Backwaxed
Backwaxed is a compilation album by the Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It is a compilation which features on side one music recorded during the sessions for previous albums and unreleased and on side two five previously released tracks. To date, 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 |   |
| 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
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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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