PAT TRAVERS BAND

On March 17 Pat Travers will release his new album "Retro Rocket" ..
Pat says this is a return to his original "heat in The Street sound"...It will have a special vinyl release and push as well as a cd release..Pat Says this album was especially recorded to be issued on vinyl...
"Retro Rocket, as its name suggests, finds Travers digging deep into the early years of his outstanding career, finding inspiration in the fiery grooves of 1978 s Heat In The Street and, of course, his monumental 1979 live album Go For What You Know!"..Press Release

Also of interest is the official Polydor remaster and release boxset "The Polydor years:Feeling Right"...It will include official release remasters of all his albums from 1975 to 1984 except for Crash and Burn which already received a special edition remaster re-release...
here is what you get...
a 16-page booklet with original album artwork and credits, along with new sleeve notes from Malcolm Dome.
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Track listing

Disc: 1

Pat Travers (1975)

   1. Stop and Smile
   2. Feelin’ Right
   3. Magnolia
   4. Makes No Difference
   5. Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights)
   6. Mabellene
   7. Hot Rod Lincoln
   8. As My Fire Flies
   9. Medley, Pts 1 & 2

Putting It Straight (1977)

   10. Life In London
   11. It Ain”t What It Seems
   12. Speakeasy
   13. Runnin’ From The Future
   14. Lovin’ You
   15. Off Beat Ride
   16. Gettin’ Betta
   17. Dedication

Disc: 2

Makin’ Magic (1977)

   1. Makin’ Magic
   2. Rock ‘N’ Roll Susie
   3. You Don’t Love Me
   4. Stevie
   5. Statesboro’ Blues
   6. Need Love
   7. Hooked On Music
   8. What You Mean to Me

Heat in the Street (1978)

   9. Heat in the Street
   10. Killer’s Instinct
   11. I Tried to Believe
   12. Hammerhead
   13. Go All Night
   14. Evie
   15. Prelude
   16. One for Me and One for You

Disc: 3

Radio Active (1981)

   1. New Age Music
   2. My Life Is On The Line
   3. (I Just Want To) Live It My Way
   4. I Don’t Want To Be Awake
   5. I Can Love You
   6. Untitled
   7. Feelin’ In Love
   8. Play It Like You See It
   9. Electric Detective

Black Pearl (1982)

   10. I La La La Love You
   11. I’d Rather See You Dead
   12. Stand Up
   13. Who’ll Take The Fall
   14. The Fifth
   15. Misty Morning
   16. Can’t Stop The Heartaches
   17. Amgwanna Kick Booty
   18. Rockin’

Disc 4

Hot Shot (1984)

   1. I Gotta Fight
   2. Killer
   3. Just Try Talking (To Those Dudes)
   4. Hot Shot
   5. Women On The Edge Of Love
   6. In The Heat Of The Night
   7. Louise
   8. Tonight
   9. Night Into Day

Live! Go For What You Want (1978)

   10. Hooked On Music
   11. Gettin’ Betta
   12. Go All Night
   13. Boom, Boom Out Goes The Lights
   14. Stevie
   15. Makin’ Magic
   16. Heat In The Street
   17. Makes No Difference

It will be great to get an official remaster of the albums Radio Active, Black Pearl and Hot Shot...looking forward to all these albums...The release date on the boxset is March 3...

I have never really listened to him before - but this might be a good way to introduce myself to his discography. I hear good things about him.

Nicko used to play with Pat before joining Maiden

^^^ Had no idea that Nicko use to play with him!!! Cool video.

I will be picking up the new box set for sure after having heard this song and some others on YouTube.

Pat Travers rules

mikeinfla wrote:

Nicko used to play with Pat before joining Maiden

So did Tommy Aldridge. Nicko only played on "Putting It Straight" (1977)

One of my all time favorite guitar players....

Awesome! I have most of Pat's stuff on vinyl already, and some of it also on CD. The box set looks killer though. The new album sounds great though.

Oh yeah, Pat is playing in Dallas this Friday and I'm gonna be in town. I don't have any of his stuff. I used to have his live album years ago. Need to check out his boxset.

Before seeing this, I just so happened to read an old EVH interview that I ended up linking to while doing some research on Charvel guitars from the late 70's. Well anyway, Eddie talks about Pat copying his guitar solo for his own (they were touring together).

Played the vinyl of Live! Go For What You Want (1978) a million times after hearing "Boom, Boom Out Goes The Lights" so many times on FM radio.
I wanted to hear more and SORT OF liked his other songs, but not enough to buy more records, until I seen them for pretty cheap being sold USED and grabbed a few.
They were good. just not my usual type of thing.

Just got Pat Travers - Live @ The Iridium

Wargod

I shall check out the new one, liked Can Do.

James B. wrote:

mikeinfla wrote:

Nicko used to play with Pat before joining Maiden

So did Tommy Aldridge.  Nicko only played on "Putting It Straight" (1977)

Nicko was on Makin´ Magic also.