Saxon (album)

Saxon
Studio album by Saxon
Released May 21, 1979
Recorded Livingston Recording Studios, Barnet, London, UK, 1979
Genre Heavy metal
Length 28:54
Label Carrere
Producer John Verity
Saxon chronology
Saxon
(1979)
Wheels of Steel
(1980)
Singles from Saxon
  1. "Stallions of the Highway / Big Teaser"
    Released: March 1979
  2. "Big Teaser / Stallions of the Highway"
    Released: June 1979
  3. "Backs to the Wall / Militia guard"
    Released: November 1979
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Saxon is the debut studio album by British heavy metal band Saxon released in 1979 (see 1979 in music).

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Byford/Quinn/Oliver/Dawson/Gill. 

No. Title Length
1. "Rainbow Theme"   3:07
2. "Frozen Rainbow"   2:29
3. "Big Teaser"   3:55
4. "Judgement Day"   5:31
5. "Stallions of the Highway"   2:52
6. "Backs to the Wall"   3:09
7. "Still Fit to Boogie"   2:53
8. "Militia Guard"   4:50

Bonus tracks on 2009 remastered album

No. Title Length
9. "Big teaser [Demo 1978]"   3:50
10. "Stallions of the highway [Demo 1978]"   3:03
11. "Backs to the wall [Demo 1978]"   3:12
12. "Rainbow theme [Demo 1978]"   4:38
13. "Frozen rainbow [Demo 1978]"   2:32
14. "Backs to the wall [BBC session]"   3:17
15. "Stallions of the highway [BBC session]"   2:47
16. "Motorcycle man [BBC session]"   3:48
17. "Still fit to boogie [BBC session]"   2:46
18. "747 (Strangers in the night) [BBC session]"   5:02
19. "Judgement day [Live]"   5:40
20. "Still fit to boogie [Live at Donington 1980]"   2:38
21. "Backs to the wall [Live at Donington 1980]"   3:25
22. "Stallions of the highway [Live at Donington 1980]"   3:41

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Saxon Saxon". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/saxon-r17440. Retrieved 2011-06-17.