Giants of Rock: The Metal Decade, Volume 1: 1980–81

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Killers
additional engineer:
Nigel Hewitt
engineer and producer:
Martin Birch
drums (drum set):
Clive Burr (from 1980-11 until 1981-01)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1980-11 until 1981-01)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1980-11 until 1981-01) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1980-11 until 1981-01)
lead vocals:
Paul Di’Anno (from 1980-11 until 1981-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981) and Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd. (in 2015)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (London, owned by Zomba group) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-11 until 1981-01)
recording of:
Killers (from 1980-11 until 1981-01)
lyricist:
Paul Di’Anno
composer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist)
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Iron Maiden3.65:03
2The Zoo
engineer:
Mike Beiriger, Dieter Dierks and David Hewitt (engineer)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
mixer:
Mike Beiriger and Dieter Dierks
acoustic guitar:
Rudolf Schenker
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany)
electric guitar:
Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker
slide guitar and talkbox [talk-box]:
Matthias Jabs
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz, Matthias Jabs, Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) and Rudolf Schenker
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1980)
recorded at and mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
recording of:
The Zoo
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions4.255:33
3Armed and Ready
Michael Schenker Group4:06
4Ace of Spades
producer:
Vic Maile
recorded at:
O₂ City Hall Newcastle in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (on 1981-03-30)
live recording of:
Ace of Spades (on 1981-03-30)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
Motörhead53:00
5Angel Witch
recording of:
Angel Witch
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Heybourne
Angel Witch3:17
6Over the Mountain
engineer:
Max Norman
producer:
Max Norman, Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads (American guitarist, Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
bass guitar:
Bob Daisley (from 1981-02 until 1981-03)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Lee Kerslake (from 1981-02 until 1981-03)
electric guitar:
Randy Rhoads (American guitarist, Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne) (from 1981-02 until 1981-03)
keyboard:
Johnny Cook (gospel singer) (from 1981-02 until 1981-03)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (from 1981-02 until 1981-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label), CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1981-02 until 1981-03)
recording of:
Over the Mountain (from 1981-02 until 1981-03)
writer:
Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake, Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads (American guitarist, Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
publisher:
Kord Music and Blizzard Music Ltd. (in 1981)
Ozzy Osbourne44:33
7Breaking the Law
engineer:
Louis Austin (engineering)
producer:
Tom Allom
drums (drum set):
Dave Holland (British rock drummer) (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
electric bass guitar:
Ian Hill (UK bassist for Judas Priest) (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
electric guitar:
Kenneth Downing (from 1980-01 until 1980-02) and Glenn Tipton (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
lead vocals:
Rob Halford (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records (manufacturer/distributor, not for release label use!) (in 1980), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1980), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1980) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Startling Studios (Tittenhurst Park) in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
music videos:
Breaking the Law (music video) by Judas Priest
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 4), VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 12) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Breaking the Law (from 1980-01 until 1980-02)
writer:
Kenneth Downing, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
publisher:
Crewglen Ltd., Ebonytree Ltd, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Geargate Ltd. (publishing for K. K. Downing), Reach Global (UK) Limited, Reach Music Publishing, Inc., Round Hill Songs II and Warner Chappell Music France
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Judas Priest4.152:37
8Is That You
recording engineer and mixer:
Jay Messina
assistant engineer:
Gray Russell
producer:
Vini Poncia
drums (drum set):
Anton Fig
solo guitar and lead vocals:
Paul Stanley (KISS frontman)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Casablanca Record & FilmWorks, Inc. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Is That You?
lyricist and composer:
Gerard McMann (English singer‐songwriter aka “Gerard McMann”)
publisher:
Amazin’ Music Inc., Little Whitey Music, Macalley Music and Ripparthur Music Inc.
KISS43:56
9Fool for Your Loving
engineer, producer and mixer:
Martin Birch
bass guitar:
Neil Murray (British bass guitar player) (from 1979-12 until 1980-02)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (from 1979-12 until 1980-02)
guitar:
Bernie Marsden (from 1979-12 until 1980-02) and Micky Moody (from 1979-12 until 1980-02)
keyboard:
Jon Lord (from 1979-12 until 1980-02)
background vocals:
David Coverdale (from 1979-12 until 1980-02), Bernie Marsden (from 1979-12 until 1980-02) and Micky Moody (from 1979-12 until 1980-02)
lead vocals:
David Coverdale (from 1979-12 until 1980-02)
recorded at:
Central Recorders Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-12 until 1980-02) and Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-12 until 1980-02)
music videos:
Fool for Your Loving (original version) by Whitesnake
recording of:
Fool for Your Loving (from 1979-12 until 1980-02)
writer:
David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (WP) Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Seabreeze Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Windswept Pacific Music Ltd., 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Whitesnake4.654:17
10Heaven and Hell
assistant engineer:
Joe “C” Foglia
engineer and producer:
Martin Birch
drums (drum set):
Bill Ward
electric bass guitar [Bass]:
Geezer Butler
electric guitar [Guitar]:
Tony Iommi
keyboard [Keyboards]:
Geoff Nicholls (keyboards)
lead vocals [Vocals]:
Ronnie James Dio
arranger:
Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gimcastle Ltd. (in 1980) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1980)
additionally recorded at:
Studios Ferber in Paris, Île-de-France, France
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 31) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 81)
recording of:
Heaven and Hell
lyricist:
Ronnie James Dio
composer:
Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward
publisher:
Essex Music International, Inc., Muggins Music Inc., Niji Music, TRO Essex Music International, Inc., Westminster Music Ltd., エイベックス・ミュージック・パブリッシング (Avex Music Publishing Inc.) and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
Black Sabbath4.56:51
11Lettin’ Go
recording of:
Lettin’ Go
writer:
Phil Mogg and Pete Way
UFO4:00
12Pain
recording of:
Pain
writer:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974), Davey Johnstone and Fred Mandel
publisher:
Foursome Crescent Music, Primary Wave Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Ezra Music Corp. (from 1980 to present), House of Erik Music (from 1980 to present) and Mandel Music (from 1980 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Alice Cooper4:18
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part of:Giants of Rock: The Metal Decade (number: 1) (order: 1)
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