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WRABIT – Rough & Ready [Japan HR/HM 1000 Vol.4 series] (2022) HQ *0dayrox Exclusive*

Universal Music Japan has started this year another campaign of their ‘HR/HM 1000‘ series, that meaning the reissue of long time out of print albums from their Hard Rock / Heavy Metal catalog at the price of 1000 Yen = about 9 USD.
As part of the 2022 Universal Music Japan HR-HM 1000 Vol.4 series, as requested, we have here Canadian melodic rockers WRABIT first album “Rough & Ready“. This album has been quite hard to find all over the years, with countless horribly sounding bootlegs floating around.
So this Japanese pressing featuring the latest mastering is a must have for collectors with a stupendous sound quality to appreciate “Rough & Ready” fantastic production – which is far from ‘rough’, but polished and huge way ahead of this time. Indeed, while recorded 1980-81, this album sports that glossy AOR sound heard later in America circa 1983-84.
Song-wise, this is arena melodic rock / AOR like Survivor, Journey, Styx, and Kansas at that time.
“Rough & Ready” is A MUST HAVE album into your first hald of the ’80s AOR / Melodic Rock collection.
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WRABIT – West Side Kid [Japan HR/HM 1000 Vol.4 series] (2022) *0dayrox Exclusive*

Universal Music Japan has started this year another campaign of their ‘HR/HM 1000‘ series, that meaning the reissue of long time out of print albums from their Hard Rock / Heavy Metal catalog at the price of 1000 Yen = about 9 USD.
As part of the 2022 HR-HM 1000 Vol.4 series, as requested, we have here Canadian melodic rockers WRABIT final album “West Side Kid“, quite hard to find on any format for years. Originally released 1983, you know the style & sound here, pretty much in the same vein of previous LP ‘Tracks’: this is catchy, commercial, radio-ready melodic rock / lite AOR.
In fact, the overall sound is more AOR, smooth on tracks like ‘Waiting’, ‘Sing Boy’, ‘Young Girl’, ‘Hold On To Me’ and ‘West Side Kid’ being our favorites but all are very good first half of the ’80s tunes.
The HR-HM 1000 Vol.4 series pressing uses exactly the same mastering from the original Japanese edition, and the sound quality is excellent…
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WRABIT – Tracks [Japan HR/HM 1000 Vol.4 series] (2022) *0dayrox Exclusive*

Universal Music Japan has started this year another campaign of their ‘HR/HM 1000‘ series, that meaning the reissue of long time out of print albums from their Hard Rock / Heavy Metal catalog at the price of 1000 Yen = about 9,5 USD.
As part of the 2022 HR/HM 1000 Vol.4 series, as requested, we have here the Canadian melodic rockers WRABIT 1982’s album “Tracks“. To put it simple, this is one of the greatest AOR albums coming out from Canada in the first half of the ’80s. If you ask me, “Tracks” is a masterpiece for the genre.
This Japanese reissue is of special interest because “Tracks” has been near impossible to get on CD for decades. There was a horrible Renaissance Records reissue some years ago, but now finally we can enjoy this superb album in all its glory.
The HR-HM 1000 Vol.4 series pressing uses exactly the same mastering from the original Japanese edition with today’s precise transfer, and the sound quality is excellent.
AWESOME disc. Nuff said…
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