You made me go dig out all of my OG vinyl. I have the debut (yes, an all-time classic), The Last Command (autographed by all four members - RIP Steve - from a record store signing when they opened for Kiss) and Inside the Electric Circus. I also have the 7" picture disc for Animal and the 12" for School Daze and Blind in Texas. I saw them in '85 opening for Maiden and then again in '86 with Kiss. I was supposed to see them with MSG/Armored Saint in 2022 but the plug got pulled before they came on cuz the show had been oversold. Then I was supposed to see them with the Saint again this passed Sept, but that show got cancelled because of Blackie's back surgery. So, I guess two times is going to be it for me. Keep up the good work!
I was just playing the HEADLESS CHILDREN cassette a few days ago. My older brother got it back in the late 80's when it came out. Great tape. MEAN MAN. The Chris Holmes anthem.
Always like how much detail you show on these box sets. I have 98% of those B sides on CD reissues of Inside The Electric Circus and Headless Children. R.I.P. Steve Riley
It’s still ranks up there as one of the best shows I’ve ever been to! Even when I saw them in 1987 they were awesome, love both of those first 2 lineups! Thanks for taking the time to hang out with me 🤘 Take care Kevin
I would love to pick up this set, but having some on vinyl already and the price being a bit high, I might not. But it is a fantastic looking box and black vinyl is a massive plus for my part. Very cool booklet as well. Cheers. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
"They can s$%k me, s#@k me, eat me raw!!!! HARDER, FASTER!" I was always curious about the Jackie Collins Goshdang Hollywood novel part, I was too young to even know who that was. I was still reading " Clifford the big red dog".
Killer box set from a killer band. Probably not picking it up as I have all the WASP I need already, the first 5 albums, live…in the raw and best of the best. Not much after these I would listen to 🤘 The most outrageous band in the world……. WASP I had a Headless Children shirt back in the day, was my favourite shirt for a couple of years
Of course the OG king has these lol. Give Unholy Terror or Dying For The World a listen, they won’t replace the 80s material by any means, but there are some great songs on those albums. Cheers to you BVD 🤘
Had all the early vinyls way back when,,Last Command was my first one ,,still have all my original CDs so a remastered boxset would be great..First saw them on the 1992 UK tour,have had tickets to see them twice over the last few years but the shows got cancelled....
Great package is right! They had the same management for years, Rod Smallwood definitely knows what he’s doing. Hope your having a great weekend so far 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
Hi Darcy great video awesome records saw wasp earlier this year in Bristol England been waiting for years to them different line up but still bril I've got most of that set but not the box colour vinyl to
I'd like to say 84-92 is the best years of WASP but to be honest I don't know their discography after The Crimson Idol. The Headless Children was the second metal album I ever bought (in 1990) and to me it's their best.
I loved playing my acoustic guitar to the live in RAW tape in the parking lot of the Paradise Lanes Bowling alley. Unfortunately I was working security that night and someone broke into a car when I was concentrating on the chords progressions to early WASP songs. I sucked at security. Janitorial jobs were easier for me.
I'm like you if I have to have it I will. I have a fair amount of WASP. The Last Command was my 1st album from them. Great boxset. Waiting on the Doro box.
That's a fantastic addition to the collection Darcy. One of the best looking box sets I've seen. Yeah no dud albums in there. Hopefully they'll do a CD version of it as that vinyl version is a bit too expensive over here. Yeah they're one of those blends of styles that you can't pigeon hole. I've always thought of them as a heavy metal Alice Cooper.
My first time seeing W.A.S.P.was the same tour in 84 with Krokus, in Fresno California. Helix on the bill too. What I heard around that time Krokus wouldn't let them do the raw meat and limited them on most of their stage show. Blackie tossed posters to the crowd instead ha ha...They still blew Krokus away though
Headhunter is one of my favourite albums of all time, The Blitz was ok, but yeah Krokus was out matched on that tour lol. Thanks for hanging out with me 🤘 Cheers from Planet6Strings
My first time seeing Blackie and Co. was on the Last Command tour. I’m really considering this set even though I own all the vinyl. Your video will help me decide. Here we go..
