''Watch the Red'' is the sixth studio album by Australian
hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
band
The Angels. It was released in May 1983.
The album charted at number 6 in Australia and number 43 in New Zealand.
[The Angels - Watch The Red at Australian Music Database]
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In June 2002, Shock Records issued ''The Complete Sessions 1980 - 1983''. The 4-CD box set included remasters of ''Dark Room'' (9 bonus tracks), ''Night Attack'' (9 bonus tracks), ''Watch The Red'' (5 bonus tracks) and ''The Blow'' (2-CD set of material from a 40-minute jam-session which formed the basis of ''Watch the Red''). In June 2006, Liberation Music re-issued ''Dark Room'' from ''The Complete Sessions 1980 - 1983''.
Track listings
Credits adapted from the original releases.
Personnel
;The Angels
* Doc Neeson – lead vocals
* Rick Brewster – lead guitar, piano, accordion
* John Brewster – rhythm guitar, lead vocals on "No Sleep in Hell"
* Jim Hilbun – bass guitar, vocals, saxophone, organ, piano
* Brent Eccles
Brent Eccles is best known as the drummer for The Angels, an Australian pub rock band. He has also drummed in: The Breed, Vox Pop, Stuart & The Belmonts, Streetalk, Space Waltz, After Hours, and Citizen Band.
Eccles left Citizen Band in 1981, a ...
– drums
;Production
*Andrew Scott – producer, engineer, mixing
*Al Wright – engineer
*Otto Ruiter – mastering
Chart positions
Certifications
References
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1983 albums
The Angels (Australian band) albums
Epic Records albums