AFTER HOURS

AFTER HOURS: Take Off
Classic A.O.R / Hard Rock
Songs: 1. Love Attack 2. Better Late Than Never 3. Stay By My Side 4. Take Off 5. The Game 6. Another Lonely Night 7. Paint It Black 8. Without You

Southampton based melodic rock band that featured ex-IDOL RICH vocalist Mark Thompson-Smith and identical twins Mark and Steve Owers on guitar and bass before they departed to form TOUCHE then LIONSHEART. Andy Nye is an ex-MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP veteran. The AFTER HOURS debut album 'Take Off', which included a cover version of the ROLLING STONES 'Paint It Black', was produced by the esteemed Robin Black. Drummer Alan Jackman, previously with THE OUTFIELD, joined a later line up in 1989. Walls was to depart in favour of Dave Marshall the same year. Francis joined BLACKCAT, actually an incarnation of Birmingham AOR act SHY, for a brief period. Thompson-Smith joined FLIGHT 19 and PRAYING MANTIS, conducting a tour of Japan with the latter. Singer MARK THOMPSON SMITH later issued solo product (AVAILABLE FOR SALE HERE!!!!!!!!!!)

22 track double album
label: FM Records 1989, WKFM XD 128
pressing: SWITZERLAND
extras, comments: in FAT double CD cases (100% unbreakable) feat. DOGS D´AMOUR, SABBAT, WRATHCHILD, LAWNMOWER DETH, TRIXX FEDERATION, TATTOOED LOVE BOYS, ACID REIGN, LISA DOMINIQUE, MANTAS, RE-ANIMATOR, MIDNIGHT BLUE, DEATH TRASH, TIGERTAILZ, DEATHWISH, LAST OF THE TEENAGE IDOLS, VIRUS, TORINO, SACRILEGE, AFTER HOURS, LIXX, METAL MESSIAH, SOHO ROSES

CD1
Tales Of Destruction (The Dogs D'Amour)
The Clerical Conspiracy (Sabbat)
(Na Na) Nukklear Rokket (Wrathchild)
Seventh Church Of The Apocalyptic (Lawnmower Deth)
Low Life (Trixx Federation)
Read My Lips (Tattoed Love Boys)
Goddess (Acid Reign)
Rock&Roll Lady (Lisa Dominique)
I'm On Fire (Mantas)
Deny Reality - Re (Animator)
Surrender (Midnight Blue)
Queen Of The Night (Death Trash)

CD2
Living Without You (Tigertailz) 4:05
Prey To The Lord (Deathwish) 7:23
Looking For A Lady (Last Of The Teenage Idols) 3:38
Testify To Me (Virus) 4:40
Nights On Fire (Torino) 3:25
Spirit City (Sacrilege) 4:04
Love Attack (After Hours) 3:58
One Way Ride (Lixx) 5:45
Madman (Metal Messiah) 3:31
So Alone (Soho Roses) 3:11