Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good!

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Limited Edition
Special limited edition direct metal mastered double album. Includes free full colour poster.

Gatefold sleeve.

Recorded & mixed at Indigo Ranch Studios, Malibu and Crystal Sound Labs, Hollywood, December 1984 and January 1985.

Published by Take Out Music, except "These Boots", published by Lorna Music Co.

℗ 1985 Music For Nations
© 1985 Take Out Music

Issued under licence from Combat Records

Made in England

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-27 02:18 UTC.

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1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Last Rites / Loved to Deth additional producer: Jay Jones (US metal producer) co-producer: Megadeth producer: Karat Faye and Dave Mustaine bass guitar and background vocals [back up vocals]: David Ellefson drums (drum set): Gar Samuelson electric guitar [lead guitar]: Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland piano: Dave Mustaine vocals: Dave Mustaine recorded at and mixed at: Crystal Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) and Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) recording of: Last Rites / Loved to Deth (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) lyricist and composer: Dave Mustaine publisher: Einstein Music (publisher), Mustaine Music and Theory Music	3	4:38
A2	Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good! additional producer: Jay Jones (US metal producer) co-producer: Megadeth producer: Karat Faye and Dave Mustaine bass guitar and background vocals [back up vocals]: David Ellefson drums (drum set): Gar Samuelson electric guitar [lead guitar]: Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland vocals: Dave Mustaine recorded at and mixed at: Crystal Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) and Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) recording of: Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good! (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) lyricist and composer: Dave Mustaine publisher: Einstein Music (publisher), Mustaine Music and Theory Music	3.65	3:02
B1	Skull Beneath the Skin additional producer: Jay Jones (US metal producer) co-producer: Megadeth producer: Karat Faye and Dave Mustaine bass guitar and background vocals [back up vocals]: David Ellefson drums (drum set): Gar Samuelson electric guitar [lead guitar]: Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland vocals: Dave Mustaine recorded at and mixed at: Crystal Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) and Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) recording of: Skull Beneath the Skin (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) lyricist and composer: Dave Mustaine publisher: Einstein Music (publisher), Mustaine Music and Theory Music	3	3:42
B2	These Boots additional producer: Jay Jones (US metal producer) co-producer: Megadeth producer: Karat Faye and Dave Mustaine bass guitar and background vocals [back up vocals]: David Ellefson drums (drum set): Gar Samuelson electric guitar [lead guitar]: Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland vocals: Dave Mustaine recorded at and mixed at: Crystal Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) and Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) recording of: These Boots (Megadeth version) (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) additional lyricist: Dave Mustaine lyricist and composer: Lee Hazlewood publisher: Criterion Music Corp. parody version of: These Boots Are Made for Walkin’	3	3:39

2▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
C1	Rattlehead additional producer: Jay Jones (US metal producer) co-producer: Megadeth producer: Karat Faye and Dave Mustaine bass guitar and background vocals [back up vocals]: David Ellefson drums (drum set) and timpani [tympani]: Gar Samuelson electric guitar [lead guitar]: Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland vocals: Dave Mustaine recorded at and mixed at: Crystal Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) and Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) recording of: Rattlehead (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) lyricist and composer: Dave Mustaine publisher: Einstein Music (publisher), Mustaine Music and Theory Music	3	3:39
C2	Chosen Ones additional producer: Jay Jones (US metal producer) co-producer: Megadeth producer: Karat Faye and Dave Mustaine bass guitar and background vocals [back up vocals]: David Ellefson drums (drum set): Gar Samuelson electric guitar [lead guitar]: Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland vocals: Dave Mustaine recorded at and mixed at: Crystal Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) and Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) recording of: Chosen Ones (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) lyricist and composer: Dave Mustaine publisher: Einstein Music (publisher), Mustaine Music and Theory Music	3.5	2:50
D1	Looking Down the Cross additional producer: Jay Jones (US metal producer) co-producer: Megadeth producer: Karat Faye and Dave Mustaine bass guitar and background vocals [back up vocals]: David Ellefson drums (drum set): Gar Samuelson electric guitar [lead guitar]: Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland vocals: Dave Mustaine recorded at and mixed at: Crystal Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) and Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) recording of: Looking Down the Cross (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) lyricist and composer: Dave Mustaine publisher: Einstein Music (publisher), Mustaine Music and Theory Music	3.5	4:58
D2	Mechanix additional producer: Jay Jones (US metal producer) co-producer: Megadeth producer: Karat Faye and Dave Mustaine bass guitar and background vocals [back up vocals]: David Ellefson drums (drum set): Gar Samuelson electric guitar [lead guitar]: Dave Mustaine and Chris Poland vocals: Dave Mustaine recorded at and mixed at: Crystal Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) and Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu, California, United States (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) recording of: Mechanix (from 1984-12 until 1985-01) lyricist and composer: Dave Mustaine publisher: Einstein Music (publisher), Mustaine Music and Theory Music version of: The Mechanix	2.9	4:20

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1786149 [info]

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/32911 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Megadeth/Killing-is-my-business-and-business-is-good [info]
reviews:	http://www.bigdumbskulls.com/2013/01/15/skull15/ [info] http://www.bigdumbskulls.com/2013/03/07/skull66/ [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/megadeth/killing_is_my_business____and_business_is_good__f5/ [info] https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Megadeth/Killing_Is_My_Business..._and_Business_Is_Good!/659 [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/5177/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/Killing_Is_My_Business.../705 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000651510 [info]
Wikidata:	Q7464881 [info]

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