Whitesnake’s Classic “1987” Album Gets Super Deluxe Edition for 30th Anniversary

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4CD/DVD Collection Includes A Newly Remastered Version Of The Original Album, Plus Unreleased Live and Studio Recordings, Music Videos, And Documentary; Several Versions Will Be Available On October 6 and Super Deluxe Version on October 27 From Parlophone

New Whitesnake Deal With Rhino Entertainment Puts Significant Catalogue

With Warner Music Group Worldwide For The First Time

 

Whitesnake had already released a string of Top 10 albums in the UK, Europe & Japan before the band conquered the entire world with its “1987” record, which was certified multi-platinum and featured the smash single “Here I Go Again.” The classic album turns 30 this year and Parlophone is celebrating with four new versions, including an expansive boxed set.

WHITESNAKE “1987”: SUPER DELUXE EDITION will be available on October 27. The 4-CD/DVD collection includes the original album with newly remastered sound, unreleased live and studio recordings, classic music videos, concert footage, a 30 minute documentary, featuring a new interview with David Coverdale, Whitesnake’s founder and lead singer. The music comes in a 60-page hardbound book that’s filled with rare and unseen photos from the era, an extended essay based on new interviews with Coverdale, plus a booklet of the album’s lyrics, handwritten by Coverdale. The audio will also be available via digital download and streaming services.

Attention Snake Fans! Due to unforeseen manufacturing delays, the release date of the Whitesnake 1987 Super Deluxe Edition has been moved back a few weeks to October 27th. We’re terribly sorry but promise you the action packed box set is beautiful and will be worth the wait.  – David Coverdale

Three other versions of WHITESNAKE “1987” will also be available the same day. A Deluxe Edition will be available in both 2-CD and 2-LP versions, each including the newly remastered album expanded with a selection of unreleased bonus recordings. A single-disc version of the newly remastered album will also be available.

This also marks the first release under a newly signed catalogue deal with Whitesnake and Rhino Entertainment, the catalogue division of Warner Music Group. This new deal includes both the North American and Japanese rights, marking the first time a substantial amount of the Whitesnake catalogue will reside under Warner Music Group worldwide.

“It gives me great joy to finally have so much of my Whitesnake catalogue all under the same roof with the Warner family and I’m thrilled to be now working with this tremendous team on a worldwide basis,” says Coverdale. “I have great memories of being with Warner back in my days with Deep Purple, then when I was with Geffen, when they were distributed by Warner, so it feels like coming home to now have Whitesnake there. This elaborate reissue is the perfect project to kick off the new relationship.”

“Whitesnake is one of the all-time great rock ‘n’ roll bands, with David being an absolute icon as a vocalist and front man,” says Rhino President Mark Pinkus. “We are absolutely thrilled to now have so much of the Whitesnake catalogue with Warner on a global basis and are excited for the fans to see what great releases we have planned for the coming years.”

Soon after its release in April 1987, WHITESNAKE “1987” became a huge success around the world, selling more than multi million copies. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard album chart and spawned four popular singles: “Still Of The Night,” “Give Me All Your Love,” “Is This Love” (which reached #2) and the #1 hit “Here I Go Again.”

WHITESNAKE “1987”: SUPER DELUXE EDITION comes with an entire disc of unreleased live performances featuring Adrian Vandenberg, Vivian Campbell & Tommy Aldridge recorded during the band’s 1987-88 tour. The music includes live versions of several tracks from “1987”, plus Whitesnake classics “Slide It In,” “Love Ain’t No Stranger,” and “Slow An’ Easy.”

An additional disc spotlights the creative process behind WHITESNAKE “1987” with a selection of 11 unreleased demo and rehearsal recordings, including early versions of nearly every song on the album called 87 Evolutions. The final disc introduces newly remixed versions the album’s four singles, and includes rare radio mixes, as well as songs from 87 Versions, an EP released exclusively in Japan.

The DVD from WHITESNAKE “1987”: SUPER DELUXE EDITION includes music videos for the four singles, all of which have been carefully restored and remixed in 5.1 Surround Sound for the first time ever. In addition, the DVD also features a new 30 minute documentary about the making of WHITESNAKE “1987”, a new promo video made especially for this set of the 1988 version of “Here I Go Again” and unreleased live footage from the 1987-88 tour.

