Virgin Steele (album)

Virgin Steele is the eponymous debut album by New York heavy metal band Virgin Steele, released independently in 1982. This was the first album released by Music for Nations in Europe and was subsequently released by Mongol Horde Records and Maze Records in Canada.[4] Music for Nations pressed 5,000 copies of the original LP.[1] Sanctuary Records reissued the album on CD in 2002, with bonus tracks and some previously unreleased demos.

Virgin Steele
Studio album by
Virgin Steele
ReleasedApril, 1982
RecordedDecember, 1981
StudioStudio 3973, Freeport, New York
GenreHeavy metal
Length41:15
LabelVirgin Steele Records (USA)
Music for Nations (Europe)
ProducerDavid DeFeis
Virgin Steele chronology
Virgin Steele
(1982)		 Guardians of the Flame
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[2]
Imperiumi[3]

Track listing
Side one
  1. "Minuet in G Minor / Danger Zone" (David DeFeis, Jack Starr) – 4:29
  2. "American Girl" (Starr) – 2:51
  3. "Dead End Kids" (DeFeis, Starr) – 3:25
  4. "Drive On Thru" (Starr) – 3:11
  5. "Still in Love with You" (DeFeis, Starr) – 6:17
Side two
  1. "Children of the Storm" (DeFeis, Starr) – 6:26
  2. "Pictures on You (DeFeis, Starr, Joe O'Reilly, Joey Ayvazian) – 3:29
  3. "Pulverizer" (Starr) – 2:10
  4. "Living in Sin" (DeFeis, Starr) – 3:49
  5. "Virgin Steele" (DeFeis, Starr) – 4:39

2002 CD reissue bonus tracks
  1. "Lothlorien" (DeFeis) - 2:08
  2. "The Lesson" – 5:58 (Demo)
  3. "Life of Crime" – 4:29 (Demo)
  4. "Burn the Sun" – 4:06 (Demo)
  5. "American Girl" – 2:52
  6. "Dead End Kids" – 3:28 (New Mix)
  7. "Drive On Thru" – 3:12
  8. "Living in Sin" – 3:46

Personnel

Virgin Steele

Production
  • Alvaro Falcon - engineer
  • Steve Young - engineer, remastering

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. "Virgin Steele Virgin Steele review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 399. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  3. Kimmo Jaramo (2003-01-15). "Levyarviot: Virgin Steele - Virgin Steele". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  4. "Virgin Steele - Virgin Steele". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
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