Live in Japan by Runaways (The) (CD, Jan-2004, Cherry Red)

Album Features
UPC:	5013929124127
Artist:	Runaways (The)
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2004
Record Label:	Cherry Red
Genre:	General, Hard Rock, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Queens of Noise
2. California Paradise
3. All Right You Guys
4. Wild Thing
5. Gettin' Hot
6. Rock-N-Roll
7. You Drive Me Wild
8. Neon Angels on the Road to Ruin
9. I Wanna Be Where the Boys Are
10. Cherry Bomb
11. American Nights
12. C'mon

Details
Producer:	The Runaways, Kent J. Smythe
Distributor:	MSI Music Distribution
Recording Type:	Live
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
This 1977 live album from the seminal hard-rocking girlband The Runaways boasts "You Drive Me Wild" and "All Right You Guys" among its 12 cuts.Personnel: Joan Jett, Lita Ford (vocals, guitar); Sandy West (vocals, drums).Audio Mixers: Takashi Kitazawa; Kent J. Smythe.Liner Note Authors: Iain McNay; Kim Fowley.Recording information: Shibuya Kokaido (06/05/1977/06/12/1977); Shibuya Kokaido, Japan (06/05/1977/06/12/1977); Tokyo Koseinenkin Kaikan (06/05/1977/06/12/1977).Photographers: Akiyoshi Miyashita; Niva Bringas; Weekly Heibon.Because the Runaways were much better known in Japan than the U.S., it stands to reason that their only live album was recorded in that country. This hard to find LP was available in the U.S. only as a Japanese import and sold for around ten to 12 dollars, which was a lot to pay for vinyl in the late '70s. But American Runaways fans who were willing to make that investment found a lot to admire about the album, which boasted superior sound quality (by '70s standards) and explosive, uninhibited versions of "You Drive Me Wild," "Cherry Bomb," "California Paradise," and other hard rock pearls. The original Runaways lineup (Joan Jett, Cherie Currie, Lita Ford, Jackie Fox, and Sandy West) was still in place, and the rockers' primary focus is on material from The Runaways and Queens of Noise. Holding nothing back, Ford is at her most metallic. Except for a handful of bootlegs, Live in Japan is the only documentation of the Runaways on stage. ~ Alex Henderson

¿Perhaps the very best from an era of classic rock live albums. Includes essential tracks `I Wonder Where The Boys Are¿ and `All Right You Guys¿, not on the studio LPs¿ Robert Coyne, Rock, The Rough Guide. Originally not released in the UK or US, Live In Japan was recorded in 1977 during the girls sold out arena tour! The Runaways had become genuine superstars in Japan and this album boasts superior sound quality (by '70s standards) and explosive, uninhibited versions of "You Drive Me Wild," "Cherry Bomb," "California Paradise," and other hard rock pearls. With the line up still the same, just before Jackie and then Cherrie were to leave the band the girls were on top form, making this one of the best live rock albums of the 1970s! Except for a handful of bootlegs, Live in Japan is the only documentation of the Runaways on stage!