Animal House (U.D.O. album)

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Released November 3, 1987 Animal House(1987) Mean Machine(1988) Release date 1987 Label RCA Records		Length 47:12 Artist U.D.O. Producer Mark Dodson Genre Heavy metal

Recorded Dierks Studios, Cologne, Germany, August–October, 1987 Similar UDO albums, Heavy metal albums

U d o animal house 1987 full album

Animal House is the first album by U.D.O. after Udo Dirkschneider's departure from Accept. It was recorded August–October 1987 at Dierks Studios, Cologne. Released in 1987, it charted at #41 in Sweden.

The performance of the song "Lay Down the Law" is credited to Accept and U.D.O..

Pulheimer Kinder- und Jugendchor contribute vocals to "They Want War".

In some releases a picture of the tour band including Dieter Rubach and Andy Susemihl was shown in the booklet. The album cover shows the line-up that recorded the album. An "Animal House" Tour followed in early 1988. During this time they also toured with Guns N' Roses, Lita Ford and Zodiac Mindwarp. After Rubach left the band, they supported Ozzy Osbourne on all European dates in 1989.

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Accept and Deaffy respectively.

Personnel

Udo Dirkschneider: vocals

Mathias Dieth: guitars

Peter Szigeti: guitars

Frank Rittel: bass guitar

Thomas Franke: drums

Production

Produced and engineered By Mark Dodson

Mixed by Mark Dodson and Gerd Rautenbauch

Assistant engineers: Uli Baronowsky, Thomas P. Sehringer

Recorded and mixed August - October 1987 at Dierks Studios, Cologne

Mastering at Sterling Sound Studios, N.Y.

Cover idea, concept and realization: Peek - A - Boo (Donald Campbell, Nico Chiraiatti)

Cover photo: Akzent Studios

Anniversary eEdition design: Tim Eckhorst

Songs

1Animal House4:21
2Go Back to Hell4:33
3They Want War4:12

References

Animal House (U.D.O. album) Wikipedia

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