Thanks for showing us the ins and outs of the set. I pulled out my original pressings and they replicated all the center rings really well! I have an original pressing of Crimson Idol that I picked up in England many many years ago (I think it might have been UK only?) and that’s what the center label looks like…just white with the red stripe. It was on the Parlophone label so it said Parlophone down the red stripe originally. I wasn’t planning on picking this box up, but you might have sold me.
Your very welcome & thanks for the info on your The Crimson Idol pressing. I always say watch with caution, I don’t want you mad at me for spending your money haha 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
This looks like a great box set. I have all the OGs up to Live In The Raw from back in the day and have the 2 disc version of the Crimson Idol on CD. I also have the Animal Pig shaped disc, the 7" double pack of Wild Child and the 12" picture disc of Scream Until You Like it as well as some of the other 7" singles. I still love these early albums today, and would definitely choose the debut album as my favourite, probably because I bought it when it first came out and played it a lot.
That looks like a really great boxset. I hope they do release it on CD? If they do I probably will buy that box set on CD. My all time personal favorite is their debut album also. When it was released in 84' my close friends and I were blown away by W.A.S.P. and I still listen to it every now and then. Awesome! Classic debut album. Great video Darcy take care brother🙂🤘🍺
Also, you made a comment on how cool a big poster of the WASP heads on the stakes would be. I have one I bought as a kid that I proudly display. I can shoot you over a pic if you ever want to see it.
@@martymartin2894 I do really like the albums from 2000 on. Dying for the World, Golgotha, Babylon, Unholy Terror, Dominator and The Neon God albums are all great albums. But Idol has been my favorite since it came out and I don’t see it changing.
Would have been cool to add a few extras like maybe a sawblade necklace or something. I know Doro just came out with a colored Vinyl box set for her new album which was pretty cool. Better yet how bout some "Lawless" Cologne that smells like flavored Meat lol
As an early teen, a wild teen brought over the s/t cassette. That early sound was outrageous. Blackie on bass. His voice. I got more and more disappointed - as vital members got canned.
Agree regarding the poster. I think it should have been put inside of the Live in The Raw (essentially - Inside the Electric Circus tour era). But I found the poster inside of The Last Command too. One thing I don't like with this box set are those white thingies ( i guess you can call it "fluff", "fuzz" - not really sure how to call it in either of the 4 languages I'm fluent in :D ) that are sticking out here and there on the edges of sleeves, even the inner labels on the vinyl (I can see in this video that you have that at least on B-sides record). Looks like it was massively produced / printed on a single roll of paper and connected to eachother with those thingies, then cut apart. Irony since it's only 2000 copies so they should have done it with more care, imo.
Hi Darcy! Headless Children is my no 1. I had a Animal F#@k You shirt when I was a teenager and I remember getting all these comments on the street. Didn’t understand it then ;)
Sensation box set for any W.A.S.P tragic . I usually peel the hype sticker off (when you can) and stick it on the back of the jacket. I know why your voice is shot ......... you been shoutin' at the devil again Cheers Darcy .. keep 'em comin'.
Haha that very well could be! I usually cut out the hype stickers & keep them with each album or box set. Did you check out the new Mick Mars track? It’s pretty decent! Cheers to you Double R 🤘
Man I love to have that box set but is too high price I going to wait is the price going down and if is available…. Darcy hope feel better man …. Stay Metal 🤘
Hope you feel 100% soon. I've been sick since coming home from a trip. WASP is a band I'm extremely late to the party to but, enjoying what I'm hearing
I don't know if you have it but in 2010 Snapper Music released a very special edition of the WASP debut album,2 CD set with an extensive booklet including a lot of band''s pics,singles covers,Kerrang! covers,articles,tour dates,pictures from the legendary Live at the London Lyceum gig,the second CD included bonus tracks,B-sides and live tracks. A brilliant,awesome edition!!
