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The sixth full-length studio album by legendary American Pop Rock/Soul singer.
The follow-up to Turner's globally successful comeback album "Private Dancer", "Break Every Rule" is her first solo album of original songs. It nearly scored a second Billboard Hot 100 number one with the lead single "Typical Male", peaking at number two for three consecutive weeks in October 1986, while "Two People" and "What You Get Is What You See" reached the top 20. "Back Where You Started" earned Turner her third consecutive Grammy Award for "Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female" in 1987. 
"Break Every Rule" reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200, No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 1 in Switzerland, and also Germany (for 12 weeks). The album sold over 5 million copies worldwide within its first year of release. The RIAA certified "Break Every Rule" Platinum, denoting 1 million shipments in the United States. It was also certified 2× Platinum in countries including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Canada.
Capitol Records, Inc./ EMI Electrola GmbH, 1986 (062 24 0611 1). Made in Holland. First press. OIS. Used.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Typical Male 4:14
2. What You Get Is What You See 4:27
3. Two People 4:09
4. Till The Right Man Comes Along 4:09
5. Afterglow 4:26
6. Girls 4:54

Side Tow
1. Back Where You Started 4:24
2. Break Every Rule 3:59
3. Overnight Sensation 4:34
4. Paradise Is Here 5:30
5. I'll Be Thunder 5:20

Total playing time: 50:06 min.

The seventh full-length studio album by legendary American Pop Rock/Soul singer.
It was Turner's third album release after her massively successful comeback five years earlier with "Private Dancer" and her third and last album with the label.  Dan Hartman produced most of the tracks on the album, including the hit single "The Best", which has gone on to become one of Turner's signature songs. The album features collaborations with prominent musicians, including saxophone solos by Gary Barnacle on at least three tracks and guitar work by Dire Straits' frontman Mark Knopfler, who co-wrote Turner's hit "Private Dancer", on the title track.
Although the album was not a major success in Turner's native United States, it was a huge international hit, especially in Europe. The album sold over six million copies worldwide. In the UK alone, it sold over 1.5 million copies, entering the UK Albums Chart at number one (Turner's first album to do so there) and staying in the Top 100 for a year and a half. The album also reached number one in numerous other countries, including Germany and Sweden, and topped the overall European Chart for four weeks.
Capitol Records, Inc./EMI Records Ltd./Melodija, 1989/1990 (А60 00707 000). Made in USSR. Used (cover/disc): EX/NM.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Steamy Windows 4:03
2. The Best 5:28
3. You Know Who (Is Doing You Know What) 3:45
4. Undercover Agent For The Blues 5:20
5. Look Me In The Heart 3:42
6. Be Tender With Me Baby 4:18

Side 2
7. You Can't Stop Me Loving You 4:00    
8. Ask Me How I Feel 4:46    
9. Falling Like Rain 4:03    
10. I Don't Wanna Lose You 4:20    
11. Not Enough Romance 4:04    
12. Foreign Affair 4:27

Total playing time: 52:07 min.

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Pop Rock/Soul singer.
In 1984, a 45-year-old Tina Turner made one of the most amazing comebacks in the history of American Popular music. A few years earlier, it was hard to imagine the veteran Soul/Rock belter reinventing herself and returning to the top of the Pop charts.
After several challenging years of going solo after divorcing Ike Turner, "Private Dancer" propelled Turner into becoming a viable solo star, as well as one of the most marketable crossover singers in the recording industry.
A reflection on the emptiness of a stripper's life, the dusky title song is as poignant as it is depressing. Without question, this was Turner's finest hour as a solo artist.
"Private Dancer" became a worldwide commercial success, earning multi-platinum certifications, and remains her best-selling album in North America to date. In 1989, the album was ranked number 46 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Albums of the '80s". In 2001, VH1 named "Private Dancer" the 95th greatest album of all time. Slant Magazine listed the album at number 63 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s". In 2020, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Capitol Records, 1984 (1C 064 2401521). Made in Holland. First press. OIS. Used.


Tracklist:

Seite 1
1. I Might Have Been Queen 4:08
2. What's Love Got To Do With It 3:48
3. Show Some Respect 3:17
4. I Can't Stand The Rain 3:42
5. Private Dancer 7:12

Seite 2
1. Let's Stay Together 5:15
2. Better Be Good To Me 5:12
3. Steel Claw 3:47
4. Help 4:30
5. 1984 3:09

Total playing time: 44:00 min.

