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released on 11/3/2022
NAGOYA 1980 (2CD)
by WHITESNAKE
Compact Disc Double
XRY2CD010
Label: X-RAY
DYNAMIC 1980 BROADCAST FROM JAPAN
Formed in London in 1978, Whitesnake was originally put together as the backing band for singer David Coverdale, who had recently left Deep Purple. Though the group quickly developed into its own entity, Coverdale is the only constant member throughout their history. • Whitesnake enjoyed much success in the UK, Europe and Japan through their early years. Their albums Ready an' Willing, Come an' Get It and Saints & Sinners all reached the top ten on the UK Albums Chart. • By the mid-1980s, however, Coverdale had set his sights on breaking through in North America, where Whitesnake remained largely unknown. With the backing of American label Geffen Records, Whitesnake released their eponymous album in 1987, which became their biggest success to date, selling over eight million copies in the US and spawning the hit singles ‘Here I Go Again’ and ‘Is This Love’. Whitesnake also adopted a more contemporary look, akin to the Los Angeles glam metal scene. • Whitesnake's early sound has often been characterised by critics as blues rock, but by the mid-1980s the band slowly began moving toward a more commercially accessible hard rock style. Topics such as love and sex are common in Whitesnake's lyrics, which have been criticized for their excessive use of sexual innuendos and double entendres. • In the spring of 1980, Whitesnake performed four shows in Japan, where they had, by now, attracted a huge fan base. The finest of these was at the Aichi-ken Kinrō Kaikan, in Nagoya, on 12th April, where the concert was recorded for live FM transmission, and which is now available on this new CD.
DISC ONE
1. Come On 4:05
2. You 'N' Me 5:02
3. Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues 5:38
4. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City 5:19
5. Micky Moody Solo 6:11
6. Lovehunter 6:19
7. Mistreated/Soldier Of Fortune 14:51
DISC TWO
1. Jon Lord Solo 7:17
2. Belgian Tom's Hat Trick 4:52
3. Ian Paice Solo 5:41
4. Might Just Take Your Life 6:13
5. Lie Down 4:06
6. Take Me With You 8:55
7. Rock Me Baby 8:11
8. Breakdown/Whitesnake Boogie 5:12
