Release Date: 31 May 2024
Label: Hne / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Clamshell
No of Units: 3
Barcode: 5013929931923
Genres: Rock Classic Rock
Description
was recorded at Studio 43 in New York. McCoy was joined by ex-Belladonna guitarist/vocalist Al Romano and drummer Mike Sciotto (From The Fire); Rainbow and Black Sabbath drummer Bobby Rondinelli guests on two tracks.
The band Samson were a major influence on the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal at the end of the 1970s, and John McCoy was an important figure for the band, playing bass, producing and co-writing their 1979 debut album. Prior to that, the band McCoy, with Paul Samson and drummer Roger Hunt, were regulars on the London and South East gigging circuit. Captured at the height of new wave, 'Live 1977' (CD 3) acts as a raw, rough and ready antidote to the nascent punk scene that gripped the UK at that time. Recorded on July 11th,1977 at The Target in Reading, Berkshire, this is the only surviving record of this power trio making this third CD an indispensable piece of rock history, and arguably one of the touchstones of NWOBHM, as several of the songs would eventually form the aforementioned Samson debut album; 'Big Brother', 'Six Foot Under', 'The Shuffle', 'Wrong Side of Time'. Despite the challenging sound quality, you can still sense something special emerging.
Tracklisting
DISC ONE
McCOY
1 Oh Well!
2 Night Lights
3 The Sound Of Thunder
4 Temporary Threshold Shift
5 Because You Lied
THINK HARD
6 Freemind
7 The Demon Rose
8 Loving Lies
9 Hell To Play
10 Heads Will Roll
11 Ride The Night
12 Fear Of The Morning
13 Jerusalem
BONUS TRACKS
14 Night Lights (Alternate Version)
15 Oh Well! (Single Version)
DISC TWO
BRAINSTORM
1 Dreaming Of The Dead
2 Heavy Metal Cowboy
3 On And On
4 Outrageous
5 I Know A Place
6 Don't Walk Away
7 Save Me
8 Steamtrain
9 Bad Luck
10 Josephine
11 Tarot Cards
12 The Prophets Of Doom
13 The List/Zoomusic/The List Continues
14 Disillusioned
15 Hawaiians 2 - Electrolux 1
DISC THREE
LIVE 1977*
1 Are You Sitting Comfortably?
2 I'll Be Round (Part One)
3 Will You Want Me?
4 I'll Be Round (Part Two)
5 Big Brother
6 Telephone
7 Wrong Side of Time
8 Loser
9 Six Foot Under
10 Cathedral
11 Love Lace Lady
12 The Shuffle
13 Nasty Dogs and Funk Kings
14 Big Boss Man
15 So Low
16 I Wish I Was
*Whilst every effort has been made to produce the best possible audio, limitations in the material drawn from a non-standard source means that the quality may not be up to the standard usually expected. All tracks have been included for their historical importance.,
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