Saxon - The EMI Years (1985-1988) (2012)
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Saxon - The EMI Years (1985-1988) (2012)
Year : 2012
Style : NWOBHM, Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 128 kbps + scans
Size : 485 mb
Bio:
Saxon are an English heavy metal band which formed in 1976, in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had eight UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including four UK Top 10 albums and two Top 5 albums. The band also had numerous singles in the UK Singles Chart and chart success all over Europe and Japan, as well as success in the USA. Between 1980 and 1987 Saxon established themselves as one of Europe's biggest metal acts. They still tour regularly and have sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. Saxon have also influenced many bands such as Metallica and Megadeth.Somewhere around South Yorkshire, UK there was a band that started life as SOB during 1976 with founder members Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson. This band joined forces with another local band, Coast, featuring Biff Byford on vocals and Paul Quinn on guitar. The two bands then finalised with a line-up comprising of the then 26 year old Graham 'Oly' Oliver, Steve 'Dobby' Dawson (27), Paul 'Blute' Quinn (26), Pete 'Frank' Gill (27) and Peter 'Biff' Byford (27). The name of the band was Son Of A Bitch. That name was dropped a few years later and the band re-christened themselves SAXON. They were at this time playing the usual rock clubs and concert gigs supporting The Ian Gillan Band and Heavy Metal Kids, amongst others, playing all their own material. Demo tapes were recorded at Tapestry Studios, with producer John Verity (Ex. Argent singer/guitarist). They hawked these round the usual record companies only to be ignored as the New-wave was at its height at this time. After a few months the band finally gained a favourable reaction from EMI man Peter Hinton. He had come up to Barnsley to see the band play at the town's Civic Hall. He was very impressed and recommended SAXON to Claude Carrere as candidates for his new label on the British scene, Carrere Records. Claude decided to offer them a contract, after hearing the band's demo tapes.Saxon released their nineteenth studio album, Call to Arms, on 3 June 2011. It debuted at number 6 on the UK Rock Albums chart. The band embarked on a world tour which saw them visit the US; Saxon also revisited the UK for a second leg of the tour. The band announced on their Call To Arms tour that a number of fans at each venue each paying £10 would be able to watch them soundcheck. This was donated to the Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy and Childline charities.In December, Byford joined Metallica on stage to perform "Motorcycle Man" for the band's 30th anniversary show. Saxon were billed as special guests supporting Judas Priest at Hammersmith Apollo on 26 May 2012. Saxon also played Download Festival 2012, and were recorded playing "Wheels Of Steel" for the festival's Highlights show shown on Sky Arts. On 13 February 2012, the band announced that they were releasing a new live DVD and CD package entitled Heavy Metal Thunder - Live: Eagles Over Wacken, which compiled their 2004, 2007 and 2009 performances at the Wacken Open Air across various formats. In March, Saxon won the Metal Hammer 2012 Golden God award for 'Best UK band'.In October 2012, the band announced that their next studio album would be titled Sacrifice and it was released on 25 February 2013. On 11 December 2012 Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie saw an international release and was the first Blu-ray release for the band.
Album:
Mastered by Pete Mew,this compilation has a different and better master than the 2010 albums remastered and expanded.very interesting for the bonus tracks and for the cd 2 a previously unreleased bbc concert at hammersmith in 85.After the “Carrere Years”, SAXON now release a collection of their work with EMI. SAXON, who are pioneers of the “New Wave Of British Heavy Metal” (NWOBHM), will release “The EMI Years” on June 1st. 2012. The 4 CD pack will include the three albums the quintet around Biff Byford released between 1985 and 1989, “Innocence Is No Excuse”, “Rock The Nations” and “Destiny”. All three albums include bonus-material, single-versions, maxi-mixes and/or live-titles. To round up the package, SAXON include a whole BBC-concert, recorded at the “Hammersmith Odeon” in London 1985. It includes classics such as “Wheels Of Steel”, “Strong Arm Of The Law” or “747 (Strangers In The Night)”.Legendary British metallers SAXON's three albums on the EMI label have now been gathered into The EMI Years (1985-1988); a four disc collection of the remastered albums, now expanded with bonus material, an exclusive interview with the band and a previously unreleased live show from Hammersmith from 1985.The EMI Years kicks off with Innocence Is No Excuse, Saxon’s 1985 release and their first for the EMI Label, featuring metal warhorse singles like ‘Back On The Streets’, ’Rock n' Roll Gypsy’ and the ballad ‘Broken Heroes’. The original album is presented here re-mastered and bolstered with bonus b-sides and 12’’ mixes. The second disc of the set continues with a previously unreleased live show from Hammersmith in 1985, a monster set which includes the classic Saxon anthems ‘747 (Strangers In The Night)’, ‘And The Bands Played On’ and ‘Wheels Of Steel’. Disc three moves onto Saxon’s second album for EMI (and their eighth in total), Rock The Nations, a beast of metal now re-mastered and expanded with five bonus tracks including b-sides, 7’’ single edits and two tracks taken from a live show in Madrid in 1986. The fourth and final disc in The EMI Years adds the band’s 1988 album Destiny to the collection, a collection of re-mastered gems, now including a feast of live bonus tracks and a 12’’ mix of ‘I Can’t Wait Anymore’.
