The Early Years was the ninth 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...

 album and their second compilation album, issued in 1991. It reissued all the tracks from the band's first two independent albums, Breaking Loose

Breaking Loose (Helix album)

Breaking Loose was the first independent album by the Canadian rock band Helix. It was released in 1979. Joe Anthony from KISS FM in San Antonio, Texas began playing "You're A Woman Now" which enabled the band to play there for the first time. It also featured "Billy Oxygen" written and sung by...

(1979) and White Lace & Black Leather

White Lace & Black Leather

White Lace & Black Leather was the second independent album by the Canadian rock band Helix. It was released in 1981. It is their first album featuring bassist Mike Uzelac and only album with drummer Leo Niebudek...

(1981), with new cover art. This was the first ever Compact Disc

Compact Disc

The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

 release of these two albums.

Track listing

1. I Could Never Leave
2. Don't Hide Your Love
3. Down in the City
4. Crazy Women
5. Billy Oxygen
6. Here I Go Again
7. You're a Woman Now
8. Wish I Could Be There
9. Breaking Loose
10. It's Too Late
11. Long Distance Heartbreak
12. Time for a Change
13. Hangman's Tree
14. It's What I Wanted
15. Mainline
16. Women, Whiskey & Sin
17. Thoughts That Bleed

Credits

• Brian Vollmer
  Brian 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...
  
   - lead vocals (all tracks except 4, 5 & 15)
• Brent Doerner - guitars/vocals (all tracks, lead vocals on 4, 5 & 15)
• 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...
  
   - guitars/vocals (all tracks)
• Keith "Bert" Zurbrigg - bass (tracks 1-8, 10)
• Mike Uzelac - bass (tracks 9, 11-17)
• Brian Doerner
  Brian Doerner
  Brian 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 (tracks 1-8)
• Leo Niebudek - drums (tracks 9-17)

"You're a Woman Now" garnered Helix airplay in Texas in 1979. Joe Anthony of KISS FM played the track which allowed the band to play there.