W.A.S.P. is a Metal album by W.A.S.P., originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 143 pressings tracked, owned by 19 collectors.
About
W.A.S.P. were put on this planet to repulse parents and deliver metal mayhem to their kids—and they achieved both straightaway. Their debut's sordid tales of sadism and Satanism had the PMRC up in arms—no surprise, the way growling mastermind Blackie Lawless aims for maximum shock value with “On Your Knees” and “The Torture Never Stops.” The music backs him up too: W.A.S.P.’s Sunset Strip polish comes bolstered by toughness and velocity imported from the cutting-edge NWOBHM scene.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1I Wanna Be Somebody3:42
- A2L.O.V.E. Machine3:54
- A3The Flame3:40
- A4B.A.D.3:56
- A5School Daze3:35
Side B
- B1Hellion3:36
- B2Sleeping (In The Fire)3:58
- B3On Your Knees3:48
- B4Tormentor4:16
- B5The Torture Never Stops3:55
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Heavy Metal
- heavy
- menacing
- theatrical
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Inner sleeve with photos, thanks and credits.
1-page fan club membership & merchandise insert.
Some occasional copies may have come with a 6-page insert with photos and 6 different earliest articles/partial articles of them from early to mid 1984, before recording of this first album (from before and just after their "Animal....." first single, with 1 of the 6 articles also including info. about their new major label signing and this album's first release being planned for the UK market first, followed by the USA)
Some copies may include a gold promo stamp on the cover.
Pressing plant info "────◁" and Lacquer Cut "Precision" taken from the Matrix / Runout area.
"The gods you worship are steel,
At the altar of rock and roll you kneel."
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Blackie LawlessBAND , BASS GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS BAND , LEAD VOCALS, BASS GUITAR BASS
- Chris HolmesBAND , LEAD GUITAR , RHYTHM GUITAR BAND , LEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR GUITAR
- Randy PiperBACKING VOCALS BAND , LEAD GUITAR , RHYTHM GUITAR , VOCALS BAND , LEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR, VOCALS
- Tony RichardsBACKING VOCALS BAND , DRUMS, VOCALS DRUMS
19 collectors on Gatefold own this · 143 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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