[2023-06-09] Ratt "The Atlantic Years: 1984-1990" 5CD box set (BMG)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Apr 01, 2023 2:12 pm

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZX9TB9Y/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon Canada
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0BZX9TB9Y/?tag=imwanca-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BZX9TB9Y/?tag=imwan-21

Description
BMG, in partnership with Rhino Entertainment, announces 'THE ATLANTIC YEARS' LIMITED EDITION BOX SET, celebrating Ratt's massively successful period where all 5 of their studio albums were certified GOLD, PLATINUM or MULTI-PLATINUM. Released on June 9th, the CD set features all 5 of the studio albums in a side loading box. All albums feature the classic line up of Stephen Pearcy (vocals), Warren DeMartini (guitars), Robbin Crosby (guitars), Juan Croucier (bass/vocals), and Bobby Blotzer (drums).

Tracklist
[CD1: Detonator]
1. Intro To Shame
2. Shame Shame Shame
3. Lovin' You's A Dirty Job
4. Scratch That Itch
5. One Step Away
6. Hard Time
7. Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
8. All Or Nothing
9. Can't Wait On Love
10. Givin' Yourself Away
11. Top Secret

[CD2: Out Of The Cellar]
1. Wanted Man
2. You're In Trouble
3. Round And Round
4. In Your Direction
5. She Wants Money
6. Lack Of Communication
7. Back For More
8. The Morning After
9. I'm Insane
10. Scene Of The Crime

[CD3: Dancing Undercover]
1. Dance
2. One Good Lover
3. Drive Me Crazy
4. Slip Of The Lip
5. Body Talk
6. Looking For Love
7. 7th Avenue
8. It Doesn't Matter
9. Take A Chance
10. Enough Is Enough

[CD4: Invasion Of Your Privacy]
1. You're In Love
2. Never Use Love
3. Lay It Down
4. Give It All
5. Closer To My Heart
6. Between The Eyes
7. What You Give Is What You Get
8. Got Me On The Line
9. You Should Know By Now
10. Dangerous But Worth The Risk

[CD5: Reach For The Sky]
1. City To City
2. I Want A Woman
3. Way Cool Jr.
4. Don't Bite The Hand That Feeds You
5. I Want To Love You Tonight
6. Chain Reaction
7. No Surprise
8. Bottom Line
9. What's It Gonna Be
10. What I'm After

Packshot (click for full size):

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Apr 05, 2023 10:58 pm

All of the pre-order links in the first post are now active.

JosephC · **Joined:** 27 Jan 2011 **Posts:** 2656

There must have been some big sale or merger or something that just happened. Here is another old WEA release that is on BMG. Did Warner jump out of the music business?

JosephC · **Joined:** 27 Jan 2011 **Posts:** 2656

The big omission here is the first EP which is as good as anything on here and was picked up by Atlantic at the time...so there isn't really any good excuse to leave it out of this set.

Some great stuff in this box-

ted262 · 22 Aug 2004

The sequence is weird too.

JosephC · **Joined:** 27 Jan 2011 **Posts:** 2656

The press releases for this are really hyping the vinyl version of this and just mentioning the CD version as an afterthought. There have been new masters for the vinyl, and it kind of makes me wonder if they also used those masters as the basis for this CD set? I'm guessing no as it's not specifically mentioned in the press release, but if these are the new vinyl masters put on CD, it could be a real nice set for CD buyers.

Tricky Kid · **Joined:** 23 Sep 2007 **Posts:** 8297

JosephC wrote:

The big omission here is the first EP which is as good as anything on here and was picked up by Atlantic at the time...so there isn't really any good excuse to leave it out of this set.

Especially as it is apparently long OOP with the commensurate prices on the second-hand market *AND* it could have easily been added to Out Of The Cellar as bonus tracks without having to press an extra disc.

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

There was an exact box set by this name done by Hear No Evil/Cherry Red in 2020.

The bonus tracks were just single edits or remixes.

Reviews were very good for the sound.

Is this using the same sources?

Steve Woolard · **Joined:** 12 Apr 2009 **Posts:** 41

Even though Atlantic briefly distributed the EP, the rights remained with Time Coast.
So BMG would have to make a separate deal to include that EP.

Is it even streaming anywhere?

Dr. Chris Evil · 26 Jul 2006

A few years back, I bought a Ratt comp.

I did have Out Of The Cellar and Invasion Of Your Privacy back in the LP daze, but is it really worth having the classic catalogue?

Linda · **Posted:** Sat May 06, 2023 1:40 pm

Update: Added the packshot and description to the first post.

[2023-06-09] Ratt "The Atlantic Years: 1984-1990" 5CD box set (BMG)

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