The studio tracks are on the bonus LP in the box set, hopefully they will reissue the Lyceum performance from 1984 on a blu-ray, it would be great if they got rid of the 'americanised' crowd noise and put the original crowd noise back. I have been to hundreds of gigs in the UK since 1979 and i have never heard an audience like the one on the lyceum video. It doesn't even match with what's going on on the stage. rant over hahahaha@@darcysixstringsninelives3493
Great band. My ranking would be: 1. 'The Headless Children', 2. 'Live...in the Raw', 3. 'W.A.S.P', 4. 'The Last Command', 5. 'Inside the Electric Circus', 6. 'The Crimson Idol'. Thanks for doing the video, it brought back many fond memories.
Hi Darcy!!! i was looking forward to see you showing this pretty cool boxset...... it's awesome an really well done and let's hope they do a Cd release in the near future. The only one i have not heard from that boxset is "The Crimson Idol" maybe it was the time (musically speaking) when it was release and yes the live album is really cool, but way to short (imo)... do you think you can do a ranking or show all your boxsets in your collection?? cheers and be well
Crap I should of said, these are 140gm. Zero warps or wobbles, I’m pretty happy about that! Thanks as always for taking the time to watch & comment 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
Hey, Darcy, this was the best unboxing video of this partcular box set I've seen so far, and I've watched a few. Also, I must be crazy, but I bought this box set too. It arrived on Saturday. I already own these albums on red vinyl, but the set is just so cool that I had to have it. And I don't regret it one bit. I'm excited and happy to have it in my collection. It looks and sounds great. The book is awesome, and I'm looking forward to reading it soon. I ordered mine from Amazon, and it was delivered in pristine condition.
What an incredible band! Like you, they have always been one of my favorites and Blackies voice is top 5 for me. Just so unique. Looks like a well put together set. I enjoyed the heck out of this video as always. PS- got our first snow here in Buffalo yesterday on halloween. I heard you mention in a past video that you already had a decent amount. Let's hope we both have a winter without a lot of snow. Take care my friend 🤘
Hey Darcy! That set does look awesome! Unfortunately, the price is keeping me from buying it right now. Fortunately, I do have all those on cassette. As far as the studio albums go, I'd say my least favorite is The Electric Circus. Some of the songs on the album just kind of lost me. As live albums go Live in the Raw is fantastic, I used to play that non - stop. The Manimal is easily one of my all - time favorite WASP songs. Darcy enjoy your new box set and as always my friend stay heavy!
Reading the comments here it seems the label for Live....in the Raw was different in US/Europe. I have the original European and it has the standard capitol label. Also the European press of the original debut has got I Wanna Be Somebody written on the spine which has caused eternal battle for the title between W.A.S.P. and I Wanna Be Somebody. I'm only interested in The Headless Children. If they release that one separately i might buy it. Pasi
Ok that’s good to know thank you! The Headless Children is available at High Roller Records or Napalm Records, not sure how those places are for shipping to you but they are available. Hope everything is good with you 🤘 Cheers Pasi
Nice looking boxset, but waaaayyyy over priced for what is I think. I'm just a first 3 and Live In the Raw guy, thankfully I grabbed all of them on OG vinyl before the world went mad! I've never even heard the Crimson Idol, how about that for a revelation! Great video though, cool to see what they put in it and your thoughts on it.
It’s probably over priced by $80. Overall, I’m happy with it because if I was going to try to find original pressings of these albums in mint condition they’d run me $50+ each anyway. We need find you a OG of The Headless Children, it’s better than you remember 👊
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 I used to have two! I sold the picture disc version I had. I prefer adolesant naughty WASP, Headless Children is a bit lifeless compared to the first 3.
I own an original Live...in the Raw with a Capitol (coloured) label, made in Holland. First album I bought was Inside the Electric Circus, still my favourite. Not gonna buy this box, have all albums on vinyl. keep up the good work, grtz from the Netherlands.
Great review. Has the bonus record got ‘lake of fools’ on it? That was a superb song which was the B-side of The Real Me. It sounded awesome in stereo with Blackie’s voice panning the speakers. I may get this for Christmas or the Crüe Shout Box Set. Hmmmmm?
