Melissa Manchester is a fantastic artist whose catalogue has largely been ignored for the past couple of decades. “Hits” collections seem to be about the best we can expect from the big record companies, and most of the collections are pretty generic.
Category: Wanted Album
Peep Show ?– Out For Blood 2008
Sleaze Rock from Scotland. Self release Johnny Gunn & Rusty Gill 2008. Due to ‘many problems with the band name’, they changed their name into ‘States Of Panic’ in 2013 (posted on facebook on February 10th, 2013).
Tracklist
1 The Stand
2 Turn It Up
3 Out For Blood
4 Teenage Nightmare
5 Peepshow
6 Nice Night To Die
7 Take The Fall
8 I Want You
9 Until It’s Gone
10 Cat Boy
Sleaze Kid ?– Shakin’ & Smashin’ 2011
Country:Europe
Released:20 Sep 2011
Style:Heavy Metal, Glam
Tracklist
1 Rock On
2 The Wild Side
3 Heartbreaking Occasions
4 Shakin’ & Smashin’
5 Sex, Drugs & Rock’n’Roll
6 Turned Away
7 The Anthem
8 Jump
9 Sinner
10 Angel Of Cullets
11 Never Give Up
12 In Respect Of Me
13 Memory
14 Just Got Lost
Various ?– Sleaze Rock – Smash It 1990
Country:Germany
Released:1990
Style:Hard Rock, Glam
Tracklist Show Credits
1 –Hanoi Rocks Until I Get You 4:36
2 –The Dogs D’Amour I Don’t Want You To Go 3:52
3 –Great Big Kisses Desperado 3:35
4 –Johnny Crash (2) Freedom Road 3:02
5 –The Quireboys Sex Party 2:34
6 –Bang Tango Don’t Stop Now 3:26
7 –Princess Pang South St. Kids 3:04
8 –Fatal Flowers* How Many Years 4:15
9 –Faster Pussicat* Babylon 3:14
10 –Skid Row 18 And Life 3:50
11 –Kill For Thrills Brothers Eyes 5:08
12 –Enuff Z’nuff New Thing 4:21
13 –Smack (5) Set Me Free 4:44
14 –The Black Crowes Jealous Again 4:35
15 –Sea Hags Someday 5:05
Crashdïet ?– Rest In Sleaze 2005
Country:Sweden
Released:2005
Style:Glam
Tracklist
1 Knokk ‘Em Down 3:36
2 Riot In Everyone 3:57
3 Queen Obscene / 69 Shots 3:45
4 Breakin’ The Chainz 3:02
5 Needle In Your Eye 3:48
6 Tikket 3:33
7 Out Of Line 3:43
8 It’s A Miracle 3:30
9 Straight Outta Hell 2:59
10 Back On Trakk 3:39
Thin Ice – Thin Ice 1992
Category: Hard Rock
Year: 1992
Label: Think It Over Entertainment
Tracks
1. Paradise Lost
2. Widowmaker
3. Your Love
4. Dream Merchant
5. Caught in the Act
6. Love and War
Leigh Gurly lead & backing vocals, keyboards
Bill Prestia guitars, backing vocals
Tony Mann bass
J.R. Zango drums
turbo
The Psychics – Second Sight 2010
Country:UK
Released date : 24 November 2010 – Avalon
Style: Hard Rock
1. One Step from Reality
2. Give Me All or Nothing
3. If You’ve Got It
4. I Can’t Follow
5. Crazy
6. Out of the Sun
7. From a Distant Land
8. Satisfaction Guaranteed
9. Second Sight
Bonustracks
10. Can’t Believe
11. Portrait
Dorian Gray ?– Burning 2007
Country:Germany
Released:2007
Style:Heavy Metal
Tracklist
1 Angel Of Mercy
2 Magic
3 Burning
4 Action, When I Call You
5 You’re Never Alone
6 Voodoo Queen
7 Save The World
8 Edge Of The World
9 Gimme A Chance
10 Shout It
11 Dreaming
12 From Dusk ‘Til Dawn
Dorian Gray ?– Free Spirit 2004
Country:Germany
Released:2004
Style:Heavy Metal
1 It’s A Beautiful Life
2 Confusion On Mind
3 Magic Of Thoughts
4 Prelude
5 Springtime
