As requested, more rarely heard music form the unique JOHN SYKES. Titled “Blonde And Dangerous“, this is a bootleg CD but a great one compiling some rare, early Sykes material.
The bootleg uses the cover of John Sykes’ solo single 1982’s ‘Please Don’t Leave’, and of course the song is included. We also find recordings from TYGERS OF PAN TANG Live BBC from 1981 when Sykes already joined the band.
Of very special interest is the very early BADLANDS demo recorded in 1981, the song Sykes recorded with the band STREETFIGHTERS in 1980 which only was released on the ‘Electric Warriors’ compilation LP, and the live material with 3 MUSKETEERS – the short-lived band Sykes, Phil Lynott & Lizzy’s drummer Brian Downey formed for some gigs in Sweden 1984.
RARE
01 – Please Don’t Leave Me (solo single ’82)
02 – Slave To Freedom (TYGERS OF PAN TANG Live BBC ’81)
03 – Raised On Rock (TYGERS OF PAN TANG Live BBC ’81)
04 – Not Guilty (BADLANDS Demo 1981)
05 – Laughing In Your Face (BADLANDS Demo 1981)
06 – Which One Will Save Us Now (BADLANDS Demo 1981)
07 – I’m Lost Without Your Love (BADLANDS Demo 1981)
08 – She’s No Angel (STREETFIGHTERS ’80 Electric Warriors LP)
09 – Crazy Dream (STREETFIGHTER Crazy Dream EP)
10 – Living On The Red Line (STREETFIGHTER Crazy Dream EP)
11 – City Girls (STREETFIGHTER Crazy Dream EP)
12 – Streetfighter (STREETFIGHTER Crazy Dream EP)
13 – A Night In The Life Of A Blues Singer (3 MUSKETEERS Swedish Tour ’84)
14 – Parisienne Walkways (3 MUSKETEERS Swedish Tour ’84)
15 – Please Don’t Leave Me (Instrumental) (solo single ’82)
Tracks 1,15 taken from the John Sykes Solo single 1982
Tracks 2,3 taken from Tygers Of Pan Tang Live BBC 1981
Tracks 4,5,6,7 taken from BADLANDS Demo 1981
Track 8 taken from STREETFIGHTERS Electric Warriors LP 1980
Tracks 9,10,11,12 taken from STREETFIGHTER Crazy Dream Ep 1982
Tracks 13,14 taken from 3 MUSKETEERS Swedish Tour 1984