Yes it does include Lake Of Fools, sorry that missed saying that one. Totally agree, it’s a great song! I didn’t pick up the Shout At The Devil box set, trying pick my battles lol. Thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers from Planet6Strings
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 I decided to get both Crue and Wasp Box Sets. One for Christmas and one for my birthday which is two weeks after Christmas. 👍
It's a great box set. All the reissues have the orig label design (sort of, madfish etc instead of capitol) and the orig inner sleeves, except The Crimson Idol, which was a single album back then but they just enlarged the inner sleeve text etc and put it over 2 inners sleeves. I fully expect there to be a CD box issue in the future. This was £195 (+ shipping) here in the UK from the official label outlet. They have sold out. I never got a poster in any of my originals.
I cut out all my hype stickers, I do not like re-sticking them to any surface. After cutting them out I store them with the vinyl or box set that it came with. Hope that helps 🤘
It's definitely a good box set. I'm really surprised you haven't owned them all on vinyl back at the time, were they hard to find? Crimson Idol did come out on vinyl yes. The original 80s records in most cases for albums not just WASP were coated in a glossy finish. The Matt finish is a new thing nowadays.
I didn’t have much vinyl back in the day, I went from cassettes to CDs. Spent a lot of time cruising in my vehicle back in those days, so CDs were the way to go!
I remember going to AMES department store as a little kid with my recently divorced mother and siblings. She was trying to make us feel better about bring away from our home we grew up in and maybe missing our Dad. She let us each buy a record. They sold 45 singles back then. My sister got Debbie Gibson, I picked up WHITESNAKE Still of the night, and I think my brother picked up KISS. That was kind of the end of the vinyl scene on the mainstream, after that I bought cassettes. DOKKEN,and MOTLEY etc. Now that Vinyl has come around again I cant possibly afford to buy it, lol. I barely caught up to CD's and now they are discontinued, go figure...
I have an original LIVE..RAW vinyl. It has the grey saw blade label you showed from the box. Also has the custom photo inner sleeve. I also have the cassette which sounds better than the vinyl - or at least my VG+ copy. I disagree with your low ranking of this one. IMHO it is one of the best live albums out there . The production and instrument separation is second to none and It demonstrates the musicianship of the guys. Blackie's vocals sound too good to be live - but they are.
Any info on the mastering chain, or how it sounds overall? I had Last Command and Live In the Raw back in the day on cassette. Looking to get the expanded two LP edition of Live in the Raw.
I don’t have an expert ear, but they sound really good to me! I’ve heard all of these albums on cassette, cd & vinyl, these sound the best so far! I hope you grab a copy, Live In The Raw is such a great live album. Thanks for watching 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
The only different is the original is a bit louder at the same level, but it is very slight in my opinion. I think they did a good job with these newly mastered half-speed pressings. Thanks as always for watching 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
@darcysixstringsninelives3493 I've got two one small one on in the electric circus and one on the crimson idol which looks worst because its black worst luck. Great video tho bud 👌
crimson idol was never my favourite, blackie seems to think crimson idol is everyones favourite and refuses to do any other tracks live... but for me, circus is one of my favourites, and hes never ever played half of those tracks live.. tracks like restless gypsy , sweet cheetah, will always be my favourites
Hey if you’re interested I’m on a live stream tonight with some friends & guess what we’re talking about ha ha!! ruclips.net/user/livente4as0J-oY?si=VpkZCQcjz_TmwjDC
R.I.P. Steve 😢😢😢
I was shocked to here the news Steve too!
R.I.P Frankie Banali.
Yes, thanks for bringing that up!
You made me go dig out all of my OG vinyl. I have the debut (yes, an all-time classic), The Last Command (autographed by all four members - RIP Steve - from a record store signing when they opened for Kiss) and Inside the Electric Circus. I also have the 7" picture disc for Animal and the 12" for School Daze and Blind in Texas.
I saw them in '85 opening for Maiden and then again in '86 with Kiss. I was supposed to see them with MSG/Armored Saint in 2022 but the plug got pulled before they came on cuz the show had been oversold. Then I was supposed to see them with the Saint again this passed Sept, but that show got cancelled because of Blackie's back surgery. So, I guess two times is going to be it for me.
Keep up the good work!
I really hope they bring out a CD set.
Headless Children was one of the first metal records I had in the late 80s, a great album.
