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Megadeth > Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
Megadeth - Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
Megadeth discography (main)
< Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
(1985)
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(1988)
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Megadeth discography (all)
< Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
(1985)
Wake Up Dead
(1986)
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Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?

Megadeth

Type:
Full-length
Release date:
September 19th, 1986
Catalog ID:
ST-12526
Label:
Capitol Records
Format:
12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM)
Reviews:
26 reviews (avg. 94%)
Side A
1. Wake Up Dead 03:39   Show lyrics
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2. The Conjuring 05:04   Show lyrics
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3. Peace Sells 04:03   Show lyrics
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4. Devils Island 05:05   Show lyrics
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Side B
5. Good Mourning / Black Friday 06:41   Show lyrics
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6. Bad Omen 04:05   Show lyrics
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7. I Ain't Superstitious (Willie Dixon cover) 02:46   Show lyrics
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8. My Last Words 04:48   Show lyrics
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Band members
Dave Mustaine Guitars, Vocals (lead), Songwriting, Lyrics
David Ellefson Bass, Vocals (backing)
Chris Poland Guitars
Gar Samuelson (R.I.P. 1999) Drums
Guest/Session
Mike Anderson Vocals (additional) (tracks 1, 4)
Paul Sudin Vocals (additional) (tracks 1, 4)
Casey McMackin Vocals (additional) (tracks 5, 8)
Randy Burns Vocals (additional) (tracks 5, 8)
Miscellaneous staff
Stan Katayama Mixing (assistant)
Andy Somers Cover concept
Paul Lani Mixing
Casey McMackin Engineering
Edward J. Repka Cover art
Dave Mustaine Producer, Cover concept
Randy Burns Producer, Engineering
Dave Mustaine Guitars, Vocals (lead), Songwriting, Lyrics
David Ellefson Bass, Vocals (backing)
Chris Poland Guitars
Gar Samuelson (R.I.P. 1999) Drums
Mike Anderson Vocals (additional) (tracks 1, 4)
Paul Sudin Vocals (additional) (tracks 1, 4)
Casey McMackin Vocals (additional) (tracks 5, 8)
Randy Burns Vocals (additional) (tracks 5, 8)
Stan Katayama Mixing (assistant)
Andy Somers Cover concept
Paul Lani Mixing
Casey McMackin Engineering
Edward J. Repka Cover art
Dave Mustaine Producer, Cover concept
Randy Burns Producer, Engineering
Read First Rate Real Estate 95% autothrall February 6th, 2024
Read Peace Certainly Does Sell! 98% Berralldinho December 3rd, 2023
Read I unleash my hammer with... 100% LedZeppelin2112 March 9th, 2023
Read Megadeth's Peak 97% DanielG06 March 3rd, 2023
Read I've Got Your Soul, You're... 98% StanXcalibur56 August 6th, 2022
Read but all's buying 88% Demon Fang February 13th, 2022
Read Best. Classic. Refined. 100% WR95 March 30th, 2021
Read And The Cradle Will Rock 95% Sweetie June 10th, 2018
Read Welcome to our sanguinary... 87% Deathdoom1992 May 28th, 2018
Read I can't come up with a good... 98% Mailman__ April 10th, 2018
Read A near perfect thrash metal... 99% BlackMetal213 June 30th, 2016
Read Idiosyncratic 93% gasmask_colostomy January 30th, 2016
Read Thrash Classic 95% McTague97 December 11th, 2014
Read Greatest Thrash Album 100% StainedClass95 July 27th, 2014
Read A nice blend of influences. 94% SirMetalGinger March 18th, 2013
Read A strange, strange... 90% MetalSupremacy December 26th, 2010
Read Don't Summon The Devil,... 99% MegaHassan November 10th, 2008
Read Peace Aged? 85% tomcat_ha October 22nd, 2007
Read The Architecture of... 100% hells_unicorn April 5th, 2007
Read Megadeth sells, and I'm buying 85% Mikesn March 3rd, 2007
Read Peace Owns 98% DawnoftheShred November 3rd, 2006
Read State-of-the-art Speed Metal! 99% Erin_Fox October 28th, 2006
Read Paint the devil on the wall! 87% Nightcrawler November 27th, 2004
Read Well shit, I bought it 85% OlympicSharpshooter January 10th, 2004
Read One of thrash's definitive... 95% Kingravi October 1st, 2002
Read Nice fucking thrash with a... 86% UltraBoris August 11th, 2002

Official music videos:
- Wake Up Dead
- Peace Sells

Some riffs in "Wake Up Dead" come from the Metallica song "Ride the Lightning" which were composed by Dave Mustaine during his time in the band.

"Bad Omen" contains riffs made by Mustaine in his time in Metallica that were jammed in Ron McGovney's garage in 1982.

Recording information:

Recorded at the Music Grinder in Los Angeles, California.
Mixed at Can-Am Recorders in Tarzana, California.
Additional recording at Track Records and Rock Steady Studios in Los Angeles, California and at Maddog Studios in Venice, California from February 15th to March 20th, 1986.

Identifiers:

Barcode: 4988006867574
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 1): ST-12526-1 1A 2HZ DM-3
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 1): ST-12526-2 1A 2HZ DM-3
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 2): ST-1-12526-Z2 B-24864-Z2 13786-X 1-1 SMI-2 AL-SP
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 2): ST-2-12526-Z2 B-24865-Z2 13786-X SP 1-1 01 AL-SP
Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 3): ST-1-12526-Z2 B-24864-Z2 13786-X 1-1 SMI-3 AL-SP
Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 3): ST-2-12526-Z2 B-24865-Z2 13786-X SP 1-1 01 AL-SP

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