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EUROPE / REMASTER / REMASTER ROCK CANDY

EUROPE – Out Of This World [Rock Candy remastered & reloaded] **HQ Exclusive**

One of the greatest Melodic Hard Rock / AOR albums from the second half of the ’80s is without a doubt “Out Of This World“, EUROPE 1988’s classic follow up to their monster hit ‘The Final Countdown’. Rock Candy Records specialists did a wonderful remastered reissue of this essential record.
There is no question that in 1986, Europe, almost out of nowhere, became undoubtedly the biggest hard rock band on the planet. Their all-conquering hit single ‘The Final Countdown’ shot the band not only to the top of the charts worldwide but also earned them a place in the hard rock pantheon as one of the few groups who managed to appeal to not only fans of the genre but also to the wider public.
It was with this tremendous uplift and, by consequence, pressure, that the band set about recording their follow-up album, a record that cemented not only their position but also their reputation…

BERNIE MARSDEN / PAICE ASHTON LORD / REMASTER

PAICE ASHTON LORD – Live 1977 (remastered reissue 2019) *HQ*

Nothing was made public but mysterious adverts appeared in the British music press during July 1976: “British Band Requires British Bass Player and Lead Guitarist for formation of new rock band by three established musicians”. In August 1976 the music papers confirmed Deep Purple’s split and announced that Ian Paice, Tony Ashton and Jon Lord were forming a new band to be known as PAICE ASHTON LORD.
There were 150 applicants for auditioning bassists and guitarists at an old cinema in Fulham. They loved Bernie Marsden for his confidence. He was in a band called Babe Ruth and was recommended by Cozy Powell having worked with him in Cozy Powell’s Hammer. He’d also previously been in UFO. Bass player Paul Martinez had been in a band called Stretch, and perfectly fit.
The album “Malice In Wonderland” was released in 1977 and soon after PAICE ASHTON LORD began touring. Their gig at the Golders Green Hippodrome, London, on the 10th March 1977 was recorded and aired by ‘BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert’. The album was finally official released 1992, but one song was missing.
This remastered edition released as ”Live 1977” includes the previously missing song and sound quality is far superior. Ex-Deep Purple legends Lord & Paice, alongside Paul Martinez, Marsden and Ashton translate the songs very well in the concert situation and it makes for a terrific live album…

EUROPE / REMASTER / REMASTER ROCK CANDY

EUROPE – The Final Countdown [Rock Candy remastered +6] *HQ / Out Of Print*

This classic is being requested over and over again, all the time, and it doesn’t matter where we put the files, all are being deleted over and over again (despite the Rock Candy CD is sold out) – so get it while it’s hot!
Finally Rock Candy specialists did their own remastered version of EUROPE 1986‘s classic “The Final Countdown“. It includes 6 bonus tracks: the live versions of title track, ‘Danger On The Track (Live)’ and ‘Carrie (Live)’, plus the single B-sides ‘Seven Doors Hotel (1986 Version)’ & ‘On Broken Wings’, and what makes this reissue unique is the addition of the rare Remix of ‘Rock The Night’ – also a B-side but previously unavailable on CD.
You don’t need a review of “The Final Countdown”, a world-wide smash hit album and a classic.
This Rock Candy remaster is powerful, more punchy than the previously available. In my opinion, tracks like ‘Cherokee’ or ‘On The Loose’ are benefited by this remaster, with a more ‘edgy’ guitar attack.
I doubt there’s a master tape of ‘Rock The Night (Remix)’, but the sound quality obtained for this reissue is darn good. A rarity and a cool one, a pretty different version…

