Saxon / The EMI Years (1985-1988)
英HMバンド、
サクソン(Saxon)がEMI期の作品を集めたボックスセット『The EMI Years (1985-1988)』を発売。初CD化となるライヴ・アルバムを含んだCD4枚組作品として英国で6月6日にリリースされます。
ボックスには、EMI在籍時代のスタジオ・アルバム3タイトル、85年作『Innocence Is No Excuse』、86年作『Rock the Nations』、88年作『Destiny』を、シングルBサイドやライヴ音源、別ミックスなどのボーナストラックを追加して収録。ボックスにはさらに、1985年にハマースミスで行われたライヴの音源(BBC録音)を収めたライヴ・アルバム『Live At Hammersmith』も同梱。このライヴ・アルバムは、ほぼ全曲が今回が初CD化になるとのこと。
いずれも最新リマスタリング音源採用。
●『The EMI Years (1985-1988)』
[CD 1]
INNOCENCE IS NO EXCUSE (1985)
1. Rockin' Again
2. Call of the Wild
3. Back On the Streets
4. Devil Rides Out
5. Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy
6. Broken Heroes
7. Gonna Shout
8. Everybody Up
9. Raise Some Hell
10. Give It Everything You've Got.
*BONUS TRACKS
11. Back On the Streets (12" Club Mix)
12. Live Fast Die Young (B-side)
13. Krakatoa (B-side)
14. The Medley (Live B-side)
[CD 2]
LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH (1985):. ALL PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ON CD, EXCEPT*
1. Back On the Streets (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)*
2. Dallas 1 PM (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
3. The Devil Rides Out (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
4. Power and the Glory (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
5. Broken Heroes (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
6. And the Bands Played On (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
7. Crusader (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
8. Princess of the Night (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
9. Wheels of Steel (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
10. Rockin' Again (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
11. Strong Arm of the Law (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
12. 747 (Strangers in the Night) (BBC in Concert Hammersmith 1985)
[CD 3]
ROCK THE NATIONS (1986)
1. Rock the Nations
2. Battle Cry
3. Waiting for the Night
4. We Came Here to Rock
5. You Ain't No Angel
6. Running Hot
7. Party Til You Puke
8. Empty Promises
9. Northern Lady
*BONUS TRACKS
10. Chase the Fade (B-side)
11. Waiting for the Night (7'' Version)
12. Northern Lady (7'' Version)
13. Everybody Up (Live in Madrid) (B Side of Northern Lady)
14. Dallas 1PM (Live in Madrid) (B Side of Northern Lady)
[CD 4]
DESTINY (1988)
1. Ride Like the Wind
2. Where the Lightning Strikes
3. I Can't Wait Anymore
4. Calm Before the Storm
5. S.O.S.
6. Song for Emma
7. For Whom the Bell Tolls
8. We Are Strong
9. Jericho Siren
10. Red Alert
*BONUS TRACKS
11. I Can't Wait Anymore (12" Mix)
12. Rock the Nations (Live At Hammersmith) (B-side of Ride Like the Wind)
13. Broken Heroes (Live in Madrid) (B-side of I Can't Wait Anymore)
14. Gonna Shout (Live in Madrid) (B-side of I Can't Wait Anymore)