IAN HUNTER albums

This page details new releases plus re-issues of Ian Hunter's original studio and live albums. 'Greatest Hits' plus archive type compilations will be listed on the Ian Hunter compilations page. The newest releases are listed first.

The miscellaneous section list 'various artist' type compilations with rare Ian Hunter material which is not available on the regular releases.

Quick links: Fingers Crossed (2016) | Live At Rockpalast (2016) | Ian Hunter (2015) | All American Alien Boy (2014) | Live In The UK 2010 (2014) | When I'm President (2012) | Original Album Classics (2012) | Live At Rockpalast (2011) | The Artful Dodger (2011) | Man Overboard (2009) | All The Young Dudes (2009) | You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic (2009) | All Of The Good Ones Are Taken (2007) | Shrunken Heads (2007) | Japan re-issues (2006) | All American Alien Boy (2006) | Ian Hunter (2005) | The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nuthin' But The Truth (2005) | Standing In The Light (2004) | Strings Attached (2003) | YUI Orta (2003)


FINGERS CROSSED (2016)

Highslide JS Tracklisting: That's When The Trouble Starts / Dandy / Ghosts / Fingers Crossed / White House / Bow Street Runners / Morpheus / Stranded In Reality / You Can't Live In The Past / Long Time / Seein' Red [incentive track]

- UK CD: Proper Music PRPCD137 [digipak]
- UK LP: Proper Music PRPLP137 [180g vinyl]

The album is released on 16 September 2016, but those pre-ordering the LP or CD via Propermusic.com will also receive an exclusive non-album MP3 download track, "Seein' Red".


LIVE AT ROCKPALAST (2016 re-issue)

Highslide JS Tracklisting: F.B.I / Once Bitten Twice Shy / Angeline / Laugh at Me / Irene Wilde / I Wish I Was Your Mother / Just Another Night / We Gotta Get Out of Here / Bastard / All the Way from Memphis / Cleveland Rocks / All the Young Dudes / Slaughter on 10th Avenue

- UK 2LP: Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV495LP (vinyl edition of 2011 album)


IAN HUNTER (2015 re-issue)

Highslide JS Tracklisting: Once Bitten Twice Shy / Who Do You Love / Lounge Lizard / Boy / 3,000 Miles From Here / The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nuthin' But The Truth / It Ain't Easy When You Fall / Shades Off / I Get So Excited

- Holland LP: Music On Vinyl MOVLP1272

Re-issue of the 1975 album on 180 gram audiophile vinyl


ALL AMERICAN ALIEN BOY (2014 re-issue)

Highslide JS Tracklisting: Letter to Britannia From the Union Jack / All American Alien Boy / Irene Wilde / Restless Youth / Rape / You Nearly Did Me In / Apathy 83 /God (Take 1) / BONUS TRACKS: To Rule Brittania From Union Jack / All American Alien Boy [UK single version] / Irene Wilde [outtake] / Weary Anger [outtake] / Apathy [outtake] / (God) Advice To A Friend [outtake]

- Holland CD: Music On CD MOCCD 13087

This 2014 edition is housed in a Super Jewel Box (the new format mostly used for SACD releases). It includes the six bonus tracks from the 2006 30th anniversary edition.


LIVE IN THE UK 2010 (2014)

Highslide JS Tracklisting: Sea Diver / Arms And Legs / Big Mouth (Words) / The Great Escape / Ships / Irene Wilde / Flowers / Soul Of America / Man Overboard / Waterlow / Michael Picasso / Wash Us Away / 23a Swan Hill / Sweet Jane / All The Young Dudes

Recorded live in 2010 when Ian Hunter and The Rant Band embarked upon an UK tour, accompanied by a string quartet.

The shows were recorded professionally using a 32 track mobile, and the songs are completely live with no overdubs or fixes. The finished CD was mixed and mastered by Peter Moshay (Shrunken Heads, Man Overboard and When I’m President). The track listing mixes fan favourites from the Mott era – Seadiver, Waterlow, All The Young Dudes – with songs from throughout Ian’s solo career – Irene Wilde, Michael Picasso, Wash Us Away, Flowers. Ian has decided to release these recordings himself, eschewing the traditional record company process. Both he and Trudi have been involved in every aspect of putting this CD together, from track and running order selection, through to artwork and mixing / mastering. They have crammed the maximum music possible onto a single cd, running as it does to 75 minutes.


