Album · Compilation · 30 years old this year
A Collection of Metal
A Collection of Metal: tracklist and credits
16 tracks · 1:05:18Tracklist
- 1747 (Strangers in the Night)Byford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:44
- 2Rock ’n’ Roll GypsyBiff Byford and Steve Dawson4:16
- 3And the Band Played OnByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn2:49
- 4Back on the Streets4:01
- 5Ride Like the WindChristopher Cross4:28
- 6Big TeaserByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:54
- 7I Can’t Wait Anymore4:32
- 8Broken Heroes6:06
- 9Raise Some Hell3:42
- 10Denim and LeatherByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn5:29
- 11Rock the Nations4:05
- 12Motorcycle ManByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:59
- 13Everybody Up3:30
- 14Rock City3:19
- 15Set Me FreeAndy Scott3:15
- 16Play It LoudByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn4:10
- Produced by
- Saxon, Nigel Thomas, John Verity, Pete Hinton, Saxon
- Recorded at
- Studio Aquarius, Livingston Studios, Ramport Studios
- Recorded
- February 1980
- Mixed at
- Polar Studios, Livingston Studios
- Engineered by
- Andy Lyden, Robert Price, John Verity, Will Reid-Dick
- Labels
- Disky, EMI
- Length
- 1:05:18
Line-up
- Steve Dawson · electric bass guitar, bass guitar
- Pete Gill · drums (drum set), percussion
- Graham Oliver · electric guitar, guitar
- Paul Quinn · electric guitar, guitar
- Biff Byford · lead vocals, percussion
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How we know the release date wikipedia 1996-10-14 vs 1996-10-07 (musicbrainz), 1996-07-10 (wikidata), 1996-09-27 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 7 October 1996 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 14 October 1996 | |
| Wikidata | 10 July 1996 | |
| Wikidata | 27 September 1996 | |
| UK / Europe release | 7 October 1996 | earliest UK or European date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | XE | Disky | 0724348734723 | other |
| 7 October 1996 | GB | EMI Gold | 724385359026 | original |
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itunes · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 500×500 | upscaled |