RADIATION ROMEOS / REMASTER / REMASTER ROCK CANDY / STEVE STEVENS

STEVE STEVENS ATOMIC PLAYBOYS [Rock Candy Remastered +2] **HQ**

STEVE STEVENS, one of our favorite rock guitar players of all time, gets his first album with the “Atomic Playboys” reissued and remastered by Rock Candy Records, including 2 bonus tracks. This, together with the one Stevens did with Vince Neil, are without a doubt among the best guitar-driven hard rock albums ever recorded.
Steve Stevens reputation was so high in the mid-to-late eighties (‘the guitar power behind Billy Idol’ and Top Gun soundtrack) that the debut solo album from the six-stringer with hair as impressive as his playing was littered with top class names from the music business.
Released by a major label, executive produced by Ted Templeman, cover art by the iconic H.R. Giger, drums played by (Idol bandmate) Thommy Price and secret KISS member Anton Fig, guest vocals from Fiona and co-produced by the legendary Beau Hill, you only could expect a superb record.
Stevens wanted Ray Gillen or someone like Ian Astbury as lead vocalist, and Perry McCarty (ex Warrior singer) was selected for the job. At first glace it could seems a curious choice for sure, Warrior being way more metal than Stevens dare contemplate, but McCarty’s impressive pipes work like a charm adding power to the songs.
“STEVE STEVENS Atomic Playboys” is a killer album. A polished, crisp, kickin’ collection of rockers…

ARAZMO / REMASTER

ARAZMO – Notice To Appear ’94 [FnA Records remastered 2026] *0dayrox Exclusive*

Now we are featuring in exclusive on 0dayrox the just released FnA Records remaster of pretty unknown American, Florida based band ARAZMO and their only album, 1994’s “Notice To Appear”. An indie CD release but with a very good, professional production, for years “Notice To Appear” resulted a rather hard-to-find collectible.
This fresh remaster brings incredible dynamics to the original quiet CD.
ARAZMO, named after founding guitarist Dave Arazmo, didn’t care about the rock styles ruling the business in 1994, and recorded their collection (many tracks were written in the late ’80s) of hair metal / melodic glam with crisp a production & mix.
Musically reminiscent of early Tesla, Icon’s A More Perfect Union album, early Extreme, Warrant, Mariah, etc, ARAZMO penned very good songs for the genre, catchy, plenty of gang-style choruses and flashy guitars. One of the funniest tracks, ‘Hot Dog Girls’, brings to mind early ’80s Van Halen.
Track titles ‘Livin’ In Hotel Rooms’, ‘Sweet Revenge’, ‘Pretty Girls Rule The World’, ‘Somethin’ For Nuthin’, or ‘Losers Tour Of L.A.’ speak for themselves, fun hair metal but very well done, with skilled instrumentation and cool arrangements…
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CLEAVAGE / REMASTER

CLEAVAGE – XOXO [FnA Records remastered] (2026) *Exclusive*

CLEAVAGE was the brainchild of Hollywood Tease guitarist & songwriter Larry Ganci. In the late 80s Hollywood Tease was the first hard rock band to be signed to the famous rap label Sugar Hill Records and their independent offshoot “Bon Ami Records”. As the record label was going through a transition, Larry started a cover band called CLEAVAGE with members of a band he was producing.
CLEAVAGE, the cover band with Larry Ganci as singer / frontman included, Mike Hensinger (bass), Paul Riario (guitar), and Rob Tarantino (drums) soon to be replaced by George Pagonis. This lineup played covers locally for about a year and quickly built a following. Larry, the prolific songwriter, continued to write, engineer and produce original songs in his privately owned rehearsal/recording studio located in Paterson, NJ.
Some of these original recordings made with Paul, Mike and Rob are included in the two FnA Records CLEAVAGE releases.
This one is titled “XOXO” aka ‘Hugs & Kisses’. Many songs were used for promo / shopping, and while some labels were interested, the rock music industry was changing in the early Nineties, and most of the songs remained unreleased… until now…

