Oriental Beat is a Rock album by Hanoi Rocks, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 53 pressings tracked.
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Oriental Beat is the second studio album by the Finnish glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, recorded in London and released in 1982. The artwork features the band covered in paint behind a glass panel with blue and red paint-pressed hand marks on it. The artwork was originally supposed to feature guitar Andy McCoy's girlfriend's naked breasts painted blue and red with the legend "Hanoi Roxx" written across it. This was changed due to Castle Records view that some record shops may refuse to stock the album due to the graphic nature of the cover. The record company was also worried that potential customers may get confused by the alternate spelling of the band's name. Although Gyp Casino played drums on the album -- and can famously be heard missing a beat during the song "Motorvatin'" -- due to his increasing heroin addiction the rest of the band advised him to leave London and return home to Finland after the recording, seeing as his life was in danger.
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Tracklist
- 1Motorvatin'3:12
- 2Don't Follow Me3:17
- 3Visitor3:13
- 4Teenangels Outsiders3:22
- 5Sweet Home Suburbia4:43
- 6M.C. Baby3:01
- 7No Law Or Order3:41
- 8Oriental Beat3:08
- 9Devil Woman2:54
- 10Lightnin' Bar Blues2:38
- 11Fallen Star2:33
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Glam Rock
- raw
- swaggering
- hedonistic
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Recording studio, instrument credits, producing, mixing and recording credits are not stated on the record. They are derived from the book by Ari Väntänen: Hanoi Rocks - All Those Wasted Years.
White generic inner sleeve. Similar pressing but with purple Johanna logo: Oriental Beat (Finland 1982) (opens in a new tab)
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andy McCoyGUITAR GUITAR, PIANO, BACKING VOCALS LEAD GUITAR
- Gyp CasinoDRUMS DRUMS, COWBELL
- Michael MonroeLEAD VOCALS, ALTO SAXOPHONE, HARMONICA, CONGAS VOCALS VOCALS , SAXOPHONE , HARMONICA
- Nasty SuicideGUITAR GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS RHYTHM GUITAR
- RazzleDRUMS
- Sam YaffaBASS BASS, BACKING VOCALS
- Katrina LeskanichBACKING VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 53 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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