "Metallica: 'All Nightmare Long' following the massive success (both critical and commertial) of Metallica's new album 'Death Magnetic' comes the second single to be taken from it. (...)".


"All Nightmare Long"
Universal/Vertigo EU 2008, one track promo in jewel case with "UMUSIC" release notes sticker
NIGHTMARECJ1
• Notes: Universal Music Group (UMUSIC) sticker says "Metallica: 'All Nightmare Long' 15th Dec 08; The biggest rock act in the world release the second single from their latest album 'Death Magnetic' Its Metallica doing what Metallica do best.".


"All Nightmare Long"
Universal/Vertigo EU 2008, one track promo in jewel case with "UMUSIC" release notes sticker
NIGHTMARECJ1
• Notes: Universal Music Group (UMUSIC) sticker says "Metallica: 'All Nightmare Long'; Out December 12th; For further details contact Anne in Universal Music at (01) 4022600 / anne.pennefather@umusic.com; For more visit www.umusic.com".


"All Nightmare Long"
Universal/Vertigo EU 2008, one track promo in jewel case with "La DIGIT" release notes sticker
NIGHTMARECJ1
• Notes: La DIGIT sticker says "Metallica - 'All Nightmare Long' Released on December 15th; With the immense sucess of 'Death Magnetic' still ringing in our ears Metallica continue their assault on the world (...)".


"The Day That Never Comes"
Universal EU 2008 - one track promo in jewel case, album version
NEVERCOMECJ1

"The Day That Never Comes"
Universal/Vertigo/Mercury Japan 2008 - one track promo CD-R, album version
-

"The Day That Never Comes"
(no label) France? 2008, one track promo CD-R, edit version
-

"The Day That Never Comes"
Warner Bros. USA 2008, CD-R in slimline case, dated 08/21/2008
-

"The Day That Never Comes"
Warner Bros. USA 2008, CD-R in slimline case, dated 08/26/2008
-

"Cyanide"
Warner Bros. USA 2008, CD-R in slimline case, physical album version, dated 11/10/2008
-

"Suicide & Redemption"
"Universal"/"Vertigo" Brazil 2009 - fake 'promo' CD-R with insert, limited to 30 copies
-


 

Other Promos
CD:

"Metallica - 'Whiplash Sampler'"
Vertigo England 1988 - four track sampler with unique cover
METCD 100
• Notes: This item is also known as the "Whiplash Sampler" as 'Whiplash' is the first track. It is unknown if it pre-dates the USA 'Mandatory' 1988 CD which is referred as Metallica's first ever promotional CD.


"Promo Radio Cidade"
Polygram Brazil 1996 - six track sampler with custom cover
2809 359
• Notes: Very rare Brazilian sampler CD, issued to "Radio Cidade" station based in Rio de Janeiro. The cover has an interesting Abraham Lincoln picture sowing a rat over his right hand which has a missing finger at the back cover. This CD is also known as "Brazilian Mandatory Metallica" because it is the only known exclusive Metallica promo compilation CD from Brazil.


"Mandatory Metallica"
Elektra USA 1989 - eight track sampler with cover and sticker
PR 8071-2
• Notes: Re-issue from the 1988 seven track version. Lists "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" as "(Welcome Home) Sanitarium" on the disc. "One" is the edit version.


"Mandatory Metallica"
Vertigo England 1996 - seven track sampler with cover and "Wild" sticker
MMCJ-1
• Notes: Original release. Matrix: MADE IN THE U.K. BY PDO MMCJ1 10414531 03


"Mandatory Metallica"
Vertigo England 1996 - seven track sampler with cover, tracks 1 and 2 misspressed
MMCJ-1
• Notes: Original release. Misspressed version plays "Nothing Else Matters" as track one and "Enter Sandman" as track two. Matrix: MADE IN THE U.K. BY PDO MMCJ1 10414531 01 %


"Mandatory Metallica"
Elektra USA 1997 - double sampler set with seventeen tracks and cover
PRCD 9927-2
• Notes: Original release. Matrixes are:
CD1: 2 PR 9927-2.1 01
CD2: 2 PR 9927-2.2 01


"Stone Cold Crazy"
Elektra USA 1990 - album version with cover and sticker
PRCD 8224-2

"Live In London - Antipodean Tour Edition"
Mercury/Vertigo Australia 1998 - four live tracks promo with card cover
TOURPRO98
• Notes: Given away for a limited period whenever you bought a Metallica album in Australia. All tracks recorded live on November 13, 1997 at The Ministry of Sound, London.


"Live In London - Antipodean Tour Edition"
Mercury/Vertigo Europe 1998 - four live tracks promo with cover, sealed
TOURPRO98

"I Disappear"
Hollywood Records USA 2000 - album version with cover
PRCD-11243-2

"I Disappear"
Arista/BMG Records Mexico 2000 - split promo with album version in digipack cover

"Mandatory Metallica 03"
Elektra USA 2003 - eleven track sampler with covers
PRCD 1945
• Notes: Only songs of the first four albums were included.


Cassette:

"Metallistore 1/21/93"
Elektra USA 1993 - promo cassette with unique cover
PR-8723
• Notes: A limited promotional cassette released in 1993 to promote a Manhattan, NY record store called "Sam Goodies" signing on their last day of business turning it into the "Metallistore". To give the fans at the store signing something to remember this day (1/21/93) by, the band decided to release limited copies of this promotional cassette to the attendees at the store. A very limited number of these cassettes were released and features live tracks from their show in Moscow on September 28, 1991 at Tushino Air Field, Moscow, Russia. Comes in an unique Hetfield designed cover. There are also white carrier bags available with the same design on them with the Sam Goodies logo on them from the same in-store appearance.