6 Speaking Without Words
7 Masquerade
8 Magnetism
9 Walking
10 Ariel
11 Mother Earth
12 Free Spirit
13 Castle Rock
14 Dancing To The Moon
15 Opus # 7
16 Merlin
17 Dorian Gray
18 Dreamcatcher
19 Vibrations
20 Coda
Big Bad – Livin’ a Bad Dream 1998
Category: CCM Melodic Metal
Year: 1998
Label: Beat The Dog Records
Tracks
1. Who Is Your God?
2. Control
3. Burnin’ Down A Cross
4. Maybe It’s Love
5. Because You Want It
6. I Miss You
7. Livin’ A Bad Dream
8. I Can’t Pretend
9. Bitch
10. Father
Steve Andrews Guitar
Joby Dee Drums
Kevin Kiive Vocals
Phil Bushman Bass
Toyo – Magic 1990
Category: AOR / Melodic Rock
Year: 1990
Label: Artiste Records
Tracks
1. Magic
2. I Don’t Wanna Fight You
3. The Night You Saved Me
4. Breaking Away
5. Don’t Ever Say Goodbye
6. Lola
7. Nothing Can Stop Me
8. How Long
9. Feels Like Heaven
Toyo vocals, guitar
Rolly Anctil additional guitars
Shackleford Brown – The Southern Distortion Revival 2001
Category: Heavy Southern Rock
Year: 2001
Label: Independent
Tracks
1. Southern Drifter
2. Boat That Sank
3. Good Medicine
4. Muddy Trenches
5. Me and My Mule
6. All For You
7. One Hit Wonder
8. Spirit Of An Indian
9. Johnny Gibson Grins
10. 45 Record Queen
11. Where The Bad Folks Go
12. Up From the Bottom
13. 86 The Chicken
14. Blind Dog
15. Hovercraft
Jeff Packer Vocals, Guitar
Greg Hinds Bass
Ziggy Schulte Keyboards
Chad Litersky Drums
Chris Chambers Guitar
Cry Baby – Broken Glass 1993
Category: AOR / Melodic Rock
Year: 1993
Label: Bums Records
Tracks
1. King of City Street
2. Miles Away
3. Why Did You Say Goodbye
4. Promise Me
5. Responsibility
6. Separate Lives
7. Arabian Nights
8. One of Those Nights
9. Laughter
10. Marching in Time
11. There’s Always Something There to Remind Me
Ellinor Franzen
Johan Eckerblad
Johan Jamtberg
Mikael Gunneras
Ulrika Beijer
Joacim Backman
Nurse Ratchet – Nurse Ratchet 1995
Category: Melodic Metal
Year: 1995
Label: Self Released
Tracks
1. Garden Of Eden
2. Pacific View
3. Big Stick
4. Purifier
5. Pain
6. Liposuction
7. Take Down
8. Nemesis
9. Speechless
Andy McKay vocals
Wendel Wong guitar, backing vocals
Dave Fuller drums
Ted ‘Skidazzle’ Thompson bass
Tim Finn – Anthology: North South East West Import 2009
2009 two CD anthology from the Australian singer/songwriter, formerly of Split Enz and, for a brief time, Crowded House. This all-encompassing double disc collection features tracks from Split Enz, Crowded House, the Finn Brothers and his critically acclaimed solo years. The track list contains a few rarities and unreleased tracks as well as two new songs recorded this year (‘Nothing Unusual’ and ‘Light Years Away’).
Disc: 1
1. I See Red
2. My Mistake
3. Poor Boy
4. Six Months In A Leaky Boat
5. I Hope I Never
6. Dirty Creature
David Garfield ?– Giving Back 2003
Country:US
Released:2003
Genre:Jazz, Rock
Tracklist
1 Desert Hideaway 7:15
2 Laws Of Love 5:24
3 Tune For Tony 5:18
4 The One With A Broken Heart 5:01
5 Two Bunch Samba 5:35
6 Time Will Tell 6:07
7 For The Love Of You 6:31
8 Sweet PC 5:58
9 Tok 5:46
10 Josie 5:39
11 Zuke 6:17
12 Los 5:54
13 Satori 1:04