WHITESNAKE: ‘SLIDE IT IN’ ULTIMATE SPECIAL EDITION
24th January 2019 0 By Jon DeauxWhitesnake scored its first platinum-selling album in 1984 with Slide It In, a release that has sold more than six million copies worldwide thanks to hard-rocking songs like âLove Ainât No Stranger,â âSlow Anâ Easyâ and the title track. The classic album turns 35 this year and Rhino / Parlophone is celebrating with several new versions, including an enormous seven-disc boxed set.
SLIDE IT IN: THE ULTIMATE SPECIAL EDITION will be available on March 8. The 6CD/DVD collection includes newly remastered versions of both the U.K. and U.S. mixes of the album as well as the 35th Anniversary Remixes from 2019, plus unreleased live and studio recordings, music videos, concert footage, and a new interview with Whitesnake founder and lead singer, David Coverdale.
Three other versions of Slide It In will also be available the same day. A double-CD Deluxe Edition includes the newly remastered U.K. and U.S. mixes expanded with a selection of bonus tracks. The double-LP Deluxe Edition features the newly remastered U.K. and U.S. mixes. And finally, a single-disc version includes the newly remastered brand-new mix of the complete album. The music will be available digitally as well.
âSlide It In was always meant to be a structured, more electric modern take on the classic blues-based hard rock that Whitesnake were famous for, but our new Hook City Hooligan, Mixer Extraordinaire Christopher Collier, has hand-tooled this classic record for the 21st century,â says Coverdale. âHearing all the performances so fresh and so clear after 35 years was amazing. Mel, Cozy and Jonâs playing on the record is as vital now as it was all those years ago. All the featured players shine. Not only did Christopher get the best out of the recording, but, he gives the album a fresh coat of sonic paint bringing it right up to date. Iâm personally thrilled with it.â
After releasing Saints & Sinners in 1982, Whitesnake reconvened the following year in Germany to begin recording songs for what would become the bandâs sixth studio album, Slide It In. At the time, band members included Coverdale, guitarists Micky Moody and Mel Galley, bassist Colin Hodgkinson and keyboardist Jon Lord. The album was initially released in 1984 in the U.K., where it climbed into the Top 10.
Soon after, the bandâs line-up changed. Jon Lord left to rejoin Deep Purple and Moody and Hodgkinson were replaced by guitarist John Sykes, and Neil Murray, who was Whitesnakeâs original bassist. Prior to its U.S. release in 1985, Slide It In was remixed while newly recorded parts by Sykes, Murray and keyboardist Bill Cuomo were added, resulting in two distinct versions of the album, both of which are included in this set.
SLIDE IT IN: THE ULTIMATE SPECIAL EDITION features unreleased versions of every album track, including 35th Anniversary remixes made this year, as well as monitor mixes recorded in 1983. The set boasts more than a dozen unreleased live recordings from 1984 that feature an entire concert from Glasgow, Scotland, plus several songs from Jon Lordâs final show with Whitesnake in Sweden. The collectionâs final disc unearths 30 tracks that cover original demos and early mixes for album tracks, as well as unfinished song ideas.
The DVD from SLIDE IT IN: THE ULTIMATE SPECIAL EDITION mixes music videos and live performances, all of which have been carefully restored and remixed in 5.1 Surround Sound for the first time ever. A newly recorded interview with singer David Coverdale rounds out the DVD.
