TOBRUK – Wild On The Run [Remastered Limited Edition 2xCD] out of print

As requested, here’s the hard to find remastered Limited Edition 2xCD of TOBRUK‘s awesome album “Wild On The Run“, including the 1983’s ‘Wild On The Run’ 7″ single (a different version of this terrific song), plus the ”Bonus Live Disc” including a rare Tobruk Live recording from 1985.
Simply put, “Wild On The Run” is one of the greatest Melodic (Hard) Rock / AOR albums appeared in UK during the ’80s, mixing the nerve from the NWOBHM with the melody and smoothness of classic British AOR, layered harmonies / choruses and hooks to die for.

Perhaps one of the most underrated and overlooked Melodic Rock / AOR releases of the mid-80s was Tobruk’s ‘Wild On The Run’. Unfortunately, unless you were a Hard Rock / Metal aficionado back then, this one might have been released right under your nose without you ever hearing about it.

Tobruk seemed to have several of the qualities that made Bon Jovi and Lita Ford so popular during the 1985 time-frame (when Wild On The Run was originally released). Heck, they even used the Bon Jovi and Lita Ford producer in one Lance Quinn (ever recognize the resemblance in the opening keyboard line of “Falling” to Bon Jovi’s “Runaway”? Coincidence?).

Some say their shortcoming was due to where they originated … Birmingham, UK. Birmingham was one of the cities that gave Metal fans some of the bands popular in the “New Wave Of British Heavy Metal” (NWOBHM) era … an era that was losing ground, if not completely lost, by 1985.
Perhaps the inhabitants of Birmingham, at the time, did not look upon an uprising “Melodic Hair Band” with much favor and considered Tobruk to sound “too American.”
Even the mighty UK music magazine, KERRANG!, at the time only awarded Wild On The Run a paltry 1 and three-quarter “K’s” out of five!

”Wild On The” Run was originally only a nine-track release, but exceptional melodic songs were abound like the title track, or one of the catchiest tracks from the era in “Falling,” easily among the greatest British AOR songs of all time. Yeah, listen to “Falling” in then tell me…
Tobruk’s songwriting was poised to make waves, at least in the USA, as Bon Jovi had already started to do so. Unfortunately, the band couldn’t break the hold of their “Motherland” even after releasing a follow-up release.

Sadly, in December of 2006 Tobruk vocalist Stuart ‘Snake’ Neale passed away from congestive heart failure. Majestic Rock Records saw it fit to re-release this underground classic with some added bonuses.
On offer here, to attract die-hard fans that already own this release, is the inclusion of the original debut single released in 1983 on Neat Records in “Wild On The Run” along with “The Show Must Go On.”

Also included is a second disc of a live radio broadcast performance from 1985.
The live disc includes; “Wild On The Run,” “Alley Boy,” “Breakdown,” “Falling,” “Running From The Night,” and “She’s Nobody’s Angel.” The bass in the live sound recording is sometimes “boomy,” but overall the sound quality makes the disc worth owning for Tobruk and melodic rock fans to appreciate how good this band was on a live setting.
And there’s, at the time, the unreleased “Alley Boy,” which was on the follow-up studio release Pleasure And Pain.

This remastered reissue, with the inclusion of the original single and the live disc, is a respectful dedication to Stuart Neale’s memory. It’s also a must have for any serious ’80 Melodic Rock / AOR fan, a strong reminder of a terrific band who deserved a better fate. (contributors get lossless)
A MUST HAVE CLASSIC

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DISC I – Wild On The Run (Remastered)
01 – Wild On The Run
02 – Falling
03 – Running From The Night
04 – Hotline
05 – Rebound
06 – Poor Girl
07 – She’s Nobody’s Angel
08 – Breakdown
09 – Going Down For The Third Time
BONUS TRACKS:
10 – Wild On The Run (Wild On The Run 7″ 1983)
11 – The Show Must Go On (Wild On The Run 7″ 1983)

DISC II – ”Bonus Live Disc” (Live 1985)
01 – Wild On The Run (Live 1985)
02 – Alley Boy (Live 1985)
03 – Breakdown (Live 1985)
04 – Falling (Live 1985)
05 – Running From The Night (Live 1985)
06 – She’s Nobody’s Angel (Live 1985)

Stuart ‘Snake’ Neale – lead vocals
Nigel Evans – guitar, vocals
Mick Newman – guitar
Jem Davis – keyboards
Mike Brown – bass, vocals
Eddie Fincher drums

out of print