W.A.S.P. (Original 1984 Vinyl LP)Autographed by Holmes/Lawless/Riley/Piper_Proof
  $   105

 


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Dec 12, 2014 Sold Date
Dec 5, 2014 Start Date
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Description

  • the artwork is awesome and perfect for framing! 
  • Autographed by Blackie Lawless, Randy Piper, Chris Holmes and Steve Riley(see photo proof!)
  • Album was played a couple of times back in the day... This rare metal gem has been well stored and kept!
  • THIS IS AN ORIGINAL and NOT a modern day re-issue~
  • SEE PHOTOS and use ZOOm for details!
  • Please ask questions if you have any concerns or need more details
  • This will be the last week to pick up this awesome collector's piece!

  • W.A.S.P. is the debut album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released August 17, 1984 (see 1984 in heavy metal music). The album has been known under three different names; the spine of the original vinyl release had Winged Assassins printed on it, while early cassette releases of the album had the name of the album's first track, "I Wanna Be Somebody", printed in bold letters on the cover. The album is officially entitled simply W.A.S.P., which it is typically referred to as.

    Overview[edit]

    Upon its original release, controversial track "Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)" was deleted from the album. The Parents Music Resource Center had labeled the song as one of its "Filthy Fifteen", songs that the group determined to be morally objectionable. Capitol Records subsequently bowed to pressure and pulled the song. The band released the song on an independent label in the UK as a single in 1984, and it was reinstated on the album's 1998 reissue.

    The song "I Wanna Be Somebody", released as the album's first single with accompanying music video, achieved such success that it was ranked No. 84 on VH1's list of the "Top 100 Hard Rock Songs" of all time.[4]

    Several of the album's songs have been covered by other bands. "Sleeping (In the Fire)" has been covered by Tiamat and Anders Manga, "Hellion" by Children of Bodom, "L.O.V.E. Machine" by Fallen Man,[5] Lullacry, Fozzy and Alghazanth, "I Wanna Be Somebody" by Sentenced, Catamenia, Witchery, and Gates of Ishtar, and "The Torture Never Stops" by the death metal group Torture Division.[6]

    The song "Tormentor" was heard in the films The Dungeonmaster (1984) and TerrorVision (1986).

    Track listing[edit]

    Original[edit]

    • All songs written by Blackie Lawless, except where noted.
    No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "I Wanna Be Somebody"     3:43 2. "L.O.V.E. Machine"     3:51 3. "The Flame"   Lawless, Chris Holmes, J. Marquez 3:41 4. "B.A.D."     3:56 5. "School Daze"     3:35 6. "Hellion"     3:39 7. "Sleeping (In the Fire)"     3:55 8. "On Your Knees"     3:48 9. "Tormentor"   Lawless, Holmes 4:10 10. "The Torture Never Stops"     3:56 [show]

    Chart positions[edit]

    Album[edit]

    Chart Peak
    position U.S. Billboard 200[8] 74

    Certifications[edit]

    Country Certification Date Sales certified U.S.[9] Gold June 4, 1998 500,000

    Personnel[edit]

    • Blackie Lawless – lead vocals, bass guitar
    • Chris Holmes – lead & rhythm guitars
    • Randy Piper – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
    • Tony Richards – drums, backing vocals

    Production[edit]

    • Produced by Blackie Lawless and Mike Varney
    • Engineered by Duane Baron and Stephen M. Fontano
    • Mixed by Duane Baron
    • Jim Scott and Hanspeter Huber – assistant engineers
    • Pre-production by David Tarling

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