. Special Limited Deluxe Collector's Edition
. Fully remastered sound shaped from 24 BIT digital technology
. Features Adrian Vandenberg from Whitesnake and MoonKings
. 12 page full colour booklet ' 3,000 word essay, enhanced artwork, memorabilia, rare photos and new interview with Adrian Vandenberg
Adrian Vandenberg has been, quite rightly, hailed as one of the world's best rock guitar players, carving out a first class reputation for himself since the early 1970s. His band Vandenberg, formed in Holland in 1981, became one of the surprise attractions during the early eighties, storming the US charts and stylistically rivalling the cream of hard rock contenders such as Ratt, Dokken and Def Leppard. With the right looks and hooks it appeared that they could have gone on to bigger and even better things. Sadly, however, it was not to be.
'Alibi' was their third and final album. Recorded back in Holland, and issued in 1985, the record showcased all that was good about the band, with its powerful riffs, melodic hooks and well-crafted arrangements. Once Again, it was Adrian who stole the show, writing all the songs, designing the artwork and providing a remarkable selection of guitar solos, contributions that would not go unnoticed amongst his contemporaries. Indeed, once Adrian had disbanded the band, David Coverdale approached him to join Whitesnake for their hugely successful '1987' album.
Produced by former Golden Earring drummer Jaap Eggermont, 'Alibi', despite its relative commercial failure, still holds firm as a record that combines all the great elements of Vandenberg's all too brief day in the sun, leaving behind a vapour trail that still impresses to this day.
1. All The Way
2. Pedal To The Metal
3. Once In A Lifetime
4. Voodoo
5. Dressed To Kill
6. Fighting Against The World
7. How Long
8. Prelude Mortale
9. Alibi
10. Kamikaze