Released 1990 Length 1 hr. 59 min. Label Metal Blade Records Producers Lars Ulrich, Geoff Barton | Recorded 1979–1981 Release date 1990 Genre Heavy metal | |
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Similar Metal for Muthas, Human Remains, The Nightcomers, Lightning to the Nations, A Time of Changes | ||
New Wave of British Heavy Metal '79 Revisited is a compilation album of various songs by various artists of the NWOBHM. The compilation was assembled by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and music journalist Geoff Barton and released in 1990 on Caroline Records and later Metal Blade Records.
Contents
Disc One
- "It's Electric" - Diamond Head
- "Eye of the Storm" - Sweet Savage
- "Motorcycle Man" - Saxon
- "Cheetah" - White Spirit
- "Don't Need Your Money" - Raven
- "White Lightning" - Paralex
- "Getcha Rocks Off" - Def Leppard
- "Set the Stage Alight" - Weapon
- "Vice Versa" - Samson
- "Fight with the Devil" - Hollow Ground
- "Demolition Boys" - Girlschool
- "Leaving Nadir" - Witchfynde
Disc Two
- "Sanctuary" - Iron Maiden
- "Back Street Woman" - Jaguar
- "Killers" - Tygers of Pan Tang
- "I'm No Fool" - Gaskin
- "Sledgehammer" - Sledgehammer
- "Angel Dust" - Venom
- "Extermination Day" - Angel Witch
- "One of These Days" - Trespass
- "Death or Glory" - Holocaust
- "If I Were King" - Vardis
- "Blitzkrieg" - Blitzkrieg
- "Helpless" - Diamond Head
- "Ambitions" - Dragster
- "Treason" - A II Z
- "Witchfinder General" - Witchfinder General
- "Red Lights" - Black Axe
- "S.S. Giro" - Fist
- "Captured City" - Praying Mantis
This is the only official CD release of Def Leppard's original version of "Getcha Rocks Off" from The Def Leppard EP.
Tracks 13-18 on disc two are bonus tracks, found only on the CD version; however some versions of the CD have the bonus tracks in slightly different order.
Songs
1It's ElectricDiamond Head3:37
2Eye of the StormSweet Savage3:14
3Motorcycle ManSaxon4:00
References
New Wave of British Heavy Metal '79 Revisited Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA