Wheels Of Steel
Release Date: 23 Feb 2009
Label: EMI
Format: CD (one)
. Motorcycle Man (2009 Digital Remaster)
2. Stand Up And Be Counted (2009 Digital Remaster)
3. 747 (Strangers In The Night) (2009 Digital Remaster)
4. Wheels Of Steel (2009 Digital Remaster)
5. Freeway Mad (2009 Digital Remaster)
6. See The Light Shining (2009 Digital Remaster)
7. Street Fighting Gang (2009 Digital Remaster)
8. Suzie Hold On (2009 Digital Remaster)
9. Machine Gun (2009 Digital Remaster)
BONUS TRACKS:
10. Suzie Hold On (1980 Demo) – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
11. Wheels Of Steel (1980 Demo) – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
12. Stallions Of The Highway (Live B-Side)
13. Motorcycle Man (Live At Donington 1980)
14. Freeway Mad (Live At Donington 1980)
15. Wheels Of Steel (Live At Donington 1980)
16. 747 (Strangers In The Night) (Live At Donington 1980)
17. Machine Gun (Live At Donington 1980)
Wheels Of Steel, Saxon’s second LP, was produced by the band in association with Pete Hinton at Ramport Studios. Released in February 1980, and hitting the No 5 position, it features the original line-up of Biff Byford on vocals, Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn on guitars, Steve Dawson on bass and Pete Gill on drums. Wheels Of Steel is crammed with classics, from set opener ‚Motorcycle Man‘, through the singles ‚Suzi Hold On‘, ‚747 (Strangers In The Night)‘ and title track (both of which cracked the UK To 20), finishing off with ‚Machine Gun‘.
Bonus material:
The album now includes rare live b-sides and a 7” single edit, live tracks recorded in front of 35,000 metal maniacs at the very first Donington Monsters Of Rock festival, plus extremely rare and recently discovered demos recorded prior to the album which are previously unreleased. It also features rare and previously unseen photos courtesy of the band’s personal archives as well as extensive liner notes by Classic Rock and Metal Hammer scribe Jerry Ewing, written in co-operation with lead singer Biff Byford.
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