New Wave of British Heavy Metal

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Tracklist

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1It’s Electric
producer:
Diamond Head (UK heavy metal band) and Reg Fellows
recording of:
It’s Electric (in 1979)
writer:
Sean Harris (Diamond Head lead vocalist) and Brian Tatler
Diamond Head4.53:37
2Eye of the Storm
producer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
recording of:
Eye of the Storm
writer:
Sweet Savage (N. Irish ‘new wave of British heavy metal’ band)
Sweet Savage3:14
3Motorcycle Man
producer:
Pete Hinton and Saxon (English heavy metal band)
recording of:
Motorcycle Man
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Carbert Music Inc.
Saxon4:00
4Cheetah
producer:
Mickey Sweeney
recording of:
Cheetah
writer:
Janick Gers, Malcolm Pearson and Bruce Ruff
White Spirit4:45
5Don't Need Your Money
producer:
Steve Thompson (UK songwriter / producer)
recording of:
Don’t Need Your Money
writer:
John Gallagher (Singer/bassist for UK NWOBHM band Raven), Mark Gallagher and Rob Hunter (Wacko!, engineer)
Raven43:17
6White Lightning
producer:
Darryl Johnston and Paralex (psytrance)
recording of:
White Lightning
writer:
Paralex (NWOBHM band from Nottingham)
Paralex3:56
7Getcha Rocks Off
engineer:
Keith Herd (British producer, engineer and founder of the Fairview Recording Studio in Hull) and Roy Neave
producer:
Def Leppard
mixer:
Nick Cartwright (mixing engineer)
bass guitar:
Rick Savage
drums (drum set):
Frank Noon
electric guitar:
Pete Willis
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist)
background vocals:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Rick Savage and Pete Willis
lead vocals:
Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard)
recorded at:
Fairview Recording Studio in Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1978-11)
recording of:
Getcha Rocks Off
writer:
Steve Clark (Def Leppard guitarist), Joe Elliott (lead singer of Def Leppard), Rick Savage and Pete Willis
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (ended), Marksmen Music (ended), Def-Lepp-Music, Primary Wave Elliott and Primary Wave Savage
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Def Leppard3:42
8Set the Stage Alight
producer:
Richard Manwaring (Producer)
recording of:
Set the Stage Alight
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Summers
Weapon2:55
9Vice Versa
producer:
Samson (NWoBHM band)
recording of:
Vice Versa
writer:
Chris Aylmer, Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist), Paul Samson and Thunderstick
Samson4:47
10Fight With the Devil
producer:
Terry Gavaghan
recording of:
Fight With the Devil
writer:
Glenn Coates and Martin Metcalf
Hollow Ground3:21
11Demolition Boys
producer:
Vic Maile
recording of:
Demolition Boys
writer:
Kelly Johnson and Kim McAuliffe
publisher:
EMI Intertrax Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated)
Girlschool3:39
12Leaving Nadir
producer:
Witchfynde
recording of:
Leaving Nadir
writer:
Witchfynde
publisher:
Rondelet Records
Witchfynde6:13
13Treason
producer:
Andy Scott (Member of Sweet)
recording of:
Treason
writer:
Dave Owens (British vocalist) and Gary Owens (British guitarist)
A·Ⅱ·Z2:57
14Witchfinder General
producer:
Pete Hinton
recording of:
Witchfinder General
writer:
Phil Cope, Steve Kinsell, Zeeb Parkes and Toss McCready
Witchfinder General3:54
15Red Lights
producer:
Frank Stuart-Brown
recording of:
Red Lights
writer:
Black Axe
Black Axe3:01
2▼CD
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1Sanctuary
engineer:
Dave Dade (sound engineer)
producer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
drums (drum set):
Doug Sampson (drummer) (on 1979-11-14)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (on 1979-11-14)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (on 1979-11-14) and Tony Parsons (on 1979-11-14)
lead vocals:
Paul Di’Anno (on 1979-11-14)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1979-11-14)
recording of:
