THUNDER – BACK STREET SYMPHONY LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1990 ROCK METAL

Thunder – Back Street Symphony
(EMI Records  1990  EMC3570)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear to edges and some wear on corners
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

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

Thunder are a British hard rock band, who originally formed in 1989 when the band Terraplane broke up, leaving lead singer Danny Bowes and guitarist/main songwriter Luke Morley to form a new group, namely Thunder. Retaining Terraplane drummer Gary James (popularly known as ‘Harry’ James), they completed the line-up with bassist Mark ‘Snake’ Luckhurst and guitarist/keyboard player Ben Matthews. Though the band’s main area of support has remained their homeland of the UK, they also enjoy significant success in Japan.

Backstreet Symphony is the first album by Thunder. The band was signed with EMI after performing a demo audition in 1989, and soon began recording their first album. It was released in early 1990 . The band achieved its first two UK Top 30 hits with singles from this album; the title track reached #25 and, the following year, “Love Walked In” reached #21. The album was later certified ‘Silver’ by the BPI. In 1991, it was released by EMI in Japan with a bonus disc of live tracks. In 2009, to coincide with the bands retirement tour, a 2 disc version of the album was released, including bonus tracks and live recordings.

Track listing

All songs written by Luke Morley, except where noted:

1. “She’s So Fine” (Luke Morley, Andy Taylor) – 5:31
2. “Dirty Love” – 5:21
3. “Don’t Wait for Me” – 5:33
4. “Higher Ground” – 5:07
5. “Until My Dying Day” (Luke Morley, Andy Taylor) – 6:33
6. “Backstreet Symphony” – 4:31
7. “Love Walked In” – 6:25
8. “An Englishman on Holiday” – 4:28
9. “Girl’s Going Out of Her Head” – 4:18
10. “Gimme Some Lovin'” (Muff Winwood, Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis) – 3:52

Personnel

• Danny Bowes – vocals
• Luke Morley – guitars
• Gary James – drums, percussion
• Ben Matthews – guitars, piano, organ
• Mark ‘Snake’ Luckhurst – bass guitar
• Andy Taylor – twelve string guitar (on “Until My Dying Day”)
• The Croquettes and The Gherkin Brothers – backing vocals

Credits

• Producer – Andy Taylor
• Recording and mixing – Mike Fraser
• Assistant engineers – Ben Matthews, Peter Peck, Russell Leahy, Andy Strange, Rupert Coulson
• Mastering – Ian Cooper
• Photography – Andy Earl
• Cover concept – Luke Morley
• Original artwork – Christine Morley