The first re-release of the fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Pop Rock/Soul singer.
In 1984, a 45-year-old Tina Turner made one of the most amazing comebacks in the history of American Popular music. A few years earlier, it was hard to imagine the veteran Soul/Rock belter reinventing herself and returning to the top of the Pop charts.
After several challenging years of going solo after divorcing Ike Turner, "Private Dancer" propelled Turner into becoming a viable solo star, as well as one of the most marketable crossover singers in the recording industry.
A reflection on the emptiness of a stripper's life, the dusky title song is as poignant as it is depressing. Without question, this was Turner's finest hour as a solo artist.
"Private Dancer" became a worldwide commercial success, earning multi-platinum certifications, and remains her best-selling album in North America to date. In 1989, the album was ranked number 46 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Albums of the '80s". In 2001, VH1 named "Private Dancer" the 95th greatest album of all time. Slant Magazine listed the album at number 63 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s". In 2020, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Cut from 2015 remaster, 180 g Black Vinyl.
Parlophone Label Group, A Warner Music Group Company, 1984/2015 (TINAXLP 1 | 0825646120635). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. I Might Have Been Queen 4:08
2. What's Love Got To Do With It 3:48
3. Show Some Respect 3:17
4. I Can't Stand The Rain 3:42
5. Private Dancer 7:12

Side 2
1. Let's Stay Together 5:15
2. Better Be Good To Me 5:12
3. Steel Claw 3:47
4. Help 4:30
5. 1984 3:09

Total playing time: 44:00 min.

The first re-release of the first official compilation album by legendary American Pop Rock/Soul singer.
The album includes Turner's most popular hits since her comeback in the early-mid 1980s. It also includes three new, previously unreleased, songs: "Love Thing" (UK Airplay No. 13), "I Want You Near Me" (No. 22 UK), and "Way of the World" (UK Airplay No. 6 and UK No. 13), as well as a re-recorded dance version of Turner's classic "Nutbush City Limits", all of which were also issued as Singles in 1991 and 1992.
Everything else here is either top-notch or campy, certifiable fun. A duet with Rod Stewart on "It Takes Two" supplies the fun. The two other new tracks tacked to the end beat out most of the album cuts the collection passes on, plus you get the bombastic "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" without having to buy a dull soundtrack. The oldest cut by years is the monolithic "River Deep-Mountain High," which is a bona fide classic.
The album is Turner's biggest seller in the UK, where it sold 2.1 million copies. It was certified 8× Platinum in the UK and stayed on the UK charts for over 140 weeks. The album sold over 7 million copies worldwide.
Parlophone Records Ltd., A Warner Music Group Company, 1991/2019 (0190295378134 | ESTV 1). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. The Best 4:08
2. I Can't Stand The Rain 3:42
3. What's Love Got To Do With It 3:48
4. I Don't Wanna Lose You 4:18
5. Let's Stay Together 3:37
Side Two
1. Steamy Windows 4:03
2. Typical Male 4:15
3. We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 4:14
4. Private Dancer 4:00
5. Better Be Good To Me 3:38
Running time: 39:39 min.

Side Three
1. Nutbush City Limits (The 90's Version) 3:42
2. It Takes Two (Duet With Rod Steward) 4:11
3. River Deep - Mountain High 3:38
4. Be Tender With Me Baby 4:16
Side Four
1. Addicted To Love 5:03
2. I Want You Near Me 3:52
3. Way Of The World 4:24
4. Love Thing 4:27
Running time: 33:30 min.

Total playing time: 73:09 min.

The first live album by legendary American Pop Rock/Soul singer.
The album is compiled of live performances made between 1985 and 1987, the majority of which are from Turner's "Break Every Rule World Tour", but also from the 1985 "Private Dancer Tour", as well as the 1986 "Tina Turner: Break Every Rule" HBO special recorded in London at the Camden Palace (now Koko), masquerading as Le Club Zero in Paris, also released on video.
Five Singles were released from "Tina Live In Europe": "Nutbush City Limits", a cover of Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love", "Tonight" with David Bowie, "A Change Is Gonna Come" and "634–5789" with Robert Cray. The most successful being "Addicted to Love", which has since become a mainstay in Turner's live repertoire and was later included on the European editions of her 1991 hits compilation "Simply The Best".
In 1989, "Break Every Rule"  won a Grammy Award for "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance".
Capitol Records/EMI Records Limited Recording/Polskie Nagrania Muza, 1988/1989 (ESTD 1 | SX 2759-61). Made in Poland. Used.


