Boxset / Compilation · 2017
Tracklist
Disc 1 - Tokyo Blade:
1. Powergame (4:12)
2. Break the Chains (5:07)
3. If Heaven Is Hell (6:04)
4. On Through the Night (7:29)
5. Killer City (5:46)
6. Liar (5:35)
7. Tonight (4:02)
8. Sunrise in Tokyo (5:47)
9. Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia (1:13) (Not listed on the tracklist)
Total Time: 43:52
Disc 2 - Night of the Blade:
1. Someone to Love (3:41)
2. Night of the Blade (4:02)
3. Rock Me to the Limit (4:54)
4. Warrior of the Rising Sun (5:25)
5. Unleash the Beast (4:32)
6. Love Struck (3:47)
7. Dead of the Night (3:55)
8. Lightning Strikes (Straight Through the Heart) (4:31)
Total time 34:47
Disc 3 - Blackhearts and Jaded Spades:
1. Dirty Faced Angels (3:27)
2. Make It Through the Night (4:00)
3. Always (3:33)
4. Loving You Is an Easy Thing to Do (3:10)
5. Undercover Honeymoon (4:16)
6. You Are the Heart (4:58)
7. Blackhearts and Jaded Spades (3:58)
8. Tough Guys Tumble (3:29)
9. Dancing in Blue Moonlight (4:23)
10. Playroom of Poison Dreams (5:21)
11. Monkey's Blood (3:53)
Total time 44:28
Disc 4 - Singles and EP's:
1. Powergame (Powergame 7" 1983)
2. Death on main street (Powergame 7" 1983)
3. Fever (Lightning Strikes 12" 1984)
4. Attack attack (Madame Guillotine 12" 1985)
5. Madame Guillotine (Madame Guillotine 12" 1985)
6. Breakout (Madame Guillotine 12" 1985)
7. Lovestruck (Madame Guillotine 12" 1985)
8. Midnight rendezvous (Midnight Rendezvous 12" 1984)
9. Mean streak (Midnight Rendezvous 12" 1984)
10. If heaven is hell (Midnight Rendezvous 12" 1984)
11. Highway passion (Midnight Rendezvous 12" 1984)
12. Shadows of insanity (The Cave Sessions 12" 1985)
13. School house is burning (The Cave Sessions 12" 1985)
14. Jezzabel (The Cave Sessions 12" 1985)
15. Monkey's blood (The Cave Sessions 12" 1985)
16. Undercover honeymoon (Undercover Honeymoon 12" 1985)
17. Playroom of poison dreams (Undercover Honeymoon 12" 1985)
18. Stealing the thief (Undercover Honeymoon 12" 1985)
19. Bottom end (Undercover Honeymoon 12" 1985)
Line-up/Musicians
Disc 1:
- Andy Boulton / Guitars
- Steve Pierce / Drums
- John Wiggins / Guitars
- Alan Marsh / Vocals
- Ray Dismore / Guitars (Track 3)
- Andy Robbins / Bass
Disc 2:
- Andy Boulton / Guitars, Vocals (backing)
- Andy Wrighton / Bass, Vocals (backing)
- Steve Pierce / Drums
- John Wiggins / Guitars
- Vic Wright / Vocals (lead)
Disc 3:
- Andy Boulton / Guitars, Vocals (backing)
- Andy Wrighton / Bass, Vocals (backing)
- Steve Pierce / Drums
- John Wiggins / Guitars
- Vicki James Wright / Vocals, Harmonica
About this release
Hear No Evil Recordings, February 24, 2017.
Box set of the first three Tokyo Blade albums, as well as a disc of singles and EP's from the time.
Disc 1 credits:
Kevin Nixon: Producer
Ralph Jezzard: Engineering
Tony Spath: Mixing
Andy Allen: Mixing, Engineering, Producer (3)
Disc 2 credits:
Roy Neave: Producer, Engineering
Nick Waters: Design
B.L. Shepherd: Cover art
Tom Coyne: Mastering
Steve Giles: Mastering
Lothar Juli: Remastering
Marc Villalonga: Photography
Produced and engineered at Fairview Studios, Hull, England.
Disc 3 credits:
Ian Richardson: Producer
Fin Costello: Photography
Victor Willford: Cover art
Recorded at Village Recorders, Dagenham.
Produced by Tokyo Blade.
Thanks to Unitron for the addition