Pre-order links (USA Preorder pending Amazon updates):

Deluxe: https://Rhino.lnk.to/WhitesnakeBOX
Vinyl: https://Rhino.lnk.to/Whitesnake2LP
2CD: https://Rhino.lnk.to/Whitesnake2CD

WHITESNAKE “1987”: SUPER DELUXE EDITION (Oct 27)

4CD/DVD Track Listing

Disc One: Original Album 2017 Remaster

  1. “Still Of The Night”
  2. “Give Me All Your Love”
  3. “Bad Boys”
  4. “Is This Love”
  5. “Here I Go Again 87”
  6. “Straight For The Heart”
  7. “Looking For Love”
  8. “Children Of The Night”
  9. “You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again”
  10. “Crying In The Rain”
  11. “Don’t Turn Away”

Disc Two: Snakeskin Boots [Live On Tour 1987-88]

  1. “Bad Boys/Children Of The Night” *
  2. “Slide It In” *
  3. “Slow An’ Easy” *
  4. “Here I Go Again” *
  5. “Guilty Of Love” *
  6. “Is This Love” *
  7. “Love Ain’t No Stranger” *
  8. Guitar Solo – Adrian and Vivian *
  9. “Crying In The Rain” *
  10. “Still Of The Night” *  (available to steam on iTunes with pre-order)
  11. “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City” *
  12. “Give Me All Your Love” *

Disc Three: 87 Evolutions [Demos and Rehearsals]

  1. “Still Of The Night” *
  2. “Give Me All Your Love” *
  3. “Bad Boys” *
  4. “Is This Love” *   (available to steam on iTunes with pre-order)
  5. “Straight For the Heart” *
  6. “Looking For Love” *
  7. “Children Of The Night” *
  8. “You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again” *
  9. “Crying In The Rain” *
  10. “Don’t Turn Away” *
  11. “Crying In The Rain” (Lil’ Mountain Alternate Take Ruff Mix) *

Disc Four: 87 Versions [2017 Remixes]

  1. “Still Of The Night” – Remix *
  2. “Is This Love” – Remix *
  3. “Give Me All Your Love” – Remix *
  4. “Here I Go Again 87” – Remix *
  5. “Standing In The Shadows” – 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
  6. “Looking For Love” – 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
  7. “You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again” – 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
  8. “Need Your Love So Bad” – 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
  9. “Here I Go Again” – Radio Mix
  10. “Give Me All Your Love” – Single Version

DVD

  1. “Still Of The Night” – Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
  2. “Here I Go Again 87” – Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
  3. “Is This Love” – Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
  4. “Give Me All Your Love” – Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
  5. Documentary about the making of 1987 Album *
  6. “Here I Go Again” – Purplesnake Video Jam *
  7. “Crying In The Rain” – 1987 Tour Video Bootleg *
  8. Band Intros – 1987 Tour Video Bootleg *
  9. “Still Of The Night” – 1987 Tour Video Bootleg *

WHITESNAKE “1987”: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION

2LP Track Listing

Side One

  1. “Still Of The Night”
  2. “Bad Boys”
  3. “You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again”
  4. “Straight For The Heart”
  5. “Here I Go Again 87”

Side Two

  1. “Give Me All Your Love”
  2. “Is This Love”
  3. “Children Of The Night”
  4. “Crying In The Rain”
  5. “Don’t Turn Away”

Side Three

  1. “Still Of The Night” – 2017 Remix *
  2. “Is This Love” – 2017 Remix *
  3. “Give Me All Your Love” – 2017 Remix *
  4. “Here I Go Again 87” – 2017 Remix *
  5. “Looking For Love”

Side Four

  1. “Bad Boys/Children of the Night” – Live *
  2. “Here I Go Again” – Live *
  3. “Is This Love “ – Live *
  4. “Give Me All Your Love” – Live *
  5. “Still of the Night” – Live *

WHITESNAKE “1987”: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION

2CD Track Listing

Disc One: Original Album 2017 Remaster

  1. “Still Of The Night”
  2. “Give Me All Your Love”
  3. “Bad Boys”
  4. “Is This Love”
  5. “Here I Go Again 87”
  6. “Straight For The Heart”
  7. “Looking For Love”
  8. “Children Of The Night”
  9. “You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again”
  10. “Crying In The Rain”
  11. “Don’t Turn Away”

Disc Two: Snakeskin Boots [Live On Tour 1987-88]

  1. “Bad Boys/Children Of The Night” *
  2. “Slide It In” *
  3. “Slow An’ Easy” *
  4. “Here I Go Again” *
  5. “Guilty Of Love” *
  6. “Is This Love” *
  7. “Love Ain’t No Stranger” *
  8. Guitar Solo – Adrian and Vivian *
  9. “Crying In The Rain” *
  10. “Still Of The Night” *
  11. “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City” *
  12. “Give Me All Your Love” *

* Previously unreleased

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19 Comments

  • Costa Zagakos

    8/17/2017

    Will the boxset 4 CD and DVD will be available in Canada?

  • Liliana Cáceres

    8/17/2017

    Will they also be available on Amazon.com or only on Amazon.uk?

  • Darren Robins

    8/18/2017

    Looking For Love featured twice? It’s on both CD1 and CD4.

    • MFox

      8/21/2017

      Very good point.. hmm wondering what’s that about.

      • Darren Robins

        9/4/2017

        Also You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again. I guess it’s to replicate the old Japanese ’87 Versions’ release from back in the day. Other than that, looks like a fantastic box set 🙂

  • MFox

    8/21/2017

    True, may we order outside the UK as well?
    Whitesnake forever <3

  • musicyontana2

    8/22/2017

    Welcome Back “BAD BOYS”… PLAY LOUD…\m/

  • Montserrat

    8/23/2017

    David, from Barcelona… thank you so much for your thought to Barcelona on your “twitter” your sweet heart have touched mine with this beautiful detail to my city in this days so sad we are living here, after a terrorist attack where the more young victims are an Spanish little child of only three years old and an Australian little child of only seven years old

    God bless you, David

    Much love from Barcelona.

