THE GEORGIA SATELLITES – DEBUT LP – Nr MINT 1986

Georgia Satellites
(Elektra Records  1986  604961   US Press)

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners and some ringwear
Elektra Inner Sleeve has a couple of splits

The Georgia Satellites are a Southern rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They are best known for their 1986 top five hit single “Keep Your Hands to Yourself”.

Georgia Satellites is the first album released by The Georgia Satellites. It contains their biggest hit, “Keep Your Hands to Yourself” (which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, behind Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer”), and another minor hit, “Battleship Chains,” written by Terry Anderson. It also contains a cover of “Every Picture Tells a Story,” written by Rod Stewart and Ron Wood. Most of the other songs were written by lead singer/rhythm guitarist Dan Baird, except “Red Light,” which he co-wrote with Neill Bogan, and “Can’t Stand the Pain,” written by lead guitarist Rick Richards, who also takes lead vocal on the tune.

The band would release two more studio albums after this one, but none featured a song with nearly the radio and MTV success as “Keep Your Hands to Yourself,” and the band finally split in 1990.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dan Baird, except where indicated

1. “Keep Your Hands to Yourself” – 3:26
2. “Railroad Steel” – 4:11
3. “Battleship Chains” (Terry Anderson) – 2:55
4. “Red Light” (Baird, Bogan) – 2:45
5. “The Myth of Love” – 4:12
6. “Can’t Stand the Pain” (Rick Richards) – 3:40
7. “Golden Light” – 3:35
8. “Over and Over” – 3:35
9. “Nights of Mystery” – 4:44
10. “Every Picture Tells a Story” (Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood) – 5:23

Personnel

• Dan Baird – lead vocals guitar
• Rick Richards – guitar, vocals
• Rick Price – bass
• Mauro Magellan – drums

Additional personnel

• Dave Hewitt – additional bass on “Keep Your Hands to Yourself”
• Randy Delay – additional drums, percussion on “Keep Your Hands to Yourself”