WOLF - Edge of the World LP HRR 539, ltd 500, 150 x black + 350 x white vinyl, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, lyric sheet, poster, 2nd edition: ltd 500, 200 x transparent royal blue + 300 x transparent blood red vinyl, 3rd pressing: ltd 500, 250 x black + 250 x blue/ red bi-color w/ white splatter vinyl, lyric sheet, poster, 4th pressing: 500 x 180g black vinyl Chris English - Vocals Bill Keir - Guitars, Keyboards Simon Sparkes - Guitars Stewart Richardson - Bass Mike Thorburn - Drums John Shearer - Drums 01 Edge of the World 02 Highway Rider 03 Heaven Will Rock'n'Roll 04 Shock Treatment 05 A Soul for the Devil 06 Head Contact (Rock'n'Roll) 07 Rest in Peace 08 Too Close for Comfort 09 Red Lights 10 Medicine Man 1st-3rd pressing: SOLD OUT! 4th pressing: February 21st

specially mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony Forever renowned as BLACK AXE because of their highly-prized ‘Highway Rider’ c/w ‘Red Lights’ double A-side seven-incher, or as WOLF through their Chrysalis single ‘Head Contact (Rock ‘N’ Roll)’, Chris English, Simon Sparkes, Bill Keir, Stewart Richardson and Mike Thorburn built up a sizeable reputation in their native Cumbria under the name Leviathan. In January 1980 they entered a battle of the bands competition at Galashields, just north of the border in Scotland, which set in motion a chain of events which would see them go from local gigs to a nationwide tour, and a deal with a major record label which was to last but a matter of months. As such, few bands epitomised the heartbreak of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal more than they. As Black Axe, the band came to the attention of the hugely influential ‘The Friday Rock Show’ and of the four tracks they recorded for broadcast on the show ‘Edge Of The World’ was selected as one of the cuts on the album of the same name released at the end of 1981, where the band rubbed shoulders with the likes of Diamond Head and Witchfynde. But poor advice and bad decisions robbed Black Axe of their impetus, and the decision to change their name to Wolf once Chrysalis came a-knocking pretty much robbed them of their history. “A silly mistake to make… Had we remained Black Axe we would have had a stronger fan base because everybody would have recognised who we were,” says Sparkes now. In 1984, a couple of years after the band split, a posthumous album of demo material and rarities entitled ‘Edge Of the World’ appeared in the shops. High Roller are now re-issuing that album, which includes both the Black Axe and Wolf singles and the original version of the title track, as well as some stunning originals from the band’s back catalogue. John Tucker February 2017