I was just playing the HEADLESS CHILDREN cassette a few days ago.
My older brother got it back in the late 80's when it came out.
Great tape. MEAN MAN.
The Chris Holmes anthem.
I was pissed off when I saw this box set was a vinyl only release. Hopefully we will get a CD release of this. I love those early WASP albums.
Yeah they dropped the ball on a cd set, I sure hope they reconsider! Hope all is well your way 🤘 Cheers Andrew
Got the box set last week. Love it!
I got mine Saturday, but by Saturday night I couldn’t talk, I think I caught virtual Covid from Marty 🤣😂
Great job reviewing this box set
Thank you very much 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
Inside the Electric Circus..so underrated!!! Masterpiece
Yeah it’s a great album, less polished than The Last Command & it really works!
love the Animal EP in the background i have it in red vinyl, when i went to pick up my preorder Blackie was at the store so i got him to autograph it.
Oh man that’s awesome!
Always like how much detail you show on these box sets. I have 98% of those B sides on CD reissues of Inside The Electric Circus and Headless Children. R.I.P. Steve Riley
Awesome I would have loved to go and see WASP way back in 84 when they first debuted with all the nostalgic rock and roll theatre 😊
It’s still ranks up there as one of the best shows I’ve ever been to! Even when I saw them in 1987 they were awesome, love both of those first 2 lineups! Thanks for taking the time to hang out with me 🤘 Take care Kevin
I would love to pick up this set, but having some on vinyl already and the price being a bit high, I might not. But it is a fantastic looking box and black vinyl is a massive plus for my part. Very cool booklet as well. Cheers. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Oh,Live...In The Raw.Great album.And this short speech about PMRC,love it! :)
"They can s$%k me, s#@k me, eat me raw!!!! HARDER, FASTER!"
I was always curious about the Jackie Collins Goshdang Hollywood novel part, I was too young to even know who that was. I was still reading " Clifford the big red dog".
Yeah that's so cool fn Jackie Collins Hollywood novel 😅😅
Killer box set from a killer band. Probably not picking it up as I have all the WASP I need already, the first 5 albums, live…in the raw and best of the best. Not much after these I would listen to 🤘
The most outrageous band in the world……. WASP
I had a Headless Children shirt back in the day, was my favourite shirt for a couple of years
Of course the OG king has these lol. Give Unholy Terror or Dying For The World a listen, they won’t replace the 80s material by any means, but there are some great songs on those albums. Cheers to you BVD 🤘
Love the colour of the box,,,hopefully a CD set appears soon..
I hope so too! A nice cd size red box like that would awesome, I’d understand if there was no booklet!
Had all the early vinyls way back when,,Last Command was my first one ,,still have all my original CDs so a remastered boxset would be great..First saw them on the 1992 UK tour,have had tickets to see them twice over the last few years but the shows got cancelled....
Nice toys!!...
My friend saw W.A.S.P. on 11th December 1986 as opening act for Iron Maiden in Nuremburg / Germany.
What a great package then ;)
Great package is right! They had the same management for years, Rod Smallwood definitely knows what he’s doing. Hope your having a great weekend so far 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
Hi Darcy great video awesome records saw wasp earlier this year in Bristol England been waiting for years to them different line up but still bril I've got most of that set but not the box colour vinyl to
Holy shit just found out about Riley’s passing, fucking shit! May he rest easy, his work lives on!
Yeah that one just seemed to come out of nowhere! Great drummer 🤘
I'd like to say 84-92 is the best years of WASP but to be honest I don't know their discography after The Crimson Idol. The Headless Children was the second metal album I ever bought (in 1990) and to me it's their best.
I loved playing my acoustic guitar to the live in RAW tape in the parking lot of the Paradise Lanes Bowling alley. Unfortunately I was working security that night and someone broke into a car when I was concentrating on the chords progressions to early WASP songs. I sucked at security. Janitorial jobs were easier for me.
Yes,this poster is DEFINITELY from the Inside The Electric...tour. You can tell by the look of the stage and Blackie's outfit.
I'm like you if I have to have it I will. I have a fair amount of WASP. The Last Command was my 1st album from them. Great boxset. Waiting on the Doro box.
