Anthrax – Among The Living

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Label:	Island Records – 90584-1, Megaforce Worldwide – 90584-1, Island Records – 7 90584-1, Megaforce Worldwide – 7 90584-1
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, SRC Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	Mar 16, 1987
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Thrash, Heavy Metal

Tracklist

A1	Among The Living Written-By – Anthrax	5:16
A2	Caught In A Mosh Written-By – Anthrax	4:59
A3	I Am The Law Written-By – Anthrax, Dan Lilker*	5:57
A4	Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.) Written-By – Anthrax	4:54
A5	A Skeleton In The Closet Written-By – Anthrax	5:32
B1	Indians Written-By – Anthrax	5:40
B2	One World Written-By – Anthrax	5:56
B3	A.D.I. / The Horror Of It All Acoustic Guitar [On A.D.I.] – Dan Spitz Written-By – Anthrax	7:49
B4	Imitation Of Life Written-By – Anthrax, Dan Lilker*	4:10

Companies, etc.

Produced For – Remarkable Productions
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records Inc.
Copyright © – Island Records Inc.
Copyright © – Black Lion Music
Copyright © – Anthrax Music
Published By – Black Lion Music
Published By – Anthrax Music
Distributed By – ATCO Records
Recorded At – Quadradial Studios
Mixed At – Compass Point Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Record Company – Island Records Inc.
Record Company – Antilles Communications Ltd.
Record Company – Warner Communications
Distributed By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

Arranged By – Anthrax
Artwork [Album Cover Art By] – Don Brautigam
Artwork [Logo] – Kent Josphe*
Bass Guitar – Frank Bello
Cover [Coordinated By] – Bob Defrin, Scott Ian
Design Concept [Cover Concept By] – Charlie Benante
Drums – Charlie Benante
Engineer [Assistant Engineer, Mix] – Francis McSweeney
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Chip Schane
Engineer [Engineered By] – Chris Rutherford, Eddie Kramer
Executive-Producer – Jon Zazula
Lead Guitar – Dan Spitz
Management – Crazed Management Inc.
Mastered By – George Marino
Mixed By – Eddie Kramer, Paul Hamingson
Photography By [Back Cover And Dan Spitz] – Waring Abbott
Photography By [Charlie Benante, Scott Ian] – Gene Ambo
Photography By [Frank Bello] – Frank White (7)
Photography By [Inner Sleeve And Joe Belladonna] – Ron Akiyama
Producer [Produced By] – Anthrax, Eddie Kramer
Rhythm Guitar – Scott Ian
Vocals – Joe Belladonna

Notes

Includes lyric/thank you list inner sleeve plus Anthrax merchandise insert.
Direct Metal Mastering.

[Rear sleeve:]
Basic tracks recorded at Quadradial Studios, Miami, Flordia
Mixed at Compass Point Studio, Nassau, Bahamas
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC [...]
Island Records, Inc. Distributed by ATCO Records, division of Atlantic Recording Corporation [Warner 'W' logo] A Warner Communications Company, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10019
℗© 1987 Island Records, Inc. All rights reserved. *TM Owned by Island Entertainment Group, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.

[Inner sleeve:]
All songs written and arranged by Anthrax except [A3, B4] written by Anthrax and Dan Lilker.
All lyrics © 1986 Black Lion Music/Anthrax Music (ASCAP).

[Labels:]
Published by Black Lion Music/Anthrax Muisc (ASCAP)
℗ 1987 Island Records, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7567-90584-1 6
Barcode (Scanned): 075679058416
Rights Society: ASCAP
Pressing Plant ID (Embossed around the center hole on side B): E A S T
Pressing Plant ID (Plant code printed on center labels): SP
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): ST-IL-876319-SP
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): ST-IL-876320-SP
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, Etched Variant 1): ST-IL-876319-B-Dmm SPI-2 Sterling
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, Etched Variant 1): STIL-876320-A-Dmm-1 SPI-2 Sterling
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, Etched Variant 2): ST-IL-876319-B-DMM SP 1-2 Sterling
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, Etched Variant 2): STIL-876320-A B̷ - DMM-1 SP 1-2 Sterling

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Among The Living (Cassette, Album)	Island Records	ICT 9865	US	1987
Recently Edited	Among The Living (LP, Album)	Island Records, Megaforce Worldwide	ISL 1131	Canada	1987
Recently Edited	Among The Living (LP, Album)	Island Records, Megaforce Worldwide	208 210	Europe	1987
Recently Edited	Among The Living (LP, Album)	Island Records, Island Records	L 38762, L-38762	Australia	1987
	Among The Living (LP, Album)	Island Records, Island Records	5C 208210, ILPS 9865	Spain	1987

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Reviews

mikelecoq83 Mar 23, 2024
The perfect thrash album! Production, riffs, guitar/bass tone, groove, attitude. Everything really came together for Anthrax on this album. Truth be told, Among the Living is probably the only album from them that still holds my interest as a whole. Persistence of Time comes as a close second, but it can't touch this. I'm happy to own a NM/NM first US pressing of this gem.
Louis2203 Dec 25, 2023
What an awesome album. So powerful and full of great Anthrax songs. So glad to have this in my collection.
RVills69 Aug 14, 2023
Someone let me know if they have just a spare sleeve for it lying around. Mine got coffee spilt all over it! Ugh!
elljake4 Nov 28, 2022
Anyone else have a skip in the first chorus of "Caught in a Mosh"? Just received a visually/audibly NM copy with this skip and can't find the offending scratch/dirt for the life of me.
ent.ncc1701 Sep 28, 2022
Anyone notice on the 1st CD pressing 7 90584-2 "One World" is like 3 times louder than the rest of the CD.
sorryitsnotJUDGE Jun 18, 2022
Edited one year ago
We need a 180G opague yellow repress of this. No more of this AlternaDad pic disc crap with new goofy artwork. NOT!!!
bx4lyf3 Jun 14, 2022
This desperately needs a reissue. Found mine at a local flea market, it feels pretty lightweight and there's some noise from the scratches but once the volume is pumped it sounds insanely good
Moribund138 Feb 1, 2022
Would anyone happen to have a spare lyric sheet laying around they'd like to sell?
fruitkiller Jan 16, 2022
Edited 2 years ago
Still waiting for a RM LP or CD of this (their best album) that's affordable, like the Spreading The Disease triple CD. I got the RM vinyl on FLAC with all the bonus stuff, I could be content with this, but I hate not owning this album anymore, I sold my old CD as I just want to own it the way it sounds on the RM of the vinyl sound like(high quality vinyl rip) or even just the RM CD. I'd content myself with it, the one that comes with a DVD,DVD but almost nobody who sells it for a reasonable price will ship to Canada for some reason, only 2 people will and it's 71 dollars minimum for a freakin' CD from 2009. The Japanese RM SHM's are ridiculously expensive and only one is worth it, the first one doesn't have the extra tracks like the vinyl pressings.
trencher7 Jul 24, 2021
Edited 2 years ago
There is a new 2021 pressing with a different cover. It has the current man replaced with the Not Man and released by Z2 Comics with the Anthrax graphic novel. Not sure who officially pressed it. Advertised as picture disc inside.