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The Early Years
The Early Years is a compilation from Whitesnake, issued by EMI on 23 February 2004. David Coverdale put the track listing together himself, drawing on the band's first stretch of records, from 1978's Trouble through to 1984's Slide It In.
That span takes in the early hard rock albums Trouble, Lovehunter, Ready an' Willing, Come an' Get It and Saints & Sinners, before the band's self-titled 1987 album and the records that followed. With the singer choosing the material, it works as a guided tour of the group's formative years. It suits anyone who knows Whitesnake mainly from the later period and wants to hear where it all began.
The Early Years: tracklist and credits
18 tracks · 1:15:25Tracklist
- 1Walking in the Shadow of the BluesDavid Coverdale and Bernie Marsden4:20
- 2Sweet TalkerDavid Coverdale and Bernie Marsden3:36
- 3Would I Lie to YouCoverdale, Marsden, Moody4:28
- 4TroubleDavid Coverdale and Bernie Marsden4:41
- 5GamblerDavid Coverdale and Mel Galley4:00
- 6LovehunterCoverdale, Marsden, Moody5:31
- 7Don't Break My Heart AgainDavid Coverdale4:00
- 8Ready an' WillingCoverdale, Lord, Moody, Murray, Paice3:15
- 9Child of BabylonDavid Coverdale and Bernie Marsden4:23
- 10Here I Go AgainDavid Coverdale and Bernie Marsden4:59
- 11Carry Your LoadDavid Coverdale4:01
- 12Rough an' ReadyDavid Coverdale and Micky Moody2:55
- 13Wine, Women An' SongCoverdale, Lord, Marsden, Moody, Murray, Paice3:23
- 14Lie Down (A Modern Love Song)3:10
- 15Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City (live)Michael Price and Dan Walsh6:12
- 16Fool for Your Loving (live)Coverdale, Marsden, Moody4:32
- 17Take Me With You (live)David Coverdale and Micky Moody6:22
- 18We Wish You WellDavid Coverdale1:38
- Produced by
- Martin Birch
- Recorded at
- Clearwell Castle, Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, Central Recorders Studio, Ridge Farm Studios, Startling Studios, Rock City Studios, Eventim Apollo
- Recorded
- 1978–83
- Mixed by
- Martin Birch
- Mixed at
- Central Recorders Studio, Battery Studios, Britannia Row Studios
- Engineered by
- Martin Birch, Guy Bidmead
- Label
- EMI
- Length
- 1:15:25
Line-up
- Dave Dowle · drums (drum set) · guest
- Jon Lord · keyboard
- Bernie Marsden · guitar, background vocals
- Micky Moody · guitar, background vocals
- Neil Murray · bass guitar
- David Coverdale · lead vocals, background vocals
- Ian Paice · drums (drum set), percussion
- Mel Galley · background vocals · guest
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How we know the release date musicbrainz only
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 23 February 2004 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 2004 | |
| Wikidata | 2004 | |
| US release | 23 February 2004 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 2004 | earliest UK or European date |
3 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | GB | EMI | 724359201924 | other |
| 23 February 2004 | US | — | original | |
| 22 December 2006 | AF | Parlophone | 724359201955 | other |
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| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 500×495 | upscaled |