LITA FORD (RUNAWAYS) "OUT FOR BLOOD" 1983 MERCURY 1st.PRESS. NM/NM OOP METAL LP

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ARTISTS: LITA FORD (RUNAWAYS)

TITLE: “OUT FOR BLOOD”

TRACK LISTING (SEE PHOTOS & BELOW):

A1

Out For Blood

2:53

A2

Stay With Me Baby

4:29

A3

Just A Feeling

4:36

A4

Ready, Willing And Able

2:58

A5

Die For Me Only (Black Widow)

3:03

B1

Rock 'n Roll Made Me What I Am Today

2:51

B2

If You Can't Live With It

4:18

B3

On The Run

2:49

B4

Anyway That You Want Me

3:31

B5

I Can't Stand It

3:23

Companies, etc.

• Marketed By – PolyGram Records, Inc.

• Manufactured By – PolyGram Records, Inc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram Records, Inc.

• Pressed By – PRC Recording Company, Compton, CA

Credits

• Bass, Backing Vocals – Neil Merryweather

• Drums, Backing Vocals – Dusty Watson

• Executive-Producer – Artie Ripp

• Guitar, Lead Vocals – Lita Ford

• Producer – Neil Merryweather

Notes

PRC Recording Company, Compton, CA pressing, identified by 26 printed on label.

Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd. pressing with different label, separate entry:
Lita Ford - Out For Blood

First pressing with original cover photo: Lita standing in front of chain link spider web.

Back cover durations on tracks (A1, A3, A5, B1 to B5) differ, Label durations listed.

Promo copies exist, and are stock copies with hype sticker and gold promo stamp on back cover.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 422-810331-1

• Pressing Plant ID: 26
  

LABEL: MERCURY RECORDS (HAS THE 26 ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LABEL.)

CAT. #: 422-810 331-1 M-1

YEAR: 1983

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN NM/NM-- CONDITION. NO VISIBLE WEAR, SCRATCHES, LINES, BLEMS ETC. BOTH LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER TO THE VINYL. THE SONGS PLAY SUPER CLEAN! NO AUDIO BETWEEN THE TRACKS.

JACKET CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN NM/NM--CONDITION THERE'S NO WRITING ON THE JACKET. STRAIGHT EDGES, NO WRITING, TEARS, WRINKLES OR SEAM SPLITS, ETC.ETC...

MORE INFO: I TRY AND MATCH WHAT I AM SELLING WITH DISCOGS LISTINGS.THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. ORIGINAL PRC 1st PRESSING. SUPER CLEAN COPY!

MORE ON THE ARTIST & RELEASE:

Lita Rossana Ford (born 19 September 1958) is an English-born, American heavy metal guitarist, actress, vocalist and songwriter who was the lead guitarist for the Runaways in 

the late 1970s before embarking on a successful solo career in the 1980s. The 1989 single "Close My Eyes Forever", a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, remains Ford's most successful 

song, reaching No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Early life

Lita Ford was born to a British father (Harry Lenard Ford) and an Italian mother (Isabella Benvenuto) in London, England. When she was in second grade, she moved with her family to the United States, eventually settling in Long Beach, California.

Inspired by Ritchie Blackmore's work with Deep Purple, she began playing the guitar at the age of 11. Her vocal range is mezzo-soprano

Music career

The Runaways (1975–1979)

In 1975, at age 16, Ford was recruited by recording impresario Kim Fowley to join the all-female rock band The Runaways. The band soon secured a recording contract and released their first album in 1976. The band garnered significant media attention and the Runaways became a successful recording and touring act during their late 1970s heyday. Ford's lead-guitar playing became an integral element of the band's sound until their eventual break-up in April 1979.

In 1977, internal conflicts were erupting within the Runaways, who had by that time already parted ways with producer Fowley, lead singer Cherie Currie, and bassist Jackie Fox. Vocalist/guitarist Joan Jett wanted the band to shift to a more Ramones-influenced punk rock sound, while Ford and drummer Sandy West wanted to continue playing the hard rock-oriented songs the band had become known for. With neither faction willing to compromise, the band finally broke up in April 1979

Solo career (1980–1995)

Following the breakup of the Runaways, Ford signed with Mercury Records and set about launching a solo career. Her debut solo album, entitled Out for Blood, was released in 1983 and was a commercial disappointment. Her next release, Dancin' on the Edge (1984) achieved moderate success and Ford's popularity began to rise. Dancin' on the Edge included the single "Fire in My Heart", which reached the Top 10 in several countries outside the United States. The follow-up single, "Gotta Let Go", performed better, reaching number one on the Mainstream Rock charts. Ford said in an interview that she recorded an unreleased album with RCA Records, and Tony Iommi didn't perform on it.

Ford signed with RCA Records, hired Sharon Osbourne Management, and re-emerged with a more radio-friendly pop-metal sound. In 1988, she released her most commercially successful album, the self-produced Lita. The album featured several singles including "Kiss Me Deadly", "Back to the Cave", "Close My Eyes Forever", and "Falling in and Out of Love", a song co-written by Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe. The ballad "Close My Eyes Forever", a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, remains her most successful song, reaching No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Ford followed up the success of Lita with the album Stiletto (1990). Stiletto featured the singles "Hungry" and "Lisa" (a song dedicated to her mother). However, the album failed to match the success of her previous release. Ford's next release was Dangerous Curves (1991), which featured her last charting single to date, "Shot of Poison". Ford's final album prior to a lengthy recording hiatus was Black on the German ZYX Records.

Out for Blood is the debut solo album from guitarist/vocalist Lita Ford, formerly of the band the Runaways.

The original cover art for this album featured Lita standing in front of a spiderweb holding a broken blood-spurting guitar. It was later replaced with a cover of Lita standing in front of a purple background with her guitar.

The album's artwork saw Ford adopting a very heavy metal-inspired image, an image she would maintain for much of the next decade.

The track "Die for Me Only (Black Widow)" is not to be confused for the track "Black Widow" from Ford's 1991 album Dangerous Curves. 

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