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Metallica "No Life Til Leather" Demo Cassette Tape

Dr. FillFri, 22/04/2016 - 05:11

Metallica "No Life Til Leather" Demo Cassette Tape, supposedly the holy grail of heavy metal collectibles. So, is it the original, sold by the band? My belief is that probably it isn't although only Lars can answer that question (and frankly he's too busy rehearsing his phenomenal double bass chops to ask). It's not new or a reissue, but the spine and the blurry lettering give it away as more than likely dubbed. The Metallica logo hand drawn on the cassette face in silver ink is a cool retro touch and the name is misspelled on the spine just like the original but overall I doubt it's 100% authentic. Still cool though!

Tape / Vinyl / CD / Recording etc
Not for sale or trade

Year: 1982
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Metallica "No Life Til Leather" Demo Cassette Tape
Metallica "No Life Til Leather" Demo Cassette Tape
Metallica "No Life Til Leather" Demo Cassette Tape
Metallica "No Life Til Leather" Demo Cassette Tape
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orig or not...even if its a old tape-trade-circle tape... = great!

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Thanks man! It's something cool to have for sure, some teenager in a denim jacket probably spent an hour trying to make the logo on the cassette tape!

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I have an original (posted here), FWIW. I can send you pics of the auction of Johnny Z's tape that was held at the Library of Congress. Mine matches that one (different than your tape). Still awesome, nonetheless! I had dreams about getting one as a young Metallica fan and finally found one.

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Thanks bro, I've seen the two or three others on here (although wasnt aware you had one) and noticed that they are markedly different. Still cool to have but yeah, not original!

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For sure - I know (& have) one that was sold at Rock N' Roll Heaven. There could have definitely been others. Great score!

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Wow, that's very very cool! How did you determine where it had been sold?

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I bought everything this guy had (except for the Venom poster):

http://metalinquisition.blogspot.com/2009/08/rock-n-roll-heaven-new-jers...

I also got my Jump in the Fire shirt from him. He used to shop at RNR heaven. I verified the demo against Johnny Z's as well.

Here's my demo with the shirts from the shop:

http://tshirtslayer.com/tshirt-or-longsleeve/metallica-metal-your-ass-ro...

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Wow man, that is an insane piece of history right there! Incredible!

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omg!!!

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Looks cool enough!!

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Thank you sir!

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Der Todesking on

Very cool!

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Haha thanks man! I have a few legit original cassettes that I think are way better but everyone knows this one!

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Haha, I know what you mean! :) Still a cool thing to own - original or not!

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would like a copy..haha

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