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TWISTED SISTER: BEST OF THE ATLANTIC YEARS
Available From Rhino On August 28
LOS ANGELES – Twisted Sister’s high-decibel anthems, raucous shows and memorable videos took the hard-rocking quintet from playing bars in the Seventies to headlining festivals in the Eighties. The band, which has sold more than 10 million records worldwide, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this summer with one final tour.
To honor this hairy, scary and legendary band’s legacy, Rhino will release a 19-song collection that spotlights Twisted Sister’s best, including the group’s biggest hits — “I Wanna Rock” and “We’re Not Gonna Take It.” In addition, the compilation will feature the band’s previously unreleased cover of Steppenwolf’s “Born To Be Wild.” TWISTED SISTER: BEST OF THE ATLANTIC YEARS will be available on August 28.
In 1982, after years of honing their craft in New York-area clubs, Twisted Sister released their debut album, Under The Blade. Produced by UFO bassist Pete Way, this hard-hitting rock ’n’ roll manifesto exploded with riffs and street-tough attitude on “What You Don’t Know (Sure Don’t Hurt You),” “I’ll Never Grow Up Now!” and ‘”Sin After Sin.”
The core lineup — singer Dee Snider,
guitarists Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda, bassist Mark Mendoza and
drummer A.J. Perro — returned a year later with the group’s Atlantic
Records debut, You Can’t Stop Rock ’n’ Roll, which became the
band’s first gold record. This new collection highlights three songs
from the album: “I Am (I’m Me),” “The Kids Are Back,” along with the
title track.
Stay Hungry was Twisted Sister’s
third and best-selling album. Released in 1984 and produced by Tom
Werman (Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick), the album went multi-platinum in the
USA, with sales of more than three million. The album is well
represented on BEST OF THE ATLANTIC YEARS with six songs: “I Wanna
Rock,” “The Price,” “SMF,” “The Beast,” “Burn In Hell” and “We’re Not
Gonna Take It,”.
The second half of the compilation focuses on the band’s last two releases on Atlantic Records: the gold-certified Come Out & Play (1985) and Love Is For Suckers (1987).
Among the highlights are: “You Want What We Got,” a cover of the
Shangri-La’s “Leader Of The Pack,” “Hot Love” and “Love Is For Suckers.”
TWISTED SISTER: BEST OF THE ATLANTIC YEARS
Track Listing
1.“What You Don’t Know (Sure Can Hurt You)”
2.“I’ll Never Grow Up, Now!”
3.“Sin After Sin”
4.“You Can’t Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll”
5.“I Am (I’m Me)”
6.“The Kids Are Back”
7.“I Wanna Rock”
8.“We’re Not Gonna Take It”
9.“The Price”
10.“S.M.F.”
11.“The Beast”
12.“Burn In Hell”
13.“Come Out And Play”
14.“Leader Of The Pack”
15.“The Fire Still Burns”
16.“You Want What We Got”
17.“Hot Love”
18.“Love Is For Suckers”
19.“Born To Be Wild” – Previously Unreleased