- UK CD: Rant Records JJM 001


WHEN I'M PRESIDENT (2012)

Highslide JS Tracklisting: Comfortable (Flyin' Scottsman) / Fatally Flawed / When I'm President / What For / Black Tears / Saint / Just The Way You Look Tonight / Wild Bunch / Ta Shunka Witco (Crazy Horse) / I Don't Know What You Want / Life

- Norway CD: Universal 00602537157426
- UK/EU CD: Proper PRPCD104 | US CD: Slimstyle THIN0054

Ian Hunter's 2012 album was recorded with his touring band, The Rant Band and produced by Andy York and Ian Hunter. Musicians include Andy York, Steve Holley, Paul Page, Jack Petruzzelli, James Mastro, and Andy Burton.

The Norwegian and USA digipak editions have a cardboard foldout with a plastic CD holder and a pocket for booklet. The UK/EU edition also has the cardboard foldout sleeve but without the plastic (CD in one pocket and booklet in the other).


ORIGINAL ALBUM CLASSICS (2012)

Highslide JS The "Original Album Classics" box set has 3 Ian Hunter CDs in individual cardboard sleeves. While "Ian Hunter" is the 30th anniversary edition from 2005, "All American Alien Boy" curiously is the eight track 1998 Sony Rewind remaster and not the expanded 30th anniversary edition from 2006! "Overnight Angels" is identical with the UK Rewind edition from 2002.

- UK 3CD: Columbia 88691 96861 2

Ian Hunter: Once Bitten Twice Shy / Who Do You Love / Lounge Lizard / Boy / 3,000 Miles From Here / The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nuthin' But The Truth / It Ain't Easy When You Fall/Shades Off / I Get So Excited / BONUS TRACKS: Colwater High / One Fine Day / Once Bitten Twice Shy (single edit) / Who Do You Love (single edit) / Shades Off (poem) / Boy (edit)

All American Alien Boy: Letter to Britannia From the Union Jack / All American Alien Boy / Irene Wilde / Restless Youth / Rape / You Nearly Did Me In / Apathy 83 /God (Take 1)

Overnight Angels: Golden Opportunity / Shallow Crystals / Overnight Angels / Broadway / Justice of the Peace / (Miss) Silver Dime / Wild n' Free / The Ballad of Little Star / To Love a Woman / England Rocks (bonus track)


LIVE AT ROCKPALAST (2011)

Highslide JS Tracklisting: F.B.I / Once Bitten Twice Shy / Angeline / Laugh at Me / Irene Wilde / I Wish I Was Your Mother / Just Another Night / We Gotta Get Out of Here / Bastard / All the Way from Memphis / Cleveland Rocks / All The Young Dudes / Slaughter on 10th Avenue

- Germany CD: MIG Music MIG 90402 CD
- Germany DVD: MIG Music MIG 90407 DVD

Available on CD and DVD, this release is billed as "IAN HUNTER BAND feat. MICK RONSON - Live At Rockpalast". It was recorded in Grugahalla, Essen (Germany) on 19 April 1980 and broadcast live all over Europe.


THE ARTFUL DODGER (2011 re-issue)

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Tracklisting: Too Much / Now Is The Time / Something To Believe In / Resurrection Mary / Walk On Water / 23A Swan Hill / Michael Picasso / Open My Eyes / The Artful Dodger / Skeletons / Still The Same

- Norway CD (2011): Universal 00602527760940

The Norwegian 2011 re-issue is identical to the original 1996 release and comes with a poster-type booklet. The Norway cover is slightly different to the 1997 UK cover design and the UK CD booklet also includes lyrics which was missing on the Norwegian edition.


