5013929917927

Lightning To The Nations

Diamond Head

£12.99
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Format: 2CD

Cat No: HNECD079D

Release Date:  01 November 2024

Label:  Hne / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5013929917927

Genres:  Rock  Metal  

  • Description

    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.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Lightning to the Nation
      • 2. The Prince
      • 3. Sucking My Love
      • 4. Am I Evil?
      • 5. Sweet and Innocent
      • 6. It's Electric
      • 7. Helpless

      Disc 2

      • 1. Shoot Out the Lights
      • 2. Streets of Gold
      • 3. Waited Too Long
      • 4. Play It Loud
      • 5. Diamond Lights
      • 6. We Won't Be Back
      • 7. I Don't Got

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