Contraband "All The Way From Memphis (Single & Video)"

"All the Way from Memphis" is a single released by Mott the Hoople as the lead track from the album Mott in 1973. The song tells a story about a rock and roller whose guitar is shipped to Oriole, Kentucky, instead of Memphis, Tennessee.

Contraband covered the song on their self titled debut album.

Tracklist:

All The Way From Memphis 4:54

All The Way From Memphis (Balls To The Wall Version) 5:24

Loud Guitars, Fast Cars & Wild Wild Livin' 4:25

Contraband "Contraband (Japan, Impact American, TOCP-6703)"

Contraband was a short-lived supergroup/side project that included members of several famous rock bands from the 1980s, such as Shark Island, Michael Schenker Group, Ratt, L.A. Guns, and Vixen.

Contraband came to be after a Vixen and Ratt unplugged session on MTV. 

The band released only one self-titled album in 1991 which received lukewarm reviews. The album was a commercial failure and the band disbanded shortly after, while touring with Ratt. The song "Loud Guitars, Fast Cars, and Wild, Wild Livin'" was included in the movie If Looks Could Kill soundtrack. In the US, the album charted at number 187. Their cover version of "All the Way from Memphis" appeared on the UK record chart in July 1991. "Loud Guitars, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Livin'" was later covered as "Loud Guitars, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Women" by Blue Tears later in the early 1990s and released for the 2005 album Dancin' On the Back Streets.

Track listing:

1. "All the Way from Memphis" メンフィスへの道  Ian Hunter 4:56
2. "Kiss by Kiss" キッス・バイ・キッス Michael Thompson, Mark Spiro 4:19
3. "Intimate Outrage" インティメイト・アウトレイジ Spiro, Dann Huff, Phil Naish 4:57
4. "Bad for Each Other" バッド・フォー・イーチ・アザー Richard Black, Spencer Sercombe, Steve Diamond 4:28
5. "Loud Guitars, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Livin'" 叫ぶギター、爆走する車、そしてワイルドな人生  Gregg Fulkerson/Michael Spears/Black 4:26
6. "Good Rockin' Tonight" 今夜はグッド・ロッキン Roy Brown 3:23
7. "If This Is Love" イフ・ジス・イズ・ラブ Steven Pasch, Anthony Krizan, Black 5:03
8. "Stand" スタンド Tim Feehan, Brian MacLeod 4:04
9. "Tonight You're Mine" トゥナイト・ユーアー・マイン Pasch, Krizan 4:43
10. "Hang On to Yourself" 君の意志のままに David Bowie 2:47

Bobby Blotzer appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation

Share Pedersen appears courtesy of EMI Records

Tracii Guns appears courtesy of Polygram Records Inc.

Michael Schenker appears courtesy of EMI Electrola Records (outside U.S.A. and Canada)

Comes in a standard jewel case with obi and includes fold-out insert with liner notes Japanese/English track list, Japanese commentary, and lyrics translated into Japanese.

The commentary is credited as: 91.4.13 伊藤政則/MASA-ITOH

Shark Island "Gathering Of The Faithful"

In 2005, Shark Island reunited to re-record various previously written and demoed songs for the album Gathering of the Faithful, produced by guitarist Spencer Sercombe with additional production from German Villacorta and vocalist Richard Black. The line-up featured Black on vocals, Sercombe on guitars, piano, synthesizer and vocals, Christian Heilman on bass and new drummer, Glen Sobel, now with Alice Cooper. The album was released in Europe on Frontiers Records in 2006 and via Manifest Music in the U.S. in 2007.

In 2013, Black put together a new line-up of Shark Island and played classic-era material in Europe including a show in Zagreb, Croatia.

Tracklist:

1. Blue Skies
2. Tomorrow’s Child
3. The Stranger
4. Go West
5. Welcome Goodbye
6. Life Goes On
7. Down To The Ground
8. Looking For The Sun
9. Heaven
10. I Had A Dream
11. Will To Power
12. Need Your Love
13. Temptation

Produced by Spencer Sercombe. 

Additional production by German Villacorta and Richard Black.

Executive producer Robert Marshall.

Digipack with card sleeve.

Shark Island "Law Of The Order (Japan, Epic/Sony Records, ESCA-5010)

Shark Island is an American glam metal band from Los Angeles, California, United States, that formed in 1986. and reformed in 2017 and is currently touring clubs and hair metal festivals in Europe. The band are mainly known for their "cult hit" album, Law of the Order.

