THE FIRM – The Firm [Japan Edition Digital Remaster / Victor ～ VDP-1016]

And after the recent Jimmy Page-related material, an obvious choice is his 80s super-group THE FIRM, formed in 1984 with singer Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Company), drummer Chris Slade (Uriah Heep, AC/DC) and awesome bass player Tony Franklin (all the greats).
The Firm’s self-titled resulted quite  successful both in America and Europe ranging from the epic “Midnight Moonlight”, based on a previously unreleased song by Led Zeppelin called “Swan Song” – first tinkered with during the Physical Graffiti sessions – to the commercial, catchy “Radioactive” which topped Billboard’s Top Rock Tracks chart.
Both THE FIRM albums have been repeatedly requested here, asking for the best sounding CD press as none have been remastered.
The choice is easy: at the time, there wasn’t better sounding CD’s than the discs manufactured in Japan. The OBI claims being a ‘Digital Remaster’, but in fact refers to the digital transfer, there wasn’t such ‘remastering’ concept / technology in the Eighties.
Anyway, the sound quality blows out of the water any other version, even today, because both The Firm albums never have been officially reissued, at least on CD.
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Japan Victor Company ～ 【VDP-1016】
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01 – Closer
02 – Make or Break
03 – Someone to Love
04 – Together
05 – Radioactive
06 – You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
07 – Money Can’t Buy
08 – Satisfaction Guaranteed
09 – Midnight Moonlight

Bass, Vocals, Synthesizer – Tony Franklin
Drums, Percussion – Chris Slade
Guitars – Jimmy Page
Lead Vocals – Paul Rodgers

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