catalogue

RATT

DANCING UNDERCOVER (LIM. COLLECTOR'S EDITION) (ROCK CANDY)

RATT - DANCING UNDERCOVER (LIM. COLLECTOR'S EDITION) 167165
format:
1 CD
release:
21.02.2014
label:
ROCK CANDY
item ID:
167165
barcode:
5055300379931
Special Deluxe Collector's Edition / Classic LA Metal / Fully remastered sound shaped from 24 BIT digital technology / Contains `Dance', `Body Talk' and `Enough Is Enough' / 16 page full colour booklet - 3,500 word essay, enhanced artwork, rare photos and band involvement.FORMED IN 1976, Ratt were initially based in San Diego before moving lock, stock and barrel to Los Angeles in 1980.

By this time, however, only vocalist Stephen Pearcy remained from their original line up, with a new unit assembled to take the LA metal scene by storm.

Establishing themselves as one of the hottest acts playing the clubs they were soon snapped up by Atlantic Records whose belief was fully justified when their debut album `Out Of The Cellar' sold in excess of three million copies and produced a major hit single with `Round And Round'.

The band continued to rack-up further platinum awards with the follow up album `Invasion Of Your Privacy' and played sold out arena concerts before going back into the studio to record `Dancing Under Cover'.

It was a testing time for the band, relationships were strained and cracks began to show.

They had barely taken their foot of the gas pedal since recording their debut album and those close to the situation were concerned that such fast paced activity was having a detrimental effect.

It's a minor miracle then that this album maintained such impressive quality. Produced, to pin point accuracy, by long-time associate Beau Hill (Winger, Kix, Warrant), the album contains a fine selection of songs in the finest Ratt tradition.

Check out the swish and swagger of `Dance', `Body Talk' and `Enough Is Enough'; all killer, no filler.