''Non-Stop Rock'' is the first studio album by the American
glam metal
Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads. It borrows heavily from the fashion and image of 1970s glam r ...
band
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, released in 1985 by
Shrapnel Records
Shrapnel Records is an American record label founded in 1980 by record producer Mike Varney.
History
Guitarist Marty Friedman (formerly of Megadeth and Cacophony), one of the label's most successful artists, first appeared on the album ''Unsu ...
.
The riff during the intro to the song "Radio Stars" is taken from the song "Too Fast for Love" by
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold over 100 million albums ...
.
The album is slated for reissue in 2017.
Track listing
;Side one
# "Dirty City" (
Lizzie Grey
Stephen M. Perry (August 13, 1958 – August 5, 2019), who used the stage name Lizzie Grey, was an American musician. He is perhaps best known for his membership as a guitarist in the heavy metal band London and for co-writing the Mötley Crü ...
,
Nadir D'Priest, Brian West) - 2:39
# "Non-Stop Rock" (Grey, D'Priest, Bobby Marks) - 3:39
# "Werewolves in London" (Grey, D'Priest) - 4:36
# "It's Rock & Roll" (Grey) - 3:59
# "Stand Back" (Grey, Marks, D'Priest, West) - 2:37
;Side two
#
"No Tell Motel" (Grey, West, D'Priest) - 3:13
# "Party in Hollywood" (Grey, D'Priest) - 3:00
# "Masters of the Airwaves" (Grey, D'Priest) - 4:00
# "Radio Stars" (Grey) - 3:31
Personnel
Band members
* Nadir D'Priest - vocals
* Lizzie Grey
Stephen M. Perry (August 13, 1958 – August 5, 2019), who used the stage name Lizzie Grey, was an American musician. He is perhaps best known for his membership as a guitarist in the heavy metal band London and for co-writing the Mötley Crü ...
- guitars
* Brian West - bass
* Bobby Marks - drums
Additional Musicians
* Peter Szucs - keyboards on track 3
* Fred Coury
Fred Coury (born October 20, 1967) is an American musician best known as the drummer for the glam metal band Cinderella. Coury lists Neil Peart, Peter Criss, Bobby Blotzer, John Bonham, Eric Carr, Tommy Lee and Tommy Aldridge as his drumming i ...
- drums (on LP sleeve but did not play on the album)
Production
*Bret Newman - engineer, mixing on tracks 2, 3, 5, 7
*Steve Fontano - mixing
References
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1985 debut albums
Shrapnel Records albums
London (heavy metal band) albums
Albums recorded at Sound City Studios