Description

Original Dutch pressing with glorious gatefold cover a 12 page booklet

Because the Runaways were much better known in Japan than the U.S., it stands to reason that their only live album was recorded in that country. This was released on vinyl in Europe 1977 but in the States it was only available as a Japanese import and sold for around 10 to 12 dollars, which was a lot to pay for vinyl in the late 70s. But European fans or American Runaways fans who were willing to make that investment found a lot to admire about the album, which boasted superior sound quality (by 70s standards) and explosive, uninhibited versions of You Drive Me Wild, Cherry Bomb, California Paradise, and other hard rock pearls. The original Runaways line-up (Joan Jett, Cherie Currie, Lita Ford, Jackie Fox, and Sandy West) was still in place, and the rockers primary focus is on material from The Runaways and Queens of Noise. Holding nothing back, Ford is at her most metallic. Except for a handful of bootlegs, Live In Japan is the only documentation of the Runaways on stage.

Track listing:
1. Queens Of Noise
2. California Paradise
3. All Right You GuyS
4. Wild Thing
5. Gettin Hot
6. Rock-N-Roll
7. You Drive Me Wild
8. Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin
9. I Wanna Be Where The Boys Are
10. Cherry Bomb
11. American Nights
12. Cmon