Legs Diamond (album)

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Legs Diamond
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Studio album by
Released15 Mar 1977
Studio Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Hard rock
Length38:45
Label Mercury
Producer Derek Lawrence
Legs Diamond chronology
Legs Diamond
(1977)
A Diamond Is A Hard Rock
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 8/10 [2]

Legs Diamond is the eponymous debut album by the American rock band Legs Diamond.

Contents

In 1989, Kerrang! magazine listed the album at No. 33 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". [3]

Track listings

All tracks are written by Michael Prince and Michael "Diamond" Gargano, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."It's Not the Music" (Prince, Rick Sanford)3:27
2."Stage Fright" (Prince)5:05
3."Satin Peacock"5:36
4."Rock and Roll Man"6:11
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Deadly Dancer"2:58
6."Rat Race"6:43
7."Can't Find Love"8:45
2000 Zoom Club CD version and 2007 Diamond Records CD version bonus track
  1. "Come with Me" (Legs Diamond) – 4:41
2018 Rock Candy Records CD version bonus tracks
  1. "Come with Me" (Album Outtake)
  2. "Rat Race" (1976 K-West Radio)
  3. "Thrill Seeker" (Demo)
  4. "High School Queen" (Demo)
  5. "Not Yours Not Mine" (Demo)
  6. "Deadly Dancer" (Demo)
  7. "One Way Ticket" (Demo)
  8. "Avalanche" (Demo)
  9. "Traces" (Demo)
  10. "Street Runner" (Demo)
  11. "Closer" (Demo)
  12. "Food for Thought" (Demo)

Personnel

Legs Diamond
Production

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References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Legs Diamond - Legs Diamond review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2011-10-22.
  2. Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 172. ISBN   978-1894959025.
  3. Reynolds, Dave (21 January 1989). "Legs Diamond 'Legs Diamond'". Kerrang! . No. 222. London, UK: Spotlight Publications Ltd.