CLEAVAGE / REMASTER

CLEAVAGE – 15 Gets Ya 20 [FnA Records remaster] (2026) *Exclusive*

In the very early ’90s New Jersey Hard Rockers CLEAVAGE were one of the most promising bands of the area, prepping to be the ‘next big thing from the Garden State’, but as many, arrived too late into the scene for national success. Anyway, Cleavage managed to self-release in limited quantities their album ‘The Demo’, a highly sought after CD for years among fans and collectors of the genre.
Forward this new century, Cleavage in association with FnA records is re-releasing, officially on a label for the first time ‘The Demo’ (don’t let the title fool you, it’s a professional multi-track recording) re-entitled “15 Gets Ya 20” with 8 additional bonus tracks.
The music in “15 Gets Ya 20” is pure American Hard / Hair Metal from the late ’80s in the same league of Warrant, Ratt, Friction, Lancia or Rock Boulevard.
The musicians in Cleavage weren’t newcomers at all; founder Larry Ganci used to play in Hollywood Tease (which released an indie record), brothers Mike & Ronnie Parkes played for Benny Mardones (Ronnie now handles bass in FarCry and Seven Witches) and drummer Scott Nazz worked as session man on many recordings.
What you get here are catchy hard rockers with melodic rocking guitars ala Warrant, sticky choruses and a singer plenty of swagger sounding a lot like Autograph’s Steve Plunkett. Sometimes laid back with acoustic tracks thrown in the best MTV style, the good thing in this recording is the attitude, the freshness of the Hair Metal in its pure essence…
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BERNIE MARSDEN / PAICE ASHTON LORD / REMASTER

PAICE ASHTON LORD – Malice In Wonderland Special Edition [Remastered +8 previously unissued tracks] *HQ*

After Deep Purple Mark IV split, Jon Lord needed “a band I can have a bloody good time in and feel satisfied musically”. So he called singer/pianist buddy Tony Ashton, with whom he’d made First Of The Big Bands in 1974, and fellow Purple alumni, drummer Ian Paice.
PAICE ASHTON LORD born, but they needed a fine guitarist. Enter the great Bernie Marsden. Their debut LP (and only album) 1977’s “Malice In Wonderland” should have been released as PAICE ASHTON LORD & MARSDEN, right? The combo added a brass section and female backing singers then turned PAICE ASHTON LORD into an awesome swinging blues / rock / fusion hybrid.
Co-produced with legend Martin (The Wasp) Birch, the one thing they didn’t want to end up being was laid-back. And they didn’t. ”Malice in Wonderland” is driving and swinging feel-good British rock at it’s finest.
“It’s like Mad Dogs And Englishmen”, Marsden observed, referring to Joe Cocker’s legendary ensemble, “but more your good old English rock’n’roll”. And he was spot-on. From the belting ‘Ghost Story’, through the Ian Dury-like ‘Arabella’, to Ashton’s ‘I’m Gonna Stop Drinking Again’ – a booze blues gem – the album was loaded with quality.
Paice and Lord decided to call time on the band before they finished the second album, and the two of them eventually joined David Coverdale’s Whitesnake. This finely remastered reissue includes the ‘Another Story’ previously unreleased songs – a pure Classic Rock delight…

ARJEN LUCASSEN / REMASTER / VENGEANCE

VENGEANCE – Arabia ’89 [2xCD Limited Edition remastered] **HQ**

VENGEANCE is one of the finest and most underrated hard rocking bands ever. Hailing from the Netherlands, the outfit was the vehicle for Arjen Lucassen to become famous before went solo with Ayreon.
Thir final album with Lucassen inthe ranks is 1989’s “Arabia“, perhaps VENGEANCE’s best and their most successful. “Arabia” is a fantastic, superb slice of late ’80s polished Hard Rock with a crystal clear production courtesy of John Sonneveld. Think TNT’s Intuition, the first House Of Lords, Doug Aldrich’s Lion, Hurricane’s Slave To The Thrill… that crisp and powerful sound.
But a year before, VENGEANCE already taped the pre-production demos for the album after intense rehearsals. These takes have an exceptional energy, rough diamonds with a quite different approach than the polished result heard in the final, official recording – but production, mix and sound quality are excellent.
That’s why when “Arabia” was reissued / remastered, this great 2-CD package was prepared including on a bonus disc thes terrific early recordings, including a previously unreleased track.
”Arabia ’89 [2xCD Limited Edition remastered]” is a killer package from a band you need to hear if you like ’80s hard rock with melody and punch…

