Inside the Electric Circus

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Inside the Electric Circus
Studio album from WASP

Publication
(s)

October 1986/1997

admission

July - September 1986

Label (s) Capitol Records

Format (s)

LP , MC , CD

Genre (s)

Hard rock , heavy metal

Title (number)

12 (first edition) / 14 (new edition)

running time

47:57 / 55:58

occupation

production

Blackie Lawless

Studio (s)

The Pasha Music House

chronology
The Last Command
1985 		Inside the Electric Circus The Headless Children
1989

Inside the Electric Circus is the title of the third studio album by the US band WASP , released in October 1986. It is the group's first album to be produced by band founder Blackie Lawless alone .

background

WASP had released the album The Last Command produced by Spencer Proffer in September 1985 . The songs on the album were described in a contemporary review by Rock Hard magazine as "one hundred percent mainstream tracks that should also please a non-heavy fan". The "only bright spot" is "the relatively good opener" Wild Child. Metal Hammer attested the album “Mediocre,” but admitted to the group that “there is still something to be done” if they manage to “work their way out of the swamp of the gag bands and total fan freaks”. In June 1986 rhythm guitarist Randy Piper left the band. Blackie Lawless, who had played bass up until then, took over his part, while bassist Johnny Rod ( King Kobra ) joined the band as a replacement for Piper .

Illustration of the album cover

Link to the picture
(please note copyrights )

For the follow-up album, the band booked the recording studio “The Pasha Music House” on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles . While the drums were traditionally recorded on 2-inch tapes , the rest were recorded digitally to allow for direct metal mastering. The band took just under three months to record, and the production was carried out by band founder Blackie Lawless.

In addition to written for the album's songs, two were cover versions of other songs recorded, the potential first as a title for the B-side singles were meant: The by Ken Hensley written Easy Livin ' by Uriah Heep and the by Nickolas Ashford , Valerie Simpson and Jo Armstead wrote I Don't Need no Doctor , which Ray Charles had a hit with in 1966. Lawless later decided to release both songs as part of the album.

The cover of the record shows singer and guitarist Blackie Lawless in a cage . For this he was naked and with a body-painting pictures painted. The photo shoot cost 22,000 US dollars ; Just applying the make-up took a new and a half hour.

The album was released in October 1986 as a record and music cassette , the release on compact disc | CD was originally supposed to follow a short time later. In fact, the CD first appeared in 1994. Immediately after the release, the group went along with that of Germany coming heavy metal band Warlock in the UK on tour , where she performed at eight concerts. In Germany, the record was presented as part of the Iron Maiden tour, while the WASP appeared as the opening act between November 20 and December 12, 1986 .

Singles

The only single that was released was 9.5.-Nasty , the B-side of this single was Easy Livin ' . The maxi single also contained the previously unreleased song Flesh and Fire.

Re-releases

The first new edition from 1997 appeared exclusively on CD and offered two bonus tracks with Flesh and Fire and DB Blues , which had previously only appeared as a single B-side . A limited edition of 1,000 copies hand-numbered double LP on orange vinyl was on from the 2003 reissues specialized Swedish label released Vinyl Maniacs. In 2011 an edition called the deluxe version appeared in digipak . It contained 2 CDs, the first of which contained the studio album with the 12 tracks of the original edition published in 1986, which had been remastered . The second CD was the 1987 live album Live… In the Raw . Finally, the Madfish label released two versions of the LP in 2012 (one each in blue and magenta ), but also without the bonus tracks. The CD version published on May 10, 2019 also includes the 12 tracks of the original edition.

Track list

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Inside the Electric Circus
  UK 53 11/08/1986 (3 weeks)
  US 60 11/15/1986 (2 weeks)
Singles
9.5.-NASTY
  UK 70 04/10/1986 (3 weeks)
Inside the Electric Circus (first edition, 1986) 
No. title Songwriter Remarks length
1. The Big Welcome Blackie Lawless   1:22
2. Inside the Electric Circus Lawless   3:33
3. I Don't Need No Doctor ( Cover Version ) Nickolas Ashford , Valerie Simpson , Jo Armstead Original version: Nickolas Ashford 3:26
4th 9.5. – Nasty Lawless, Chris Holmes   4:48
5. Restless Gypsy Lawless   4:59
6th Shoot from the hip Lawless   4:36
7th I'm alive Lawless   4:22
8th. Easy Livin ' (cover version) Ken Hensley Original version: Uriah Heep 3:12
9. Sweet Cheetah Lawless, Holmes   5:16
10. Mantronic Lawless, Holmes   4:10
11. King of Sodom and Gomorrah Lawless, Holmes   3:50
12. The Rock Rolls On Lawless   3:52
Overall length: 47:57
Inside the Electric Circus (reissued, 1997) 
No. title Songwriter Remarks length
1. The Big Welcome Blackie Lawless   1:22
2. Inside the Electric Circus Lawless   3:33
3. I Don't Need No Doctor ( Cover Version ) Nickolas Ashford, Victoria Simpson, Jo Armstead Original version: Ray Charles 3:26
4th 9.5. – Nasty Lawless, Chris Holmes   4:48
5. Restless Gypsy Lawless   4:59
6th Shoot from the hip Lawless   4:38
7th I'm alive Lawless   4:22
8th. Easy Livin ' (cover version) Ken Hensley Original version: Uriah Heep 3:12
9. Sweet Cheetah Lawless, Holmes   5:16
10. Mantronic Lawless, Holmes   4:10
11. King of Sodom and Gomorrah Lawless, Holmes   3:50
12. The Rock Rolls On Lawless   3:52
13. Flesh and Fire Lawless   4:38
14th DB Blues Lawless   3:23
Overall length: 55:58

reception

The album hit the music charts in Great Britain (number 53) and the USA (number 60). The single 9.5.-Nasty could only be placed in Great Britain and reached position 70 in the single charts in October 1986.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Record Collector , August 1989, accessed on March 20, 2020
  2. ^ Rock Hard 14 , November 30, 1985, accessed March 20, 2020
  3. ↑ Metal Hammer, No. 10.1985, page 84
  4. ↑ a b c Blackie Lawless: Inside the Electric Circus , waspnation.com , accessed March 23, 2020
  5. ↑ Men Without Shame (English) in: Kerrang , Issue 132 (October / November 1986), pages 14-16
  6. ↑ a b A Different Sting in: Metal Hammer, issue 11.1986, pages 80 & 81
  7. ↑ Album information on discogs.com, accessed March 23, 2020
  8. ↑ Metal Hammer, No. 9.1986, page 26
  9. ↑ Metal Hammer, No. 11.1986, page 25
  10. ↑ The limited vinyl double album at discogs.com , accessed on March 23, 2020
  11. ↑ a b Chart sources: Charts UK