Artist: WHITESNAKE
Album: 1987 30TH ANNIVERS. SUPER DELUXE EDIT. (4CD+DVD BOX)

Release date: 1987/ 2017
EAN/UPS: 190295785185
Media type: CD

Whitesnake had already released a string of Top 10 albums in the UK, Europe & Japan before the band conquered the entire world with its “1987” record, which was certified multi-platinum and featured the smash single “Here I Go Again.” The classic album turns 30 this year and Parlophone is celebrating with four new versions, including an expansive boxed set.

WHITESNAKE “1987”: SUPER DELUXE EDITION will be available on October 27. The 4-CD/DVD collection includes the original album with newly remastered sound, unreleased live and studio recordings, classic music videos, concert footage, a 30 minute documentary, featuring a new interview with David Coverdale, Whitesnake’s founder and lead singer. The music comes in a 60-page hardbound book that’s filled with rare and unseen photos from the era, an extended essay based on new interviews with Coverdale, plus a booklet of the album’s lyrics, handwritten by Coverdale. The audio will also be available via digital download and streaming services.


CD1 - Original Album [2017 Remaster]:
New remaster by long-time Whitesnake mastering engineer, Dave Donnelly of DNA Mastering.

    “Still Of The Night”
    “Give Me All Your Love”
    “Bad Boys”
    “Is This Love”
    “Here I Go Again 87”
    “Straight For The Heart”
    “Looking For Love”
    “Children Of The Night”
    “You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again”
    “Crying In The Rain”
    “Don’t Turn Away”


CD2 – Snakeskin Boots [Live On Tour 1987-88]:
Recorded on their 1987-88 World Tour, “Snakeskin Boots” on CD2 is the first time a concert from this tour has ever been officially released.

    “Bad Boys/Children Of The Night” *
    “Slide It In” *
    “Slow An’ Easy” *
    “Here I Go Again” *
    “Guilty Of Love” *
    “Is This Love” *
    “Love Ain’t No Stranger” *
    Guitar Solo – Adrian and Vivian *
    “Crying In The Rain” *
    “Still Of The Night” *  (available to steam on iTunes with pre-order)
    “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City” *
    “Give Me All Your Love” *


CD3 – 87 Evolutions [Demos and Rehearsals]:
We have been lucky enough to gain access to David Coverdale’s own personal collection of cassettes and tapes that was used to record initial ideas for what eventually became the “1987” album. A unique and personal insight into the writing, development and rehearsing of the bedrock of Whitesnake's catalogue; the songs themselves. This intimate illustration gives an exclusive snapshot of how those songs germinated and developed, from loose, rough and ready ideas, into fully formed arrangements.

    “Still Of The Night” *
    “Give Me All Your Love” *
    “Bad Boys” *
    “Is This Love” *   (available to steam on iTunes with pre-order)
    “Straight For the Heart” *
    “Looking For Love” *
    “Children Of The Night” *
    “You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again” *
    “Crying In The Rain” *
    “Don’t Turn Away” *
    “Crying In The Rain” (Lil’ Mountain Alternate Take Ruff Mix) *


CD4 – 87 Versions:
Kicks off with four brand new remixes made especially for this set, followed by four tracks from their Japanese “1987 Versions” mini-album, including 1987 re-recorded versions of ‘Standing In The Shadows’ and Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac classic, ‘Need Your Love So Bad’. This disc ends with the 1988 radio mix of ‘Here I Go Again’ and the single version of ‘Give Me All Your Love’.

    “Still Of The Night” – Remix *
    “Is This Love” – Remix *
    “Give Me All Your Love” – Remix *
    “Here I Go Again 87” – Remix *
    “Standing In The Shadows” – 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
    “Looking For Love” – 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
    “You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again” – 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
    “Need Your Love So Bad” – 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
    “Here I Go Again” – Radio Mix
    “Give Me All Your Love” – Single Version


DVD:
All four hit videos from the album are featured; Still Of The Night, Here I Go Again, Is This Love and Give Me All Your Love -  all restored with pristine, 5.1 sound. Also included are a half hour documentary of the making of the album based on a new interview with Whitesnake’s founder, David Coverdale, and the DVD is completed by a new video for the 1988 radio version of ‘Here I Go Again’, plus rare footage of the band on stage performing ‘Crying In The Rain’ and ‘Still of the Night’.

    “Still Of The Night” – Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
    “Here I Go Again 87” – Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
    “Is This Love” – Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
    “Give Me All Your Love” – Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
    Documentary about the making of 1987 Album *
    “Here I Go Again” – Purplesnake Video Jam *
    “Crying In The Rain” – 1987 Tour Video Bootleg *
    Band Intros – 1987 Tour Video Bootleg *
    “Still Of The Night” – 1987 Tour Video Bootleg *