40th Anniversary Edition 180g Vinyl Double LP!
Expanded & Remastered w/Bonus LP of Unreleased Outtakes & Alternate Versions!
Cut at Half-Speed at Abbey Road!
The 40th Anniversary Edition of Bad Company's 1979 album, Desolation Angels features the hit single, Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy. The reissue contains newly remastered audio on two 180g black vinyl LPs along with various outtakes and alternate takes of various tracks from the album.
Formed in 1973, the British hard rock outfit Bad Company was a supergroup comprised of ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell, former Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs, and singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke, both previous members of Free. Powered by Rodgers' muscular vocals and Ralphs' blues-based guitar work, Bad Company was the first group signed to Led Zeppelin's Swan Song vanity label.
Desolation Angels, released in 1979, contains their major hit, "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy".
Features
- 40th Anniversary Edition
- 180g Vinyl
- Double LP
- 2019 remaster
- Cut at half-speed at Abbey Road
- Unreleased outtakes & alternate versions
- Gatefold jacket
Selections
Record One: Original Album
Side One:
- Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy
- Crazy Circles
- Gone, Gone, Gone
- Evil Wind
- Early In The Morning
Side Two:
- Lonely For Your Love
- Oh, Atlanta
- Take The Time
- Rhythm Machine
- She Brings Me Love
Record Two: Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks
Side Three:
- Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy (Alternative Version) - Monitor mix / Alternative second version with vocals without syndrums or overdubs apart from solo (Mixed October 6, 1978)
- Gone, Gone, Gone (Alternative Version) - Monitor mix (Mixed October 6, 1978)
- Evil Wind (Alternative Version) - Monitor mix / First retake with alternative vocal, bass, and solos (Mixed 1978)
- Early In The Morning (Alternative Version) - Final rough mix / Different vocal #2, guitars, harmonies, solo, whistle, and alternative lyrics (Mixed October 20, 1978)
Side Four:
- Smokin' 45 (Outtake / Alternative Version) - Monitor mix with new vocal and overdubs (Mixed October 3, 1978)
- Oh, Atlanta (Slow Version with Rhodes) - Monitor mix (Mixed October 3, 1978)
- Rhythm Machine (Alternative Version) - Mixed October 11, 1978
- She Brings Me Love (Alternative Version) - Monitor mix (Mixed October 6, 1978)
- Rock Fever (Outtake) - Mixed with organ & solo / Most complete version (Mixed October 6, 1978)