Bad Company - Straight Shooter (Remastered) (1975/2024)

180g 45rpm Double LP! Bad Company's Second Studio Album Featuring "Feel Like Makin' Love" & "Shooting Star!" Pressed at QRP!
Atlantic 75 Historic Reissue Series from Analogue Productions! Recorded straight on the heels of Bad Company's 1974 debut — just a matter of three months later; not quite long enough to know how big a success the first LP would be — Straight Shooter is seemingly cut from the same cloth as its predecessor. It is, after all, a tight collection of eight strong, steady, heavy rockers that never, ever proceed in a hurry, but from the moment "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" kicks off the proceedings, it's clear that Bad Company have decided to expand their palette this second time around, writes AllMusic.

The album, released in April 1975, reached No. 3 on both the U.K. Albums Chart and the U.S. Billboard 200. It was certified gold (500,000 units sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a month after its release.

The jacket for the album was designed by Hipgnosis, who also designed their debut album.

"Good Lovin' Gone Bad" was released in March 1975 and reached No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was released in April. The album's final single "Feel like Makin' Love" was released in August and reached No. 10 on the Hot 100.

"Feel Like Makin' Love" and "Shooting Star" became classic rock staples due to this expanded aural vocabulary, and even straight-ahead rockers like "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" and "Deal with the Preacher" benefit from this additional muscle, while they feel comfortable enough to settle into a soulful groove on "Anna" and "Call on Me."

Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, and housed in a tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jacket by Stoughton Printing, this is the definitive pressing of Straight Shooter and one fans of Bad Company will be proud to own.

The 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records
"75 for 75" is a series of 75 vinyl releases from Atlantic Records' storied catalog to celebrate the label's 75th Anniversary. This great label includes some of the best artists and records of all time.

Features
Atlantic 75 Series
180g Vinyl
45rpm
Double LP
100% All-Analog
Mastered & Cut to Lacquer from a 1/4" Flat Tape Copy of the Original Msate rTape
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Tip-On Old Style Gatefold Double Pocket Jacket by Stoughton Printing

Tracklist
A1 Good Lovin' Gone Bad
A2 Feel Like Makin' Love
B1 Weep No More
B2 Shooting Star
C1 Deal With The Preacher
C2 Wild Fire Women
D1 Anna
D2 Call On Me