Chris Heilman and drummer Greg Ellis joined in 1989 to record and release the band's first album: Law of the Order. The single, "Paris Calling", had an elaborate music video. Randy Nicklaus was the producer for Epic Records. The band's live energy was not fully captured in the studio.

With the disappointing CD sales of the album and no promotion from Epic Records, the band vanished from the scene with most of its members joining other projects. Law of the Order was re-issued in 2004 by French independent label, Bad Reputation, as a double CD. That included bonus tracks culled from the July 14, 1989 Bastille Day - Alive At The Whiskey EP, "Father Time" and "Dangerous" from the 1989 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure soundtrack, "My City" from the 1991 Point Break soundtrack, and LOTO era live cuts, "Spellbound' and "Sanctuary".

Tracklist:

1. Paris Calling = パリス・コーリング  (M. Radice/R. Black) 4:51
2. Shake For Me = シェイク・フォー・ミー (J. Ponti/R. Black)  4:05
3. Somebody's Falling = サムバデイズ・フォーリング  (D. Sabo/J. Ponti/R. Black) 3:58
4. Bad For Each Other = バッド・フォー・イーチ・アザー (R. Black/S. Sercombe/S. Diamond) 4:37
5. Passion To Ashes = パッション・トゥ・アシーズ  (M. Bissonette/R. Black/S. Sercombe)  4:00
6. Spellbound = スペルバウンド   (J. Ponti/R. Black)  3:14
7. Get Some Strange = ゲット・サム・ストレンジ  (R. Black/S. Sercombe)  4:10
8. Why Should I Believe = ホワイ・シュッド・アイ・ビリーブ  (R. Black/S. Sercombe)  5:32
9. Ready Or Not = レディ・オア・ノット  (J. Dexter/R. Black/S. Sercombe) 3:36
10. The Chain = チェイン  (C. McVie/J. McVie/L. Buckingham/M. Fleetwood/S. Nicks) 5:34
11. Make A Move (Live) = メイク・ア・ムーブ  (R. Black/S. Sercombe)  4:19

Recorded At – Cherokee Studios

Recorded At – Sunset Sound

Recorded At – NRG Studios

Recorded At – Jay's Living Room

Mixed At – Record Plant, Los Angeles

Mastered At – Masterdisk

Record Company – Epic/Sony Records

Manufactured By – CBS/Sony Group Inc.

Japanese first pressing.

Issued in a standard jewel case with obi, 12-page booklet and fold-out insert with liner notes Japanese/English track list, Japanese commentary, and lyrics translated into Japanese.

The commentary is credited as: 大野奈鷹美/BURRN!

Contraband "Contraband (UK, Impact American, CDP 745003-2/CDEMC 3594)"

Contraband was a short-lived supergroup/side project that included members of several famous rock bands from the 1980s, such as Shark Island, Michael Schenker Group, Ratt, L.A. Guns, and Vixen.

Contraband came to be after a Vixen and Ratt unplugged session on MTV. 

The band released only one self-titled album in 1991 which received lukewarm reviews. The album was a commercial failure and the band disbanded shortly after, while touring with Ratt. The song "Loud Guitars, Fast Cars, and Wild, Wild Livin'" was included in the movie If Looks Could Kill soundtrack. In the US, the album charted at number 187. Their cover version of "All the Way from Memphis" appeared on the UK record chart in July 1991. "Loud Guitars, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Livin'" was later covered as "Loud Guitars, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Women" by Blue Tears later in the early 1990s and released for the 2005 album Dancin' On the Back Streets.

Track listing:

1. "All the Way from Memphis" Ian Hunter 4:56
2. "Kiss by Kiss" Michael Thompson, Mark Spiro 4:19
3. "Intimate Outrage" Spiro, Dann Huff, Phil Naish 4:57
4. "Bad for Each Other" Richard Black, Spencer Sercombe, Steve Diamond 4:28
5. "Loud Guitars, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Livin'" Gregg Fulkerson/Michael Spears/Black 4:26
6. "Good Rockin' Tonight" Roy Brown 3:23
7. "If This Is Love" Steven Pasch, Anthony Krizan, Black 5:03
8. "Stand" Tim Feehan, Brian MacLeod 4:04
9. "Tonight You're Mine" Pasch, Krizan 4:43
10. "Hang On to Yourself" David Bowie 2:47