B-Sides (Helix album)
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B-Sides is a compilation album by the Canadian hard rock
band Helix
. It is their 13th official release, and their fourth compilation album
. Despite the title, it actually consists of no b-sides
. It was released in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of Helix, and featured a reunion of surviving members of the "classic" '80s lineup on three tracks. It also compiled previously unreleased tracks from 1989 to 1998. As a bonus, it included two unreleased songs from the Helix independent years.
and Paul Hackman
except where noted.
1. "Jaws of the Tiger" (3:42)
1989 re-recording of a song originally released in 1986 on the "It's Too Late" single, and available on 1990's Over 60 minutes with...
.
2. "Danger Zone" (4:25)
Featuring reunion of surviving members of the "classic" '80s lineup. Song originally written for 1990's Back for Another Taste
. This was the final song that Brian Vollmer ever wrote with Paul Hackman.
3. "S.E.X. Rated" (2:32) (Brent Doerner, Vollmer)
Featuring reunion of surviving members of the "classic" '80s lineup.
1999 re-recording of a song originally released in 1991 on the b-side of the cassette single
to "Good To The Last Drop".
4. "Wanting You" (4:15) (O'Brien, Werner)
1999 recording of a song originally demoed for 1990's Back for Another Taste.
5. "You Got Me Chained" (3:15) (Vandenburg, Steve Marinaccio, Vollmer)
1999 recording sessions to finish a song originally demoed for 1990's Back for Another Taste.
6. "Devil's Gate" (3:32) (Mark Chichkan)
Recorded as a demo for 1998's Half-ALIVE
.
7. "Love is a Crazy Game" (4:28) (Hackman, Marinaccio, Ray Lyell
)
1999 recording sessions to finish an alternate version demoed for 1990's Back for Another Taste, later re-arranged and re-recorded for 1993's It's a Business Doing Pleasure
.
8. "Take It or Leave It" (3:36) (Gord Prior, Novocel)
Recorded as a demo for 1998's Half-ALIVE.
9. "You Got The Love That I Like" (4:28) (Hackman, Lyell)
1999 recording of a song originally demoed for 1990's Back for Another Taste.
10. "Let The Good Times Roll" (5:53 - music ends at 3:53 followed by 2 minutes of silence) (Hackman, Dexter)
Featuring reunion of surviving members of the "classic" 80's lineup. Song originally written for 1990's Back For Another Taste.
11. "Thinking It Over" (2:51) (Del Shannon
)
Previously unreleased. Recorded in 1976.
12. "Like Taking Candy From a Baby" (3:06) (Doerner, Vollmer)
Previously unreleased. Recorded in 1978.
Track 1 produced by Ed Stone. Tracks 2, 3 and 10 produced by Dan Brodbeck
and Daryl Gray. Track 4, 5, 7 and 9 produced by Dan Brodbeck. Tracks 6 and 8 produced by Daryl Gray. Track 11 produced by Dave Lodge. Track 12 produced by Bob Morton.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Helix
Helix (band)
Helix are a Canadian hard rock/heavy metal band. They formed in 1974, and are best known for their 1984 single "Rock You". The original lineup was formed by drummer Bruce Arnold, and consisted of lead vocalist Brian Vollmer, guitarists Ron Watson and Rick "Minstrel" Trembley, keyboardist Don...
. It is their 13th official release, and their fourth compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
. Despite the title, it actually consists of no b-sides
B-Sides
B-Sides is an iTunes-exclusive album from the Coventry Trio The Enemy, consisting of ten songs that were B-sides to the single releases from their debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns.-Track list:#Fear Killed the Youth of Our Nation...
. It was released in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of Helix, and featured a reunion of surviving members of the "classic" '80s lineup on three tracks. It also compiled previously unreleased tracks from 1989 to 1998. As a bonus, it included two unreleased songs from the Helix independent years.
Track listing and musician credits
All songs written by Brian VollmerBrian Vollmer
Brian Vollmer is the lead singer and only remaining original member of Canadian hard rock group Helix. Helix was formed in 1974 by original drummer Bruce Arnold. Since that time, Vollmer had gone from lead singer to defacto leader of band, weathering numerous lineup changes...
and Paul Hackman
Paul Hackman
Paul Wayne Hackman was a Canadian guitarist who performed with the rock band Helix from 1976 until his death in a road accident...
except where noted.
