Whitesnake fans get ready: The multi-Platinum selling albums “Slide It In,” “Whitesnake,” and “Slip of the Tongue” will be reissued on vinyl on Sept. 18 in their original U.S. formats.
The new collections also feature limited-edition collector pressings and highlight the
enduring hard rock anthems “Here I Go Again,” “Is This Love,” “Still of the Night,” “Fool for Your Loving,” and more.
In the mid- to late 1980s, Whitesnake exploded from a popular British hard rock band into a worldwide phenomenon, becoming one of the decade’s most successful rock acts.
This fall, Craft Recordings revisits that landmark period with the vinyl reissues including the tracks that set the standard for rock of the 1980s.
Founded in 1978 by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee David Coverdale, Whitesnake was the next chapter in a career that had already brought him international acclaim as the frontman of Deep Purple.
After appearing on the influential Deep Purple albums “Burn,” “Stormbringer,” and “Come Taste the Band,” Coverdale formed Whitesnake to pursue his own songwriting vision.
While the band’s earliest work was rooted in blues, soul, and classic British rock, later Whitesnake albums paired those influences with bigger hooks, a heavier guitar-driven sound, and arena-rock scale, propelling the band to worldwide success.