Here we have Skeevo's compilation of early material by one of the greatest NWOBHM-era bands that never had the chance to reach their full potential. This group of songs all come from the highest quality sources officially released, and remastering was done to the selections that suffered from the less than desirable mastering of the band's random mid-2000's CD-R output. Some of these tracks have an almost lossy sound to them that may stem from sound cleanup attempts performed at that time. The vinyl rips of their debut single simply sounded better than the "clean" versions released on CD, so the only editing done there was to reduce some light pops and crackles. Eye of the Storm from the NWOBHM '79 Revisited compilation needed no editing. Several songs exist as better quality recordings, but the rougher versions were included here because they simply rocked harder and reflected the band's energetic live attack. And of course, I had to put 2 versions of Killing Time on for good measure.

Information online is very sketchy for this band. From what I can tell, all these recordings come from the 1979 to 1981 era by the original lineup. The songs from the All That Remains EP are suspect, as the production sounds like they could have been recorded later. If anyone knows for sure, please leave a comment. I also left off a couple of songs from that particular release that just did not fit the sound of this collection.

Lineup:
David "Basher" Bates - Drums
Vivian Campbell - Lead Guitar
Trev Fleming - Rhythm Guitar
Ray Haller - Bass & Vocals

Tracklist:
00:00:00 - 01. Take No Prisoners, from the 'Take No Prisoners' 7" single, 1981
00:03:08 - 02. Killing Time, from the 'Take No Prisoners' 7" single, 1981
00:05:55 - 03. Into The Night, from the 'Radio Times' compilation, recorded in 1980, released in 2005
00:09:25 - 04. Pity, from the 'Lady Marion' CD single, recorded in 1979, released in 2005
00:14:19 - 05. Teazer, from the 'Radio Times' compilation, recorded in 1980, released in 2005
00:17:36 - 06. Sweet Surrender, from the 'Radio Times' compilation, recorded in 1980, released in 2005
00:19:37 - 07. Queen's Vengeance, from the 'Radio Times' compilation, recorded in 1980, released in 2005
00:25:16 - 08. Eye of the Storm, from the 'New Wave of British Heavy Metal '79 Revisited' compilation, recorded in 1981, released in 1990
00:28:27 - 09. Lady of the Night, from the 'Radio Times' compilation, recorded in 1979, released in 2005
00:31:52 - 10. Reach Out, from the 'All That Remains' EP, supposedly recorded in 1981, released in 2006
00:35:34 - 11. Prospector of Greed, from the 'Radio Times' compilation, recorded in 1981, released 2005
00:39:42 - 12. The Raid (demo), from 'The Raid' EP, recorded in 1980, released 2005
00:44:38 - 13. D.U.D., from the 'All That Remains' EP, supposedly recorded in 1981, released in 2006
00:48:15 - 14. The Ripper, from 'The Raid' EP, recorded in 1980, released in 2005
00:52:11 - 15. Lady Marion, from the 'Lady Marion' CD single, recorded in 1980, released in 2005
00:57:01 - 16. Ground Zero, from the 'Ground Zero' EP, recorded in 1981, released in 2005
01:01:40 - 17. Killing Time, from the 'Radio Times' compilation, recorded in 1981, released in 2005

свернуть