Backwaxed

Backwaxed
Compilation album by
Released22 April 1985
GenreHeavy metal, speed metal
Length37:06
LabelViper/Attic
ProducerChris Tsangarides, Anvil
CompilerRalph Alonso
Anvil chronology
Forged in Fire
(1983)
Backwaxed
(1985)
Strength of Steel
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]
Rock Hard8.0/10[3]

Backwaxed is a compilation album by the Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It is a compilation which features five unreleased tracks recorded during sessions for previous albums on side one, and five previously released tracks on side two. It is Anvil's only album with a main title not consisting of three words with the first and third words starting with the same letter.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pussy Poison" (instrumental, recorded December 1983 at Quest Recording Studios, Oshawa, Canada)Robb Reiner, Steve "Lips" Kudlow2:42
2."Backwaxed" (recorded January 1983 at Phase One Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)Anvil3:49
3."Steamin'" (recorded October 1981 at Phase One Studios)Reiner, Kudlow3:39
4."You're a Liar" (recorded October 1981 at Phase One Studios)Dave Allison, Kudlow4:56
5."Fryin' Cryin'" (recorded October 1981 at Phase One Studios)Reiner, Kudlow3:08
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)From the albumLength
6."Metal on Metal"AnvilMetal on Metal (1982)3:58
7."Butter-Bust Jerky"AnvilForged in Fire (1983)3:20
8."Scenery"AnvilMetal on Metal4:44
9."Jackhammer"AnvilMetal on Metal3:34
10."School Love"Reiner, KudlowHard 'n' Heavy (1981)3:16

Personnel

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Anvil
  • Steve "Lips" Kudlow – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Allison – guitar, vocals on "You're a Liar"
  • Ian Dickson – bass guitar
  • Robb Reiner – drums
Production

References

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  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Anvil – Backwaxed review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  3. ^ Trojan, Frank (1985). "Review Album: Anvil - Backwaxed". Rock Hard (in German). No. 12. Retrieved 2017-01-30.