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Lightning To The Nations: The White Album = 2 CD = (CD)
Despite being at the forefront of the burgeoning "New Wave Of British Heavy Metal" scene (or NWOBHM) in 1979, alongside Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Saxon, and spearheaded by Geoff Barton and the Sounds weekly music paper, Diamond Head were unable to secure a major label contract. Seeing their heavy metal and hard rock peers reap rewards and chart success, Diamond Head eventually released their debut LP independently on their own Happy Face Records in 1980, available for the princely sum of £3. 50, sold via an advert in Sounds and at gigs. Without a title or track list, the now highly collectable "The White Album" LP was issued in a plain white LP jacket, with merely a band signature to identify it. In many respects, the songs and music on this highly influential LP are better known than the album itself, as Metallica would include no less than four cover versions from this seven track album on their "Garage Inc. " album; 'It's Electric', 'Helpless', 'The Prince' plus the band's most famous and enduring track, 'Am I Evil?'. This would in turn introduce the band to a younger and larger audience. Although there had subsequently been a number of inferior versions of this album reissued over the years, either based on remixes or audio dubbed from vinyl, this version, originally assembled in 2011, was the first time that the original master tapes were used for a CD reissue. Before signing to MCA records for 1982's "Borrowed Time" LP, they also released a number of rare singles and EPs, which make up the tracks on disc two.
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Similar artists: FIST, TURBO, STRATUS, A II Z, BITCHES SIN, SHAKESPEARE, BUFFALO (UK), NOTORIOUS, BATTLEAXE
Specifications
Type: CD
Recorded: 1980
Release Date: 2016-06-12
Label: Hear No Evil Recordings
Country: Euro
Item No: HNECD079D
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Track List
Disc 1
01 Lightning To The Nations
02 The Prince
03 Sucking My Love
04 Am I Evil
05 Sweet And Innocent
06 It's Electric
07 Helpless
Disc 2
01 Shoot Out The Lights
02 Streets Of Gold
03 Waited To Long
04 Play It Loud
05 Diamond Lights
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