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GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS TO RELEASE THREE ESSENTIAL ALBUMS IN NEW VINYL LP EDITIONS, OUT MARCH 30

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GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS TO RELEASE THREE ESSENTIAL ALBUMS IN NEW VINYL LP EDITIONS, OUT MARCH 30

BAD TO THE BONE, BORN TO BE BAD, AND GREATEST HITS: 30 YEARS OF ROCK

AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER ON BLACK VINYL AND LIMITED EDITION COLOURED VINYL

BAND TO KICK OFF THEIR 2018 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN APRIL ­­

02 MARCH 2018 (Toronto, ON) – On March 30, George Thorogood & The Destroyers’ classic albums, Bad To The Bone, Born To Be Bad, and Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock will be released in special vinyl LP editions via Capitol Records/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. All three albums are online now for pre-order on black vinyl LPs, as well as in limited edition, 180-gram colour vinyl editions, which are available exclusively on the band’s website and The Sound of Vinyl. George Thorogood & The Destroyers are set to kick off their 2018 North American tour this spring, with dates spanning from April to May. Full list of Canadian tour dates below and ticket information available online now.

In 1982, George Thorogood & The Destroyers first hit the rock charts with Bad To The Bone, the band’s major label debut. By that time, the powerhouse band from Delaware had already toured with the Rolling Stones and demonstrated their mettle by performing 50 U.S. shows in all 50 states in 50 days. Bad To The Bone went on to spend almost a year on the charts, helping to catapult Thorogood & The Destroyers to a new level of popularity. The album’s title track was Thorogood's first major crossover hit, which remains a staple of classic rock radio and a popular choice for film and TV placements.

A treasured cornerstone of Thorogood’s recorded catalog, Bad To The Bone also features the Berry-esque workout track, "Back to Wentzville," the playful rocker "Miss Luann," the soulful road ode "Blue Highway," and the introspective blues ballad "It's A Sin." The album also includes high-energy covers of the Chuck Berry hit, "No Particular Place to Go" and the Isley Brothers’ "Nobody But Me."

Released in 1988, Born To Be Bad was George Thorogood & The Destroyers’ seventh studio album, featuring the band’s original boogie-rock title track, their signature cover of the Roy Head and Gene Kurtz-written soul classic “Treat Her Right,” the swaggering original “You Talk Too Much,’’ and covers of vital classics by Elmore James, Chuck Berry, Howlin’ Wolf, and others. Born To Be Bad spent 24 weeks on the charts and peakws at No. 32 on the Billboard 200.

Released in 2004 to celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary, George Thorogood & The Destroyers’ Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock features 16 standout tracks on two LPs, including the band’s biggest singles, “Bad To The Bone,” “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer,” “Move It On Over,” “You Talk Too Much,” and “If You Don’t Start Drinking (I’m Gonna Leave).” The collection also includes a remix of “Who Do You Love” by longtime Thorogood fan Tom Rothrock (producer for Beck, RL Burnside, and Elliott Smith, among others).

Touring has been as integral to The Destroyers’ success as the band’s studio albums. The raw energy of the band’s live performance is represented on Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock with concert recordings of “The Sky Is Crying” and “Reelin’ and Rockin’.” The collection also includes a studio session version of “Rockin’ My Life Away,” cut in February 1993 for the Haircut Sessions, recorded by Terry Manning and produced by Terry and the band at Nassau’s Compass Point Studios.

Founded in December 1973, George Thorogood & The Destroyers is comprised of original members George Thorogood (guitars and vocals) and Jeff Simon (drums), Bill Blough (bass), who joined in 1976, and longtime members Jim Suhler (rhythm guitar) and Buddy Leach (saxophone). With more than 20 studio and live albums to their credit, the band has achieved Platinum and Gold success with eight. George Thorogood & The Destroyers continue to actively tour around the world, sharing their bar roots, unchained attitude, and unbridled love for their blues, rock ‘n’ roll, and country influences with fans everywhere the road takes them.

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Bad To The Bone – Tracklisting:

(1LP black vinyl; limited edition 1LP buttercream coloured vinyl)

Side A

  1. Back To Wentsville
  2. Blue Highway
  3. Nobody But Me
  4. It's A Sin
  5. New Boogie Chillun

Side B

  1. Bad To The Bone
  2. Miss Luann
  3. As the Years Go Passing By
  4. No Particular Place to Go
  5. Wanted Man

Born To Be Bad – Tracklisting:

 (1LP black vinyl; limited edition 1LP opaque yellow coloured vinyl)

Side A

  1. Shake Your Money Maker
  2. You Talk Too Much
  3. Highway 49
  4. Born To Be Bad
  5. You Can't Catch Me

Side B

  1. I'm Ready
  2. Treat Her Right
  3. I Really Like Girls
  4. Smokestack Lightning
  5. I'm Movin' On

Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock – Tracklisting:

(2LP black vinyl; limited edition 2LP root beer coloured vinyl)

LP 1

Side A

  1. Madison Blues
  2. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
  3. Move It On Over
  4. Who Do You Love

Side B

  1. Bad To The Bone
  2. I Drink Alone
  3. Gear Jammer
  4. Willie And The Hand Jive

LP 2

Side A

  1. The Sky Is Crying (Live)
  2. Reelin' And Rockin' (Live)
  3. You Talk Too Much

Side B

  1. If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)
  2. Get A Haircut
  3. Rockin' My Life Away
  4. American Made
  5. Who Do You Love?

George Thorogood & The Destroyers – 2018 Canadian Tour Dates:

  • April 24 – Ottawa, ON (National Arts Centre)
  • April 26 – Toronto ON (Massey Hall)
  • April 27 – Niagara Falls, ON (Fallsview Casino Resort)
  • May 1 – Thunder Bay, ON (Community Auditorium)
  • May 2 – Winnipeg, MB (Burton Cummings Theatre)
  • May 4 – Regina, SK (Conexus Arts Centre)
  • May 5 – Lethbridge, AB (Enmax Centre)
  • May 6 – Calgary, AB (Grey Eagle Resort & Casino)
  • May 7 – Enoch, AB (River Cree Resort & Casino)
  • May 9 – Kamloops, BC (Sandman Centre)
  • May 10 – Penticton, BC (S. Okanagan Events Centre)
  • May 11 – Coquitlam, BC (Hard Rock Casino Vancouver)
  • May 12 – Coquitlam, BC (Hard Rock Casino Vancouver)

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