That's a fantastic addition to the collection Darcy. One of the best looking box sets I've seen. Yeah no dud albums in there. Hopefully they'll do a CD version of it as that vinyl version is a bit too expensive over here. Yeah they're one of those blends of styles that you can't pigeon hole. I've always thought of them as a heavy metal Alice Cooper.
My first time seeing W.A.S.P.was the same tour in 84 with Krokus, in Fresno California. Helix on the bill too. What I heard around that time Krokus wouldn't let them do the raw meat and limited them on most of their stage show. Blackie tossed posters to the crowd instead ha ha...They still blew Krokus away though
Headhunter is one of my favourite albums of all time, The Blitz was ok, but yeah Krokus was out matched on that tour lol. Thanks for hanging out with me 🤘 Cheers from Planet6Strings
The Crimson Idol Is a great album! 🤘👍
My first time seeing Blackie and Co. was on the Last Command tour. I’m really considering this set even though I own all the vinyl. Your video will help me decide. Here we go..
All I can tell you is it’s a great set!
Thanks for showing us the ins and outs of the set. I pulled out my original pressings and they replicated all the center rings really well! I have an original pressing of Crimson Idol that I picked up in England many many years ago (I think it might have been UK only?) and that’s what the center label looks like…just white with the red stripe. It was on the Parlophone label so it said Parlophone down the red stripe originally. I wasn’t planning on picking this box up, but you might have sold me.
Your very welcome & thanks for the info on your The Crimson Idol pressing. I always say watch with caution, I don’t want you mad at me for spending your money haha 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
This looks like a great box set. I have all the OGs up to Live In The Raw from back in the day and have the 2 disc version of the Crimson Idol on CD. I also have the Animal Pig shaped disc, the 7" double pack of Wild Child and the 12" picture disc of Scream Until You Like it as well as some of the other 7" singles. I still love these early albums today, and would definitely choose the debut album as my favourite, probably because I bought it when it first came out and played it a lot.
Sweet. I'm planning on getting the set as well. A bit pricy....but worth it. Great vid
Thanks very much 🤘 It’s definitely worth a Fistful Of Diamonds lol.
That looks like a really great boxset. I hope they do release it on CD? If they do I probably will buy that box set on CD. My all time personal favorite is their debut album also. When it was released in 84' my close friends and I were blown away by W.A.S.P. and I still listen to it every now and then. Awesome! Classic debut album. Great video Darcy take care brother🙂🤘🍺
Also, you made a comment on how cool a big poster of the WASP heads on the stakes would be. I have one I bought as a kid that I proudly display. I can shoot you over a pic if you ever want to see it.
I actually just saw that last week on a T-shirt, I need to get that shirt haha.
Great video! I did one myself. As much as I love the Capitol Years, I’m a bigger fan of the 2000’s era. But they’re my go to band, period.
Wow that's unusual. What's your overall favourite album by them so.
@@martymartin2894 Crimson Idol all the way.
@@MyMusicCorner but that's in the 90s u said u were a bigger fan of the 2000s.?
@@martymartin2894 I do really like the albums from 2000 on. Dying for the World, Golgotha, Babylon, Unholy Terror, Dominator and The Neon God albums are all great albums. But Idol has been my favorite since it came out and I don’t see it changing.
Would have been cool to add a few extras like maybe a sawblade necklace or something. I know Doro just came out with a colored Vinyl box set for her new album which was pretty cool. Better yet how bout some "Lawless" Cologne that smells like flavored Meat lol
As an early teen, a wild teen brought over the s/t cassette.
That early sound was outrageous. Blackie on bass. His voice.
I got more and more disappointed - as vital members got canned.
You can’t beat those early lineups! It didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out Blackie was the boss!
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 lol...yeah, by the second album, when he was the only one on the cover.
That’s a great set buddy, it appears to be very well made. I’m not sure if I will ever start collecting vinyl but I always enjoy these videos.
