Tracklist
| A1 | Motorcycle Man | 3:57 | |
| A2 | Stand Up And Be Counted | 3:06 | |
| A3 | 747 (Strangers In The Night) | 4:56 | |
| A4 | Wheels Of Steel | 5:57 | |
| B1 | Freeway Mad | 2:39 | |
| B2 | See The Light Shining | 4:53 | |
| B3 | Street Fighting Gang | 3:10 | |
| B4 | Suzie Hold On | 4:32 | |
| B5 | Machine Gun | 5:21 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
- Recorded At – Ramport Studios
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Carrere International
- Lacquer Cut At – PRS Hannover
- Pressed By – PRS Hannover
- Printed By – Gerhard Kaiser GmbH
Credits
- Bass Guitar – Steve Dawson (2)
- Drums, Percussion – Pete Gill
- Engineer – Will Reid Dick*
- Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Graham Oliver, Paul Quinn (2)
- Lead Vocals, Percussion – Biff*
- Producer – Pete Hinton, Saxon
- Written-By, Arranged By – Saxon
Notes
Recorded at Ramport Studios, London February 1980.
℗ 1980 Carrere International
Made in West Germany
Printed in West Germany
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Pressing variant with paper covered pressing ring.
Wheels Of Steel: Variant with uncovered (black) pressing ring
Wheels Of Steel: Last editions on Carrere which were included in the Special Price-program and released with advertising inner sleeve.
℗ 1980 Carrere International
Made in West Germany
Printed in West Germany
_
Pressing variant with paper covered pressing ring.
Wheels Of Steel: Variant with uncovered (black) pressing ring
Wheels Of Steel: Last editions on Carrere which were included in the Special Price-program and released with advertising inner sleeve.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Label Code: LC 1866
- Other (Embossment, cover rear): [PRS Hannover]
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped, var.1): 2934 124 S 1 320 1A V
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped, var.1): 2934 124 S 2 320 1 P
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped, var.2): 2934 124 S 1 320 1B AO
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped, var.2): 2934 124 S 2 320 1A AF
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped, var. 3): 2934 124 S 1 320 U A B1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped, var. 3): 2934 124 S 2 320 A1 1A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped, var. 4): 2934 124 S 1 320 1E
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped, var. 4): 2934 124 S 2 320 A1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped, var. 5): 2934 124 S 1 320 1I
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped, var. 5): 2934 124 S 2 320 1G
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped, var. 6): 2934 124 S 1 320 A1 R
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped, var. 6): 2934 124 S 2 320 1 K
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, stamped, var. 7): 2934 124 S 1 320 ェ ⇂
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, stamped, var. 7): 2934 124 S 2 320 ⇂ ᘏ
- Other (Date on inner sleeve): 4912 000 1533 15.80
Other Versions (5 of 93)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Wheels Of Steel (LP, Album, Stereo) | Carrere | 67.484 | France | 1980 | ||
Recently Edited | Wheels Of Steel (LP, Album) | Carrere | CALS 115 | Scandinavia | 1980 | ||
Recently Edited | Wheels Of Steel (LP, Album, Stereo) | Carrere | CAL 115 | UK | 1980 | ||
New Submission | Wheels Of Steel (LP, Album, Stereo, SP - Specialty Pressing) | Carrere, Atlantic | CAR 38-126 | US | 1980 | ||
New Submission | Wheels Of Steel (LP, Album, Stereo) | Carrere | P-10870G | Japan | 1980 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Edited 2 years ago[Reviewing '80 German pressing on Carrere label]
Your favorite working man's rockers have returned to take on any band who ever palm muted an open A string. Highlights here are "Wheels Of Steel", "747", and "Motorcycle Man". Most notably, the dual bluesy guitars are emblematic of the Saxon sound.
Mixwise, both guitars occupy exactly the same frequency range, so they are panned hard left and right. Additionally, the '80s albums have a liberal sprinkling of reverb, and Biff has slapback on his voice. All this adds a little extra chaos at times.
This early pressing is super loud, with reasonable clarity, despite the sheer saturation on the loud parts. The eq is not as crispy as the 2018 Strong Arm[BMG] remaster I have, definitely more mids here.
3.5 stars. You need this in your collection.
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