MEGADETH – Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? Remastered/Expanded 25th Anniversary Box Set

MEGADETH’s vital, Platinum-certified album, Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?, has been digitally remastered for the first time and expanded for a commemorative 25th Anniversary release in multiple configurations on July 12th by Capitol/EMI.

All of the versions, including a 2CD lift-top box, digital album, and a deluxe 5Disc+3LP box set, include a previously unreleased 1987 concert from the band’s first world tour and new liner notes written by Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine and METALLICA’s Lars Ulrich.

The deluxe box set also includes previously unreleased and rare mixes of the album’s tracks and hi res audio for the remastered album and concert, as well as an expanded 20-page book, plus 8”x10” photos and reproductions of vintage Megadeth memorabilia. The cover of the box uses a new, unique process of lenticular 3D which reinterprets the original cover, creating the illusion of Megadeth’s Vic Rattlehead character jumping out of the art.

Released in 1986, Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? was Megadeth’s second album and the band’s first Capitol/EMI release. The acclaimed album thrust Megadeth into the international spotlight, and it remains a powerful thrash metal staple.

In his liner notes for the new edition, Dave Mustaine reflects on writing the album’s title track: “I had written other lyrics by now, but there was something different about ‘Peace Sells’ because it told my story about my faith; my beliefs; my distrust of government; my work ethic; my integrity. This was MY song.”

“If there’s a new way, I’ll be the first in line”

“Amen!,” continues Mustaine. “I was so tired of not shaving, not bathing, not eating, not having a home, a companion, NOTHING. Yeah, I’ll be the first in line, but it had better work this time. Well, it was working, thank God, just fast enough for what I needed, but not nearly as fast as I would hope.”

“Whether you heard this record for the first time in 1986, or you hear this record for the first time today or tomorrow, Peace Sells is a great heavy metal album,” writes Lars Ulrich in his liner notes for the new edition. “Nothing more, nothing less. It has stood the test of time. And will continue to do so.”

Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? tracklistings:

2CD / Digital (Booklet with liner notes by Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich):

Disc 1 (original album, remastered)
‘Wake Up Dead’
‘The Conjuring’
‘Peace Sells’
‘Devil’s Island’
‘Good Mourning’ / ‘Black Friday’
‘Bad Omen’
‘I Ain’t Superstitious’
‘My Last Words’

Disc 2 (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”
‘Devil’s Island’
‘Mechanix’
‘Last Rites’ / ‘Loved To Deth’
‘Good Mourning’ / ‘Black Friday’

Deluxe 5Disc+3LP Box Set
Two 8×10 photos / two 8 ½ x 11 reproduced vintage concert flyers / one reproduced vintage ticket stub / 20-page book with liner notes by Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich

Disc 1 (original album, remastered – tracklist above)

Disc 2 (Dave Mustaine mixes & masters for 2004 album reissue – tracklist above)

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 – tracklist above)

Disc 5 (hi-res audio: original album + previously unreleased 1987 concert – tracklists above)

LP 1 (original album, remastered – tracklist above)

LPs 2 & 3 (previously unreleased 1987 concert – tracklist above)

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Source: EMI/Capitol