Tracklist:

SX 2759
Side One
1. What You Get Is What You See 5:02
2. Break Every Rule 4:27
3. I Can't Stand The Rain 3:21
4. Two People 4:22
Side Two
1. Typical Male 3:55
2. Better Be Good To Me 6:27
3. Addicted To Love 5:10
Running Time: 32:44 min.

SX 2760
Side Three
1. Private Dancer 5:35
2. We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) 4:35
3. What's Love Got To Do With It 5:25
4. Let's Stay Together 4:50
Side Four
1. Show Some Respect 2:52
2. Land Of A Thousand Dances 2:59
3. In The Midnight Hour 3:24
4. 634 - 5789 2:54
5. A Change Is Gonna Come 6:38
Running time: 39:12 min.

SX 2761
Side Five
1. Tearing Us Apart 4:13
2. Proud Mary 4:40
3. Help 4:56
4. Tonight 3:14
Side Six
1. Let's Dance 3:14
2. It's Only Love 3:31
3. Nutbush City Limits 3:23
4. Paradise Is Here 5:33
Running time: 32:44 min.

Total playing time: 104:40 min.

The debut full-length studio album by legendary American Funk/Soul singer.
Released while Turner was still a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, the album was an attempt by her husband, Ike Turner, to expose her to a wider audience. Although the album did not chart, it earned Turner a nomination in the "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female" category at the 17th Annual Grammy Awards.
Fine mix of Country, Folky and Soft Rock tunes done in Tina's inimitable style. On this effort, she flexes her voice from its softest to its usual rough tone and moulds it perfectly around each cut. Drawing from a wide range of composers from Dylan to Dolly Parton to Kris Kristofferson to Hank Snow, ms. Turner should gain easy Soul and Pop play and possibly some Country play. Surprisingly effective are the slow cuts, and Tina proves just as adept an interpreter of other's material as she is a singer of original songs.
"Tina Turns The Country On!" remains unreleased on CD.
United Artists Records, 1974 (5C 062-95511). Made in Holland. First press. Used (cover/disc): VG+/VG+.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Bayou Song 3:27
2. Help Me Make It Through The Night 2:56
3. Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You 3:02
4. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 3:04
5. He Belongs To Me 3:59

Side Two
6. Don't Talk Now 3:04
7. Long Long Time 3:56
8. I'm Moving On 2:42
9. There'll Always Be Music 3:16
10. The Love That Lights Your Way 3:20

Total playing time: 32:46 min.

The second Single from the fifth full-length studio album, “Private Dancer”, by legendary American Pop Rock/Soul singer.
The Single become breakthrough global hit.
Capitol Records/EMI Electrola GmbH, 1984 (1C K 052 2001916). Made in Germany. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX/EX.


Tracklist:

A Side
1. What's Love Got To Do With It (Extended Version) 5:43

B Side
Don't Rush The Good Things 3:45

Total playing time: 9:28 min.
 

The first re-release of the first soundtrack album by legendary American Pop Rock/Soul singer.
Originally released in 1993, "What’s Love Got To Do With It" was a commercial and critical success. The album was the soundtrack for the Tina Turner biographical film of the same name and featured a collection of songs, some of which were re-recorded from Ike & Tina Turner period, as well five brand-new songs, one of which, "I Don't Wanna Fight", became a top 10 hit in both the UK and US. The album also includes Turner's version of The Tramps' disco classic "Disco Inferno", a song she had often performed live in concert in the late seventies but never previously recorded in studio, two tracks from 1984's "Private Dancer", the title track and a re-mixed version of "I Might Have Been Queen".
The album reached #1 in the UK, also making the top 10 in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Canada, and the top 20 in the US. It went on to be a Platinum record across the world, including the UK, US and Switzerland.
30th Anniversary release.
Parlophone Records Ltd., 1993/2024 (5054197555343). Made in Germany for the world.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. I Don't Wanna Fight 6:06
2. Rock Me Baby 3:57
3. Disco Inferno 4:03
4. Why Must We Wait Until Tonight? 5:53
5. Stay Awhile 4:50
6. Nutbush City Limits 3:19
7. (Darlin') You Know I Love You 4:27

Side Two
1. Proud Mary 5:25
2. A Fool In Love 2:54
3. It's Gonna Work Out Fine 2:49
4. Shake A Tail Feather 2:32
5. I Might Have Been Queen 4:20
6. What's Love Got To Do With It 3:49
7. Tina's Wish 3:08

Total playing time: 57:32 min.

