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BAD NEVER
SOUNDED SO GOOD
Bad
Company Release Rare And Previously Unreleased Tracks As Part Of
Remastered Deluxe Editions Of Their First Two Multi-Platinum Albums
Available
On April 7 From Rhino
LOS
ANGELES – Bad Company has influenced bands from Bon Jovi to Five
Finger Death Punch, who recently had a #1 hit with their cover of the song
“Bad Company.” They have also helped shape the sound of an
entire rock era with iconic powerhouse rock
anthems “Can’t Get Enough,” “Rock Steady,” along with the ever
popular ballads “Ready for Love,” “Seagull,” and Grammy®-nominated “Feel
Like Makin’ Love.” The British rockers recently unearthed the
original multi-track tapes from their first two albums and
discovered previously unreleased tracks, takes, and mixes from
those sessions.
For the
first time ever, the band has remastered Bad Company (1974)
and Straight Shooter (1975)
using the original tapes to create new Deluxe
Editions. It was paramount to founding member Paul Rodgers that the CD and
LP be copied from the original tapes to guarantee the best sound
possible. Each set includes a newly remastered version of the
original album, along with a number of rare and unreleased
recordings. The CD versions of these Deluxe Editions include all of the
newly discovered bonus tracks, while their 180-gram vinyl counterparts
offer a selection of the bonus material.
Deluxe
Editions of BAD COMPANY and STRAIGHT SHOOTER will be available on April 7 at
retail outlets for a suggested list price of $19.98 (2CD) and $38.98 (2LP).
The titles will also be available digitally.
Singer,
songwriter and multi instrumentalist Rodgers, along with
guitarist/songwriter Mick Ralphs, bassist Boz Burrell, and
drummer Simon Kirke recorded the band’s eponymous debut in
November 1973 using Ronnie Lane’s mobile studio at Headley Grange, the
former poorhouse where Led Zeppelin recorded frequently. When Bad
Company was released the following year, the album went to #1 in
America during the band’s first U.S. tour and was eventually certified 5x platinum
thanks to hits like “Can’t Get Enough,” “Bad Company,” “Ready for
Love,” and “Movin’ On.”
The second
disc of the Deluxe Edition features 12 tracks, including eight previously
unreleased recordings such as the demo for the ballad “The
Way I Choose,” a take of “Bad Company” recorded right before the album version,
and an unedited version of “Superstar Woman,” a song that Rodgers later recorded
in 1983 for his solo album Cut Loose. Also featured
is the single edit of “Can’t Get Enough,” and the b-sides
“Little Miss Fortune” and “Easy On My Soul.”
The band
released its second album Straight Shooter in April 1975,40
years to the month of the new deluxe edition. The album rose to #3 on the
U.S. album chart and was certified 3x platinum behind the hit singles “Feel
Like Makin’ Love” and “Good Lovin’ Gone Bad” as well
as the rock radio staple “Shooting Star.”
Of the 14
bonus tracks, all are previously unreleased except the
b-side “Whiskey Bottle.” Among the standouts is a stripped-down version of
“Shooting Star,” a remix of “Good Lovin’ Gone Bad” with alternative guitar and
vocals tracks, as well as two lost gems, never released before: “See The
Sunlight” and “All Night Long.”
Bad Company Deluxe
Editions
Track Listings
Bad Company (1974)
Disc One
1. “Can’t Get Enough”
2. “Rock Steady”
3. “Ready For Love”
4. “Don’t Let Me Down”
5. “Bad Company”
6. “The Way I Choose”
7. “Movin’ On”
8. “Seagull”
Disc Two
1. “Can’t Get Enough” (Take
1)*
2. “Little Miss Fortune” (Demo
Reel 1)*
3. “The Way I Choose” (Demo Reel 1)*
4. “Bad Company” (LMS
Studio Reel 2-73 Session)*
5. “The Way I Choose” (Version
1 Inc. F/S)
6. “Easy On My Soul” (Long Version)
7. “Bad Company” (LMS Studio
Reel 8-73 Session)*
8. Studio Chat/Dialogue
9. “Superstar Woman” (Long Version)*
10. “Can’t Get Enough” (Single Edit)
11. “Little Miss Fortune”
(B-side of “Can’t Get Enough”)*
12. “Easy On My Soul”
(B-side of “Movin’ On”)*
Straight Shooter (1975)
Disc One
1. “Good Lovin’ Gone Bad”
2. “Feel Like Makin’ Love”
3. “Weep No More”
4. “Shooting Star”
5. “Deal With The Preacher”
6. “Wild Fire Woman”
7. “Anna”
8. “Call On Me”
Disc Two
1. “Good Lovin’ Gone
Bad” (Alternate Vocal & Guitar)*
2. “Feel Like Makin’ Love” (Take Before
Master)*
3. “Weep No
More” (Early Slow Version)*
4. “Shooting Star” (Alternate Take)*
5. “Deal With The Preacher” (Early
Version)*
6. “Anna” (Alternate Vocal)*
7. “Call On Me” (Alternate Take)*
8. “Easy On My Soul” (Slow Version)
9. “Whiskey Bottle” (Early Slow Version)
10. “See the Sunlight”
11. “All Night Long”
12. “Wild Fire Woman” (Alternate Vocal
& Guitar)*
13. “Feel Like
Makin’ Love” (Harmonica Version)
14. “Whiskey Bottle” (B-side of “Good
Lovin’ Gone Bad” )
* Tracks featured on
Deluxe Edition LPs
UK CDs should be around £12. I've seen them on Pre-order for £10.99 including delivery.
Best advice as always is shop around.
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