SLIDE IT IN: THE ULTIMATE SPECIAL EDITION –Â Track Listing
Disc One: U.S. Mix (1985) 35th Anniversary Remaster
âGamblerâ
âSlide It Inâ
âSlow Anâ Easyâ
âLove Ainât No Strangerâ
âGive Me More Timeâ
âStanding In The Shadowâ
âHungry For Loveâ
âAll Or Nothingâ
âSpit It Outâ
âGuilty Of Loveâ
Disc Two: U.K. Mix (1984) 35th Anniversary Remaster
âGamblerâ
âSlide It Inâ
âSlow Anâ Easyâ
âLove Ainât No Strangerâ
âGive Me More Timeâ
âStanding In The Shadowâ
âHungry For Loveâ
âAll Or Nothingâ
âSpit It Outâ
âGuilty Of Loveâ
Bonus Tracks
âNeed Your Love So Badâ â Single B-Side
âGamblerâ â 7â Eddie Kramer Mix (1983)
âGuilty Of Loveâ â 7â Eddie Kramer Mix (1983)
Disc Three: 35th Anniversary Remixes (2019)
âSlide It Inâ *
âSlow Anâ Easyâ *
âLove Ainât No Strangerâ *
âGive Me More Timeâ *
âGuilty Of Loveâ *
âAll Or Nothingâ *
âSpit It Outâ *
âStanding In The Shadowâ *
âHungry For Loveâ *
âGamblerâ *
âNeed Your Love So Badâ *
Disc Four: Monitor Mixes & Intros (September 1983)
Intro to âGamblerâ from David Coverdale
âGamblerâ *
âStanding in the Shadowâ *
Intro to âSlide It Inâ from David Coverdale
âSlide It Inâ *
âGive Me More Timeâ *
Intro to âLove Ainât No Strangerâ from David Coverdale
âLove Ainât No Strangerâ *
âHungry For Loveâ *
Intro to âGuilty Of Loveâ from David Coverdale
âGuilty Of Loveâ *
âSpit It Outâ *
Intro to âSlow Anâ Easyâ from David Coverdale
âSlow Anâ Easyâ *
âAll Or Nothingâ *
David Coverdale discusses the U.S. vs U.K. versions of Slide It In
Jon Lordâs Last Whitesnake Show (Sweden, April 16, 1984)
âGamblerâ
âGuilty Of Loveâ
âLove Ainât No Strangerâ
âReading Anâ Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)â
Disc Five: Live in Glasgow, Scotland (March 1, 1984)
âGamblerâ *
âGuilty Of Loveâ *
âReading Anâ Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)â *
âLove Ainât No Strangerâ *
âHere I Go Againâ *
âSlow Anâ Easyâ *
âCryinâ In The Rainâ *
Keyboard Solo
âAinât No Love In The Heart Of The Cityâ *
âFool For Your Lovingâ *
âNeed Your Love So Bad / Thank You Bluesâ *
âSlide It Inâ *
âDonât Break My Heart Againâ *
Disc Six: Early Ruff Mixes, Original Demos and Obscurities
Early Ruff Mixes with Unfinished Lyrics
âAll Or Nothingâ
âHungry For Loveâ
âSpit It Outâ
âGive Me More Timeâ
âSlow Anâ Easyâ
âLove Ainât No Strangerâ
âNeed Your Love So Badâ â Instrumental
âAll Or Nothingâ â acapella excerpts remix
âSlow Anâ Easyâ â organ and drum excerpts remix
Wheezy Interludes â various alcoholic studio antics, David and Mel âfighting a coldâ
Original Demos
âSlow Anâ Easyâ
âSlide It Inâ
âStanding In The Shadowâ
âAll Or Nothingâ
âSpit It Outâ
âGuilty Of Loveâ
âLove Ainât No Strangerâ
Intro to âNeed Your Love So Badâ from David Coverdale
âNeed Your Love So Badâ
Unfinished Symphonies: Demo Ideas that Were Never Finished
âBody Heatâ
âThe Gypsy In Youâ
âLounge Lizardsâ
âGreat Riff In The Morningâ
âThe River Songâ
âCanât Make A Deal With The Devilâ
âPrayer For The Dyingâ
âSpend The Night With Meâ
âSo Much To Live Forâ
âRiff Raff Bluesâ
âThanks You Bluesâ
DVD: Music Videos & Live Clips
âGuilty Of Loveâ â Music Video
âSlow Anâ Easyâ â Music Video
âLove Ain’t No Strangerâ â Music Video
âGive Me More Timeâ â Top Of The Pops
âStanding In The Shadowâ â New Promo Video
âLove Ainât No Strangerâ â Live⊠In The Still of the Night
âSlide It Inâ â Live at Donington (1990)
Extra Features
Jon Lordâs Last Whitesnake Show (1984)
âGamblerâ
âGuilty of Loveâ
âLove Ainât No Strangerâ
âReading Anâ Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)â
Whitesnake Chronicles: David Coverdale discusses the 35th anniversary of Slide It In
* previously unreleased
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