Twisted Sister "Big Hits and Nasty Cuts"

Big Hits and Nasty Cuts, The Best of Twisted Sister is a greatest hits compilation by American heavy metal band, Twisted Sister. It was released in 1992 by Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and by WEA International Inc. for the rest of the world. The track list consists solely of songs from their first three albums, omitting any material from Come Out and Play and Love Is for Suckers, Except Australia where "Bad boys of Rock 'n 'Roll" was replaced with "Be Chrool To Your Scuel" from "Come Out And Play"

The album received a Parental Advisory sticker for the live tracks, which contain some profanity.

Track listing

1. "We're Not Gonna Take It" - 3:39
2. "I Wanna Rock" - 3:03
3. "I Am (I'm Me)" - 3:35
4. "The Price" - 3:49
5. "You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll" - 4:42
6. "The Kids Are Back" - 3:17
7. "Shoot 'Em Down" - 3:54
8. "Under the Blade" - 4:40
9. "I'll Never Grow Up, Now!" - 4:08
10. "Bad Boys (Of Rock 'n' Roll)" - 3:19
11. "What You Don't Know (Sure Can Hurt You)" (live) - 5:09
12. "Destroyer" (live) - 4:37
13. "Tear It Loose" (live) - 3:05
14. "Run for Your Life" (live) - 3:38 (US version only)
15. "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" (live) - 10:12
16. "Let the Good Times Roll" / "Feel So Fine" (live) - 4:15

- Tracks 1, 2 & 4 taken from the 1984 Stay Hungry lp.

- Tracks 3, 5 & 6 taken from the 1983 You Can't Stop Rock n' Roll lp.

- Tracks 7 & 8 taken from the 1982 Under the Blade lp.

- Track 9 taken from the 1979 I'll Never Grow Up Now! single.

- Track 10 taken from the 1985 Come Out And Play lp.

- Tracks 11-16 recorded live at the Marquee in London, UK.

Recording information:

Tracks 1, 2 & 4:

- Recorded at Record Plant, New York City.

- Recorded at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA

- Recorded and mixed at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles CA - Feb/March 1984.

- Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York

Tracks 3, 5 & 6:

- Recorded and mixed at The Sol Studios, Cockham, Berkshire, UK.

- Mastered at The Townhouse, London, UK.

Tracks 7 & 8:

- Recorded at The Barn at Kitchenham Farm, Ashburnham, England with the RAK Mobile.

- Overdubs recorded at I.C.C. Studios Eastbourne, England and at Maison Rouge, London, England and a studio near Battle, England.

- Mixed at White House Studios, London, England.

Track 9:

- Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, N.Y.C. and Plaza Sound, N.Y.C. 

- Mastered at Sterling Sound, N.Y.C.

Track 10:

- Recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles, California.

- Mastered at Masterdisk, New York.

Tracks 11-16: 

- Recorded live at the Marquee, London, UK on the 5th & 6th of March 1983.

- Digitally remastered at Sterling Sound, Peekskill, NY during 1/92.