Backwaxed
Backwaxed is a compilation album by the Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It is a compilation which features five unreleased tracks recorded during sessions for previous albums on side one, and five previously released tracks on side two. It is Anvil's only album with a main title not consisting of three words with the first and third words starting with the same letter.
| Backwaxed | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 22 April 1985 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, speed metal | |||
| Length | 37:06 | |||
| Label | Viper/Attic | |||
| Producer | Chris Tsangarides, Anvil | |||
| Compiler | Ralph Alonso | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 8.0/10[3] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pussy Poison" (instrumental, recorded December 1983 at Quest Recording Studios, Oshawa, Canada) | Robb Reiner, Steve "Lips" Kudlow | 2:42 |
| 2. | "Backwaxed" (recorded January 1983 at Phase One Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) | Anvil | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Steamin'" (recorded October 1981 at Phase One Studios) | Reiner, Kudlow | 3:39 |
| 4. | "You're a Liar" (recorded October 1981 at Phase One Studios) | Dave Allison, Kudlow | 4:56 |
| 5. | "Fryin' Cryin'" (recorded October 1981 at Phase One Studios) | Reiner, Kudlow | 3:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Metal on Metal" | Anvil | Metal on Metal (1982) | 3:58 |
| 7. | "Butter-Bust Jerky" | Anvil | Forged in Fire (1983) | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Scenery" | Anvil | Metal on Metal | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Jackhammer" | Anvil | Metal on Metal | 3:34 |
| 10. | "School Love" | Reiner, Kudlow | Hard 'n' Heavy (1981) | 3:16 |
Personnel
- Anvil
- Steve "Lips" Kudlow – vocals, guitar
- Dave Allison – guitar, vocals on "You're a Liar"
- Ian Dickson – bass guitar
- Robb Reiner – drums
- Production
- Chris Tsangarides – producer, engineer and mixing on tracks 2, 6–9
- Anvil – producer on tracks 1, 3–5, 10
- Ralph Alonso – compiler
References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Anvil – Backwaxed review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- Trojan, Frank (1985). "Review Album: Anvil - Backwaxed". Rock Hard (in German). No. 12. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
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