Stakk Attakk is the debut album by the British glam metal band Wrathchild, released in June 1984.
| Stakk Attakk | ||||
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| Released | 30 June 1984 | |||
| Recorded | DJM Studio, London, 1984 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, glam metal | |||
| Length | 40:19 | |||
| Label | Heavy Metal Records | |||
| Producer | Robin George | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 4/10[1] |
Recorded at DJM Studio in London and mastered at Abbey Road, the album was engineered by Murray Harris[2] and produced by former Magnum guitarist Robin George, in addition to him contributing guitar work, drum programming and background vocals.[3]
The lead single from the album was "Alrite with the Boyz", a cover of Gary Glitter's 1975 single "Doing Alright with the Boys".
Track listing
editAll songs written and composed by Wrathchild, except where indicated.
- Side one
- "Stakk Attakk" - 4:32
- "Too Wild to Tame" - 3:18
- "Trash Queen" - 3:13
- "Shokker" - 4:07
- "Kick Down the Walls" - 4:05
- Side two
- "Alrite with the Boyz" (Gary Glitter, Mike Leander) - 3:39
- "Sweet Surrender" - 4:09
- "Law Abuzer" - 4:11
- "Tonite" - 4:16
- "Wreckless" - 4:49
Personnel
edit- Wrathchild
- Rocky Shades - vocals
- Lance Rocket - guitar
- Marc Angel - bass
- Eddie Starr - drums
- Additional musicians
- Robin George - guitar synthesizer, drum programming, backing vocals
- Production
- Robin George - producer
- Mark Fishlock, Murray Harris - engineers
References
edit- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 419. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ "Murray Harris | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "Wrathchild - Stakk Attakk (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.