DANNY JOE BROWN / MOLLY HATCHET / REMASTER / REMASTER ROCK CANDY

DANNY JOE BROWN and The Danny Joe Brown Band [Rock Candy remastered] **HQ**

One of the most puzzling moves in the history of Southern Rock occurred when vocalist Danny Joe Brown left MOLLY HATCHET at the top of their huge late Seventies success. He formed THE DANNY JOE BROWN BAND and released the group’s self-titled debut, finely remastered by Rock Candy Records.
Shortly before Brown abandon Molly Hatchet, the group recorded one of the genre’s definitive albums, but Brown wanted his own career. Hence, this album is of interest to Southern Rock / bluesy hard rock fans because it should come as no surprise that it sounds like Molly Hatchet around that era – the early ’80s.
Like Molly Hatchet, Brown’s band also featured a three-guitar attack, courtesy of Bobby Ingram, Steve Wheeler and Kenny McVay.
A couple of extra musical touches support Brown’s throaty growl: slide guitar riffing by Ingram and Wheeler, keyboard accents by John Galvin and harmony vocals that certainly must have been encouraged by producer / engineer Glyn Johns, a legend who’d worked with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Eagles and Eric Clapton…

JOHN FARNHAM / REMASTER

JOHN FARNHAM – Whispering Jack [40th Anniversary Special 2xCD Edition] (2026) *0dayrox Exclusive*

JOHN FARNHAM’s landmark 1986 album ‘Whispering Jack’ mark its 40th anniversary with expanded 2xCD and limited numbered 2LP editions, pairing the original album with the previously DVD-only ‘Whispering Jack Live In Concert’.
With a special cover and featuring one black disc and one white disc, this “Whispering Jack [40th Anniversary Special 2xCD Edition]” collector’s package draws inspiration from the album’s iconic monochrome artwork. The original cover has been artfully inverted for this anniversary edition, offering a striking new interpretation of a timeless classic.
A landmark not only fo Farnham but Australian rock&pop history that includes favourites such as “You’re The Voice”, “Pressure Down” and “A Touch Of Paradise”, ”Whispering Jack” remains as powerful today as it was in 1986. On a couple of tracks, Farnham moves into more of a straight melodic rock territory; “Love to Shine,” and “Let Me Out”, showcasing the electric guitar skills of future NELSON guitarist Brett Garsed.
The accompanying live material documents the concert production that followed the album’s breakthrough. The second disc presents 14 performances from ‘Whispering Jack Live In Concert’, including “When The War Is Over”, “Amazing Grace”, “Playing To Win”, “Help” and “You’re The Voice”.
The live recording has a significant place in the album’s history. Farnham performed a series of concerts around Australia in 1987 following the success of Whispering Jack, with a performance recorded at the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre subsequently broadcast on Network Ten. A full version of the concert was also released on video that year. This 40th anniversary edition marks the first time the concert has been made available on CD.
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DANNY JOE BROWN / MOLLY HATCHET / REMASTER

MOLLY HATCHET – Fall Of The Peacemakers 1980-1985 [HNE 4xCD Box Set remastered + bonus] HQ *0dayrox Exclusive*

Requested by many, here’s in exclusive HNE Recordings / Cherry Red Records MOLLY HATCHET 4xCD Box Set “Fall Of The Peacemakers 1980-1985“, an excellent collection that brings together three studio albums, a classic double live set, a hard to find promo featuring extra live tracks, bonus tracks for each album, and a detailed 28-page booklet with a complete essay, rare photos, and more.
The reissued albums by the Southern rock band are Take No Prisoners, No Guts…No Glory, The Deed Is Done and the live album, Double Trouble Live. All are packaged in replica sleeves plus the 4,000-word essay penned by music journalist Xavier Russell (Kerrang!!) who interviewed the band in the ’80s.
In addition, the albums include bonus tracks, a rare collaboration with Ted Nugent, and songs recorded at a festive Lakeland Civic Center Arena on New Year’s Eve 1980. This concert only was pressed on vinyl LP for radio stations, and never was officially released. It’s a must have for fans and collectors, and a pearl in this Box.
The sound quality on “Fall Of The Peacemakers 1980-1985” is excellent, an essential set of early ’80s MOLLY HATCHET albums. Unfortunately the box set seems out of print now…

HEAVEN / RARE ALBUMS / REMASTER

HEAVEN (Australia) – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (1985) [CD reissue remastered +7] **HQ**