The seventh full-length studio album by cult Czech Heavy Metal band.
The last album with the former vocalist/guitarist Zdeněk Černý, who passed of cancer on Dec 3rd, 2023.
The band line-up features guitarist Marek "Ashok" Šmerda (ex- Root 1999-2014 and Cradle Of Filth 2014-2025) and longtime Cradle Of Filth drummer & keyboardist (2006-present) Martin "Marthus" Škaroupka.
The release includes two posters, one of which originally signed by all band members.
Fiend Enterprises/Monster Nation, 2021/2022 (MN-048). Made in Czech. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. On 04:12
2. Monstra 03:44
3. Černá díra 04:28
4. Třetí neznámá 04:12
5. Bůh dal ďáblu den 03:21
6. Král Fair Play 03:52

Side B
7. Osud a čas 06:03
8. Narkobaron 03:49
9. Ahoj lidi 04:21
10. Blbej den 06:20
11. My, on a ti co zbyli! 04:18

Total playing time: 48:40 min.

The ninth full-length studio album by legendary Symphonic Power Metal Opera all-star project.
Darkness descends over the hall, the curtain rises. Dear audience, welcome to the wondrous otherworld of Avantasia!
With his ninth album, Tobias Sammet invites you to join him on an enchanted journey into his own version of reality, which is full of fantastic events and encounters.
It is a captivating, deeply magical universe that Tobias Sammet has built over the past two decades. Since his debut "The Metal Opera" (2001), the Peter Pan of international Rock and Metal has romped between Metal, Classical and Rock, beguiling the biggest festivals around the world with his travelling circus and working with the greatest voices in the Metal world, including Alice Cooper and Scorpions' Klaus Meine.
According to Tobias Sammet, song ideas go back as far as 2018 but were not finalized until a few months before the album release.
Beside Tobbias Sammet, "A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society" includes appearance by next vocalists: Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Floor Jansen (Nightwish), Michael Kiske (Helloween), Jørn Lande, Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids), Bob Catley (Magnum), Eric Martin (Mr. Big) Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche).
Nuclear Blast GmbH, 2022 (58301 | NB5830-1). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

I
1. Welcome To The Shadows 5:05
2. The Wicked Rule The Night 4:25
3. Kill The Pain Away 3:43
II
4. The Inmost Light 3:26
5. Misplaced Among The Angels 5:16
6. I Tame The Storm 3:52
Running time: 25:47 min.

III
7. Paper Plane 3:53    
8. The Moonflower Society 5:14
9. Rhyme And Reason 4:41
IV
10. Scars 4:13
11. Arabesque 10:10
Running time: 28:11 min.

Total playing time: 53:58 min.

The ninth full-length studio album by legendary Symphonic Power Metal Opera all-star project.
Darkness descends over the hall, the curtain rises. Dear audience, welcome to the wondrous otherworld of Avantasia!
With his ninth album, Tobias Sammet invites you to join him on an enchanted journey into his own version of reality, which is full of fantastic events and encounters.
It is a captivating, deeply magical universe that Tobias Sammet has built over the past two decades. Since his debut "The Metal Opera" (2001), the Peter Pan of international Rock and Metal has romped between Metal, Classical and Rock, beguiling the biggest festivals around the world with his travelling circus and working with the greatest voices in the Metal world, including Alice Cooper and Scorpions' Klaus Meine.
According to Tobias Sammet, song ideas go back as far as 2018 but were not finalized until a few months before the album release.
Beside Tobbias Sammet, "A Paranormal Evening With The Moonflower Society" includes appearance by next vocalists: Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Floor Jansen (Nightwish), Michael Kiske (Helloween), Jørn Lande, Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids), Bob Catley (Magnum), Eric Martin (Mr. Big) Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche).
Strictly Limited Edition to 3500 copies, double Grey (Moonstone) Vinyl.
Nuclear Blast GmbH, 2022 (58301 | NB5830-7). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

I
1. Welcome To The Shadows 5:05
2. The Wicked Rule The Night 4:25
3. Kill The Pain Away 3:43
II
4. The Inmost Light 3:26
5. Misplaced Among The Angels 5:16
6. I Tame The Storm 3:52
Running time: 25:47 min.

III
7. Paper Plane 3:53    
8. The Moonflower Society 5:14
9. Rhyme And Reason 4:41
IV
10. Scars 4:13
11. Arabesque 10:10
Running time: 28:11 min.

