Press release from Chipster PR below. If you are aiming to beef up your classic Dokken collection on CD or vinyl, then now is the time. 180 gram black vinyl, remastered and ready to rock. You’re going to get some Christmas money, so you may as well bank on pre-ordering The Elektra Albums 1983-1987.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Released on January 27, 2023, the limited edition set will include Dokken’s million-selling, worldwide charting first 4 studio albums (‘Breaking the Chains,’ ‘Tooth and Nail,’ ‘Under Lock and Key,’ and ‘Back for the Attack’) as a either a 5LP or 4CD set.
All of the albums feature the classic line-up of Don Dokken (vocals), George Lynch (guitar), Jeff Pilson (bass), and “Wild” Mick Brown (drums), and all have been newly remastered by Andy Pearce (Black Sabbath, Motorhead). Additionally, the LP box features 180g black vinyl.
Pre-order the boxset here: https://BMG.lnk.to/dokkenPR
Both LP & CD box sets include:
- Breaking The Chains (1983) – US #136
- Includes “Breaking The Chains” (#32 US Rock) and “Paris Is Burning (Live)”
- Tooth And Nail (1984) – PLATINUM – US #49
- Includes “Into The Fire” (#21 US Rock), “Just Got Lucky” (#27 US Rock), and “Alone Again” (#64 US Hot 100, #20 US Rock)
- Under Lock And Key (1985) – PLATINUM – US #32
- Includes “The Hunter” (#25 US Rock), “In My Dreams” (#77 US Hot 100, #24 US Rock)
- Back For The Attack (1987) – PLATINUM – US #13
- Includes The Theme From Nightmare On Elm Street 3, “Dream Warriors” (#22 US Rock), “Burning Like A Flame” (#72 US Hot 100, #20 US Rock), and “Prisoner” (#37 US Rock)
- Breaking The Chains 1LP
- Tooth And Nail 1LP
- Under Lock And Key 1LP
- Back For The Attack 2LP
- Breaking The Chains 1CD
- Tooth And Nail 1CD
- Under Lock And Key 1CD
- Back For The Attack 1CD
The band had several hit singles on the Mainstream Rock and Billboard Hot 100 charts, and were all over MTV with their videos for “Breaking The Chains”, “Alone Again”, “Into The Fire”, “In My Dreams”, “It’s Not Love”, “Burning Like A Flame” and especially the Theme from Nightmare on Elm Street 3, “Dream Warriors’, where they starred alongside Freddy Krueger.
Dokken have sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, and their live album, Beast from the East was nominated for the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1989.
And now, fans will get to experience – and hear – all four classic albums in a way they had never been able to before.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: dokken.net
I saw them open for Twisted Sister and Judas Priest.
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Nice! Was that 84?
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It was 86.
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Great year for Priest!
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Yes it was, even if it was the year of the “Turbo” album.
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I still love it.
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No bonus tracks? Otherwise not worth it as I have these on vinyl already.
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Zero bonus tracks! But I do need 2 of these albums on CD.
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I just noticed, I still need the debut on vinyl. I have the other 3 though.
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Now Motley announced a similarly useless box set!
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Yeah. That one is pointless
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Interesting! Are the CDs in jewel cases or replica LP sleeves?
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Probably LP sleeves.
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I wished they added some extras to these.
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