BAD COMPANY To Reissue First Two Albums On 180-Gram Vinyl
May 29, 2014, 10 years ago
Bad Company will reissue their first two classic albums, Bad Company and Straight Shooter, on 180-gram vinyl on July 1st via Rhino Records in North America. Both releases will contain all of the original packaging.
The band’s self-titled debut album, Bad Company, released in 1974 reached #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and has since been certified five times platinum by the RIAA. The eight-song album contains some of the most well known rock songs of all time: “Can’t Get Enough”, “Rock Steady”, “Ready For Love”, “Don’t Let Me Down”, “Bad Company”, “The Way I Choose”, “Movin’ On” and “Seagull” “Can’t Get Enough” reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Movin’ On’” reaching #19.
Their follow up album, Straight Shooter, reached #3 on the Billboard Top 200 and featured the hits “Feel Like Making Love” (#10) and “Good Lovin’ Gone Bad” (#36) along with “Shooting Star”, “Deal With The Preacher”, “Weep No More”, “Wild Fire Woman”, “Anna” and “Call On Me”. Most of the tracks from these two albums, have become staples of classic rock radio around the globe.
Bad Company will embark again this summer on dates with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Their tour together last year was one of the most well received tours of 2013. The excursion with Skynyrd begins on July 10th in Bangor, ME and will end on July 25th in Clarkston, MI. The band will also perform a show at Casino Rama in Rama, ON on July 8th. Tickets are on sale for all shows now. Both vinyl reissues will be available for purchase at the shows as well.
The complete itinerary follows:
July
8 - Rama, ON - Casino Rama (Bad Company Only)10 - Bangor, ME - Waterfront
12 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center
13 - Darien, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
15 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheater
16 - Charlotte, NC - PNC Pavilion
18 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
19 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
22 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
23 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
25 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