Sanctuary (on 1979-11-14)
writer:
Paul Di’Anno, Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) and Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Iron Maiden3:43
2Back Street Woman
producer:
Nigel Manfield
recording of:
Back Street Woman
writer:
Chris Lovell (Jaguar) and Garry Pepperd (Jaguar)
Jaguar4:38
3Killers
assistant engineer and assistant producer:
Andrew Warwick (producer/engineer)
engineer and producer:
Chris Tsangarides
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Big Dick
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Rocky
electric guitar [guitars]:
Robb Weir (Robert Mortimer Weir; Guitarist)
vocals:
Jess Cox, Rocky and Robb Weir (Robert Mortimer Weir; Guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 2006) and Universal Music B.V. (not for release label use! NL subsidiary of UMG) (in 2018)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Killers
writer:
Jess Cox, Brian Dick, Richard Laws and Robb Weir (Robert Mortimer Weir; Guitarist)
Tygers of Pan Tang6:35
4I'm No Fool
producer:
Gaskin (NWOBHM band) and Roy Neave
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rondelet Mus. & Records (in 1981)
recording of:
I’m No Fool
lyricist and composer:
Paul Gaskin
publisher:
Rondelet Music & Records
Gaskin3:39
5Sledgehammer
producer:
Rod Lynton and John Sherry
recording of:
Sledgehammer
lyricist and composer:
Mike Cooke
Sledgehammer3:12
6Angel Dust
producer:
Keith Nichol and Venom (British metal band)
recording of:
Angel Dust
writer:
Anthony Bray, Jeffrey Dunn and Conrad Lant
Venom2:37
7Extermination
producer:
Dave Dade (sound engineer) and Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
recording of:
Extermination Day
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Heybourne
Angel Witch3:40
8One of the Day
producer:
Trespass (NWOBHM)
recording of:
One of These Days
lyricist and composer:
Mark Sutcliffe
Trespass3:46
9Death of Glory
producer:
Robert Bell (The Blue Nile)
recording of:
Death or Glory
lyricist and composer:
John Mortimer (Scottish metal guitarist & vocalist for Holocaust)
publisher:
Edgy Records Ltd. (publisher), Metal Nation Ltd., RiffRock Music and Samschoons Music
Holocaust3:36
10If I Were King
producer:
Vardis (UK rock band)
recording of:
If I Were King
lyricist and composer:
Steve Zodiac (rock guitarist & songwriter)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Catapult Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Vardis3:02
11Blitzkrieg
producer:
Mickey Sweeney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 2003)
recording of:
Blitzkrieg
writer:
Brian Smith (UK metal vocalist for Blitzkrieg), Ian Jones (UK metal guitarist for Blitzkrieg) and Jim Sirotto
publisher:
Men From The North Ltd, Neat Music and Neat Music Publishing
Blitzkrieg3:51
12Helpless
producer:
Diamond Head (UK heavy metal band) and Reg Fellows
recording of:
Helpless (in 1979)
writer:
Sean Harris (Diamond Head lead vocalist) and Brian Tatler
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Happy Face Music Ltd. and Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC
Diamond Head46:54
13Captured City
producer:
Alan Leaming
recording of:
Captured City
writer:
Praying Mantis (UK rock/metal band)
Praying Mantis5:35
14Ambitions
producer:
Ken Black (producer) and Mickey Sweeney
drums (drum set):
Steve Grant (drummer for Dragster)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Mike Stansfield
electric guitar [lead]:
Andy Trafford
lead vocals [vocals]:
Derick Pickles
produced at:
Impulse Sound Studio in Wallsend, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Ambitions
writer:
Dragster (UK heavy metal band), Steve Grant (drummer for Dragster) and Andy Trafford
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Dragster4:07
15S.S. Giro
producer:
Fist (NWOBHM) and Keith Nichol
recording of:
S.S. Giro
writer:
Dave Irwin (British guitarist) and Keith Satchfield
Fist3:10

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Wikidata:Q1217465 [info]