Diamond Head - Lightning To The Nations (The White Album)

Diamond Head — Lightning To The Nations (The White Album) 2021 remaster

180-gram deluxe gatefold triple vinyl edition

Remastered and expanded version of Diamond Head's 1980 album!

Diamond Head is considered a leading band in the new wave of British heavy metal movement. Thrash metal bands like Metallica and Megadeth credit them as an important early influence, including their debut album Lightning To The Nations (The White Album).

Remastered in 2021, this edition is the ultimate version of this ultimate album! Featuring not only the original album remastered from the 1/4-inch master tapes discovered in founder Brian Tatler's archives, but also alternative mixes of classic cuts "Lightning To The Nations," "The Prince," "Sucking My Love," "Am I Evil?" and "Sweet And Innocent" — never publicly released (or heard) before. There is also brand-new cover artwork based on an idea Brian Tatler had to show a character referred to as "The Lightning God."

The original tapes were first quite literally baked (a process which allows degraded tape to be returned to playable quality), then restored and digitized before Diamond Head frontman Rasmus ‘Ras' Bom Andersen remastered the tracks, ending up with a pristine edition of the original recordings. The alternative mixes, pure treasure for all fans of both Diamond Head and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, are supplemented by a set of bonus tracks originally recorded in 1980s, and rounding-out this ultimate edition are a set of deep and detailed notes on both the era and each song by Brian Tatler.

 

Side A

1. Lightning to the Nations

2. The Prince

3. Sucking My Love

Side B

1. Am I Evil

2. Sweet and Innocent

3. It's Electric

4. Helpless

Side C

1. Lightning to the Nations (Lost Original Mix)

2. The Prince (Lost Original Mix)

3. Sucking My Love (Lost Original Mix)

Side D

1. Am I Evil? (Lost Original Mix)

2. Sweet and Innocent (Lost Original Mix)

Side E

1. Shoot Out the Lights

2. Streets of Gold

3. Play It Loud

4. Waited Too Long

Side F

1. Diamond Lights

2. We Won't Be Back

3. I Don't Got

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