Denim And Leather (2009 Remaster)
EMI’s campaign of expanded Saxon remasters continues with the band’s fourth studio album, Denim And Leather. Originally released on the Carrere label in 1981, the album catches the band at an early commercial and creative peak, featuring the classic singles ‘Princess Of The Night’, ‘Never Surrender’ and their tribute to their appearance at the first Castle Donington Festival, ‘And The Bands Played On’. The album now includes the Nigel Thomas remix of ’20,000 Ft available on CD for the first time, plus the otherwise unavailable ‘Bap Shoo Ap’ (recorded at the Monsters Of Rock Festival in 1980), both of which were originally b-sides of the now highly collectable ‘Never Surrender’ double seven inch single. Also included are no less than seven live tracks recorded on the 1981 Denim And Leather tour.
1. Princess Of The Night
2. Never Surrender
3. Out Of Control
4. Rough And Ready
5. Play It Loud
6. And The Bands Played On
7. Midnight Rider
8. Fire In The Sky
9. Denim And Leather
BONUS TRACKS:
10. 20,000 Ft (Remix) (b-side of Never Surrender)
11. Bap Shoo Ap (live at Castle Donington 1980, b-side of Never Surrender)
12. Intro/And The Bands Played On (live 1981)
13. Princess Of the Night (live at the Rainbow 16th Dec 1981)
14. Midnight Rider (live at Hammersmith 25th Oct 1981)
15. Never Surrender (live at Hammersmith 25th Oct 1981)
16. Fire In The Sky (live at Hammersmith 25th Oct 1981)
17. Machine Gun (live at Hammersmith 25th Oct 1981)
18. Play It Loud (live at Wolverhampton 17th Dec 1981)
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