From Blabbermouth :
SAXON: 'The Very Best Of Saxon: 1979-1988' Compilation Due Next Week - Jan. 12, 2007
A new SAXON three-disc compilation, entitled "The Very Best Of Saxon: 1979-1988", is scheduled for release in Europe on January 15. The track listing is as follows:
Disc 1:
01. Wheels Of Steel
02. Stand Up And Be Counted
03. 747 (Strangers In The Night)
04. See The Light Shining
05. Suzie Hold On
06. Judgement Day (Live)
07. Motorcycle Man
08. Street Fighting Gang
09. Backs To The Wall
10. Militia Guard
11. Big Teaser
12. Rainbow Theme
13. Frozen Rainbow
14. Stallions Of The Highway
15. Strong Arm Of The Law
16. Taking Your Chances
17. Dallas 1 PM
18. And The Bands Played On
Disc 2:
01. Hungry Years
02. Heavy Metal Thunder
03. Never Surrender
04. 20,000 Ft
05. Midnight Rider
06. Princess Of The Night
07. Fire In The Sky
08. Motorcycle Man (Live)
09. 747 (Strangers In The Night) (Live)
10. Strong Arm Of The Law (Live)
11. 20,000 Ft (Live)
12. Wheels Of Steel (Live)
13. Dallas 1 PM (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon)
14. Midnight Rider (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon)
15. Power And The Glory
16. Nightmare
17. Midas Touch
18. Redline
Disc 3:
01. Sailing To America
02. A Little Bit Of What You Fancy
03. Do It All For You
04. Just Let Me Rock
05. Crusader
06. Back On The Streets
07. Live Fast Die Young
08. Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy
09. Krakatoa
10. Waiting For The Night
11. Chase The Fade
12. Rock The Nations
13. Northern Lady
14. Everybody Up (Live)
15. Ride Like The Wind
16. Red Alert
17. I Can't Wait Anymore
18. Broken Heroes
SPV/Steamhammer has set a March 5 European release date for the new album from SAXON, entitled "The Inner Sanctum". A single, entitled "If I Was You", will precede the full-length CD.
Byford previously stated about the "If I Was You" track, "I wrote the lyrics based on gun and knife crime having seen so many tragic stories of somebody getting knifed to death for a mobile phone and three quid or some young mother caught in the crossfire between two idiots with guns. 'If I was you and you were me, would you live your life differently?'"
As previously reported, Byford was interviewed by Spanish TV on the set of the movie "Perceval", in which he has a role. Watch the interview at YouTube.com (Biff appears around the 1:55 mark).
U.K. newspaper Lincolnshire Echo last fall published an article about SAXON's secret gig which took place October 27 at Bivouac club in Lincoln, England. The gig was filmed by London-based Ten Alps Telvision for a series which follows the ups and downs of various music venues. Check out a scan of the article at this location.
Steamhammer/SPV released SAXON's live album, "The Eagle Has Landed Pt. III", in the U.S. on June 27, 2006. The collection features the first new recordings with drummer Nigel Glockler, who returned to the SAXON fold following an extended creative break.