MAN OVERBOARD (2009)

Highslide JS Tracklisting: The Great Escape / Arms And Legs / Up And Running / Man Overboard / Babylon Blues / Girl From The Office / Flowers / These Feelings / Win It All / Way With Words / River Of Tears

- Norway CD: Universal 00602527127972
- Germany CD: Blue Rose 5507715
- UK CD: New West NW6167 | US CD: New West NW-6167-2

Ian Hunter's excellent 2009 was sadly overshadowed by the Mott The Hoople reunion. It is a great album produced by Andy York and Ian Hunter, and recorded at A-Pawling Studios in Pawling New York. Musicians include Andy York, Steve Holley, Paul Page, Jack Petruzzelli, James Mastro, and Andy Burton.


ALL THE YOUNG DUDES (2009)

Highslide JS Tracklisting: Rest In Peace / Rock 'n' roll Queen / Once Bitten Twice Shy / Twisted Steel / I Wish I Was Your Mother / Knees Of My Heart / 23a Swan Hill / Irene Wilde / The Truth The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth / Rollerball / A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square / Roll Away The Stone / Saturday Gigs / All The Young Dudes / The Journey / Dead Man Walking / Just Another Night / Cleveland Rocks / Michael Picasso / Standing In My Light / All The Way From Memphis

This 2CD set is a repacking of "The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nuthin' But The Truth" CD from 2005, documenting the 28 May 2004 London Astoria gig. It has also been re-issued on DVD, using the same "All The Young Dudes" cover design and title.


- UK 2CD: Secret Records SECDD004


YOU'RE NEVER ALONE WITH A SCHIZOPHRENIC
- 30th anniversary edition (2009)

Highslide JS The 30th anniversary edition of Ian's "Schizophrenic" album was initially only available as a digital download. When it finally arrived on CD, two of the bonus tracks were omitted from the 2CD-set due to time restrictions of the CD format: "Ships" (early version) and "Just Another Night" (electric). Note that the anniversary cover photo is mirrored compared to the original!

- UK 2CD: Chrysalis CHRX1214

Disc 1 - original album + 5 bonus tracks:
Just Another Night / Wild East / Cleveland Rocks / Ships / When The Daylight Comes / Life After Death / Standin' In My Light / Bastard / The Outsider / BONUS TRACKS: Don't Let Go (demo) / Ships (take 1) / When The Daylight Comes (early version) / Just Another Night (early version) / Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

Disc 2 - bonus live CD:
FBI* / Once Bitten Twice Shy* / Life After Death* / Sons And Daughters# / Laugh At Me# / Just Another Night# / One Of The Boys# / Letter To Brittania From The Union Jack+ / Bastard+ / All The Way From Memphis* / Cleveland Rocks* / All The Young Dudes# / When The Daylight Comes* / Sweet Angeline* (* Cleveland 18 June 1979 | # London 22 Nov 1979 | + Berkeley 7 July 1979)


ALL OF THE GOOD ONES ARE TAKEN (2007 re-issue)

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Tracklisting: All of the Good Ones Are Taken / Every Step of the Way / Fun / Speechless / Death 'n' Glory Boys / That Girl Is Rock 'n' Roll / Somethin's Goin' On / Captain Void 'n' the Video Jets / Seeing Double / All of the Good Ones Are Taken / Traitor (bonus track)

- USA CD: American Beat 24022

Re-issue label American Beat finally made "All Of The Good Ones Are Taken" available on CD in USA, and added "Traitor" which was a UK single only B-side never before released on CD anywhere.


SHRUNKEN HEADS (2007)

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(left to right) UK-USA-Nor-Jap | UK promo | UK EP | USA EP

Tracklisting: Words (Big Mouth) / Fuss About Nothin' / When The World Was Round / Brainwashed / Shrunken Heads / Soul Of America / How's Your House / Guiding Light / Stretch / I Am What I Hated When I Was Young / Read 'em 'n' Weep

CD single bonus tracks: Your Eyes / Wasted / Real or Imaginary

"Shrunken Heads" was Ian's big return to form, praised by critics and fans alike! Initial pressings of the UK and US albums came with a free three track CD-single in a cardboard sleeve, while the Norwegian edition had the CD + CD-single housed in a nice Super Jewel Box (the new format mostly used for SACD releases). The UK promo edition sported a different cover, housed in a cardboard sleeve. In Japan, the CD was presented in a mini LP-style gatefold card picture sleeve with English lyric booklet, fold-out Japanese info sheet + OBIstrip.