Total playing time: 53:58 min.

The second full-length studio album by American singer-songwriter.
PolyGram Records, Inc./Polydor, 1990 (843 133-1). Made in Holland. First press. Used (cover/disc): NM-/NM.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Always  4:03
2. Swept Away  4:17
3. A Small Song  3:13
4. Skintight  4:10
5. Bon Vivant  4:20

Side 2
6. Face To Face  5:10
7. Grace Under Pressure  4:28
8. On The Frontline  4:57
9. Love Is My Religion  4:13
10. Circle Back Home  5:18

Total playing time: 44:09 min.

The seventh full-length studio album by cult Czech Death Metal band.
Two years after their last creation, Czech Death Metal icon is back with the "Beneath". Tortharry is active on the Czech Metal scene since 1991, when the band transformed itself from its initial formation named Executor, and began its Death Metal crusade with its first demo "Mezi Nebem A Peklem" ("Between Heaven And Hell"). Over the years, Tortharry amassed an extensive discography and contribute to various Metal compilations, including “Tribute To Death”. The band also have an impressive list of live shows, with symbolic peaks being twin concerts in 1998 in the Czech Republic as a support of the genre icon Death, and a South American tour with Gorgoroth and Belphegor in September 2007.
Sharp guitar riffs, unearthly fast drums and the right Death growl build in the space of nine tracks a monumental acoustic “wall of
death”, which then underscores the dreary, even nihilistic, lyrics of individual songs; a parable of motifs, which are not, or should not be, obvious at the first glance. Hidden thoughts, desires, guilt or crimes, plainly all which is concealed beneath the surface of the apparent, are the thematic cornerstone of this album, as its name itself hints. In short: “I want to bite you until you bleed!”
The release includes Bonus Track “Krvavá Práce”, a cover version of the song by a Czech Metal legend, Debustrol, which is not available on the CD version of the album.
MetalGate/Monster Nation, 2010 (MN-023). Made in Czech. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Voiceless Storm 03:20
2. Entrenched 03:33
3. Beneath 03:18
4. Request 03:54
5. Behind the Curtain 04:10

Side B
6. In the Shadow 03:30
7. Through the Ice 03:27
8. Deep Down (And in My Embrace) 04:23
9. The Camp 04:53
10. Krvavá Práce (Debustrol cover) 3:38

Total playing time: 38:28 min.


https://tortharry.bandcamp.com/

The third full-length studio album by Swedish Hard Rock band.
Mercury, 1987 (832 960-1). Made in Holland. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Sole Survivor  5:04
2. You're The One I Want  4:03
3. Take Me On Your Wings  4:05
4. Best Of Me  5:24
5. Dancing On The Edge  4:32

Side 2
6. Outlaw  4:50
7. World Of Promises  3:57
8. One Way To Glory  4:35
9. Save Yourself  4:35
10. The Winner  3:37

Total playing time: 44:42 min.
 

For the first time on vinyl, the debut full-length studio album by cult Czech Melodic Heavy/Power Metal band.
The Trezor band was formed in 1987 in Ostrava. After the few local shows and line-up changes, they prepared a concert program a year later, which was recorded in 1990 as "Síla Života" and "V Srdci Tvém" demos. In 1991 "V Srdci Tvém / Pěsti" 7"EP was officially released.
The debut album, "Máš Svou Šanci!", was released as CD and MC in 1994. The second album, "Tváří V Tvář", was released in 1996. A number of video clips were created for both albums and the band performed at major Rock festivals.
The band went in hiatus in 1998, but never officially was disbanded.
Supraphon/Monster Nation, 1994/2025 (MN-057). Made in Czech. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Nejsi sám 3:35
2. Brána do pekel 3:47
3. Máš svou šanci! 3:15
4. Už je čas 3:34
5. Nevěř svým snům 4:10
6. Nadešel tvůj den 5:05

Side B
7. Máš dost 4:03
8. Já chci žít 4:40
9. Metal Storm 4:24
10. Nádherný svět 9:31

Total playing time: 46:04 min.

