Live... In the Raw
Live... In the Raw is W.A.S.P.'s first live album and the fourth record in their catalogue, released on 27 November 1987 through Capitol Records. It arrived after the band's first three studio albums and works as a bridge between that earlier, rawer incarnation of W.A.S.P. and the more mature sound that marked the releases to follow.
It isn't purely a concert document. "The Manimal" and "Harder Faster" were written specially for it, the latter being the band's response to the PMRC labelling them "sexual perverts". "Scream Until You Like It", recorded for the film Ghoulies II, is also a studio track, as is the acoustic version of "Sleeping (In the Fire)". It was also the last release to feature drummer Steve Riley, who left shortly after the tour ended to join L.A. Guns, so it captures a line-up on the point of changing.
Live... In the Raw: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 57:05Tracklist
- 1Inside the Electric CircusBlackie Lawless4:32
- 2I Don't Need No DoctorArmstead, Ashford, Simpson3:35
- 3L.O.V.E. MachineBlackie Lawless4:32
- 4Wild ChildChris Holmes and Blackie Lawless6:02
- 59.5.-N.A.S.T.Y.Chris Holmes and Blackie Lawless5:11
- 6Sleeping (in the Fire)Blackie Lawless5:23
- 7The Manimal4:44
- 8I Wanna Be SomebodyBlackie Lawless and Steven Duren6:42
- 9Harder FasterBlackie Lawless7:20
- 10Blind in TexasBlackie Lawless5:39
- 11Scream Until You Like ItCitron, Esposito, Sabu3:27
- Produced by
- Blackie Lawless
- Recorded
- California Theatre, San Diego, California, 8 March 1987, Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 10 March 1987
- Labels
- Capitol Records, Capitol
- Length
- 57:05
Singles
- “Scream Until You Like It” · August 1987
- “I Don't Need No Doctor” · October 1987
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1987 | 23 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1987 | 77 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1987 | 30 |
| German Albums · 1987 | 61 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1987 | 97 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 27 November 1987 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 1987 | |
| Wikidata | 27 November 1987 | |
| US release | 27 November 1987 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1987 | earliest UK or European date |
12 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | GB | Capitol Records | 0077774805322 | other |
| 1987 | XE | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1987 | XE | Capitol Records | 5099974805310 | other |
| 1987 | XE | Capitol Records | 5099974805310 | other |
| 27 November 1987 | US | Capitol Records | 077774805322 | original |
| January 1988 | YU | Capitol Records | other | |
| 1 January 1997 | AF | Madfish | 191018693336 | other |
| 1998 | US | Original Masters | 636551550628 | other |
| 2003 | GB | Snapper Classics | 636551613323 | other |
| 25 August 2003 | GB | — | other | |
| 2004 | RU | Sanctuary Records | 4601250324029 | other |
| 6 April 2018 | AT | Madfish Records | 636551711821 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 600×585 | upscaled |