Early days

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Early days
Compilation album by Krokus

Publication
(s)

1980

Label (s) Mercury

Format (s)

LP

Genre (s)

Hard rock

Title (number)

11

running time

37 min 10 s

production

Peter J. Mac Taggart (Crocus, To You All)

Fernando von Arb and Chris von Rohr (Pay It in Metal / Pain Killer)

Studio (s)

Sinus Studio, Bern ( Switzerland ) (Krokus, To You All)

Manor Studios, Oxford ( Great Britain ) (Pay It in Metal / Pain Killer)

chronology
- Early days Prior Convictions
(1984)

Early Days is a compilation by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus .

background

The compilation Early Days , which is available in two different cover art, consists of songs from the even more progressive early phase of Krokus . It only contains tracks from the years 1976 to 1978, i.e. from the studio albums Krokus , To You All and Pay It in Metal / Pain Killer . The compilation was released by the record company Mercury , which two years earlier had already released the aforementioned studio album Pay It in Metal or Pain Killer . Early Days is not listed in the discography of the official website, but is at least mentioned by name in the history of the band. The compilation has only appeared as an LP until today.

Track list

  1. Bye Bye Baby (4:16) (Fernando von Arb / Chris von Rohr ) (from Pay It in Metal / Pain Killer )
  2. Rock Me, Rock You (3:20) (from Arb / von Rohr) (from Pay It in Metal / Pain Killer )
  3. Trying Hard (3:40) (Tommy Kiefer) (from To You All )
  4. Killer (3:34) (from Arb / von Rohr) (from Pay It in Metal / Pain Killer )
  5. Highway Song (4:03) (from Arb / von Rohr) (from To You All )
  6. Mr. Greedy (3:24) (Kiefer) (from To You All )
  7. To You All (2:28) (from Arb / von Rohr) (from To You All )
  8. Bad Love (4:53) (from Arb / von Rohr) (from Pay It in Metal / Pain Killer )
  9. Lonesome Rider (2:39) (from Arb / von Rohr) (from To You All )
  10. Majale (2:56) (pine) (from crocus )
  11. Deadline (2:01) (Kiefer / von Rohr) (from Pay It in Metal / Pain Killer )

occupation

crocus

Vocals , piano , drums : Chris von Rohr
Vocals, lead guitar : Tommy Kiefer
Rhythm guitar : Hansi Droz
Bass : Remo Spadino

To You All

Vocals, keyboards , percussion : Chris von Rohr
Lead guitar: Tommy Kiefer
Rhythm guitar: Fernando from Arb
Bass: Jürg Naegeli
Drums: Freddy Steady

Pay It in Metal / Pain Killer

Vocals, percussion: Chris von Rohr
Lead guitar: Tommy Kiefer
Rhythm guitar: Fernando from Arb
Bass, keyboard: Jürg Naegeli
Drums: Freddy Steady

Individual evidence

  1. discogs.com - Crocus - Early Days . Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  2. hitparade.ch - Krokus - Early Days . Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  3. thrashnmetal.blogspot.de - Krokus - Early Days Orig Swiss 12 "LP Vinyl . Accessed March 18, 2013.
  4. krokusonline.seven49.net - From the Beginning: The History of a Swiss Rock Giant . Retrieved March 25, 2013.

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