The ninth full-length studio album by legendary Canadian Hard Rock band.
MCA Records Inc./WEA Musik GmbH, 1987 (255 139-1 (MCA-42083)). Made in Germany. First press. Used (cover/disc): VG/VG.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Prologue: Into The Forever  1:01
2. Never Say Never  3:36
3. Headed For Nowhere  6:07
4. All The King's Horses  1:47
5. Carry On The Flame  5:14
6. Let The Light (Shine On Me)  5:33

Side 2
7. Long Time Gone  5:10
8. Rock You Down  3:57
9. Prelude: The Waking Dream  1:13
10. On And On  3:49
11. All Over Again  3:57
12. Running In The Night  3:51

Total playing time: 45:15 min.

The seventh full-length studio album by legendary Canadian Hard Rock band.
MCA Records, 1984 (MCA-5537). Made in USA. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): NM/NM-.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Spellbound  5:12
2. Rock Out, Roll On  5:10
3. Cool Down  4:49
4. Follow Your Heart  3:32
    
Side 2
5. Time Goes By  5:57
6. Midsummer's Daydream  1:40
7. Time Canon  1:32
8. Killing Time  4:15
9. Stranger In A Strange Land  5:11
10. Little Boy Blues  3:33

Total playing time: 40:51 min.

The debut full-length studio album by cult Polish Heavy Metal band.
Polton, 1982 (PLP – 002). Made in Poland. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX/VG+.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Wysokie sfery 04:59
2. Ludzie jak dynie 03:32
3. Nocny sabat 02:48
4. Trzy zapałki 05:11

Side B
5. Na co cię stać? 04:02
6. Jeden kroczek 04:09
7. Twoje sumienie 03:25
8. Bez podtekstów 04:57
     
Total playing time: 33:03 min.

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Heavy Metal/Hard Rock band.
After the commercial disappointment of "Come Out And Play" it was to be a two year gap before Twisted Sister would release their fifth studio album. AJ Pero had vacated the drum stool to be replaced by Joey "Seven" Franco but the nucleus of Twisted Sister was still together and looking back on this album, it was panned by the music press and manage to receive even worse reviews than "Come Out And Play", it should now be considered an undiscovered gem amongst band's fans worldwide.
Album was strongly influenced by Hair Metal bands, although the band split after its release and had a lot of conflicts with this record which led to a split. The album was originally supposed to be a Dee Snider solo record but the record company demanded it be recorded and released as Twisted Sister. "Love Is For Suckers" was released by Atlantic Records on August 13, 1987. The tour for the album ended in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 10, 1987. Two days later, on October 12, 1987, vocalist Dee Snider announced his departure from the band.
The Twisted Sister sound and image had also changed from the bestial, back street brawling racket of "Stay Hungry", "You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll" and the excellent "Under The Blade". Perhaps this was more to do with America's white middle class trying to stop the likes of Twisted Sister denigrating the masses with their perverted and unsolicited music or the bands new found financial happiness but for whatever reason Twisted Sister had lost something and "Love Is For Suckers" was to be the bands final studio release.
This would be Twisted Sister's final studio album, as all albums since have been compilations or live albums (with the exception of 2004's "Still Hungry" which was a rerecording of 1984's "Stay Hungry" and "A Twisted Christmas" in 2006).
Dee Snider has stated that he likes many of the songs on the album, vocally. However he feels that if they play any of them live, it may bring back bad memories for the band. No songs from this album appeared on the band's 1992 greatest hits album "Big Hits And Nasty Cuts".
There have been conflicting reports over the years as to exactly what the recording line-up for the album was. Jay Jay French, Eddie Ojeda and Mark "The Animal" Mendoza are all credited in their normal roles but some or all of the guitars and bass were recorded by credited guest musician Reb Beach.
Looking back now "Love Is For Suckers", whilst not reaching quite up to the bands early rabble rousing, street fighting, brash and over the top standards of early releases still makes a great noise! Sounding more aggressive and eager to amend previous misdemeanors, Snider and Co. deliver an album containing more than a few stand out, trade mark Twisted Sister anthems.
So, here we have a lost classic and one of the best and most overlooked Rock albums of the late 80's!!
Atlantic Recording Corporation/WEA International Inc., 1987 (781 772-1 | WX 120). Made in Germany. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX+/NM.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Wake Up (The Sleeping Giant) 4:21
2. Hot Love 3:28      
3. Love Is For Suckers 3:25
4. I'm So Hot For You 4:05
5. Tonight 3:51

Side Two
6. Me And The Boys 3:52
7. One Bad Habit 3:18
8. I Want This Night (To Last Forever) 4:18
9. You Are All That I Need 4:17
10. Yeah Right! 3:14 

Total playing time: 38:13 min.