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Shock Tactics

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Released
  
May 1981

Genre
  
Heavy metal

Label
  
RCA

Recorded
  
2-31 January 1981

Length
  
39:46

Studio
  
Battery Studios, London

Shock Tactics is the third studio album by British heavy metal band Samson, released in 1981. It was singer Bruce Dickinson's last one with the band before joining Iron Maiden (who were coincidentally recording Killers, their last album with Paul Di'Anno, in the same studio at the same time of Samson).

Contents

Track listing

All tracks by Bruce Dickinson, Paul Samson, Chris Aylmer and Thunderstick, except "Riding with the Angels" by Russ Ballard.

Side one
  1. "Riding with the Angels" - 3:42
  2. "Earth Mother" - 4:40
  3. "Nice Girl" - 3:19
  4. "Blood Lust" - 6:00
  5. "Go to Hell" - 3:18
Side two
  1. "Bright Lights" - 3:07
  2. "Once Bitten" - 4:36
  3. "Grime Crime" - 4:32
  4. "Communion" - 6:32

2001 re-issue bonus tracks

  1. "Little Big Man"
  2. "Pyramid to the Stars"
  3. "Losing My Grip"

Samson

  • "Bruce Bruce" Dickinson – vocals
  • Paul Samson – guitar
  • Chris Aylmer – bass guitar
  • Thunderstick – drums

    • Production

  • Tony Platt - producer, engineer
  • Graham Carmichael - assistant engineer

    • Re-issues

    Shock Tactics has seen several CD re-issues over the years. The first came in 1989 courtesy of German company Repertoire, in 1991 via Grand Slamm in the U.S. and in 1992 through Jimco in Japan, followed by Bruce Dickinson's short-lived Air Raid label in 2000. The most recent re-issue on Castle/Sanctuary (2001) contains 3 bonus tracks, "Little Big Man", "Pyramid to the Stars" and "Losing My Grip", not included on the earlier editions.

    References

    Shock Tactics Wikipedia
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