Line-Up:
Biff Byford - Vocals, Bass
Graham Oliver - Guitars
Paul Quinn - Guitars
Nigel Glockler - Drums
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Rockin' Again
02. Call of the Wild
03. Back On the Streets
04. Devil Rides Out
05. Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy
06. Broken Heroes
07. Gonna Shout
08. Everybody Up
09. Raise Some Hell
10. Give It Everything You've Got
11. Back On the Streets (12" Club Mix)
12. Live Fast Die Young
13. Krakatoa
14. The Medley
CD2:
01. Back On the Streets (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
02. Dallas 1 PM (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
03. The Devil Rides Out (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
04. Power and the Glory (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
05. Broken Heroes (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
06. And the Bands Played On (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
07. Crusader (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
08. Princess of the Night (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
09. Wheels of Steel (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
10. Rockin' Again (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
11. Strong Arm of the Law (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
12. 747 (Strangers in the Night) (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
CD3:
01. Rock the Nations
02. Battle Cry
03. Waiting for the Night
04. We Came Here to Rock
05. You Ain't No Angel
06. Running Hot
07. Party Til You Puke
08. Empty Promises
09. Northern Lady
10. Chase the Fade
11. Waiting for the Night (7'' Version)
12. Northern Lady (7'' Version)
13. Everybody Up (Live)
14. Dallas 1PM (Live in Madrid; B Side of Northern Lady)
CD4:
01. Ride Like The Wind
02. Where the Lightning Strikes
03. I Can't Wait Anymore
04. Calm Before the Storm
05. S.O.S.
06. Song for Emma
07. For Whom the Bell Tolls
08. We Are Strong
09. Jericho Siren
10. Red Alert
11. I Can't Wait Anymore (12" Mix)
12. Rock the Nations (Live At Hammersmith; B-side of Ride Like the Wind)
13. Broken Heroes (Live in Madrid; B-side of I Can't Wait Anymore)
14. Gonna Shout (Live in Madrid; B-side of I Can't Wait Anymore)
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
Year : 2012
Style : NWOBHM, Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 128 kbps + scans
Size : 485 mb
Bio:
Saxon are an English heavy metal band which formed in 1976, in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had eight UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including four UK Top 10 albums and two Top 5 albums. The band also had numerous singles in the UK Singles Chart and chart success all over Europe and Japan, as well as success in the USA. Between 1980 and 1987 Saxon established themselves as one of Europe's biggest metal acts. They still tour regularly and have sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. Saxon have also influenced many bands such as Metallica and Megadeth.Somewhere around South Yorkshire, UK there was a band that started life as SOB during 1976 with founder members Graham Oliver and Steve Dawson. This band joined forces with another local band, Coast, featuring Biff Byford on vocals and Paul Quinn on guitar. The two bands then finalised with a line-up comprising of the then 26 year old Graham 'Oly' Oliver, Steve 'Dobby' Dawson (27), Paul 'Blute' Quinn (26), Pete 'Frank' Gill (27) and Peter 'Biff' Byford (27). The name of the band was Son Of A Bitch. That name was dropped a few years later and the band re-christened themselves SAXON. They were at this time playing the usual rock clubs and concert gigs supporting The Ian Gillan Band and Heavy Metal Kids, amongst others, playing all their own material. Demo tapes were recorded at Tapestry Studios, with producer John Verity (Ex. Argent singer/guitarist). They hawked these round the usual record companies only to be ignored as the New-wave was at its height at this time. After a few months the band finally gained a favourable reaction from EMI man Peter Hinton. He had come up to Barnsley to see the band play at the town's Civic Hall. He was very impressed and recommended SAXON to Claude Carrere as candidates for his new label on the British scene, Carrere Records. Claude decided to offer them a contract, after hearing the band's demo tapes.Saxon released their nineteenth studio album, Call to Arms, on 3 June 2011. It debuted at number 6 on the UK Rock Albums chart. The band embarked on a world tour which saw them visit the US; Saxon also revisited the UK for a second leg of the tour. The band announced on their Call To Arms tour that a number of fans at each venue each paying £10 would be able to watch them soundcheck. This was donated to the Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy and Childline charities.In December, Byford joined Metallica on stage to perform "Motorcycle Man" for the band's 30th anniversary show. Saxon were billed as special guests supporting Judas Priest at Hammersmith Apollo on 26 May 2012. Saxon also played Download Festival 2012, and were recorded playing "Wheels Of Steel" for the festival's Highlights show shown on Sky Arts. On 13 February 2012, the band announced that they were releasing a new live DVD and CD package entitled Heavy Metal Thunder - Live: Eagles Over Wacken, which compiled their 2004, 2007 and 2009 performances at the Wacken Open Air across various formats. In March, Saxon won the Metal Hammer 2012 Golden God award for 'Best UK band'.In October 2012, the band announced that their next studio album would be titled Sacrifice and it was released on 25 February 2013. On 11 December 2012 Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie saw an international release and was the first Blu-ray release for the band.
