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Virgin Steele (album)

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Released
  
December, 1982

Genre
  
Heavy metal

Recorded
  
1981

Length
  
41:15

Studio
  
Studio 3973, Freeport, New York

Label
  
Virgin Steele Records (USA) Music for Nations (Europe)

Virgin Steele is the eponymous debut album by New York heavy metal band Virgin Steele, released independently in 1982. This was the first album released by Music for Nations in Europe and was subsequently released by Mongol Horde Records and Maze Records in Canada. Music for Nations pressed 5,000 copies of the original LP. Sanctuary Records reissued the album on CD in 2002, with bonus tracks and some previously unreleased demos.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Minuet in G Minor / Danger Zone" (David DeFeis, Jack Starr) – 4:29
  2. "American Girl" (Starr) – 2:51
  3. "Dead End Kids" (DeFeis, Starr) – 3:25
  4. "Drive On Thru" (Starr) – 3:11
  5. "Still in Love with You" (DeFeis, Starr) – 6:17
Side two
  1. "Children of the Storm" (DeFeis, Starr) – 6:26
  2. "Pictures on You (DeFeis, Starr, Joe O'Reilly, Joey Ayvazian) – 3:29
  3. "Pulverizer" (Starr) – 2:10
  4. "Living in Sin" (DeFeis, Starr) – 3:49
  5. "Virgin Steele" (DeFeis, Starr) – 4:39

2002 CD reissue bonus tracks

  1. "Lothlorien" (DeFeis) - 2:08
  2. "The Lesson" – 5:58 (Demo)
  3. "Life of Crime" – 4:29 (Demo)
  4. "Burn the Sun" – 4:06 (Demo)
  5. "American Girl" – 2:52
  6. "Dead End Kids" – 3:28 (New Mix)
  7. "Drive On Thru" – 3:12
  8. "Living in Sin" – 3:46

Virgin Steele

  • David DeFeis - vocals, keyboards, producer
  • Jack Starr - all guitars
  • Joe O'Reilly - bass
  • Joey Ayvazian - drums
  • Production

  • Alvaro Falcon - engineer
  • Steve Young - engineer, remastering
  • References

    Virgin Steele (album) Wikipedia