| Ride The Lightning (LP, Album) | Roadrunner Records | RR 9848 | Europe | 1984 | |
| Ride The Lightning (LP, Album) | Megaforce Records | MRI 769 | US | 1984 | |
| Ride The Lightning (LP, Album, Reissue, SP) | Elektra, Elektra | 60396-1, 9 60396-1 | US | 1984 | |
| Ride The Lightning (LP, Album, White Label) | Banzai Records | BRC 1909 | Canada | 1984 | |
| Ride The Lightning (LP, Album) | Music For Nations | MFN 27 | UK | 1984 | |
Includes 320kbps Download Card.
Bass – - Cliff Burton
Cover [Concept] – - Metallica
Design [Cover] – - Ad Artists
Drums – - Lars Ulrich
Engineer – - Flemming Rasmussen
Engineer [Concert Sound], Management [Production Manager] – - Mark Whitaker
Lacquer Cut By – - CB *
Lead Guitar – - Kirk Hammet *
Management – - Crazed Management *
Management [Agency Representation] – - Ian Sales , - Neil Warnock
Management [Tour] – - Gem "Fat Bastard" Howard
Mastered By – - Tom Coyne
Photography By [Backcover, Cliff] – - Harold O *
Photography By [Backcover, James] – - Rick Brackett
Photography By [Backcover, Kirk] – - Rick Brackett
Photography By [Backcover, Lars] – - Pete Cronin
Photography By [Inner, B&w Group] – - Fin Costello
Photography By [Inner, Dressing Room] – - Robert Hoetink
Photography By [Inner, Live Pix Group] – - Anthony D. Sommella
Producer – - Metallica
Producer [Assistant] – - Flemming Rasmussen , - Mark Whitaker
Remastered By – - Howie Weinberg
Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – - James Hetfield
Technician [Drums] – - Tim Sweeney (2)
Technician [Guitars] – - Dan Lee (2)
Manufactured By Blackened Recordings
Phonographic Copyright Blackened Recordings
Copyright Blackened Recordings
Mastered At Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Remastered At Howie Weinberg Mastering
Lacquer Cut at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Manufactured By Pallas USA
Pressed By Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH
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