Friday, April 29, 2011

25th Anniversary of Megadeth's Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?

Start socking money aside for July 12, 2011 when Megadeth will unleash a massive 25th Anniversary Edition of their landmark classic, Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?

The deluxe box set has five CDs and two vinyl LPs and will include unreleased and rare mixes of the album's tracks and high-resolution audio for the remastered album and a live show from 1987. Also included is a 20-page book, 8"x10" photos and reproductions of vintage Megadeth memorabilia.

The five discs play out as follows:
Disc 1 (original album, remastered)
Disc 2 (Dave Mustaine mixes & masters for 2004 album reissue )
Disc 3 (Randy Burns mixes, remastered)
Wake Up Dead [previously released as bonus track on '04 reissue]
The Conjuring [previously released as bonus track on '04 reissue]
Peace Sells [previously released as bonus track on '04 reissue]
Devil's Island [previously unreleased]
Good Mourning/Black Friday [previously released as bonus track on '04 reissue]
Bad Omen [previously unreleased]
I Ain't Superstitious [previously unreleased]
My Last Words [previously unreleased]
Disc 4 (previously unreleased 1987 concert)
Wake Up Dead
The Conjuring
Bad Omen
Rattlehead
Killing is My Business...and Business is Good
Looking Down the Cross
My Last Words
Peace Sells
These Boots Were Made for Walkin'
Devils Island
Mechanix
Last Rites / Loved to Deth
Disc 5 (hi-res audio - assuming this is via DVD: original album + previously unreleased 1987 concert)
LP 1 (original album, remastered )
LPs 2 & 3 (previously unreleased 1987 concert )

You can pre-order the set at Amazon.com. For the less hardcore (and/or more fiscally conservative) collector there will also be a 2-CD version featuring the remastered original album and 1987 concert disc.

More info - and metal mayhem, in general - at Megadeth's website.

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