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''Tokyo Blade'' is the debut album by
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heavy metal band
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. It was originally released in 1983 and reissued by High Vaultage Records in a remastered edition on CD in 1997, including all the 4 tracks from the 1984 ''
Midnight Rendezvous ''Midnight Rendezvous'' is an EP by the British heavy metal band Tokyo Blade, released in 1984 through the UK independent record label Powerstation Records. The songs were recorded in early 1983 when the band was called Genghis Khan and origi ...
'' EP, which actually were recorded in early 1983 while the band was called Genghis Khan plus "Death On Main Street" which was originally the b-side on "Powergame" 7" and recorded at the same sessions as the album.


Track listings

;Side one #"Powergame" ''(Andy Boulton, Al Marsh)'' – 4:12 #"Break the Chains" ''(Boulton, Marsh, John Wiggins)'' – 5:07 #"If Heaven Is Hell" ''(Boulton, Marsh)'' – 6:04 #"On Through the Night" ''(Boulton, Marsh)'' – 7:29 ;Side two #
  • "Killer City" ''(Boulton, Marsh)'' – 5:47 #"Liar" ''(Boulton, Marsh)'' – 5:37 #"Tonight" ''(
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    )    '' – 4:02 #"Sunrise in Tokyo" ''(Boulton, Marsh)'' – 5:47 #"Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia" – 1:13


    1997 remastered edition

    #"Powergame" – 4:12 #"Break the Chains" – 5:07 #"If Heaven Is Hell" – 6:04 #"On Through the Night" – 7:29 #"Killer City" – 5:47 #"Liar" – 5:37 #"Tonight" – 4:02 #"Sunrise in Tokyo" – 5:47 #"Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia" – 1:13 #"If Heaven Is Hell" – 6:00 #"Highway Passion" – 4:24 #"Midnight Rendezvous" – 3:22 #"Mean Streak" – 4:44 #"Death on Main Street" – 4:38


    Personnel


    Tokyo Blade

    * Alan Marsh –
    lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...
    * Andy Boulton –
    guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
    * John Wiggins – guitar (except tracks 3, 10-13) * Andy Robbins –
    bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...
    * Steve Pierce –
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    Additional musicians

    *Ray Dismore – guitar on tracks 3,10-13.


    Production

    * Kevin D. Nixon –
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    *
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    –
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    * Tony Spath – mixing * Andy Allen – producer, engineer and mixing of tracks 3, 10-13.


    References

    {{Authority control Tokyo Blade albums 1983 debut albums