SAVAGE - Loose 'n Lethal DLP HRR 852LP, ltd 1000, 350 x black, 350 x purple, 200 x oxblood/ aqua blue bi-color and 100 x sea blue/ white splatter vinyl (HRR Mailorder exclusive), 5mm spine cover, 425gsm heavy cardboard, 12 page booklet, A5 photo, poster, 2nd pressing: 500 x 180g black vinyl Chris Bradley - vocals, bass Andy Dawson - vocals, guitar Wayne Renshaw - guitar Mark Brown - drums Dave Lindley - drums & percussion* Simon Dawson - drums** LP 1: 01 Let It Loose 02 Cry Wolf 03 Berlin 04 Dirty Money 05 Ain't No Fit Place 06 On the Rocks 07 The China Run 08 White Hot LP 2: 09 Ain't No Fit Place (1982 Version) 10 Let It Loose (1981 Version) 11 Dirty Money (1981 Version) 12 The China Run (1982 Version) 13 Ain't No Fit Place (1982 Version) 14 No Cause to Kill (Demo 1980)* 15 The Devil Takes You (Demo 1980)* 16 Back on the Road (Demo 1980)** 17 She Don't Need You (Demo 1980)** 18 Let It Loose (Demo 1980)** 1st pressing: last copies 2nd pressing: March 14th

Original transfer, audio restoration and mastering by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in June 2021. Cutting by SST Germany on Neumann machines for optimal quality on all levels... The ultimate audiophile reissue of this eternal NWOBHM classic! Released in 1983, Savage’s debut album ‘Loose ’N Lethal’ would go on to become one of the most acclaimed albums of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. “This is one mutha of an album – RAW, DIRTY, ANGRY, MENACING, and, of course, LOUD,” is how it was reviewed at the time. Based in Mansfield, Savage really came into being in 1978 when bassist/vocalist Chris Bradley recruited the Dawson brothers, drummer Simon and guitarist Andy, to join him and guitarist Andy Bradbury, although by the time Savage first appeared on record the line-up saw Chris Bradley and Andy Dawson joined by Wayne Renshaw and Dave Lindley. Savage’s first vinyl appearance was on the ‘Scene Of The Crime’ compilation, through which they were discovered (and subsequently covered onstage) by Metallica. This line-up would then record ‘Ain’t No Fit Place’ for Ebony Records’ ‘Metal Fatigue’ compilation, as well as their own single (a new abridged version of ‘Ain’t No Fit Place’ c/w ‘The China Run’) for the label. Ebony offered the band an album deal and with Mark Brown now on the drum stool, the band recorded the stunning ‘Loose ’N Lethal’. Why they were never picked up by a major record label after its release is one of the great mysteries of the time. This new version of Savage’s astounding debut album rounds up all the band’s releases from this period, together with five earlier demo tracks. John Tucker August 2021