  • ian

    8/25/2017

    great to see this landmark album get the 30th Anniversary release!

  • Andy Geary

    8/29/2017

    Tracklistings,are in a different order to my original CD. Mine has Looking for Love as track 4, Cryin Rain trk 5 and also has extra track compared to other releases. Why the difference?

  • Jason Gilbert

    9/22/2017

    Was just notified by Amazon that the release date was moved to the first week of January, 2018! Can somebody put some light on this issue, please! I pre-ordered it the first day it was available for pre-order.

    • Jason Gilbert

      9/25/2017

      I like to hear from the Whitesnake camp and/or Rhino records as to what the problem is. The links on this very website take you right to Amazon and they can’t get it. I’m sure Mr. Coverdale would want to know this.

  • Steve Downes

    10/6/2017

    I see there’s a 24-bit, 96kHz version at HDTracks. How compressed is the new 2017 Remaster, as I don’t want the dynamic range greatly reduced in favor of volume? Sound Quality is everything.

  • Whitesnake

    10/8/2017

    Sorry about the troubles both in ordering and for the delay on the box set.

    Message from David on the Deluxe box set:
    Attention Snake Fans! Due to unforeseen manufacturing delays, the release date of the Whitesnake 1987 Super Deluxe Edition has been moved back a few weeks to October 27th. We’re terribly sorry but promise you the action packed box set is beautiful and will be worth the wait.

    As for the Amazon glitches, I believe the’ve been sorted out via Warner working with Amazon, and should be working. Please let us know if that’s not the case.

    WS Webmaster

  • Philip Gipson

    10/8/2017

    I’m absolutely happy about Whitesnake’s self-titled 1987 album being reissued. It’s such a great time to be an ’80s kid.

  • Mathew Lauren

    10/12/2017

    David,

    I was so excited to see news that “’87 Whitesnake” was being released in 5.1 surround – FINALLY, but that’s really not what has happened here, is it David?

    What a wasted opportunity. This production delay is just the time you need plus two weeks or so to go back and remix the remainder of the songs from the album (proper) to 5.1 discrete surround.

    I, however, have other concerns as NO ONE WILL RELEASE ANY INFORMATION RE: who remixed the 4 videos supporting the album to 5.1 and how they achieved this. As an audiophile, I can affirm this information matters and helps “ship” and “move” re-released 5.1 product. I’m fearlful the 4 tracks (ONLY) chosen for SUPERIOR, 6-channel surrround-sound treatment are simply unwrapped 2.0, remastered to mimic discrete surround — known as faux 5.1 in the surround audiophile community.

    Regardless, this pricey cd box set with a DVD-Video documentary and MTV vids (4-only) marketed as 5.1 is probably a done deal at this late date, unless you step in NOW and insist on a DVD-A/V disc:

    Audio “side” (allowing for “lossless,” audiophile 2.0 & 5.1 mix of entire album )

    Video “side” (presenting hires 2.0 & “lossy” dts 5.1 of entire album plus vids & documentary).

    You could cover EVERYONE with a DVD A/V disc that is both: Audio (authored for PCM lossless) and Video (“lossy” dts and chapter formatted).

    Audiophiles would swoon about the superior presentation of the album including commensurate era-specific music, b-sides and extras along with a “lossy” dts of same on the (default) Video “side” including the MTV vids (whether presented in original 4X3 or reformatted to 16X9) …and that documentary.

    The above has (ALL) already been done to some extent with early DVD-Audio discs with a Video by default “side,” so that discs play on all DVD PLAYERS — and because of advances in DVD authoring and formatting tech since these early releases of the (above) described, all the listed DVD inclusions, plus my suggestions would most likely ALL fit on 1 DVD A/V disc — and then there is also Bluray.

    How about a standalone 5.1 DVD-A/V and or 5.1 Bluray music both with videos and a Christmas 2017 release?

    All of your fans would wait past the new delivery date of Oct 27th, 2017 for these upgrades and inclusions to your current offering, and ALL surround-sound fans (Whitesnake fanatics or not) would laud an executive-decision (BY YOU) to bring in a well-respected, multi-channel mixer (with a “proven” 5.1 cv) to remix & RM “Whitesnake 1987” as well as the entire catalogue for which you just negotiated a world-wide re-release.

    Kindest Regards,

    ml

    • Chris

      10/25/2017

      Matt- I am a bit confused. Is the whole album going to be in 5.1 or just the music videos? From what I’ve read here, it’s just the videos? Am I wrong? Man, I’d love to have the whole album in 5.1

  • Steve

    12/15/2017

    I cannot find a link to purchase the DELUXE box set. Can anyone point me in the right direction?? THANKS!!

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