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Winds Of Time (The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal 1979-1985)

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Winds Of Time (The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal 1979-1985) --- 2018-07-18

HNE Recordings Ltd pressing with obi added. Tracks taken : 1-1 from LP " Lightning To The Nations " ( 1980 ) 1-2 from single B-side of " Forever Amber " ( 1980 ) 1-3 from single A-side ( 1981 ) 1-4 from LP " Head On " ( 1980 ) 1-5 from LP " Rock Until You Drop " ( 1981 ) 1-6 from single B-side of " Treachery (Ride Like The Wind) " ( 1985 ) 1-7 from cassette " Into The Fire " ( 1982 ) 1-8 from CD compilation " Released From Hell " ( 2010 ). Recorded 1980-81. 1-9 from LP " Dark Star " ( 1981 ) 1-10 from 12" EP A-side " Too Different " ( 1984 ) 1-11 from LP " Hyperactive " ( 1985 ) 1-12 from LP " Remorse Code " ( 1982 ) 1-13 from single A-side ( 1979 ) 1-14 from LP " The Taker " ( 1980 ) 1-15, 2-3, 2-9, 3-8 and 3-10 from LP compilation V/A " New Electric Warriors " ( 1980 ) 1-16 from 12" EP B-side " 747 (Strangers In The Night) " ( 1980 ) 2-1 from single A-side ( 1980 ) 2-2 from cassette compilation V/A " 60 Minute Plus Heavy Metal Compilation " ( 1982 ) 2-4 from single A-side ( 1982 ) 2-5 & 3-18 from cassette compilation V/A " Lead Weight " ( 1981 ) 2-6 from single B-side of " Don't Touch Me There " ( 1979 ) 2-7 from single A-side ( 1980 ) 2-8 from 2004 CD reissue " Give 'Em Hell " ( 1980 ) as bonus track 2-10 from LP " White Spirit " ( 1980 ) 2-11 from single B-side of " Axe Crazy " ( 1982 ) 2-12 from single B-side of " I Wanna Be A Detective " ( 1980 ) 2-13 from LP " Rock Goddess " ( 1983 ) 2-14 from LP " Future Warriors " ( 1985 ) 2-15 from 12" EP A-side of " Nightmare " ( 1985 ) 2-16 from LP " Sheer Greed " ( 1980 ) 2-17 from LP " Tokyo Blade " ( 1983 ) 3-1 from 12" EP A-side of " Hell At Hammersmith EP " ( 1985 ) 3-2 from LP " Metal Anarchy " ( 1985 ) 3-3 from CD " Continuance " ( 2004 ). Demo version recorded as four-piece probably in early 80s 3-4 from LP " End Of The World " ( 1981 ) 3-5 from cassette " Servants Of Fate " ( 1984 ) 3-6 from LP " See You In Heaven " ( 1983 ) 3-7 from mini-LP " For Europe Only " ( 1983 ) 3-9 from LP " A Time Of Changes " ( 1985 ) 3-11 from LP " Change Of Heart " ( 1984 ) 3-12 from CD compilation " Pride Before A Fall - The Lost Album " ( 2016 ). Recorded March 1980 3-13 from single A-side ( 1981 ) 3-14 from 12" EP A-side of " Four Track E.P. " ( 1985 ) 3-15 from LP " Blood Sports " ( 1984 ) 3-16 from single B-side of " Always Ready (For Love) " ( 1981 ) 3-17 from 2-CD compilation " Chronicles " ( 2014 ). Recorded March 1981 Phonographic copyright (p) : 1-1 & 2-13 Universal Music Group Ltd. 1-2 to 1-5, 1-15, 1-16, 2-2, 2-3, 2-5 to 2-7, 2-9 to 2-11, 2-14 to 2-16, 3-1, 3-2, 3-8, 3-9, 3-11, 3-13, 3-14, 3-16 and 3-18 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited 1-6 Phil Denton OBO Elixir 1-7 Satan Music 1-8 Thor Music 1-9 & 1-14 Cardinal Emporer Holdings Ltd. 1-10 to 1-13, 2-8, 2-12, 2-17 and 3-4 to 3-6 Cherry Red Records Ltd. 2-1 Reuben Archer OBO Toxic Arrow Records 2-4 Stormqueen 3-7 David Dawson 3-3 & 3-12 Bristol Archive Records 3-10 Silverwing 3-15 Mike Moore 3-17 Ian Dick All informations about notes are taken from John Tucker's liner notes. Comes in a clamshell box including a 20-pages booklet with photos and extensive liner notes. By the end of the 1970s, the original triumvirate of hard rock heroes Zeppelin, Purple and Sabbath had either graduated to the arenas of the world, or even split up, whilst the second wave of British heavy rockers, including UFO, Motörhead and Judas Priest, were beginning to fill theatres across the land. Punk exploded in 1976 and 1977, and the DIY ethos that sprang up in its wake soon influenced the grassroots metal bands who had yet to leave their local bars and clubs. Often independently released, some of the bands in this set never made more than one now highly prized and collectable 45 or one-off EP. Championed in Sounds music paper as leading lights of the NWOBHM scene, this 3CD set kicks off with Diamond Head, one of the first bands to actually release a full album, albeit in a plain white sleeve. Their influence would be far reaching, and Metallica would cover no less than four tracks from this LP, including ‘The Prince’, featured here, as part of their “Garage Inc.” covers album. Metallica would also cover NWOBHM band Blitzkrieg, represented on this collection by ‘A Time Of Changes’. A major champion of the groundswell of new HM bands was the north east of England’s Neat Records, an independent label that brought us music from hugely influential acts such as Venom, Fist, Raven, Warfare, Jaguar, Aragorn, Avenger, Bitches Sin and Tysondog, among many others. It wasn’t all about the boys, mind, as the all-girl Girlschool are represented by their debut single ‘Take It All Away’, and fellow London all-girl trio Rock Goddess feature with a track from their self-titled major label debut for A&M, ‘The Love Lingers Still’. Before Bruce Dickinson joined Maiden in 1981 he fronted London heavy rockers Samson, featuring Paul Samson on lead guitar, and represented here with the single ‘Vice Versa’. Samson had previously featured Iron Maiden’s Clive Burr, a drummer who would later play with the band Elixir. White Spirit’s ‘Midnight Chaser’ features none other than future Iron Maiden axe slinger Janick Gers. Although the NWOBHM scene was typified by the long hair, jeans, leather jackets and bullets-belts of Angel Witch (‘Loser’), glam rock influences were also prevalent, no less so than with Silverwing and Tokyo Blade as well as London’s Girl, featuring future Leppard member Phil Collen. There was also a slightly satanic, albeit Hammer Horror vibe to many of the bands, including Witchfynde, Satans Empire, Satan and This set was compiled in conjunction with NWOBHM authority John Tucker, who also wrote the informative liner notes.