𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘅 — 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 (1987)

intothewellsabyss
Jun 21, 2023
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𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…

35 years ago today, Helix ran “Wild in the Streets”.

On this day (June 21) in 1987, Helix released their sixth full-length studio album, “Wild in the Streets” via Capital Records.

Background:

“Wild in the Streets” featured the title track and a cover of "Dream On" by Nazareth. One song from the album, "She's Too Tough" was written in 1985 by Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliot. Def Leppard's version of the song was intended at one time to be on their “Hysteria” album, but it was never released until 1993's "Heaven Is" single, and later 1993's “Retro Active” album. “Wild in the Streets”, was recorded in England with producer Mike Stone, and was plagued by extensive takes and remixes. Still, the album went gold in Canada, but only managed a disappointing No. 179 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. The band would lose their U.S. deal with Capitol Records soon after.

The original Canadian cassette issue of this album came in a glow-in-the-dark cassette shell.

Links to Artists, Albums, and Music Videos:

Click this link to listen to the “Wild in the Streets” via Spotify: Wild In The Streets https://open.spotify.com/album/2UbME6hrYzhvPkAeco4iNe

Click this link to watch the official music video for “Wild in the Streets”; https://youtu.be/JcIl65i73pk

Click this link to watch the official music video for “Dream On (Nazareth cover)”: https://youtu.be/L0WZILC15h0

Click this link to follow the Helix on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helixrockband

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