Whitesnake - The Albums Collection (1978-1989) {10CDs, Japanese 1st Presses}

Whitesnake are a hard rock band formed in England in 1978 by David Coverdale, after his departure from his previous band Deep Purple. Their early material has been compared by critics to the blues rock of Deep Purple, but they slowly began moving toward a more commercially accessible rock style. By the turn of the decade, the band's commercial fortunes changed and they released a string of UK top 10 albums, Ready an' Willing (1980), Come an' Get It (1981), Saints & Sinners (1982) and Slide It In (1984), the last of which was their first to chart in the US and is certified 2x platinum. The band's 1987 self-titled album was their most commercially successful worldwide, and contained two major US hits, "Here I Go Again" and "Is This Love", reaching number one and two on the Billboard Hot 100. The album went 8 times platinum in the US, and the band's success saw them nominated for the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Group. Slip of the Tongue (1989) was also a success, reaching the top 10 in the UK and the US, and received a platinum US certification. The band split up shortly after this release, but had a reunion in 1994, and released a one-off studio album, Restless Heart (1997). Whitesnake officially reformed in 2002 and have been touring together since. In 2005, Whitesnake were named the 85th greatest hard rock band of all time by VH1.

Track List: Whitesnake - Trouble (1978) {1987, Polydor K.K. #P33P-25058}

01. Take Me With You (04:46)
02. Love To Keep You Warm (03:45)
03. Lie Down (A Modern Love Song) (03:14)
04. Day Tripper (The Beatles cover) (03:47)
05. Nighthawk (Vampire Blues) (03:40)
06. The Time Is Right For Love (03:27)
07. Trouble (04:49)
08. Belgian Tom's Hat Trick (03:27)
09. Free Flight (04:08)
10. Don't Mess With Me (03:19)

Personnel:
David Coverdale – vocals
Micky Moody – guitar
Bernie Marsden – guitar
Neil Murray – bass
Jon Lord – keyboards
Dave Dowle – drums





Track List: Whitesnake - Lovehunter (1979) {1987, Polydor K.K. #P33P-25057}

01. Long Way From Home (04:59)
02. Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues (04:27)
03. Help Me Thro' The Day (04:42)
04. Medicine Man (04:04)
05. You 'n' Me (03:32)
06. Mean Business (03:49)
07. Love Hunter (05:39)
08. Outlaw (04:05)
09. Rock 'n' Roll Women (04:47)
10. We Wish You Well (01:37)

Personnel:
David Coverdale – vocals
Micky Moody – guitars
Bernie Marsden – guitars
Neil Murray – bass
Jon Lord – keyboards
Dave Dowle – drums





Track List: Whitesnake - Live At Hammersmith (1980) {1987, Polydor K.K. #P33P-25056}

01. Come On (04:07)
02. Might Just Take Your Life (05:35)
03. Lie Down (04:18)
04. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City (Bobby ''Blue'' Bland cover) (06:29)
05. Trouble (04:56)
06. Mistreated (10:58)

Personnel:
David Coverdale – vocals
Micky Moody – guitar
Bernie Marsden – guitar
Jon Lord – keyboards
Neil Murray – bass
Dave Dowle – drums





Track List: Whitesnake - Live…In The Heart Of The City (1980) {1987, Polydor K.K. #P33P-25054}

01. Come On (03:39)
02. Sweet Talker (04:16)
03. Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues (05:02)
04. Love Hunter (10:55)
05. Fool For Your Loving (05:00)
06. Ain't Gonna Cry No More (06:31)
07. Ready An' Willing (04:38)
08. Take Me With You (06:48)

Personnel:
David Coverdale – vocals
Micky Moody – guitars
Bernie Marsden – guitars
Neil Murray – bass
Jon Lord – keyboards
Ian Paice – drums





Track List: Whitesnake - Ready An' Willing (1980) {1987, Polydor K.K. #P33P-25055}

01. Fool For Your Loving (04:18)
02. Sweet Talker (03:39)
03. Ready An' Willing (03:45)
04. Carry Your Load (04:08)
05. Blindman (05:11)
06. Ain't Gonna Cry No More (05:53)
07. Love Man (05:06)
08. Black And Blue (04:07)
09. She's A Woman (04:09)

