| The Devil Hits Back | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
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The Devil Hits Back is a compilation album by British rock band Atomic Rooster.1
Shortly after the death in 1989 of Atomic Rooster founder member Vincent Crane, it was compiled as a tribute by his widow, Jean, and former bandmate John Du Cann.
As well as containing a dozen latter-era Atomic Rooster tracks, all its reissues are rounded out by Atomic Rooster's three Beat-Club appearances, dating from 1971 and 1972. The Beat-Club tracks were later included, with video, on the Masters from the Vaults DVD.
It was originally released by Demi Monde Records in 1989 as a 10-track LP and a 12-track CD. Subsequently, it was reissued on the Pilot/Burning Airlines label in 1999, with the same cover as before, but adding the three live tracks. Most recently, it was reissued in 2008 by Plastic Head Records with a new cover, but the same 15-track listing.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Devil's Answer" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Start to Live" (aka "Rebel with a Clause") | 2:56 |
| 3. | "Play It Again" | 3:14 |
| 4. | "They Took Control of You" | 4:48 |
| 5. | "Lost in Space" | 5:51 |
| 6. | "Do You Know Who's Looking for You?" | 3:04 |
| 7. | "Watch Out!" | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Tomorrow Night" | 4:50 |
| 9. | "Living Underground" (aka "Night Living") | 3:36 |
| 10. | "End of the Day" | 3:28 |
| 11. | "Don't Lose Your Mind" | 3:34 |
| 12. | "In the Shadows" | 6:54 |
| 13. | "Friday the 13th" (live 1970) | 4:04 |
| 14. | "Tomorrow Night" (live 1971) | 4:56 |
| 15. | "Breakthrough" (live 1972) | 4:54 |
| Total length: | 64:31 | |