Saxon

~ Release by Saxon (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

Tracks 1-8 - original album, 1979
Tracks 9-13 - Son of a Bitch demos, 1978
Tracks 14-18 - Tommy Vance's Friday Rock Show session, BBC Radio 1, recorded 1980-01-23, transmitted 1980-02-15
Track 19 - live, b-side of Suzie Hold On
Tracks 20-22 - live at the Monsters of Rock festival, Castle Donington, UK, 1980-08-16

Annotation last modified on 2011-02-13 17:55 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Rainbow Theme
engineer:
Robert Price (engineer) (task: tape operator) and John Verity
producer:
John Verity
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pete Gill
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon)
electric guitar [guitars]:
Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
lead vocals:
Biff Byford
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trident (holding) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Rainbow Theme
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
33:08
2Frozen Rainbow
engineer:
Robert Price (engineer) (task: tape operator) and John Verity
producer:
John Verity
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pete Gill
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon)
electric guitar [guitars]:
Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
lead vocals:
Biff Byford
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trident (holding) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Frozen Rainbow (music video) by Saxon (English heavy metal band)
recording of:
Frozen Rainbow
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
32:29
3Big Teaser
engineer:
Robert Price (engineer) (task: tape operator) and John Verity
producer:
John Verity
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pete Gill
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon)
electric guitar [guitars]:
Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
lead vocals:
Biff Byford
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trident (holding) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Big Teaser
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
33:56
4Judgement Day
engineer:
Robert Price (engineer) (task: tape operator) and John Verity
producer:
John Verity
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pete Gill
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon)
electric guitar [guitars]:
Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
lead vocals:
Biff Byford
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trident (holding) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Judgement Day
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
35:30
5Stallions of the Highway
engineer:
Robert Price (engineer) (task: tape operator) and John Verity
producer:
John Verity
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pete Gill
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon)
electric guitar [guitars]:
Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
lead vocals:
Biff Byford
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trident (holding) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Stallions of the Highway
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
32:52
6Backs to the Wall
engineer:
Robert Price (engineer) (task: tape operator) and John Verity
producer:
John Verity
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pete Gill
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon)
electric guitar [guitars]:
Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
lead vocals:
Biff Byford
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trident (holding) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Backs to the Wall
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
33:10
7Still Fit to Boogie
engineer:
Robert Price (engineer) (task: tape operator) and John Verity
producer:
John Verity
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pete Gill
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon)
electric guitar [guitars]:
Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
lead vocals:
Biff Byford
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trident (holding) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Still Fit to Boogie
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
32:54
8Militia Guard
engineer:
Robert Price (engineer) (task: tape operator) and John Verity
producer:
John Verity
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Pete Gill
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon)
electric guitar [guitars]:
Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
lead vocals:
Biff Byford
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Trident (holding) (in 1979)
recorded at and mixed at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Militia Guard
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
34:53
9Big Teaser (demo)
recording of:
Big Teaser
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
3:50
10Stallions of the Highway (demo)
recording of:
Stallions of the Highway
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
3:03
11Backs to the Wall (demo)
recording of:
Backs to the Wall
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
33:12
12Rainbow Theme (demo)
recording of:
Rainbow Theme
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
4:38
13Frozen Rainbow (demo)
recording of:
Frozen Rainbow
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
2:32
14Backs to the Wall (BBC Radio 1 session)
live recording of:
Backs to the Wall
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
3:17
15Stallions of the Highway (BBC Radio 1 session)
live recording of:
Stallions of the Highway
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
2:47
16Motorcycle Man (BBC Radio 1 session)
live recording of:
Motorcycle Man (on 1980-01-23)
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Carbert Music Inc.
3:48
17Still Fit to the Boogie (BBC Radio 1 session)
live recording of:
Still Fit to Boogie
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
2:46
18747 (Strangers in the Night) (BBC Radio 1 session)
live recording of:
747 (Strangers in the Night)
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
5:02
19Judgement Day (live)
live recording of:
Judgement Day
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
5:40
20Still Fit to Boogie (live)
live recording of:
Still Fit to Boogie
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
2:38
21Backs to the Wall (live)
live recording of:
Backs to the Wall
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
3:25
22Stallions of the Highway (live)
live recording of:
Stallions of the Highway
writer:
Biff Byford, Steve Dawson (UK bassist for Saxon), Pete Gill, Graham Oliver (blues rock, hard rock, UK) and Paul Quinn (Saxon guitarist)
publisher:
Heath Levy Music and Nereus Music
3:41