DIAMOND HEAD: Classic Albums To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks
- Sep. 26, 2007
Metal Mind Productions will reissue DIAMOND HEAD's classic albums from the early '80s — "Borrowed Time" (1982) and "Canterbury" (1983) — on October 15 as limited-edition digipacks (limited to 2,000 copies) featuring bonus tracks. The details are as follows:
"Borrowed Time" (1982) re-release track listing:
01. In The Heat of the Night 02. To Heaven from Hell 03. Call Me 04. Lightning To the Nations 05. Borrowed Time 06. Don't You Ever Leave Me 07. Am I Evil?
Bonus tracks:
08. Trick or Treat 09. Dead Reckoning 10. Shoot Out The Lights 11. In The Heat Of The Night 12. Play It Loud (live) 13. Sweet And Innocent (live) 14. Interview with Sean Harris and Colin Kimberley by Tommy Vance recorded in June '82
"Canterbury" (1983) re-release track listing:
01. Makin' Music 02. Out of Phase 03. The Kingmaker 04. One More Night 05. To the Devil His Due 06. Knight of the Swords 07. Ishmael 08. I Need Your Love 09. Canterbury
Bonus tracks:
10. Makin' Music (extended) 11. Sucking My Love (live) 12. Andy Peebles interview incl. "To The Devil His Due"
Watch DIAMOND HEAD's classic video for the song "Call Me":
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COMMENT | posted by : SlayerFan287 9/26/2007 6:52:31 AM
Neither are as good as Lightning To The Nations, but I'll try to pick these up when they come out.
COMMENT | Diamond Head posted by : Lloydie Lloyd 9/26/2007 7:06:42 AM
Oh yeah baby, I'll be getting these. Bonus tracks sound good too. Never heard the Tommy Vance Interview (R.i.p) so look forward to that.
P.S. New album is a killer :D \M/
COMMENT | I like DH, but... posted by : epac 9/26/2007 8:17:10 AM
...most fans probably already have these songs; it's not like they're hard to come by.
Are these cd's re-mastered in any way? Hard to justify buying the exact same songs, just in a different format.
COMMENT | Brilliant band... posted by : Mechanix84 9/26/2007 8:38:53 AM
Brilliant albums.... I'm actually a huge fan of Canterbury.
COMMENT | Their newest album is rockin! posted by : reub the rocker 9/26/2007 9:38:22 AM
The new singer is way better than the old guy, generally I find this band to be great live but the early recordings are too slow and dont convey the power they possess live, except the latest album which is rockin!
COMMENT | Jtull posted by : Lloydie Lloyd 9/26/2007 9:51:42 AM
I actually dig Death in Progress.
Some great tracks and collaborations on that one! (Mustaine, Iommi etc)
COMMENT | Lloydie Lloyd posted by : Jtull 9/26/2007 10:18:08 AM
alright, i'll check it out and which one of the other 80's stuff is best?
COMMENT | Jtull posted by : Lloydie Lloyd 9/26/2007 10:40:40 AM
well LTTN is a must and if you can get your hands on Canterbury thats a great album. The one that has the song "Ismael" on it. Now that's a quality track.
COMMENT | Well... posted by : Mechanix84 9/26/2007 10:45:47 AM
As you can see, BORROWED TIME has two tracks which are redundant with the first album, the title track and "Am I Evil." The other material is absolutely brilliant though. Canterbury is an entirely different animal... some british metal, but then some more lighter and experimental stuff, if you're into that. I love it all, and Diamond Head is one of my favorite bands of all time, so I might not be the best person to ask, haha.
Really, you can't go wrong with the compilation "Best Of," which culls key tracks from the first three albums, including (in my opinion) superior studio versions of the tracks from Borrowed Time. Diamond Head seemed to be in the habit of re-recorded songs throughout their career, and these are the best versions.
Tracklist for "Best Of"
1. It's Electric 03:37 2. Shoot Out The Lights 03:24 3. Helpless 06:48 4. Sucking My Love 09:32 5. In The Heat Of The Night 04:57 6. Call Me 03:54 7. Lightning To The Nations 04:09 8. Borrowed Time 07:39 9. Am I Evil 07:22 10. Makin' Music 03:51 11. Out Of Phase 03:32 12. Ishmael 04:00 13. To The Devil His Due 06:02
The only real flaw is that it's missing "The Prince" but other than that it's a perfect collection, and far and away my favorite greatest hits disc.
COMMENT | Lloydie Lloyd posted by : Jtull 9/26/2007 10:47:42 AM
Yeah, I've got LTTN (what self respecting metalhead doesn't?) I'll check out canterbury too then.
COMMENT | Sweet! posted by : RiotAct666 9/26/2007 11:06:09 AM
I'll be all over them when they are out.
COMMENT | Mechanix84 posted by : Lloydie Lloyd 9/26/2007 11:24:33 AM
The Dh Anthology is a great double disc CD if you want a flavour of DH - It's got "The Prince" on it too!
COMMENT | Cool posted by : prezuiwf 9/26/2007 1:25:05 PM
I already went to great lengths to track down these albums on CD but I might pick up these reissues for the bonus tracks.
COMMENT | posted by : TheCraigus 9/26/2007 3:37:24 PM
The Canterbury record is my favourite because it is a little different. Songs like Ishmael, Knight of The Swords, Canterbury and To the The Devil His Due are good. What's good about getting this on CD is that the original vinyl versions were mispressed so 30,000 records had to be recalled. The versions of Lightning to the Nations and Am I Evil don't really differ to much from the original versions on Lightning to The Nations. That's a must have record to have anyway especially as the versions of Helpless, Am I Evil and The Prince were the ones made popular amongst Metallica fans.
COMMENT | DH posted by : EarthSkynSea 9/26/2007 4:21:27 PM
still have Lightning and BT on vinyl. the only DH ive bought on cd is the "diamond nights" compilation. im back into the vinyl thing, would be nice if they re-released these on 180g vinyl.
COMMENT | AGAIN?! posted by : TruthIsParamount 9/26/2007 5:57:32 PM
The first 2 Diamond Head records must be the 2 most re-issued metal albums of all time. They are total classics but c'mon..............
'Canterbury' on the other hand is rather horrible. 'Death Or Progress' on the other hand is way underrated - there are at least a half dozen killer tracks on that one. The Mustaine and Iommi collaborations are mint, for one!
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