The 1st pressing has the black skull front cover and only Metal Blade records on the back. The labels are a silver and black simple typeset, and the Ratt and Steeler songs are on it while the Black and Blue song is missing. "The New Heavy Metal Revue" was a fanzine produced by Brian Slagel, the founder of Metal Blade. This compilation also marks Metallica's first appearance on vinyl.
In a November 2012 interview with fuse.tv, Brian Slagel stated that there were 2500 copies of the 1st pressing.
In February 2022, it got a 40th-anniversary reissue. The Metal Blade Records store version is exclusively in Ruby Red, and the Metallica store version is exclusively in clear vinyl.
Concept By [Album] – - Brian Slagel
Design [Album Cover, Production] – - Elaine Offers
Executive-Producer – - Brian Slagel
Mastered By – - Joe Borja
Producer [Assistant] – - John Kornarens
Copyright Metal Blade Records
Mastered At Bijou Studios