Dead Forever...
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dead Forever... |
| type | Studio |
| artist | Buffalo |
| cover | AlbumCoverDeadForever.jpg |
| released | June 1972 |
| recorded | United Sound |
| & Copperfield Sound Productions, | |
| Sydney, 1972 | |
| genre | |
| length | 49:28 |
| label | Vertigo |
| Aztec Music | |
| producer | Spencer Lee |
| next_title | Volcanic Rock |
| next_year | 1973 |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the 1972 Buffalo album ::
| name = Dead Forever... | type = Studio | artist = Buffalo | cover = AlbumCoverDeadForever.jpg | alt = | released = June 1972 | recorded = United Sound & Copperfield Sound Productions, Sydney, 1972 | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = 49:28 | label = Vertigo Aztec Music | producer = Spencer Lee | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Volcanic Rock | next_year = 1973 | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles | rev2Score = 7/10 | rev3 = I-94 Bar | rev3Score = 4/5 | noprose = yes
Dead Forever... is the debut album by Australian rock band Buffalo, recorded and originally released in 1972. Considered by some to be the first Australian heavy metal album, Dead Forever... also strongly displayed the band's psychedelic influences. Significantly, it was the first release by a non-British and non-European artist on the legendary Vertigo label.
The album was remastered and reissued in March 2006 by Australian record label Aztec Music on CD with additional tracks, including an A-side and B-side released by the pre-Buffalo outfit Head.
Track listing
| all_writing = | title1 = Leader | writer1 = Dave Tice, John Baxter, Peter Wells | length1 = 6:07 | title2 = Suzie Sunshine | writer2 = Baxter, Peter Brett | length2 = 3:00 | title3 = Pay my Dues | writer3 = Joe Lala, Mike Pinera (Blues Image cover) | length3 = 5:36 | title4 = I'm a Mover | writer4 = Paul Rodgers, Andy Fraser (Free cover) | length4 = 10:57 | title5 = Ballad of Irving Fink | writer5 = Baxter, Alan Milano | length5 = 4:37 | title6 = Bean Stew | writer6 = Tice, Baxter | length6 = 7:11 | title7 = Forest Rain | writer7 = Tice, Baxter | length7 = 6:28 | title8 = Dead Forever | writer8 = Tice, Baxter | length8 = 5:32 | total_length = 49:28
2006 Aztec Music Reissue Bonus Tracks
| all_writing = | title1 = Hobo | writer1 = Tice, Baxter (recording by Head) | length1 = 2:46 | title2 = Sad Song, Then | writer2 = Baxter (recording by Head) | length2 = 2:37 | title3 = No Particular Place to Go | writer3 = Chuck Berry (cover) | length3 = 4:53 | title4 = Just a Little Rock and Roll ("A Shot of Rhythm and Blues") | writer4 = Terry Thompson | length4 = 2:24 | title5 = Barbershop Rock | writer5 = Baxter | length5 = 3:24
Personnel
- Dave Tice – co-lead vocals
- Alan Milano – co-lead vocals
- Peter Wells – bass
- John Baxter – guitar
- Paul Balbi – drums
References
References
- (15 February 2023). "The Best Proto-Metal Albums From Metal's Rowdiest Progenitors, Page 2".
- {{AllMusic
- [http://www.bravewords.com/hardwares/1001033 Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110610214758/http://www.i94bar.com/reviews/buffalo.html I-94 Bar review]
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