[2019-09-20] Angel "White Hot", "Sinful" and "Live Without A Net" Collector's Editions (Rock Candy UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Aug 08, 2019 11:52 am

White Hot

Description
Digitally remastered deluxe collector's edition including two bonus tracks. Includes 16 page full colour booklet, 4,000 word essay by renowned Angel expert Dave Reynolds, enhanced artwork, memorabilia, rare photos and band involvement.

The story of Angel is quite remarkable. Launched as the diametrical opposite of KISS (who shared the same label) the band was supposed to reflect the less intimidating qualities of their great adversaries. It was a polar position reinforced by progressive musical attributes and an image that featured angelic all white costumes. KISS was being sold as bad boys but Angel, like the name suggests, were knights in white satin. Their complex, prog-infused, pomp rock suggested that they were superior musicians cut from a very British-influenced musical heritage, with shades of Yes, Led Zeppelin, Procol Harum and Genesis underscoring their style. White Hot was the band's fourth album, following three highly praised but commercially disappointing previous records. This time around, they decided to take stock and plan a different musical strategy. One that saw them refining their style, drawing on hard hitting pop rock rather than overt prog touches. In addition, they brought in a new producer, Eddie Leonetti, a man who had been building a healthy and respectable reputation as the hard rock producer de jour. Originally released in 1978, and housed in a beautifully illustrated album sleeve, the record boasted ten tracks of lean and mean rock, with the emphasis on hard hitting hooks and hip kicking riffs. Tracks such as 'Don't Leave Me Lonely', 'Ain't Gonna Eat My Heart Out Anymore' (originally recorded by the Young Rascals), 'Hold Me, Squeeze Me' and 'Over And Over' underscored the band's intention perfectly. Look out to for the, bonus, rare Canadian only single B-side 'Better Days'.

Tracklist
1. Don't Leave Me Lonely
2. Ain't Gonna Eat My Heart Out Anymore
3. Hold Me, Squeeze Me
4. Over And Over
5. Under Suspicion
6. Got Love If You Want It
7. Stick Like Glue
8. Flying With Broken Wings (Without You)
9. You Could Lose Me
10. The Winter Song
Bonus Tracks:
11. Better Days
12. The Christmas Song

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Sinful

Description
Digitally remastered deluxe collector's edition including two bonus tracks. Includes 16 page full colour booklet, 4,000 word essay by renowned Angel expert Dave Reynolds, enhanced artwork, memorabilia, rare photos and band involvement.

After four albums, there was a strong feeling that Angel were building towards some sort of creative crescendo. Of course, they had already moved through a fledgling progressive rock stage, working towards a more accessible style, perfectly framed by their previous album, White Hot. The focus was now on pure pop metal, the band crafting exquisite melodic hard rock with riffs and hooks to die for. They were also defining their image, as the Sinful the album sleeve showcased the band with perfectly coiffed hair and in stunning all white superhero style outfits. It was an angelic sight to behold. Issued in 1978, recorded in Los Angeles and produced once again by Eddie Leonetti (Legs Diamond, Moxy, Rex), the record packs an impressive sonic punch, easily outpacing their previous works and positioning the band as potential superstars. In a bizarre move, the record was originally titled Bad Publicity and had a suitably debauched album sleeve that was in complete contrast to their previous image. At the 11th hour after an intervention from the label boss at Casablanca this sleeve was abandoned, although several thousand copies were printed and ready to ship to stores. That sleeve has been included in this re-issue. Musically, the album contained some of the band's most identifiable tracks, songs such as 'Don't Take Your Love', 'Waited A Long Time' and 'L.A. Lady'. Musically, it was a triumph of enormous significance and is often hailed as the pinnacle of their creative achievements.

Tracklist
1. Don't Take Your Love
2. L.A. Lady
3. Just Can't Take It
4. You Can't Buy Love
5. Bad Time
6. Waited A Long Time
7. I'll Bring The Whole World To Your Door
8. I'll Never Fall In Love Again
9. Wild And Hot
10. Lovers Live On
Bonus Tracks:
11. Virginia (Foxes Soundtrack)
12. Walk Away Renée

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Live Without A Net

Description
Digitally remastered deluxe collector's edition. Includes 16 page full colour booklet, 4,000 word essay by renowned Angel expert Dave Reynolds, enhanced artwork, memorabilia, rare photos and band involvement.

In the 1970s, double live albums were often the calling card of an act that had either made it's mark or were about to explode to international fame. They were a marker of confidence by both the record label and the artist. Angel was no exception as all eyes had been on the band for some considerable time in preparation for an anointment to the premier league. With five studio albums behind them there was no shortage of material from which to compile this album. Recording two concerts in California during 1978, the band had a red hot selection of tracks that incorporated such nuggets as 'Tower' and 'Feelin' Right' (complete with a Jeff Beck tribute) from their very earliest, prog-influenced, days to the pop metal of 'Ain't Gonna Eat My Heart Out Anymore', 'Got Love If You Want It' and 'White Lightning'. They also found room to include some surprises, such as a fine rendition of the Mott The Hoople standard 'All The Young Dudes' and a studio track, '20th Century Foxes', recorded for the 1980 Foxes film soundtrack.

Tracklist
1. Tower
2. Can You Feel It
3. Don't Leave Me Lonely
4. Telephone Exchange
5. I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore
6. Over And Over
7. Anyway You Want It
8. On The Rocks
9. Wild & Hot
10. All The Young Dudes
11. Rock & Rollers
12. White Lightning
13. Hold Me, Squeeze Me
14. Got Love If You Want It
15. Feelin' Right
16. 20th Century Foxes

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GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

Live footage of prime Angel has been hard to come by. I think this appeared once before and quickly disappeared.

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Sep 14, 2019 4:40 pm

Bump: These have been pushed back to September 20th.

Dr. Chris Evil · 26 Jul 2006

Funnily enough, I just picked up a used copy of the old Live Without A Net CD.

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/angel-white-hot/

Angel seemed on the cusp of a major breakthrough with the album White Hot which starts off with pure hard rock pop perfection called Don’t Leave Me Lonely. Why didn’t they break bigger? Here is a nice piece about the band.

Dr. Chris Evil · 26 Jul 2006

JohnG wrote:

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/angel-white-hot/

Angel seemed on the cusp of a major breakthrough with the album White Hot which starts off with pure hard rock pop perfection called Don’t Leave Me Lonely. Why didn’t they break bigger? Here is a nice piece about the band.

You should read former Casablanca Records VP Larry Harris' book, And Party Every Day.

He says that Angel seemed to live under a cloud and had luck, becoming a never was. Casablanca gave up on them after a few albums.

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

One thing that didn’t go their way was MTV began a year after they broke up, they missed the “hair metal” era.

[2019-09-20] Angel "White Hot", "Sinful" and "Live Without A Net" Collector's Editions (Rock Candy UK)

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