Whitesnake – Slide It In: The Ultimate Edition (2019 Remaster) (2019) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

“Slide It In: The Ultimate Edition” features unreleased versions of every album track, including 35thAnniversary remixes made this year, as well as monitor mixes recorded in 1983. The set boasts more than a dozen unreleased live recordings from 1984 that feature an entire concert from Glasgow, Scotland, plus several songs from Jon Lord’s final show with Whitesnake in Sweden. The collection’s final disc unearths 30 tracks that cover original demos and early mixes for album tracks, as well as unfinished song ideas.

Whitesnake scored its first platinum-selling album in 1984 with Slide It In, a release that has sold more than six million copies worldwide thanks to hard-rocking songs like “Love Ain’t No Stranger,” “Slow An’ Easy” and the title track. The classic album turns 35 this year!

“Slide It In” was always meant to be a structured, more electric modern take on the classic blues-based hard rock that Whitesnake were famous for, but our new Hook City Hooligan, Mixer Extraordinaire Christopher Collier, has hand-tooled this classic record for the 21st century,” says Coverdale. “Hearing all the performances so fresh and so clear after 35 years was amazing. Mel, Cozy and Jon’s playing on the record is as vital now as it was all those years ago. All the featured players shine. Not only did Christopher get the best out of the recording, but, he gives the album a fresh coat of sonic paint bringing it right up to date. I’m personally thrilled with it.”

After releasing Saints & Sinners in 1982, Whitesnake reconvened the following year in Germany to begin recording songs for what would become the band’s sixth studio album, Slide It In. At the time, band members included Coverdale, guitarists Micky Moody and Mel Galley, bassist Colin Hodgkinson and keyboardist Jon Lord. The album was initially released in 1984 in the U.K., where it climbed into the Top 10.

Soon after, the band’s line-up changed. Jon Lord left to rejoin Deep Purple and Moody and Hodgkinson were replaced by guitarist John Sykes, and Neil Murray, who was Whitesnake’s original bassist. Prior to its U.S. release in 1985, Slide It In was remixed while newly recorded parts by Sykes, Murray and keyboardist Bill Cuomo were added, resulting in two distinct versions of the album, both of which are included in this set.

