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2018 digibook re-issue with 9 bonus tracks

It’s hard to pinpoint the reasons for Saxon’s gradual fall from stardom, but by the time they released 1984’s Crusader, the band had obviously stopped leading the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with its aggressive biker anthems, and fallen in line behind Iron Maiden’s epic historical themes and more complex song structures. It did them no good. Crusader was actually a slight improvement from the songwriting perspective and the title track can still to this be called a true Saxon classic

Track listing:
1. The Crusader Prelude
2. Crusader
3. A Little Bit Of What You Fancy
4. Sailing To America
5. Set Me Free
6. Just Let Me Rock
7. Bad Boys (Like To Rock ‘n’ Roll)
8. Do It All For You
9. Rock City
10. Run For Your Lives
11. Borderline-demo 1983
12. Helter Skelter-demo 1983
13. Crusader-demo 1983
14. Do It All For You-demo 1983
15. Sailing To America-demo 1983
16. Set Me Free-demo 1983
17. Just Let Me Rock-demo 1983
18. Do It All For You (intro)/Run For Your Lives-demo 1983
19. Living For The Weekend-outtake demo