POLYDOR RECORDS
The roots of Heavy Pettin' lie in Weeper, a regrettably named Glasgow pub metal band formed in 1975. Their ranks included guitarist Gordon Bonnar bassist Brian Waugh and drummer Gary Moat. When this trio met singer Stevie 'Hamie' Hayman and guitarist Punky Mendoza six years later, Heavy Pettin' were born. The quintet's timing was impeccable. The summer of 1981 was a good time to be a hard rock heavy metal band, and Heavy Pettin' very quickly found themselves caught up in the tail end of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. That said, their American-orientated sound and image was a good deal more polished than that of Iron Maiden and their ilk. "We listen to Saxon and Def Leppard rather than Black Sabbath and Deep Purple." Bonnar later told Sounds magazine. "We've alway been into heavy metal, starting off with Thin Lizzy." Hamie was quick to own up to the band's US flavour in the same interview acknowledging the influence of bands like Aerosmith. "They're more melodic, and I like the way they look," he told later Dave Roberts, while Brian Waugh cut to the chase by declaring: "We don't like the blatant and fast heavy metal that's coming out now." Young (their average age was just 20), gifted, ambitious and not exactly shy, Pettin' saw their opportunity and wasted little time grasping it. Within mere months of their formation, Kerrang!'s Geoff Barton was praising a demo consprising the tracks 'Love Xs Love', 'Speed Kills' and 'Hell is Beautiful' that the band had recorded in just 18 hours. It secured them a single deal with independent label Neat Records, home of Venom, the Tygers Of Pan Tang and Fist. 'Roll The Dice' b/w 'Love Xs Love' won them acclaim from all over the world. However, with reams of positive press cuttings in hand, the band were already thinking of bigger things, turning down all offers from Neat to record a full-length album.
TRACKS:
1. In And Out Of Love 03:50
2. Broken Heart 04:08
3. Love On The Run 04:00
4. Love Times Love 03:59
5. Victims Of The Night 05:14
6. Rock Me 04:58
7. Shout It Out 03:34
8. Devil In Her Eyes 05:08
9. Hell Is Beautiful 04:07
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