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Geddes Axe ‎–Aftermath lp [clear]

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Clear vinyl with insert. Limited 150 copies

Geddes Axe formed in 1979, being inspired by local Yorkshire acts Def Leppard and Saxon (who the band shared a stage with during their formative years). In 1980 Geddes Axe recorded their first 7” single Return Of The Gods (which was released a year later via A.C.S. Records). This debut single gained a place in the HM charts both in Sounds (even reaching the number one spot) and Melody Maker in the UK. Kerrang! magazine also mentioned the band in their famous Armed And Ready” section, comparing them to Rush and Judas Priest. Geddes Axe’s second 7” single followed in 1982. The excellent Sharpen Your Wits was issued by Steel City Records. Geddes Axe continued to gig far and wide across England over the following year. In 1983 they were able to land a deal with the prestigious Bullet Records label. The resulting Escape From New York 12” EP was Geddes Axe’s most accomplished and musically challenging record. Tony Rose had been joining Geddes Axe by then (replacing the old singer Andy Millard). Original guitarist Martin Wilson comments: “I think that the quality of production on Escape From New York went up a notch and we were getting more used to being in the studio. The songs are some of my favourites as well, particularly a number called 666. Unfortunately, Bullet Records never fully realized the band’s huge potential. As a result, the overdue Geddes Axe debut album sadly never came to be. Aftermath now collects the entire catalogue of Geddes Axe material. In detail that’s the first two 7” singles, the Escape From New York 12” EP plus never issued demo tracks such as When The Lights Go Out, Life In London, Into The Wilderness and Valley Of The Kings. 12 songs (50 minutes) of pure bona fide NWOBHM in total. Martin Wilson explains: Aftermath contains the songs from the three vinyl releases but it’s also given us the opportunity to release recordings of four other songs that were previously unreleased. I’m pleased we’ve managed to get these out because I reckon they’re just as good as the others – Valley Of The Kings, particularly, is very representative of Geddes Axe’s style. When The Lights Go Out, Life In London, Into The Wilderness and Valley Of The Kings were originally recorded along with new versions of the ones released on vinyl as a sort of demo album. It was around the time of Sharpen Your Wits during the time we had Nick Brown and John Burke in the band but while we still had Andy Millard on vocals. Aftermath collects about everything the band has ever recorded. There’s still the odd live bootleg and one or two other versions of these songs with other band members on – but, otherwise, that’s it. There were a couple of live recordings broadcast on the local radio station (Radio Hallam), including one supporting Saxon at Sheffield City Hall that would have been good to have now but they’ve just got lost over the years.

Track list:
1. Return Of The Gods
2. Wildfire
3. Aftermath
4. Sharpen Your Wits
5. Rock And Roll Is The Way
6. Life In London
7. When The Lights Go Out
8. Into The Wilderness
9. Valley Of The Kings
10. Escape From New York
11. The Day The Wells Ran Dry
12. Six-Six-Six

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