{"title":"Waysted","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"wont-get-out-alive-waysted-volume-one-1983-1986","title":"Won’t Get Out Alive, Waysted Volume One (1983-1986)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cstrong\u003ePete Way\u003c\/strong\u003e passed away in August 2020, the music world lost a true legend, a much-loved musician and influential songwriter, inspiring many hard rock and metal bands, from Iron Maiden to Metallica.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePete Way\u003c\/strong\u003e first came to prominence as the bass guitarist in \u003cem\u003eUFO\u003c\/em\u003e. Through various highs and lows, from forming in 1968, through the peak years of the 1970s and into the early 1980s, \u003cstrong\u003ePete\u003c\/strong\u003e eventually quit \u003cem\u003eUFO\u003c\/em\u003e in 1982, forming \u003cem\u003eWaysted\u003c\/em\u003e in 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTeaming up with singer Fin Muir, \u003cem\u003eWaysted\u003c\/em\u003e was completed by Ronnie Kayfield on lead guitar, Frank Noon on drums, and \u003cstrong\u003ePete\u003c\/strong\u003e's former \u003cem\u003eUFO\u003c\/em\u003e band-mate, Paul Raymond, on rhythm guitar and keyboards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaysted\u003c\/em\u003e's well-received debut for Chrysalis Records, the self-explanatory \u003cem\u003eVices\u003c\/em\u003e kicks off with the stage favorite and the band’s calling card, \"\u003cem\u003eLove Loaded\u003c\/em\u003e\", followed by \"\u003cem\u003eWomen In Chains\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eSleazy\u003c\/em\u003e\". That debut here is expanded with six alternative versions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVices\u003c\/em\u003e was followed by a mini-album, the self-titled \u003cem\u003eWaysted\u003c\/em\u003e in 1984, featuring \"\u003cem\u003eWon’t Get Out Alive\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eThe Price You Pay\u003c\/em\u003e\". While on tour in 1984 supporting the mini-album, the band was captured on stage in Cardiff on \u003cem\u003eYou Won’t Get Out Alive\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a set that includes covers of \u003cem\u003eUFO\u003c\/em\u003e’s ‘Only You Can Rock Me’ and ‘Too Hot To Handle’, as well as songs from their first two releases, \u003cem\u003eWaysted\u003c\/em\u003e now featured three former members of \u003cem\u003eUFO\u003c\/em\u003e, with Paul “Tonka” Chapman on lead guitar, and Andy Parker on drums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was the trio of Paul Chapman, \u003cstrong\u003ePete Way\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Fin, joined by Humble Pie’s Jerry Shirley on drums, that recorded \u003cem\u003eThe Good Bad And The Waysted\u003c\/em\u003e in 1985. As well as ‘Hang ’Em High’ and ‘Manuel’, the album features the original version of ‘Heaven Tonight’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSealing a new deal with EMI’s Parlophone Records, \u003cem\u003eWaysted\u003c\/em\u003e released \u003cem\u003eSave Your Prayers\u003c\/em\u003e in 1986. With \u003cstrong\u003eWay\u003c\/strong\u003e and Chapman now joined by Danny Vaughn on vocals and John Ditedoro on drums, they re-recorded ‘Heaven Tonight’ for single release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaysted\u003c\/em\u003e initially called it a day following the release \u003cem\u003eSave Your Prayers\u003c\/em\u003e, but the next chapter in the \u003cem\u003eWaysted\u003c\/em\u003e story is captured on the HNE Recordings release \u003cem\u003eHeroes Die Young: Waysted Volume Two 2000-2007\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HNE","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50409538453835,"sku":"2178875","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_7b4d3756_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732597357"},{"product_id":"heroes-die-young-waysted-volume-2-2000-2007","title":"Heroes Die Young – Waysted Volume 2 (2000-2007)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive albums from the reformed \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e from the early 2000s. Featuring the legendary \u003cstrong\u003ePete Way\u003c\/strong\u003e and including \"\u003cem\u003ethe definitive Waysted line up\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring a whirlwind couple of years, bassist \u003cstrong\u003ePete Way\u003c\/strong\u003e quit UFO following the 1982 ‘Mechanix’ tour, before planning a band with Motörhead’s ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke as Fastway, before finally assembling \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1983. Teaming up with singer Fin Muir, \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e was completed by Ronnie Kayfield on lead guitar, Frank Noon on drums and \u003cstrong\u003ePete\u003c\/strong\u003e’s former UFO band-mate, Paul Raymond, on rhythm guitar and keyboards. \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e’s well-received debut for Chrysalis, the self-explanatory \u003cem\u003eVices\u003c\/em\u003e was followed by a mini-album, plus two further studio albums, until \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e called it a day following the tour to support 1986’s ‘Save Your Prayers’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSparked by rekindled interest in the band following the release of \u003cem\u003eWilderness Of Mirrors\u003c\/em\u003e, an album of demos for their \u003cem\u003eSave Your Prayers\u003c\/em\u003e album from 1986, original member \u003cstrong\u003ePete Way\u003c\/strong\u003e (UFO, MSG, etc) joined forces with original \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e singer Fin for 2004’s \u003cem\u003eBack From The Dead\u003c\/em\u003e in a new lineup of the band featuring Chris George on guitar with Paul Haslin and Scott Phillips both on drums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeading out on the road, \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e took the opportunity to bootleg themselves with ‘\u003cem\u003eBoot From The Dead\u003c\/em\u003e’, an official pirate recording of four songs captured during \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e’s gig at London’s Mean Fiddler on 18th February 2005. Tracks five and six on CD3 in this set, ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Wild The Willing And The Innocent\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eNo Place To Run\u003c\/em\u003e’, are taken from the Japanese edition of \u003cem\u003eBack From The Dead\u003c\/em\u003e, and are re-recordings of the UFO classics featuring Paul “Tonka” Chapman on guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMixed and mastered by Robin George, \u003cem\u003eOrganized Chaos…Live\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded live at The Barfly in Glasgow on 21st September 2005. Kicking off with ‘\u003cem\u003eToy With The Passion\u003c\/em\u003e’, \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e run through a set featuring new tracks, such as ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Alternativa\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eMust B More 2 It Than This\u003c\/em\u003e’ from ‘\u003cem\u003eBack From The Dead\u003c\/em\u003e’, as well as ‘\u003cem\u003eLove Loaded\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003eNight Of The Wolf\u003c\/em\u003e’ from their debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by Fred Purser (Tygers Of Pan Tang, Penetration), 2007’s \u003cem\u003eThe Harsh Reality\u003c\/em\u003e includes a cover of ‘\u003cem\u003eHandbags And Gladrags\u003c\/em\u003e’, a song that \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e’s Fin had sung for the opening theme of the Ricky Gervais TV series, The Office. Again, with drummer Paul Haslin and guitarist Chris George on guitar. According to Fin’s liner notes, this album, “Has been the most pleasing, refreshing and creative piece of work we have ever done… This is THE definitive \u003cstrong\u003eWaysted\u003c\/strong\u003e line up. So there.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HNE","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50458669678923,"sku":"1154214","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/22cfaf15-b979-4fb0-af2e-bc08b739070e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727212859"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/waysted.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}