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Sad But True
 
  1. Sad But True (05:24) Lyrics
    (Hetfield/Ulrich)
    Taken from the album METALLICA

  2. So What (03:08) Lyrics
    (Exall/Culmer)
    Originally released by The Anti-Nowhere League in 1981 as a B-side to the Streets of London single
    Taken from the album GARAGE INC.

  3. Nothing Else Matters (Elevator Version) (6:32) Lyrics
    (Hetfield/Ulrich)
    Produced by Bob Rock with Hetfield & Ulrich Orchestration arranged by Michael Kamen "One guitar, one voice..." This is how Jaymz originally intended the song to be (sans the chorus and brass band - aka the L.S.O.) - so much for first impressions!!!
    Original version available on METALLICA

  4. Harvester of Sorrow (Live) (6:40) Lyrics
    (Hetfield/Ulrich)
    Recorded live on September 28, 1991 at Tushino Air Field, Moscow, Russia Mixed by Randy Staub
    Original version available on ... AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

  5. Creeping Death (Live) (8:01) Lyrics
    (Hetfield/Ulrich/Burton/Hammett)
    Recorded live on September 28, 1991 at Tushino Air Field, Moscow, Russia Mixed by Randy Staub
    Original version available on RIDE THE LIGHTNING

  6. Nothing Else Matters (Live) (6:13) Lyrics
    (Hetfield/Ulrich)
    Recorded live on August 27, 1992 at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM Mixed by Randy Staub "This is taken from the second show back after Jaymz' barbeque party in Montreal, and is the "vinyl" (?!) debut of Metallica as a five-piece - featuring Jaymz' somewhat permanent guitar stand-by, and the scapegoat for everybody's mistakes, John Marshall.
    Original version available on METALLICA

  7. Sad But True (Live) (6:12) Lyrics
    (Hetfield/Ulrich)
    Recorded live on October 12, 1991 at A Day on the Green, Oakland, CA Mixed by Randy Staub
    Original version available on METALLICA

  8. Sad But True (Demo) (4:53)
    (Hetfield/Ulrich)
    Obviously not produced Recorded in Lars' basement on August 13, 1990 by James and Lars "This is the 5th installment of demo versions we/you wish you had never heard... and guess what? We're all out of clever/stupid liner notes. N.B! Same credits as all the previous crap... i.e. Jaymz - rhythm guitar, "vocals," and guitar "solo." Lars - drums. Kirk & Jason - day off!!!"


Note: These tracks appear on different versions of the Sad But True single. Not all tracks are on one CD or slab of vinyl.
Whiplash (1983) Jump in the Fire (1984) Creeping Death  (1984)
Master of Puppets  (1986) Harvester of Sorrow (1988) Eye of the Beholder  (1988)
One (1989) Enter Sandman  (1991) The Unforgiven  (1991)
Nothing Else Matters (1992) Live at Wembley Stadium (1992) Wherever I May Roam  (1992)
Sad But True (1993) One (Live) (1994) Until It Sleeps  (1996)
Hero of the Day (1996) Mama Said (1996) King Nothing (1997)
The Memory Remains  (1997) The Unforgiven II (1998) Live in Lonon: The Antipodean Tour Edition (1998)
Fuel (1998) Turn the Page  (1998) Whiskey in the Jar  (1970)
Die, Die My Darling  (1999) Nothing Else Matters (S&M) (2000) No Leaf Clover (S&M) (2000)
I Disappear  (2000) The Garage Remains The Same (2000) St. Anger (2003)
Frantic (2003) The Unnamed Feeling (2004) Some Kind of Monster (2004)
The Day That Never Comes (2008) My Apocalypse (2008) Cyanide (1970)
The Judas Kiss (1970) All Nightmare Long (2008) Broken, Beat & Scarred (2009)
Beyond Magnetic (2011) Lords of Summer (2014) Hardwired (2016)
Moth into Flame (2016) Atlas, Rise! (2016) Now That We're Dead (2017)
Spit Out the Bone (2017) Blackened 2020 (2020) Lux Æterna  (2022)
Screaming Suicide (2023) If Darkness Had A Son (2023) 72 Seasons (2023)
Too Far Gone? (2023)