Lita Ford - Out For Blood (Vinyl LP | DE Original | 1983)

Lita Ford – Out For Blood is the debut solo album by former Runaways guitarist Lita Ford, released in 1983 on Mercury. It was recorded at Fidelity, Cherokee and Fiddler studios in Los Angeles and produced by Neil Merryweather, Artie Ripp and Joel Soiffer. Ford plays lead and rhythm guitar and sings, backed as the Lita Ford Band by Neil Merryweather on bass and Dusty Watson on drums. Alongside her own songs the album includes Chip Taylor's Any Way That You Want Me. This copy is the 1983 German original pressing.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Mercury 810 333-1
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: DE original
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: 1983
• Genre: Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Out For Blood (Ford/Merryweather)
2. Stay With Me Baby (Ford)
3. Just A Feeling (Ford)
4. Ready, Willing And Able (Ford/Merryweather)
5. Die For Me Only (Black Widow) (Ford/Merryweather)

Side B

1. Rock 'N' Roll Made Me What I Am Today (Pete Heimlich)
2. If You Can't Live With It (Ford)
3. On The Run (Ford/Merryweather)
4. Any Way That You Want Me (Chip Taylor)
5. I Can't Stand It (Ford)

Personnel

The Lita Ford Band: Lita Ford (lead and rhythm guitar, vocals), Neil Merryweather (bass, backing vocals), Dusty Watson (drums, backing vocals). Produced by Neil Merryweather, Artie Ripp and Joel Soiffer; mastered by Andrew Nicholas.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. It is a 1983 German first pressing on Mercury (810 333-1). The album was also released the same year in the US, UK, Netherlands and other countries.

What did Lita Ford do before?
She was lead guitarist of The Runaways, the all-female rock band with Joan Jett that split up in 1979. Out For Blood was her first album under her own name.

What does Media VG+ / Cover VG+ mean?
VG+ (Very Good Plus) means, for both record and sleeve, light signs of use that hardly affect the overall impression. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more records in this style?
Yes, for example Mötley Crüe – Theatre Of Pain from the same hard rock era. More titles are in our Hard Rock collection.