Slide It In [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Whitesnake

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 2009)
• Original Release Date: June 30, 2009
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B002APNQF4
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,725 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Guilty Of Love (promo video)

2. Slow & Easy (promo video)

3. Love Ain't No Stranger (promo video)

4. Guilty Of Love (live at The Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington 1983)

5. Love Ain't No Stranger (unplugged taken from STARKERS in Tokyo, Japan)

6. Give Me More Time (BBC Top Of The Pops January 19, 1984)

7. Love Ain't No Stranger (from "Live...In The Still Of The Night," 2006)

8. All Or Nothing (US mix)

9. Spit It Out (US mix)

10. Guilty Of Love (US mix)

11. Need Your Love So Bad (US Mix, Single B-side)

12. Gambler (UK mix)

13. Slide It In (UK mix)

14. Standing In The Shadow (UK mix)

15. Give Me More Time (UK mix)

16. Slow & Easy (UK mix)

17. Spit It Out (UK mix)

18. All Or Nothing (UK mix)

19. Guilty Of Love (UK mix)

20. Love Ain't No Stranger (live acoustic from STARKERS in Tokyo, Japan)DISC 2: DVD VIDEO

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Slide It In is a quadruple-platinum (4,000,000) selling album. This CD + DVD edition features deluxe packaging with a 24-page booklet, featuring rare & unpublished photos and archive memorabilia. Features the classic "US Remix" of the album, plus 10 bonus tracks including the rare single b-side "Need Your Love So Bad.' Liner notes written in conjunction with David Coverdale. 6 of the 7 video clips are available on DVD for the first time including footage from their 1983 headline appearance at the 1983 Monsters Of Rock Festival, Donington, England

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whitesnake's Best Album!!!, July 29, 2009

By	James A. Calabrese (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First let me just say that I think Whitesnake holds the record for most songs about "love". If the word "love" is not already in the song title, then their songs are about love or something in the love-making category (ie: Slide It In, Slow an Easy and Still of the Night). But that's OK, for me it's the music that counts.

Slide It In has always been my favorite WS album. This Deluxe Edition certainly did not change my mind. In fact, this remastered product is of outstanding sound quality and the songs are still great after 25 years. For many years, I never realized their was a UK version of this album. It's kind of cool to hear the UK versions of 8 of these songs. Apparently, they did not have UK versions of the Hungry for Love and Love Ain't No Stranger. If there were, then they are not included in this edition. The booklet includes interview with David Coverdale and I found very interesting. It explains why there were 2 versions.

The UK versions are good, certainly worthy of owning and "nice to have" but the US versions are better. Probably because this is the version I grew up with and am used to. Slide It In is considered WS' "transition" album. But OH BOY! what a transition. SII is more Rock oriented and was a lead-in to what catapulted WS into superstardom in the MTV days. Their 1987 self-titled album wouldn't have been as popular without Slide It In being the predecessor.

I don't mind that they changed the order of the US versions of the songs. In fact, it brings a new fresh feel. From what I understand, this is the order that David Coverdale originally wanted but of course, the record company moved the title track first and put the best 3 songs in front which most record labels do. Although the best songs are still in the first half, the later half are great as well. In fact, there is not one bad song on this 1984 classic.

The other bonus tracks are OK. Need Your Love So Bad is OK but I'm sure this was a song recorded during these 1984 sessions and just never made the cut. Nice to have but not an essential song.

You really get a nice complete edition with Disc 2. It's always cool to have the videos and think of the good-ole MTV days (when they actually played music videos around the clock) when watching them.

This is great addition to any hard-rock lover and certainly worthy of having in your collection.

I find myself buying more music cds of yesteryear than cds of today. Today's bands just don't measure up to the classic rock years of the 70s and 80s. So if you don't have this cd already, go ahead and buy it. It's worth the price. And to all you classic-rock lovers with kids, it'll be nice to introduce this classic to a new generation.

Finally! I have to give credit where credit is due. Cozy Powell you are missed. God Bless Ya!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Wanted to Give this 5 Stars!, August 3, 2009

By	ThrEaD NUGENT (Newport Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I love Slide it In and was stoked to see this release.....however a couple problems....why resequence the U.S. Version? What if Machine Head by Deep Purple was resequenced when it got the remaster treatment? Strange..also why leave off 2 songs from the UK version (Love Ain't No Stranger and Hungry for Love)then add a '97 acoustic Love Ain't No Stranger from Starkers...just doesn't fit...subsequently I had a buddy in Sweden send me the 2 missing tracks so I now have both versions complete...The great part is the b-side bonus track and the dvd..again w. Starkers footage but whatever...I'm a completist and this package fell short even though it still is incredible overall...the US Version really smokes and is interesting to hear the UK version and the differences....to me a totally different LP.....grab this cd no doubt but beware of the 'little' drawbacks.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Slide it in (Deluxe Edition) - Whitesnake, August 2, 2009

By	partygirl Sandra "Sandra" (the Netherlands) - See all my reviews

What a fantastic album. A beautiful package, superb bonus tracks and a gorgeous DVD. A great job done on the remix! An absolute "must have" for every Whitesnake fan!!