Personnel:
David Coverdale – vocals
Micky Moody – guitars
Bernie Marsden – guitars
Neil Murray – bass
Jon Lord – keyboards
Ian Paice – drums





Track List: Whitesnake - Come An' Get It (1981) {1987, Polydor K.K. #P33P-25053}

01. Come An' Get It (03:59)
02. Hot Stuff (03:22)
03. Don't Break My Heart Again (04:04)
04. Lonely Days, Lonely Nights (04:17)
05. Wine, Women An' Song (03:47)
06. Child Of Babylon (04:49)
07. Would I Lie To You (04:29)
08. Girl (03:56)
09. Hit An' Run (03:24)
10. Till The Day I Die (04:30)

Personnel:
David Coverdale – vocals
Micky Moody – guitar, backing vocals
Bernie Marsden – guitar, backing vocals
Jon Lord – keyboards
Neil Murray – bass
Ian Paice – drums





Track List: Whitesnake - Saints & Sinners (1982) {1987, Polydor K.K. #P33P-25052}

01. Young Blood (03:30)
02. Rough An' Ready (02:52)
03. Bloody Luxury (03:24)
04. Victim Of Love (03:33)
05. Crying In The Rain (06:01)
06. Here I Go Again (05:09)
07. Love An' Affection (03:10)
08. Rock An' Roll Angels (04:08)
09. Dancing Girls (03:11)
10. Saints An' Sinners (04:24)

Personnel:
David Coverdale – lead vocals
Micky Moody – guitars
Bernie Marsden – guitars, backing vocals
Mel Galley – backing vocals
Jon Lord – keyboards
Neil Murray – bass
Ian Paice – drums





Track List: Whitesnake - Slide It In (1984) {Geffen Records / CBS/Sony Inc. (Tokyo Japan) #35DP 118}

01. Gambler (04:02)
02. Slide It In (03:19)
03. Standing In The Shadow (03:36)
04. Give Me More Time (03:42)
05. Love Ain't No Stranger (04:17)
06. Slow An' Easy (06:10)
07. Spit It Out (04:18)
08. All Or Nothing (03:40)
09. Hungry For Love (03:58)
10. Guilty Of Love (03:24)

Personnel:
David Coverdale – lead vocals
Mel Galley – guitars, backing vocals
Micky Moody – guitars
Colin Hodgkinson – bass
Jon Lord – keyboards
Cozy Powell – drums





Track List: Whitesnake - Whitesnake (1987) {CBS/Sony Inc. (Tokyo Japan) #32DP 680}

01. Crying In The Rain (05:36)
02. Bad Boys (04:07)
03. Still Of The Night (06:40)
04. Here I Go Again (04:35)
05. Give Me All Your Love (03:30)
06. Is This Love (04:45)
07. Children Of The Night (04:23)
08. Straight For The Heart (03:40)
09. Don't Turn Away (05:08)

Personnel:
David Coverdale – lead vocals
John Sykes – guitars, backing vocals
Neil Murray – bass
Aynsley Dunbar – drums, percussion
Don Airey – keyboards
Bill Cuomo – keyboards
Adrian Vandenberg – guitar solo on "Here I Go Again"





Track List: Whitesnake - Slip Of The Tongue (1989) {CBS/Sony Records CSCS 5001}

01. Slip Of The Tongue (05:21)
02. Cheap An' Nasty (03:29)
03. Fool For Your Loving (04:12)
04. Now You're Gone (04:12)
05. Kittens Got Claws (05:02)
06. Wings Of The Storm (05:02)
07. The Deeper The Love (04:23)
08. Judgment Day (05:17)
09. Slow Poke Music (03:59)
10. Sailing Ships (06:04)

Personnel:
David Coverdale – vocals
Steve Vai – guitars
Adrian Vandenberg – guitars (credited, but does not appear on album)
Rudy Sarzo – bass
Tommy Aldridge – drums
Glenn Hughes – backing vocals
Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals
Richard Page – backing vocals on "Now You're Gone"
Don Airey – keyboards
David Rosenthal – keyboards
Claude Gaudette – keyboards