Thunder: The Complete EMI Recordings 1989-1995, 7CD Box Set

• Thunder’s three studio albums for EMI.

• Plus a host of bonus tracks, single cuts and B-sides.

• And live recordings from The Town And Country Club and their Monsters Of Rock Donington debut.

• FOR FANS OF: Faces, Quireboys.

Formed at the start of 1989 from the core of Terraplane, guitarist and songwriter Luke Morley, singer Danny Bowes and drummer Gary “Harry” James were joined by Ben Matthews on guitar and keyboards and Mark ‘Snake’ Luckhurst on bass for their debut album which was produced by Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor for EMI. ‘Backstreet Symphony’ (CD1), was released in 1990 featuring no less than five chart singles which led to them opening the 1990 Monsters Of Rock festival, captured in its entirety here on CD3.

Their fan base and reputation was further cemented with the release of ‘Laughing On Judgement Day’ (CD4) in 1992, their second gold album in a row. Featuring the singles ‘Low Life in High Places’, ‘Everybody Wants Her’, ‘A Better Man’ and ‘Like a Satellite’, the album reached No.2 In the UK album charts.

By the time that third record ‘Behind Closed Doors’ (CD6) was released in 1995, bassist ‘Snake’ Luckhurst had been replaced by Mikael Höglund. A third hit in a row, ‘Behind Closed Doors’ featured the singles ‘Stand Up’, ‘River Of Pain’ and ‘Castles In The Sand’.

By 1996 Thunder had left EMI, leaving behind a legacy of three classic albums and an armful or two of great singles. No slouches when it came to giving their fans value for money, those singles often came with non-album songs or alternative versions, including ‘Until The Night Is Through (Dance Dance Dance)’, ‘I Can Still Hear The Music’ and ‘No Way Out Of The Wilderness’ from ‘Backtreet Symphony’; ‘She's My Inspiration’, ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’, ‘Bigger Than Both Of Us’ and ‘Dangerous Rhythm’ from ‘Laughing On Judgement Day’ and ‘One Pretty Woman’, ‘The Fire Is Gone’, ‘Life In A Day’ from ‘Behind Closed Doors’.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

Back Street Symphony

1.  She's So Fine

2.  Dirty Love

3.  Don't Wait For Me

4.  Higher Ground

5.  Until My Dying Day

6.  Back Street Symphony

7.  Love Walked In

8.  An Englishman On Holiday

9.  Girl's Going Out Of Her Head

10.  Gimme Some Lovin'

11.  Distant Thunder

Bonus Tracks: Single B-Sides

12.  Dirty Love (12" Extended Version)

13.  Fired Up

14.  I Wanna Be Her Slave

15.  She's So Fine (Full Version)

DISC TWO

Back Street Symphony - Bonus Tracks: Studio & Live B-Sides

1.  Until The Night Is Through (Dance Dance Dance)

2.  I Can Still Hear The Music

3.  No Way Out Of The Wilderness

4.  An Englishman On Holiday (Live)

5.  Girl's Going Out Of Her Head (Live)

6.  Another Shot Of Love (Live)

Live At The Town And Country Club, London 7th March 1990

7.  Backstreet Symphony

8.  She's So Fine

9.  Until My Dying Day

10.  Higher Ground

11.  Don't Wait For Me

12.  Fired Up

13.  Dirty Love

DISC THREE

Live At Donington 1990

1.  She's So Fine

2.  Backstreet Symphony

3.  Until My Dying Day

4.  Higher Ground

5.  Don't Wait For Me

6.  Fired Up

7.  Dirty Love

DISC FOUR

Laughing On Judgement Day

1.  Does It Feel Like Love?

2.  Everybody Wants Her

3.  Low Life In High Places

4.  Laughing On Judgement Day

5.  Empty City

6.  Today The World Stopped Turning

7.  Long Way From Home

8.  Fire To Ice

9.  Feeding The Flame

10. A Better Man

11.  The Moment Of Truth

12.  Flawed To Perfection

13.  Like A Satellite

14.  Baby I'll Be Gone

DISC FIVE

Laughing On Judgement Day - Bonus Tracks (B-Sides)

1.  She's My Inspiration

2.  With A Little Help From My Friends

3.  Low Life In High Places (Demo)

4.  Everybody Wants Her (Radio Edit)

5.  Dirty Love (Acoustic Version)

6.  Higher Ground (Acoustic Version)

7.  Like A Satellite (Live)

8.  Gimme Shelter

9.  The Damage Is Done

10.  Higher Ground (Live)

11.  Lazy Sunday Afternoon (Live)

12.  Bigger Than Both Of Us

13.  Dangerous Rhythm

14.  Everybody Wants Her (Preacher Fade)

15.  New York, New York: Harry's Theme (Live)

DISC SIX

Behind Closed Doors

1.  Moth To The Flame

2.  Fly On The Wall

3.  I'll Be Waiting

4.  River Of Pain

5.  Future Train

6.  'Til The River Runs Dry

7.  Stand Up

8.  Preaching From A Chair

9.  Castles In The Sand

10.  Too Scared To Live

11.  Ball And Chain

12.  It Happened In This Town

DISC SEVEN

Behind Closed Doors - Bonus Tracks

1.  Low Life In High Places (Live At Hammersmith)

2.  Move On

3.  Everybody Wants Her (Live)

4.  Does It Feel Like Love (Live)

5.  You Don't Know What Love Is (Demo)

6.  River Of Pain (Live Acoustic)

7.  Stand Up (Live Acoustic)

8.  Castles In The Sand (Live Acoustic)

9.  Move Over (Live)

10.  One Pretty Woman

11.  The Fire Is Gone

12.  Life In A Day

13.  In A Broken Dream

14.  Love Walked In (Live)

15.  Dirty Love (Demo)

16.  Stay With Me