Here’s another request, HEAVEN 1985’s album “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door“, remastered plus bonus tracks. This Australian act should be one most underappreciated hard rock bands of all time. Their albums were always hard to find, much sought after by fans of classic ’80s sharp edged hard rock.
There is two CD versions of “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” with different bonus tracks – both are unofficial, but sound quality is very good, silver pressed CD’s. One features as bonus tracks some HEAVEN demos, this one, the SG Records CD adds a previously unreleased track, plus Live recordings, all with very good sound quality.
The remaster / digital transfer fortunately was done in the old fashioned way: just a proper 90s-type of digital transfer enhanced, avoiding brickwall / huge compression distortion.
And we said ‘was’, as both CD reissues seems out of print now – Heaven albums seems to be destined to be hard to find… A remaining CD copy of this SG Records version is being sold at £406… crazy.
Additionally, we prefer this release as the bonus tracks are more representative to the “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” era. These are a previously unreleased studio track, plus a live recording (well captured) of tracks from Heaven previous albums, hence, no tracks repeated on this disc.
Speaking about “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”, originally appeared in 1985, this record represented a slightly change of sound for Heaven, in favor to the more commercial, melodic trend of the mid-Eighties. Recorded in the USA at Record Plant, N.Y.C. and co-produced by John Jansen (Meat Loaf, Eric Clapton), the aim for the Aussie band was to enter into the profitable American market, thus, reaching world-wide audiences.
In terms of sound & style, we found this album similar to Helix at the time (mid-Eighties) and several other influences, of course…

JOHN CAFFERTY / REMASTER

JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND – Greatest Hits [Iconoclassic Records remaster] (2022) *HQ*

As requested, here’s the first ever JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND hits collection released by Iconoclassic Records. ”Greatest Hits” is a comprehensive hits collection for the band, featuring 16 remastered tracks remastered by Vic Anesini.
The compilation includes their major radio hits alongside classic soundtrack contributions from movies like Eddie and the Cruisers, Rocky IV, and Cobra. JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND were a ‘movie film soundtrack’ favorite band by the industry, and they are true ’80s music icons.
Rhode Island roots rockers JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND burst into the public consciousness in the mid-1980s as the real-life songwriter and band behind the fictional, film-based Eddie And The Cruisers. “On the Dark Side,” the lead track from Eddie And The Cruisers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, held the #1 position on the Billboard Rock chart and the MTV video charts for five consecutive weeks in 1984. The album sold over 3 million copies and was certified triple Platinum by the RIAA.
The title track from the group’s 1985 follow-up album “Tough All Over” became their second #1 single on the Billboard Rock charts and the song “C-I-T-Y” reached the Billboard Top 20. Another song from that album, “Voice of America’s Sons”, was the featured theme song on the official soundtrack of the action movie Cobra (1986), starring Sylvester Stallone.
John Cafferty’s solo track “Hearts on Fire” was featured in the Sylvester Stallone film Rocky IV and he received his second double Platinum soundtrack award.
“Greatest Hits” celebrated JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND’s 50th anniversary with a tour and with its first ever Greatest Hits album, compiling the original recordings of their best-loved soundtrack contributions with hits from the band’s own albums for all ’80s fans rejoice…

REMASTER / TESLA

TESLA – Real to Reel 2 [Record Store Day RSD 2025 remaster] *HQ*

For the first time ever, TESLA‘s hugely popular covers albums “Real to Reel” are being released on vinyl. We already featured the Volume 1 released 2024, now here’s “Real to Reel 2“. The double LP has been fully remastered at Sterling Sound like the original, but specifically for vinyl. “Real to Reel 2” vinyl 2-LP was released for Record Store Day on heavy 180g acetate and housed in a dual gatefold package.
A really welcomed release, not only because the songs & performances are great, but also because the original CD / digital 2007 release was horribly brickwalled, sonically saturated. This vinyl rip sound quality is great.
Recorded using only analogue equipment with a live-in-the studio setting, the band does their own versions of classic songs of ZZ Top, Aerosmith, Montrose, Bad Company, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Rolling Stones, Alice Cooper and many more.
This remaster for vinyl honors the analog tapes, with a warm sound rich in mid-frequencies resulting in clearer vocals and guitars…