{"product_id":"the-days-we-spent-underground-1981-1984","title":"The Days We Spent Underground 1981-1984","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of: \u003cstrong\u003eGuns N’ Roses\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ \u003cstrong\u003eNew York Dolls\u003c\/strong\u003e. 5CD collection tracing the career of Finnish rock icons \u003cstrong\u003eHanoi Rocks\u003c\/strong\u003e. Early 80s rock majesty with a sleazy edginess on three studio albums and a classic live set from 1984. Plus classic singles and rarities compilation ‘\u003cem\u003eSelf Destruction Blues\u003c\/em\u003e’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough Finland is now quite rightly recognized as a highly influential and fertile source of rock and metal artists, that wasn’t the case when singer \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Monroe\u003c\/strong\u003e met guitarist and songwriter \u003cstrong\u003eAndy McCoy\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1979. \u003cstrong\u003eHanoi Rocks\u003c\/strong\u003e formed in Helsinki, and with a line-up completed by \u003cstrong\u003eNasty Suicide\u003c\/strong\u003e on guitar, \u003cstrong\u003eSam Yaffa\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass and \u003cstrong\u003eGyp Casino\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums, they released their debut ‘\u003cem\u003eBangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks\u003c\/em\u003e’ (CD1) in 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe same line-up would record follow-up, ‘\u003cem\u003eOriental Beat\u003c\/em\u003e’ (CD2), released in 1982. Finding loyal fans in the UK music press, especially in the pages of Sounds and Kerrang!, the band developed a cult following, from California to Japan. Also released in 1982, and one of the band’s strongest sets, ‘\u003cem\u003eSelf Destruction Blues\u003c\/em\u003e’ (CD3) was a compilation of singles and B-sides only previously available in the native Finland, a punk-infused glam and hard rock classic in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1983, \u003cstrong\u003eHanoi Rocks\u003c\/strong\u003e had relocated to London, inspiring the song ‘Tooting Bec Wreck’, a track from their next album, ‘\u003cem\u003eBack to Mystery City\u003c\/em\u003e’ (CD4). Produced by Mott The Hoople’s \u003cstrong\u003eDale Griffin\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePete “Overend” Watts\u003c\/strong\u003e, it was the first record to feature Londoner \u003cstrong\u003eRazzle\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums. The album certainly had a more commercial sound than the punk-inspired approach of previous albums, becoming a major influence on the hard rock and glam metal scene of the 1980s, and a big inspiration for \u003cstrong\u003eGuns N’ Roses\u003c\/strong\u003e, who would re-issue these early \u003cstrong\u003eHanoi Rocks\u003c\/strong\u003e records on their own Uzi Suicide label later in the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout their career, \u003cstrong\u003eHanoi Rocks\u003c\/strong\u003e were known as a formidable live act, as captured on 1984’s ‘\u003cem\u003eAll Those Wasted Years\u003c\/em\u003e’ (CD5), which was recorded at London’s legendary Marquee Club in December 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSigning to CBS in 1984, the band looked set to break into the mainstream when their career was cruelly cut short when drummer \u003cstrong\u003eRazzle\u003c\/strong\u003e was killed in a car crash.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HNE","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50469545640267,"sku":"2016161","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/HanoiRocks_cover_white-min_56329bb6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727362529","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/the-days-we-spent-underground-1981-1984","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}