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Saxon by Saxon (CD, 1979)

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Hier folgende CD / Here following CD Stallions of the Highway (Live at Donington 1980) 3:40. Backs to the Wall (Live at Donington 1980) 3:24. Still Fit to Boogie (Live At Donington 1980) 2:37. 747 (Strangers in the Night) [BBC Session] [1998 Remastered Version] 5:01.

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Product Identifiers

Record LabelUnion Square Music

UPC4050538358544

eBay Product ID (ePID)17050189886

Product Key Features

Release Year1979

FormatCD

GenreRock

Run Time78 Mins 53 Seconds

StyleHard Rock

ArtistSaxon

Release TitleSaxon

Additional Product Features

DistributionADA

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Number of Discs1

EngineerJohn "B.a.M.F." Batty; Robert Price; Terry "Buxton" Hutley

Additional informationPersonnel: Biff Byford (vocals); Graham Oliver, Paul Quinn (guitar); Steve Dawson (bass guitar); Pete Gill (drums). Audio Mixers: John "B.A.M.F." Batty; Robert Price; Terry "Buxton" Hutley. Recording information: Livingstone Studios (08/16/1980/02/15/1980). Photographers: David Muscroft; Mike Ford. Saxon's humble debut album was the quiet before the storm: a dress rehearsal, if you will, for the unqualified triumphs that lay just over the horizon for both the band and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in general. Saxon were simultaneously inexperienced (when it came to the recording studio) and long in the tooth (older than most NWOBHM peers, they'd been performing in clubs for nearly a decade), and here they came to grips, not only with their material, but also with the fact that their independent record company, Carrere, didn't really know how to capture a heavy metal sound on tape. As a result, this eponymous LP only hints at Saxon's true personality, power, and songwriting potential, with early live favorites like "Judgement Day," "Militia Guard," and "Stallions of the Highway" (the first of many biker anthems) subdued by a punchless production. Other tracks suggested some lingering doubts as to musical direction, either on the band's or producers' part, because the opening "Rainbow Theme"/"Frozen Rainbow" tandem showed distinctive progressive rock traits, while "Big Teaser" and "Still Fit to Boogie" appeared to owe their lighter glam rock nuances to T. Rex. Nevertheless, the LP helped to put Saxon on the map, and their workaholic ways would quickly pay big dividends, once they learned to harness their powerful on-stage sound during their next visit to the studio while recording 1980's seminal sophomore album, Wheels of Steel. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

Number of Audio ChannelsStereo