FINNISH ROCK ICONS HANOI ROCKS TO RELEASE 6LP AND 6CD BOXSET
‘THE COMPLETE COLLECTION 1981-1984’ SET FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 13TH VIA BMG
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Originally formed in 1979 in Helsinki by singer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Monroe, Finnish rock superstars Hanoi Rocks are proud to release ‘The Complete Collection 1981-1984’, a deluxe compilation of their influential first five studio albums, set for release November 13th via BMG.
Featuring the bands much fabled albums Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks (1981), Oriental Beat (2022 ‘The RE(AL)MIX’), Self Destruction Blues (1982), Back To Mystery City (1983) and Two Steps From the Move (1984), the 6LP and 6 CD set includes a bonus album comprised of rare and unreleased tracks, titled Motorvatin’!!!. The bonus album includes songs from rare BBC live sessions as well as never before heard demos.
To preview the set, the band have released the BBC recording of ‘Underwater World’ on DSPs this week. Recorded that same year at the famous Maida Vale BBC Studios, Michael Monroe recalls the session…
“The BBC Session was recorded by Dale Griffin (‘Buffin’) who was the drummer of Mott The Hoople, one of our absolute favourite bands of all time. Him and Overend ‘Pete’ Watts had produced our previous album ‘Back To Mystery City’, since we couldn’t get Ian Hunter at the time, whom we’d asked first. However, when we were recording the ‘Two Steps From The Move’ album, produced by Bob Ezrin, Bob brought Ian Hunter to the studio to write some lyrics for us, since Bob knew that we were huge Ian Hunter fans. We were of course totally thrilled about this and Ian was super cool, as expected. He co-wrote 3 songs with us; ‘I Can’t Get It’, ‘Boulevard Of Broken Dreams’ and ‘Underwater World’. After hearing the rough mixes of the songs, with the demo vocals, Ian said that he’d get back to us in about a week with his lyrics. However, he was so inspired by the songs that he wrote them all the same night when he got back home. So, the next day we got the lyrics written by Ian Hunter and they were absolutely brilliant! That was exactly what we needed and we were ecstatic about it.”
“At the time of the BBC Session the band was in a good place in many ways,” continues Monroe. “However, the substance abuse had increased quite a bit among the band and this surely has to do with the tempo of this version of ‘Underwater World’ since it’s incredibly slow! Haha, some of us must have been on some pretty heavy downers. I wish we would have speeded up the tempo a little bit in the mastering, but I guess it’s best to present the band just as it was – perfectly flawed at times. So, here it is for you to enjoy!”
The physical version of The Complete Collection 1981-1984 includes a 36-page photobook featuring many previously unseen and rare shots, as well as studio album art cards from Hanoi Rock’s legendary initial run as a band.
The Complete Collection 1981-1984 displays in full the enduring impact of Hanoi Rocks’ song-writing craft, ballistic energy and colourful glamourous flair for fans of old and future generations to discover and enjoy.
The Complete Collection 1981-1984 Track listing:
Vinyl *(Please note vinyl track listing side splits.)
Disc 1 – Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks
SIDE A
1 Tragedy
2 Village Girl
3 Stop Cryin’
4 Don’t Never Leave Me
5 Lost in the City
SIDE B
1 First Timer
2 Cheyenne
3 11th Street Kidzz
4 Walking with My Angel
5 Pretender
Disc 2 – Oriental Beat ( 2022 ‘The RE(AL)MIX’)
SIDE A
1 Motorvatin’
2 Don’t Follow Me
3 Visitor
4 Teenangels Outsiders
5 Sweet Home Suburbia
SIDE B
1 M.C. Baby
2 No Law Or Order
3 Oriental Beat
4 Devil Woman
5 Lightnin’ Bar Blues
6 Fallen Star
Disc 3 – Self Destruction Blues
SIDE A
1 Love’s an Injection
2 I Want You
3 Cafe Avenue
4 Nothing New
5 Kill City
6 Self Destruction Blues
SIDE B
1 Beer and a Cigarette
2 Whispers In the Dark
3 Taxi Driver
4 Desperados
5 Problem Child
6 Dead By Xmas
Disc 4 – Back to Mystery City
SIDE A
1 Strange Boys Play Weird Openings
2 Malibu Beach Nightmare
3 Mental Beat
4 Tooting Bec Wreck
5 Until I Get You
SIDE B
1 Sailing Down the Tears
2 Lick Summer Love
3 Beating Gets Faster
4 Ice Cream Summer
5 Back to Mystery City
Disc 5 – Two Steps From the Move
SIDE A
1 Up Around the Bend
2 High School
3 I Can’t Get It
4 Underwater World
5 Don’t You Ever Leave Me
SIDE B
1 Million Miles Away
2 Boulevard of Broken Dreams
3 Boiler (Me Boiler ‘N’ Me)
4 Futurama
5 Cutting Corners
Disc 6 – Motorvatin’!!!
SIDE A
1 Two Steps From The Move
2 Underwater World (BBC Session)
3 Boulevard of Broken Dreams (BBC Session)
4 Oil and Gasoline
5 Shakes
SIDE B
1 Magic Carpet Ride
2 The Beating Gets Faster (I Know You) (Demo)
3 Sailing Down the Tears (Demo)
4 Rebels on the Run (Demo)
5 Malibu Beach (Calypso Version)
CD
Disc 1 – Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks
1 Tragedy
2 Village Girl
3 Stop Cryin’
4 Don’t Never Leave Me
5 Lost in the City
6 First Timer
7 Cheyenne
8 11th Street Kidzz
9 Walking with My Angel
10 Pretender
Disc 2 – Oriental Beat ( 2022 ‘The RE(AL)MIX’)
1 Motorvatin’
2 Don’t Follow Me
3 Visitor
4 Teenangels Outsiders
5 Sweet Home Suburbia
6 M.C. Baby
7 No Law Or Order
8 Oriental Beat
9 Devil Woman
10 Lightnin’ Bar Blues
11 Fallen Star
Disc 3 – Self Destruction Blues
1 Love’s an Injection
2 I Want You
3 Cafe Avenue
4 Nothing New
5 Kill City
6 Self Destruction Blues
7 Beer and a Cigarette
8 Whispers In the Dark
9 Taxi Driver
10 Desperados
11 Problem Child
12 Dead By Xmas
Disc 4 – Back to Mystery City
1 Strange Boys Play Weird Openings
2 Malibu Beach Nightmare
3 Mental Beat
4 Tooting Bec Wreck
5 Until I Get You
6 Sailing Down the Tears
7 Lick Summer Love
8 Beating Gets Faster
9 Ice Cream Summer
10 Back to Mystery City
Disc 5 – Two Steps From the Move
1 Up Around the Bend
2 High School
3 I Can’t Get It
4 Underwater World
5 Don’t You Ever Leave Me
6 Million Miles Away
7 Boulevard of Broken Dreams
8 Boiler (Me Boiler ‘N’ Me)
9 Futurama
10 Cutting Corners
Disc 6 – Motorvatin’!!!
1 Two Steps From The Move
2 Underwater World (BBC Session)
3 Boulevard of Broken Dreams (BBC Session)
4 Oil and Gasoline
5 Shakes
6 Magic Carpet Ride
7 The Beating Gets Faster (I Know You) (Demo)
8 Sailing Down the Tears (Demo)
9 Rebels on the Run (Demo)
10 Malibu Beach (Calypso Version)
