・ Tokyo Blade originally formed in 1982, releasing their self-titled debut in 1983 (CD 1 of this release). Formed around guitarist Andy Boulton, he was joined ontheir debut by Alan Marsh on lead vocals, John Wiggins on guitar, Andy Robbins on bass and Steve Pierce on drums, making a significant impact on theburgeoning NWOBHM scene. By 1984, they’d developed enough of a reputation to appear alongside Metallica and Venom at Holland’s Aardschock festival.・ By by the time of the second full-length album, 1984’s “Night Of The Blade” (CD 2 of this release), Boulton had been joined by Vicki James Wright on leadvocals, who ended up replacing Alan March’s vocals that had already been recorded for the LP, with Andy Wrighton replacing Andy Robbins on bass. This wasalso their first album released on Powerstation Records, the British independent HM label.・ In 1985 they released their third full-length LP, this time for their own (slightly consumptive sounding) TB Records. “Black Hearts & Jaded Spades” saw amove away from the more NWOBHM and melodic hard rock flavour of their earliest releases towards a more glammed-up, radio friendly, keyboard augmentedsound, aimed more towards the US and Japanese markets.・ This part of the story is rounded off by a fourth disc collecting together many rare EPs, singles and non-album cuts from the early 1980s, including tracksfrom “The Cave Sessions”, “Undercover Honeymoon” 12”, “Midnight Rendezvous” EP and “Madame Guillotine” EP. Featuring lengthy and detailed liner notesfrom note NWOBHM and Tokyo Blade expert John Tucker, Tokyo Blade continue to play live and release records to this date.(メーカー・インフォメーションより）Disc11 : POWERGAME2 : BREAK THE CHAINS3 : IF HEAVEN IS HELL4 : ON THROUGH THE NIGHT5 : KILLER CITY6 : LIAR7 : TONIGHT8 : SUNRISE IN TOKYO9 : BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIADisc21 : SOMEONE TO LOVE2 : NIGHT OF THE BLADE3 : ROCK ME TO THE LIMIT4 : WARRIOR OF THE RISING SUN5 : UNLEASH THE BEAST6 : LOVESTRUCK7 : DEAD OF THE NIGHT8 : LIGHTNING STRIKES (STRAIGHT THROUGH THE HEART)Disc31 : DIRTY FACED ANGELS2 : MAKE IT THOUGHT THE NIGHT3 : ALWAYS4 : LOVING YOU IS AN EASY THING TO DO5 : UNDERCOVER HONEYMOON6 : YOU ARE THE HEART7 : BLACKHEARTS AND JADED SPADES8 : TOUGH GUYS TUMBLE9 : DANCING IN BLUE MOONLIGHT10 : PLAYROOM OF POISON DREAMS11 : MONKEYS BLOODDisc41 : POWERGAME2 : DEATH ON MAINSTREET3 : FEVER4 : ATTACK ATTACK5 : MADAME GUILLOTINE6 : BREAKOUT7 : LOVESTRUCK8 : MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS9 : MEAN STREAK10 : IF HEAVEN IS HELL11 : HIGHWAY PASSION12 : SHADOWS OF INSANITY13 : SCHOOL HOUSE IS BURNING14 : JEZZABEL15 : MONKEY'S BLOOD16 : UNDERCOVER HONEYMOON17 : PLAYROOM OF POISON DREAMS18 : STEALING THE THIEF19 : BOTTOM ENDPowered by HMV