Description
Limited 7 cd box set
This amazing box set is officially licensed from the archives of the Mark Reale estate, c/o Anthony Reale, The Official Bootleg Box Set Volume 2 captures the band at their creative and commercial peak, kicking off with shows from their 1981 UK tour. Riot had already developed a solid live reputation and cult fan-base in the UK when they played the Manchester Apollo on 13th October 1981, and the Ipswich Gaumont the following day, on a bill featuring The Rods and headlined by Saxon. Both sets include live favourites ‘Outlaw’, ‘Road Racin’, ‘Rock City’ and ‘Warrior’. Cleveland, Ohio’s Agora Ballroom was a regular stop-off for rock and metal bands in the ’70s and ’80s, and their 8th November 1981 show captured the band performing ‘Fire Down Under’, ‘Overdrive’, ‘Road Racin’ and ‘Rock City’. Disc 5 was recorded at Paramount Theater, Staten Island in 1983, with the band supporting the new indie release, Born In America. Songs from that album include ‘Where Soldier’s Rule’, ‘Born In America’, Vigilante Killer’ and ‘Wings Of Fire’, included among The Riot classics ‘Altar Of The King’ and ‘Restless Breed’. Jumping forward 7 years to their 1990 Osaka show in Japan, they rattled off ‘Storming The Gates Of Hell’, ‘Maryanne’ and ‘Dance Of Death’ from the then latest The Privilege of Power, plus ‘Bloodstreets’, ‘Thundersteel’ and ‘Flight Of The Warrior’ from 1988’s Thundersteel record, by which time founder Mark Reale was the sole remaining original member. As an extra bonus, this collection is completed by a disc of 1980 writing and rehearsal sessions for what would be their breakthrough album, Fire Down Under, the last with original vocalist Guy Speranza. As well as a number of previously unreleased compositions, it includes early working versions of ‘Swords And Tequila’ and ‘Altar Of The King’, giving a unique insight into the genesis of some classic Riot numbers.
Track list:
1. Swords and Tequilla-Manchester, Apollo 13th October 1981
2. Fire Down Under-Manchester, Apollo 13th October 1981
3. Altar of the King-Manchester, Apollo 13th October 1981
4. Don’t Hold Back-Manchester, Apollo 13th October 1981
5. Overdrive-Manchester, Apollo 13th October 1981
6. Outlaw-Manchester, Apollo 13th October 1981
7. Road Racin-Manchester, Apollo 13th October 1981
8. Rock City-Manchester, Apollo 13th October 1981
9. Warrior-Manchester, Apollo 13th October 1981
10. Swords and Tequila-Ipswich, Gaumont 14th October 1981
11. Fire Down Under-Ipswich, Gaumont 14th October 1981
12. Altar of the King-Ipswich, Gaumont 14th October 1981
13. Don’t Hold Back-Ipswich, Gaumont 14th October 1981
14. Overdrive-Ipswich, Gaumont 14th October 1981
15. Outlaw-Ipswich, Gaumont 14th October 1981
16. Road Racin-Ipswich, Gaumont 14th October 1981
17. Rock City-Ipswich, Gaumont 14th October 1981
18. Warrior-Ipswich, Gaumont 14th October 1981
19. Swords and Tequila-Agora Ballroom, Ohio 8th November 1981
20. Fire Down Under-Agora Ballroom, Ohio 8th November 1981
21. Altar of the King-Agora Ballroom, Ohio 8th November 1981
22. Feel the Same-Agora Ballroom, Ohio 8th November 1981
23. Don’t Bring Me Down-Agora Ballroom, Ohio 8th November 1981
24. Don’t Hold Back-Agora Ballroom, Ohio 8th November 1981
25. Overdrive-Agora Ballroom, Ohio 8th November 1981
26. Guitar Solo-Agora Ballroom, Ohio 8th November 1981
27. Outlaw-Agora Ballroom, Ohio 8th November 1981
28. No Lies-Agora Ballroom, Ohio 8th November 1981
29. Road Racin-Agora Ballroom, Ohio 8th November 1981
30. Rock City-Agora Ballroom, Ohio 8th November 1981
31. Warrior-Agora Ballroom, Ohio 8th November 1981
32. Restless Breed-Long Island, New York 1st July 1982
33. When I Was Young-Long Island, New York 1st July 1982
34. Loanshark-Long Island, New York 1st July 1982
35. Showdown-Long Island, New York 1st July 1982
36. Swords And Tequila-Long Island, New York 1st July 1982
37. Dream Away-Long Island, New York 1st July 1982
38. Over To You-Long Island, New York 1st July 1982
39. Guitar Solo-Long Island, New York 1st July 1982
40. Outlaw-Long Island, New York 1st July 1982
41. Loved By You-Long Island, New York 1st July 1982
42. Warrior-Long Island, New York 1st July 1982
43. Hard Lovin’ Man-Paramount Theater, Staten Island 1983
44. Altar Of The King-Paramount Theater, Staten Island 1983
45. Where Soldiers Rule-Paramount Theater, Staten Island 1983
46. Born In America-Paramount Theater, Staten Island 1983
47. Vigilante Killer-Paramount Theater, Staten Island 1983
48. Restless Breed-Paramount Theater, Staten Island 1983
49. Showdown-Paramount Theater, Staten Island 1983
50. Wings Of Fire-Paramount Theater, Staten Island 1983
51. Loanshark-Paramount Theater, Staten Island 1983
52. Flight Of The Warrior-Osaka, Japan 1990
53. Tokyo Rose-Osaka, Japan 1990
54. Storming The Gates Of Hell-Osaka, Japan 1990
55. Japan Cakes-Osaka, Japan 1990
56. Bloodstreets-Osaka, Japan 1990
57. Bobby Solo-Osaka, Japan 1990
58. Racing With The Devil On A Spanish Highway-Osaka, Japan 1990
59. Maryanne-Osaka, Japan 1990
60. Dance Of Death-Osaka, Japan 1990
61. Danny Boy-Osaka, Japan 1990
62. Thundersteel-Osaka, Japan 1990
63. Swords And Tequila-version-rehearsal 1980
64. Unknown 1-rehearsal 1980
65. Unknown 2-rehearsal 1980
66. Misty Morning Rain-unreleased demo track 1980
67. Swords And Tequila-version 2-rehearsal 1980
68. No Lies-rehearsal 1980
69. Outlaw-version 1-rehearsal 1980
70. Unknown 3-rehearsal 1980
71. Outlaw-version 2-rehearsal 1980
72. Shakin Off The Angels-unreleased demo track 1980
73. Altar Of The King-rehearsal 1980
74. Unknown 4-rehearsal 1980
75. Shakin’ Off The Angels-unreleased demo track 1980