Survivors (Samson album)
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| Released | June 1979 | |||
| Recorded | April 1979 | |||
| Studio | Kingsway Recorders, London | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 37:46 | |||
| Label | Laser | |||
| Producer | John McCoy | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[2] |
Survivors is the debut album by British heavy metal band Samson. It was released in 1979 and, although vocalist Bruce Dickinson appears as a band member on the cover sheet, the album was completed before he joined the band, with guitarist Paul Samson on vocal duty. The re-issue on CD of the album features seven bonus tracks with Dickinson singing some tracks from the original release.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks by Paul Samson and John McCoy, except "Tomorrow or Yesterday" by Paul Samson
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's Not as Easy as It Seems" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "I Wish I Was the Saddle of a Schoolgirl's Bike" | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Big Brother" | 6:18 |
| 4. | "Tomorrow or Yesterday" | 6:34 |
| 5. | "Koz" (instrumental) | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Six Foot Under" | 5:13 |
| 7. | "Inside Out" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Wrong Side of Time" | 4:49 |
Bonus tracks on 2001 CD re-issue
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll" | 4:01 |
| 10. | "The Shuffle" | 3:21 |
Bonus tracks on 2001 CD re-issue with Bruce Dickinson singing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "It's Not as Easy as It Seems" | 3:05 |
| 12. | "I Wish I Was the Saddle of a Schoolgirl's Bike" | 3:02 |
| 13. | "Big Brother" | 5:48 |
| 14. | "Tomorrow or Yesterday" | 5:38 |
| 15. | "Six Foot Under" | 5:14 |
| 16. | "Inside Out" | 4:16 |
| 17. | "Wrong Side of Time" | 4:47 |
Personnel
[edit]Band members
[edit]- Paul Samson – guitar, vocals
- Chris Aylmer – bass guitar
- Thunderstick – drums
- Bruce Dickinson - vocals on bonus tracks (re-issue)
Additional musicians
[edit]- John McCoy - bass, producer
- Colin Towns - keyboards
References
[edit]- ^ Prato, Greg. "Samson - Survivors review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 978-1894959025.
- ^ "Samson (Gbr) - Survivors". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
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