Tracklist:
1. Gambler (US Mix, 2019 Remaster) 03:57
2. Slide It In (US Mix, 2019 Remaster) 03:19
3. Slow An’ Easy (US Mix, 2019 Remaster) 06:00
4. Love Ain’t No Stranger (US Mix, 2019 Remaster) 04:14
5. Give Me More Time (US Mix, 2019 Remaster) 03:42
6. Standing in the Shadow (US Mix, 2019 Remaster) 03:38
7. Hungry for Love (US Mix, 2019 Remaster) 03:29
8. All or Nothing (US Mix, 2019 Remaster) 03:40
9. Spit It Out (US Mix, 2019 Remaster) 04:28
10. Guilty of Love (US Mix, 2019 Remaster) 03:24
11. Gambler (UK Mix, 2019 Remaster) 03:59
12. Slide It In (UK Mix, 2019 Remaster) 03:17
13. Slow An’ Easy (UK Mix, 2019 Remaster) 06:00
14. Love Ain’t No Stranger (UK Mix, 2019 Remaster) 04:06
15. Give Me More Time (UK Mix, 2019 Remaster) 03:42
16. Standing in the Shadow (UK Mix, 2019 Remaster) 03:34
17. Hungry for Love (UK Mix, 2019 Remaster) 03:57
18. All or Nothing (UK Mix, 2019 Remaster) 03:40
19. Spit It Out (UK Mix, 2019 Remaster) 04:14
20. Guilty of Love (UK Mix, 2019 Remaster) 03:23
21. Need Your Love So Bad (Single B-Side, 2019 Remaster) 03:13
22. Gambler (7″ Eddie Kramer Mix 1983, 2019 Remaster) 04:00
23. Guilty of Love (7″ Eddie Kramer Mix 1983, 2019 Remaster) 03:24
24. Slide It In (2019 Remix) 03:19
25. Slow An’ Easy (2019 Remix) 06:07
26. Love Ain’t No Stranger (2019 Remix) 04:19
27. Give Me More Time (2019 Remix) 03:39
28. Guilty of Love (2019 Remix) 03:24
29. All or Nothing (2019 Remix) 03:48
30. Spit It Out (2019 Remix) 04:19
31. Standing in the Shadow (2019 Remix) 03:24
32. Hungry for Love (2019 Remix) 04:22
33. Gambler (2019 Remix) 03:56
34. Need Your Love So Bad (2019 Remix) 03:25
35. Intro to Gambler from David Coverdale 00:21
36. Gambler (Monitor Mix, 1983) 03:57
37. Standing in the Shadow (Monitor Mix, 1983) 03:36
38. Intro to Slide It In from David Coverdale 00:28
39. Slide It In (Monitor Mix, 1983) 03:19
40. Give Me More Time (Monitor Mix, 1983) 03:41
41. Intro to Love Ain’t No Stranger from David Coverdale 00:13
42. Love Ain’t No Stranger (Monitor Mix, 1983) 04:18
43. Hungry for Love (Monitor Mix, 1983) 04:22
44. Intro to Guilty of Love from David Coverdale 00:23
45. Guilty of Love (Monitor Mix, 1983) 03:23
46. Spit It Out (Monitor Mix, 1983) 04:25
47. Intro to Slow An’ Easy from David Coverdale 00:26
48. Slow An’ Easy (Monitor Mix, 1983) 05:58
49. All or Nothing (Monitor Mix, 1983) 03:53
50. David Coverdale discusses the US vs. UK versions of Slide It In 00:51
51. Gambler (Jon Lord’s Last Whitesnake Show, Sweden, April 16th, 1984) 03:25
52. Guilty of Love (Jon Lord’s Last Whitesnake Show, Sweden, April 16th, 1984) 03:58
53. Love Ain’t No Stranger (Jon Lord’s Last Whitesnake Show, Sweden, April 16th, 1984) 04:29
54. Ready An’ Willing (Jon Lord’s Last Whitesnake Show, Sweden, April 16th, 1984) 04:20
55. All or Nothing (Early Ruff Mix with Unfinished Lyrics) 03:26
56. Hungry for Love (Early Ruff Mix with Unfinished Lyrics) 04:22
57. Spit It Out (Early Ruff Mix with Unfinished Lyrics) 04:29
58. Give Me More Time (Early Ruff Mix with Unfinished Lyrics) 03:39
59. Slow An’ Easy (Early Ruff Mix with Unfinished Lyrics) 06:06
60. Love Ain’t No Stranger (Early Ruff Mix with Unfinished Lyrics) 04:21
61. Need Your Love So Bad (feat. Jon Lord) (Instrumental, Early Ruff Mix with Unfinished Lyrics) 03:15
62. Slow An’ Easy (A Capella Excerpts Remix) 01:17
63. All Or Nothing (Organ & Drums Excerpts Remix) 01:36
64. Wheezy Interludes (Various Alcoholic Studio Antics, David and Mel “fighting a cold”)) 06:54
65. Slow An’ Easy (Original Demo) 03:53
66. Slide It In (Original Demo) 00:44
67. Standing in the Shadow (Original Demo) 02:49
68. All or Nothing (Original Demo) 01:54
69. Spit It Out (Original Demo) 01:20
70. Guilty of Love (Original Demo) 02:21
71. Love Ain’t No Stranger (Original Demo) 01:19
72. Intro to Need Your Love So Bad from David Coverdale 00:32
73. Need Your Love So Bad (Original Demo) 03:23
74. Body Heat (Unfinished Symphpnies Original Demo) 02:16
75. The Gypsy in You (Unfinished Symphonies) 01:47
76. Lounge Lizards (Unfinished Symphonies) 01:46
77. Great Riff in the Morning (Unfinished Symphonies) 00:23
78. The River Song (Unfinished Symphonies) 00:57
79. Can’t Make a Deal With the Devil (Unfinished Symphonies) 01:56
80. Prayer for the Dying (Unfinished Symphonies) 02:15
81. Spend the Night With Me (Unfinished Symphonies) 01:27
82. So Much to Live for (Unfinished Symphonies) 01:05
83. Riff Raff Blues (Unfinished Symphonies) 01:20
84. Thank You Blues (Unfinished Symphonies) 00:51