Album:
Mastered by Pete Mew,this compilation has a different and better master than the 2010 albums remastered and expanded.very interesting for the bonus tracks and for the cd 2 a previously unreleased bbc concert at hammersmith in 85.After the “Carrere Years”, SAXON now release a collection of their work with EMI. SAXON, who are pioneers of the “New Wave Of British Heavy Metal” (NWOBHM), will release “The EMI Years” on June 1st. 2012. The 4 CD pack will include the three albums the quintet around Biff Byford released between 1985 and 1989, “Innocence Is No Excuse”, “Rock The Nations” and “Destiny”. All three albums include bonus-material, single-versions, maxi-mixes and/or live-titles. To round up the package, SAXON include a whole BBC-concert, recorded at the “Hammersmith Odeon” in London 1985. It includes classics such as “Wheels Of Steel”, “Strong Arm Of The Law” or “747 (Strangers In The Night)”.Legendary British metallers SAXON's three albums on the EMI label have now been gathered into The EMI Years (1985-1988); a four disc collection of the remastered albums, now expanded with bonus material, an exclusive interview with the band and a previously unreleased live show from Hammersmith from 1985.The EMI Years kicks off with Innocence Is No Excuse, Saxon’s 1985 release and their first for the EMI Label, featuring metal warhorse singles like ‘Back On The Streets’, ’Rock n' Roll Gypsy’ and the ballad ‘Broken Heroes’. The original album is presented here re-mastered and bolstered with bonus b-sides and 12’’ mixes. The second disc of the set continues with a previously unreleased live show from Hammersmith in 1985, a monster set which includes the classic Saxon anthems ‘747 (Strangers In The Night)’, ‘And The Bands Played On’ and ‘Wheels Of Steel’. Disc three moves onto Saxon’s second album for EMI (and their eighth in total), Rock The Nations, a beast of metal now re-mastered and expanded with five bonus tracks including b-sides, 7’’ single edits and two tracks taken from a live show in Madrid in 1986. The fourth and final disc in The EMI Years adds the band’s 1988 album Destiny to the collection, a collection of re-mastered gems, now including a feast of live bonus tracks and a 12’’ mix of ‘I Can’t Wait Anymore’.
Line-Up:
Biff Byford - Vocals, Bass
Graham Oliver - Guitars
Paul Quinn - Guitars
Nigel Glockler - Drums
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Rockin' Again
02. Call of the Wild
03. Back On the Streets
04. Devil Rides Out
05. Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy
06. Broken Heroes
07. Gonna Shout
08. Everybody Up
09. Raise Some Hell
10. Give It Everything You've Got
11. Back On the Streets (12" Club Mix)
12. Live Fast Die Young
13. Krakatoa
14. The Medley
CD2:
01. Back On the Streets (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
02. Dallas 1 PM (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
03. The Devil Rides Out (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
04. Power and the Glory (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
05. Broken Heroes (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
06. And the Bands Played On (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
07. Crusader (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
08. Princess of the Night (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
09. Wheels of Steel (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
10. Rockin' Again (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
11. Strong Arm of the Law (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
12. 747 (Strangers in the Night) (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
CD3:
01. Rock the Nations
02. Battle Cry
03. Waiting for the Night
04. We Came Here to Rock
05. You Ain't No Angel
06. Running Hot
07. Party Til You Puke
08. Empty Promises
09. Northern Lady
10. Chase the Fade
11. Waiting for the Night (7'' Version)
12. Northern Lady (7'' Version)
13. Everybody Up (Live)
14. Dallas 1PM (Live in Madrid; B Side of Northern Lady)
CD4:
01. Ride Like The Wind
02. Where the Lightning Strikes
03. I Can't Wait Anymore
04. Calm Before the Storm
05. S.O.S.
06. Song for Emma
07. For Whom the Bell Tolls
08. We Are Strong
09. Jericho Siren
10. Red Alert
11. I Can't Wait Anymore (12" Mix)
12. Rock the Nations (Live At Hammersmith; B-side of Ride Like the Wind)
13. Broken Heroes (Live in Madrid; B-side of I Can't Wait Anymore)
14. Gonna Shout (Live in Madrid; B-side of I Can't Wait Anymore)
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/