1. "Jaws of the Tiger" (3:42)
1989 re-recording of a song originally released in 1986 on the "It's Too Late" single, and available on 1990's Over 60 minutes with...
Over 60 minutes with...
Over 60 Minutes With... is the 7th album release by Canadian hard rock/heavy metal band Helix. Their first-ever compilation, it collects music from their first three Capitol Records albums but includes nothing from 1987's Wild in the Streets. It was released on CD only...
.
- Brian VollmerBrian VollmerBrian Vollmer is the lead singer and only remaining original member of Canadian hard rock group Helix. Helix was formed in 1974 by original drummer Bruce Arnold. Since that time, Vollmer had gone from lead singer to defacto leader of band, weathering numerous lineup changes...
- lead vocals - Paul HackmanPaul HackmanPaul Wayne Hackman was a Canadian guitarist who performed with the rock band Helix from 1976 until his death in a road accident...
-- guitar - Daryl Gray - bass
- Greg "Fritz" Hinz - drums
2. "Danger Zone" (4:25)
Featuring reunion of surviving members of the "classic" '80s lineup. Song originally written for 1990's Back for Another Taste
Back for Another Taste
Back For Another Taste was the 7th Helix studio album and 8th album altogether. It was also their last album of their original Capitol Records contract...
. This was the final song that Brian Vollmer ever wrote with Paul Hackman.
- Brian Vollmer - lead vocals
- Brent "The Doctor Doerner - guitar
- Daryl Gray - bass
- Greg "Fritz" Hinz - drums
3. "S.E.X. Rated" (2:32) (Brent Doerner, Vollmer)
Featuring reunion of surviving members of the "classic" '80s lineup.
1999 re-recording of a song originally released in 1991 on the b-side of the cassette single
Cassette single
A cassette single is a music single in the form of a Compact Cassette.- History :...
to "Good To The Last Drop".
- Brian Vollmer - lead vocals
- Brent "The Doctor Doerner - guitar
- Daryl Gray - bass
- Greg "Fritz" Hinz - drums
4. "Wanting You" (4:15) (O'Brien, Werner)
1999 recording of a song originally demoed for 1990's Back for Another Taste.
- Brian Vollmer - lead vocals
- Dan BrodbeckDan BrodbeckDan Brodbeck is a Canadian record producer , recording engineer/mixer and recording engineering professor based in London, Ontario.-Production/Engineering Career:...
- guitar, keyboards, bass - Glen "Archie" GambleGlen "Archie" GambleGlen "Archie" Gamble is a drummer from London, Ontario, Canada and is best known for his tenure in Helix. He has played with some classic rock bands, both as a side-man and in an opening capacity: Kiss, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil, Paul Rodgers, Robert Plant, as well as some younger bands: Sum 41,...
- drums
5. "You Got Me Chained" (3:15) (Vandenburg, Steve Marinaccio, Vollmer)
1999 recording sessions to finish a song originally demoed for 1990's Back for Another Taste.
- Brian Vollmer - lead vocals
- Paul Hackman - guitar
- Bill Gadd - guitar
- Daryl Gray - bass
- Steve Marinaccio - bass
- Glen "Archie" Gamble - drums
6. "Devil's Gate" (3:32) (Mark Chichkan)
Recorded as a demo for 1998's Half-ALIVE
Half-ALIVE
half-ALIVE was the first official live album by Canadian heavy metal band Helix, following the promotional-only Live At The Marquee. It was also their 11th album altogether and featured five new studio songs...
.
- Brian Vollmer - lead vocals
- Mark Chichkan - guitar
- Daryl Gray - bass
- Glen "Archie" Gamble - drums
7. "Love is a Crazy Game" (4:28) (Hackman, Marinaccio, Ray Lyell
Ray Lyell
Ray Lyell is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and vocal coach.-Career:Ray Lyell came to prominence with his band, The Storm, in the late 1980s. Ray Lyell and the Storm released their self-titled debut album in 1989. Its first single, Another Man's Gun, scored No. 6 on the AOR charts...
