Sneak Preview (album)

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Sneak Preview

Studio album by Sneak Preview (King's X)
Released	1983
Recorded	Dyna-Might Studios Springfield, MO.
Genre	Rock
Label	Independant
Producer	John Gott and Sneak Preview

This is the independently released album by the future members of King's X going by the name of Sneak Preview. Reportedly, only about 1,000 copies were pressed. The band were not very impressed with the results and legend has it, they personally destroyed about half of the pressed copies making this album a very rare item.

The album has a definite early 80's rock sound both songwriting and production wise. It does little to set itself apart from any other acts at the time and is also quite different than the distinctive sound they would develop a few years later as King's X. However, there are a couple of seeds for future use planted here. The song "The Door" from this album was re-written lyrically and recorded for the Ear Candy album as "Picture". "You're The Only One" was recorded for the Black Like Sunday album in 2003. And the instrumental break in the middle of "Inside Outside" was re-used on the track "I Can't Help It" from the Faith Hope Love album.

There were 5 videoclips released for this album, "Hang On", "Together", "Linda', "Inside Outside" and "Full Scale".