- UK CD: Jerkin' Crocus JERK9 | UK promo CD: Jerkin' Crocus JERKPROMO 2 | USA CD: Yep Roc YEP2152
- Japan CD: MSI MSIG-0383 | Norway CD: Mercury 0602517335974


Ian Hunter | All American Alien Boy | Overnight Angels (JAPAN 2006)

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(left to right) Ian Hunter | Ian Hunter OBI | All-American Alien Boy | Overnight Angels

Sony Japan released "Ian Hunter", "All American Alien Boy" and "Overnight Angels" on CD in May 2006. "Ian Hunter" and "All American Alien Boy" were the 30th anniversary editions, while "Overnight Angels" was a copy of the 2002 UK Rewind edition. As usual for Japanese releases, all three were presented in mini LP-style gatefold card picture sleeves with English lyric booklet, fold-out Japanese info sheet + OBI strip ("Ian Hunter" OBI is pictured above). The covers for "Ian Hunter" and "All American Alien Boy" are replicas of the original covers; they are slighty different from the UK 30th anniversary editions.

Ian Hunter (Sony MHCP-1070): Once Bitten Twice Shy / Who Do You Love / Lounge Lizard / Boy / 3,000 Miles From Here / The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nuthin' But The Truth / It Ain't Easy When You Fall/Shades Off / I Get So Excited / BONUS TRACKS: Colwater High / One Fine Day / Once Bitten Twice Shy (single edit) / Who Do You Love (single edit) / Shades Off (poem) / Boy (edit)

All American Alien Boy (Sony MHCP-1071): Letter to Britannia From the Union Jack / All American Alien Boy / Irene Wilde / Restless Youth / Rape / You Nearly Did Me In / Apathy 83 /God (Take 1) / BONUS TRACKS: To Rule Brittania From Union Jack / All American Alien Boy [UK single version] / Irene Wilde [outtake] / Weary Anger [outtake] / Apathy [outtake] / (God) Advice To A Friend [outtake]

Overnight Angels (Sony MHCP-1072): Golden Opportunity / Shallow Crystals / Overnight Angels / Broadway / Justice of the Peace / (Miss) Silver Dime / Wild n' Free / The Ballad of Little Star / To Love a Woman / England Rocks (bonus track)


ALL AMERICAN ALIEN BOY - 30th anniversary edition (2006)

Highslide JS Tracklisting: Letter to Britannia From the Union Jack / All American Alien Boy / Irene Wilde / Restless Youth / Rape / You Nearly Did Me In / Apathy 83 /God (Take 1) / BONUS TRACKS: To Rule Brittania From Union Jack / All American Alien Boy [UK single version] / Irene Wilde [outtake] / Weary Anger [outtake] / Apathy [outtake] / (God) Advice To A Friend [outtake]

- EU CD: Columbia 82876-769432 (digi) | Columbia 82876-814072 (jewel)

The 30th anniversary edition added six bonus tracks to the original tracklisting. The album was released as a limited digipak edition which was later replaced with a standard jewel case. Both versins have the title lettering on the upper left side (it was upper right on the original album). Note that the "Singing In The Rain" intro to "Rape" which was included on the 1998 re-issue (Sony UK Rewind) is missing from the 30th anniversary edition.


IAN HUNTER - 30th anniversary edition (2005)

Highslide JS Tracklisting: Once Bitten Twice Shy / Who Do You Love / Lounge Lizard / Boy / 3,000 Miles From Here / The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nuthin' But The Truth / It Ain't Easy When You Fall/Shades Off / I Get So Excited / BONUS TRACKS: Colwater High / One Fine Day / Once Bitten Twice Shy (single edit) / Who Do You Love (single edit) / Shades Off (poem) / Boy (edit)

- UK CD (digipak): Sony/Columbia 519817 2

The 30th anniversary edition added six bonus tracks to the original tracklisting. They were all previously released on the "Once Bitten Twice Shy" 2CD compilation. The album is available as a limited digipak edition (pictured above) and with a standard jewel case.


THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NUTHIN' BUT THE TRUTH (2005)

Highslide JS Tracklisting: Rest In Peace / Rock’n’roll Queen / Once Bitten Twice Shy / Twisted Steel / I Wish I Was Your Mother / Knees Of My Heart / 23a Swan Hill / Irene Wilde / The Truth The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth / Rollerball / A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square / Roll Away The Stone / Saturday Gigs / All The Young Dudes / The Journey / Dead Man Walking / Just Another Night / Cleveland Rocks / Michael Picasso / Standing In My Light / All The Way From Memphis

"The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nuthin' But The Truth" is a 2CD digipak set documenting the 28 May 2004 London Astoria gig. It is also available on DVD ("Just Another Night"). Ian's band included Mick Ralphs, Andy York, Steve Holley, Ian Gibbons and Gus Goad. Brian May guested on "All The Way From Memphis".


- UK 2CD: Secret Records SMACD906


STANDING IN THE LIGHT (2004)

Highslide JS This compilation of previously unreleased live material was entitled "Missing In Action" when it was first released in 2000 but it was renamed and got a new cover design for this re-issue which was limited to 5000 copies worldwide. The tracks were recorded between 1979 and 1989 at venues in Canada, Germany and USA.

- UK 2CD (2004): Alchemy PILOT 195

CD1: FBI / Once Bitten Twice Shy / When The Daylight Comes / Laugh At Me / I Wish I Was Your Mother / Cleveland Rocks / Bastard / Standing In The Light / Angeline / All The Way From Memphis / Walking With A Mountain – Rock n Roll Queen / All The Young Dudes / Slaughter On 10th Avenue (Recorded at My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY 1979)

CD2: Life After Death (Long Island 1979) / Ships (Long Island 1979) / Letter To Brittannia From The Union Jack (Chicago 1979) / We Gotta Get Out Of Here (Essen 1980) / While You Were Looking At Me (Toronto 1988) / (I’m The) Teacher (Toronto 1988) / American Music (Toronto 1988) / Day Tripper (Toronto 1988) / Tell It Like It Is (San Jose 1989) / Pain (San Jose 1989) / Women's Intuition (San Jose 1989) / Wild East (Toronto 1987) / Na Na Na (Toronto 1987)


STRINGS ATTACHED (2003 | 2005)

Highslide JS Tracklisting: Rest In Peace / All of the Good Ones Are Taken / I Wish I Was Your Mother / Twisted Steel / Boy / 23A Swan Hill / Waterlow / All The Young Dudes / Irene Wilde / Once Bitten Twice Shy / Rollerball / Ships / Nightingale / Michael Picasso / Wash Us Away / Don't Let Go / All The Way From Memphis / Roll Away The Stone / Saturday Gigs

- Norway/Germany/UK 2CD (2003): Universal 067 711-2

"Strings Attached" is a 2CD that captures Ian Hunter live at the Sentrum Scene in Oslo, Norway in January 2002, backed by Andy York (guitar), Torstein Flakne (guitar), Kjetil Bjerkestrand (keyboards), Sven Lindvall (bass), Per Lindvall (drums), and the Trondheim Soloists (strings). It is also available on DVD.


- USA 2CD (2005): the album was released in USA in 2005 by Sanctuary Records.


YUI ORTA (2003)

Highslide JS Tracklisting: American Music / The Loner / Womens Institution / Tell It Like It Is / Livin In A Heart / Big Time / Cool / Beg A Little Love / Following In Your Footsteps / Sons N Lovers / Pain / How Much More Can I Take / Sweet Dreamer / BONUS TRACKS: 4th Hour of my Sleep [Ronno] / Power of Darkness [Ronno]

- UK CD: Cherry Red CDLEM 6

Cherry Red re-issued "YUI Orta" in September 2003, and for some unknown reason they added Mick Ronson's 1971 Ronno single as a bonus! Although they sound out of place on this CD, it is nice to finally have the songs easily available on CD!

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