)
1999 recording sessions to finish an alternate version demoed for 1990's Back for Another Taste, later re-arranged and re-recorded for 1993's It's a Business Doing Pleasure
It's a Business Doing Pleasure
-Credits:Produced by Marc Ribler & Tom TreumuthRecorded at Hypnotic Studios, Toronto, November 1992-Helix:* Brian Vollmer - lead vocals* Brent "The Doctor" Doerner - lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars, background vocals...
.
- Brian Vollmer - lead vocals
- Paul Hackman - guitars
- Bill Gadd - guitar
- Steve Marinaccio - bass
- Glen "Archie" Gamble - drums
8. "Take It or Leave It" (3:36) (Gord Prior, Novocel)
Recorded as a demo for 1998's Half-ALIVE.
- Brian Vollmer - lead vocals
- Mark Chichkan - guitar
- Daryl Gray - bass
- Glen "Archie" Gamble - drums
9. "You Got The Love That I Like" (4:28) (Hackman, Lyell)
1999 recording of a song originally demoed for 1990's Back for Another Taste.
- Brian Vollmer - lead vocals
- Dan Brodbeck - guitar, bass
- Glen "Archie" Gamble - drums
10. "Let The Good Times Roll" (5:53 - music ends at 3:53 followed by 2 minutes of silence) (Hackman, Dexter)
Featuring reunion of surviving members of the "classic" 80's lineup. Song originally written for 1990's Back For Another Taste.
- Brian Vollmer - lead vocals
- Brent "The Doctor Doerner - guitar
- Daryl Gray - bass
- Greg "Fritz" Hinz - drums
Buried tracks
- These "buried tracks" are listed in the opposite order on the CD sleeve and liner notes, but actually appear in the order shown below.
11. "Thinking It Over" (2:51) (Del Shannon
Del Shannon
Del Shannon was an American rock and roll singer-songwriter who had a No. 1 hit, "Runaway", in 1961.- Biography :...
)
Previously unreleased. Recorded in 1976.
- Brian Vollmer - lead vocals
- Brent "The Doctor Doerner - guitar
- Paul Hackman - guitar
- Keith "Bert" Zurbrigg - bass
- Brian DoernerBrian DoernerBrian J. Doerner, from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, is the current drummer for progressive rock band Saga, and hard rock band My Wicked Twin with his twin brother Brent Doerner. Brian has been playing music together with his brother since they were 8 years old. Brent was given a drum kit by their...
- drums
12. "Like Taking Candy From a Baby" (3:06) (Doerner, Vollmer)
Previously unreleased. Recorded in 1978.
- Brian Vollmer - lead vocals
- Brent "The Doctor" Doerner - guitar
- Paul Hackman - guitar
- Keith "Bert" Zurbrigg - bass
- Brian Doerner - drums
Production and credits
Compilation concept by Brian VollmerTrack 1 produced by Ed Stone. Tracks 2, 3 and 10 produced by Dan Brodbeck
Dan Brodbeck
Dan Brodbeck is a Canadian record producer , recording engineer/mixer and recording engineering professor based in London, Ontario.-Production/Engineering Career:...
and Daryl Gray. Track 4, 5, 7 and 9 produced by Dan Brodbeck. Tracks 6 and 8 produced by Daryl Gray. Track 11 produced by Dave Lodge. Track 12 produced by Bob Morton.
Helix at the time of release
- Brian VollmerBrian VollmerBrian Vollmer is the lead singer and only remaining original member of Canadian hard rock group Helix. Helix was formed in 1974 by original drummer Bruce Arnold. Since that time, Vollmer had gone from lead singer to defacto leader of band, weathering numerous lineup changes...
- lead vocals - Daryl Gray - bass, keyboards, vocals
- Glen "Archie" GambleGlen "Archie" GambleGlen "Archie" Gamble is a drummer from London, Ontario, Canada and is best known for his tenure in Helix. He has played with some classic rock bands, both as a side-man and in an opening capacity: Kiss, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil, Paul Rodgers, Robert Plant, as well as some younger bands: Sum 41,...
- drums - Gerry Finn - guitars
- Mike Hall - guitars