A Collection of Metal by Saxon, album cover
Album · Compilation · 30 years old this year

A Collection of Metal

LabelDisky
Popularity14.8
Also cited7 October 1996

A Collection of Metal: tracklist and credits

16 tracks · 1:05:18

Tracklist

  1. 1747 (Strangers in the Night)Byford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:44
  2. 2Rock ’n’ Roll GypsyBiff Byford and Steve Dawson4:16
  3. 3And the Band Played OnByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn2:49
  4. 4Back on the Streets4:01
  5. 5Ride Like the WindChristopher Cross4:28
  6. 6Big TeaserByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:54
  7. 7I Can’t Wait Anymore4:32
  8. 8Broken Heroes6:06
  9. 9Raise Some Hell3:42
  10. 10Denim and LeatherByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn5:29
  11. 11Rock the Nations4:05
  12. 12Motorcycle ManByford, Dawson, Gill, Oliver, Quinn3:59
  13. 13Everybody Up3:30
  14. 14Rock City3:19
  15. 15Set Me FreeAndy Scott3:15
  16. 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

From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.

14.8
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
—
ListenBrainz listeners
4.1k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
21
Deezer fans (all editions)

Released the same week

Also released on 14 October

Every year →

More from Saxon

Full discography →

The best of 1996

All of 1996 →

More on Disky

The label →

Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia 1996-10-14 vs 1996-10-07 (musicbrainz), 1996-07-10 (wikidata), 1996-09-27 (wikidata)
SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz7 October 1996
Wikipedia infobox14 October 1996
Wikidata10 July 1996
Wikidata27 September 1996
UK / Europe release7 October 1996earliest UK or European date
2 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
1996XEDisky0724348734723other
7 October 1996GBEMI Gold724385359026original
Cover art sources

itunes · native: native 1500x1500

SourceSizeVerdict
itunes ✓1500×1500native: native 1500x1500
deezer1200×1200upscaled
coverartarchive500×500upscaled