Quiet Riot - Metal Health (Vinyl LP | EU Reissue | 2024)

Quiet Riot – Metal Health is the third studio album by US band Quiet Riot and the first released outside Japan. Produced by Spencer Proffer at Pasha Music House in North Hollywood, it came out on February 28, 1983 on Pasha. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and is regarded as the first heavy metal album to top that chart; in the US it was certified six times platinum. Its best-known songs are the Slade cover Cum On Feel The Noize and the title track. This copy is a 2024 EU reissue, new and factory sealed.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Pasha 19658899521
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo
• Pressing: EU reissue
• Country: Europe
• Year of this pressing: 2024 (original: 1983)
• Genre: Hard Rock, Metal

Condition

• Condition: New & factory sealed

The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Metal Health (Banali/C. Cavazo/T. Cavazo/DuBrow)
2. Cum On Feel The Noize (Holder/Lea)
3. Don't Wanna Let You Go (C. Cavazo/DuBrow)
4. Slick Black Cadillac (DuBrow)
5. Love's A Bitch (DuBrow)

Side B

1. Breathless (C. Cavazo/DuBrow)
2. Run For Cover (C. Cavazo/DuBrow)
3. Battle Axe (C. Cavazo)
4. Let's Get Crazy (DuBrow)
5. Thunderbird (DuBrow)

Personnel

Quiet Riot: Kevin DuBrow (vocals), Carlos Cavazo (guitar, backing vocals), Rudy Sarzo (bass, backing vocals), Frankie Banali (drums, percussion, backing vocals).

Additional musicians: Chuck Wright (bass on Metal Health and Don't Wanna Let You Go), Pat Regan (keyboards), Tuesday Knight (backing vocals on Thunderbird). Produced by Spencer Proffer; engineer: Duane Baron.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. Metal Health was first released in 1983 on Pasha. This copy is a 2024 European reissue numbered 19658899521, distributed by Sony Music.

Is Cum On Feel The Noize a Quiet Riot original?
No, the song is by Slade (Noddy Holder/Jim Lea) and was a UK hit in 1973. Quiet Riot's version was released as a single in 1983.

What does “New & factory sealed” mean?
The record is unplayed and still in the manufacturer’s original shrink wrap, so it carries no Goldmine grade.

Do you have more records in this style?
Yes, more hard rock and metal is in our Hard Rock collection, our Metal collection and among our new records.