Definitely a cool box set, nice they made Crimson a double vinyl, the b sides album is very cool, any Wasp is good imo, enjoy the spins
You have a love 4 WASP which shines through when you are talking about the box set...complete shock re the passing of Steve Riley 😟😭...Cheers, Greg 🙂🍻
Agree regarding the poster. I think it should have been put inside of the Live in The Raw (essentially - Inside the Electric Circus tour era). But I found the poster inside of The Last Command too.
One thing I don't like with this box set are those white thingies ( i guess you can call it "fluff", "fuzz" - not really sure how to call it in either of the 4 languages I'm fluent in :D ) that are sticking out here and there on the edges of sleeves, even the inner labels on the vinyl (I can see in this video that you have that at least on B-sides record). Looks like it was massively produced / printed on a single roll of paper and connected to eachother with those thingies, then cut apart. Irony since it's only 2000 copies so they should have done it with more care, imo.
Hi Darcy! Headless Children is my no 1. I had a Animal F#@k You shirt when I was a teenager and I remember getting all these comments on the street. Didn’t understand it then ;)
Nice choice for your #1 Mark 🤘 That’s definitely a classic T-shirt lol.
I had one with the sawblade logo on the front and then it read "I F*** Like A Beast" on the back.
@@independenceltd. Mine had the 12” front cover
Sensation box set for any W.A.S.P tragic . I usually peel the hype sticker off (when you can) and stick it on the back of the jacket. I know why your voice is shot ......... you been shoutin' at the devil again Cheers Darcy .. keep 'em comin'.
Haha that very well could be! I usually cut out the hype stickers & keep them with each album or box set. Did you check out the new Mick Mars track? It’s pretty decent! Cheers to you Double R 🤘
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 No i haven't , but will do ... thanx for the heads up.
I have an original Live In The Raw from EMI and it looks like an exact match.
Yes I think they really tried to stay true to the originals, that is a sign of a good reissue or box set!
Man I love to have that box set but is too high price I going to wait is the price going down and if is available…. Darcy hope feel better man …. Stay Metal 🤘
Hope you feel 100% soon. I've been sick since coming home from a trip. WASP is a band I'm extremely late to the party to but, enjoying what I'm hearing
Thanks Tim, I’m feeling better already! Never too late to join the WASP party 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
I don't know if you have it but in 2010 Snapper Music released a very special edition of the WASP debut album,2 CD set with an extensive booklet including a lot of band''s pics,singles covers,Kerrang! covers,articles,tour dates,pictures from the legendary Live at the London Lyceum gig,the second CD included bonus tracks,B-sides and live tracks. A brilliant,awesome edition!!
I’ve seen that version of the debut but don’t own it, sounds like a great set!
The studio tracks are on the bonus LP in the box set, hopefully they will reissue the Lyceum performance from 1984 on a blu-ray, it would be great if they got rid of the 'americanised' crowd noise and put the original crowd noise back. I have been to hundreds of gigs in the UK since 1979 and i have never heard an audience like the one on the lyceum video. It doesn't even match with what's going on on the stage. rant over hahahaha@@darcysixstringsninelives3493
the crimson idol Released on the record vinyl in 1992.I have it
Oh wow that’s great, you better hang onto that one! Thanks for letting me know & thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers from Canada
Great band. My ranking would be: 1. 'The Headless Children', 2. 'Live...in the Raw', 3. 'W.A.S.P', 4. 'The Last Command', 5. 'Inside the Electric Circus', 6. 'The Crimson Idol'. Thanks for doing the video, it brought back many fond memories.
Like the fond memories of 1984 ticket prices lol. Thanks for watching & sharing your ranking 🤘 Cheers from Planet6Strings
Hi Darcy!!! i was looking forward to see you showing this pretty cool boxset...... it's awesome an really well done and let's hope they do a Cd release in the near future. The only one i have not heard from that boxset is "The Crimson Idol" maybe it was the time (musically speaking) when it was release and yes the live album is really cool, but way to short (imo)... do you think you can do a ranking or show all your boxsets in your collection?? cheers and be well
thanks darcy awesome review killer box set hopefully a cd box set soon!!! it's on 180 gram correct? ...thanks again and keep rockin'!!! 💿💿💿
Crap I should of said, these are 140gm. Zero warps or wobbles, I’m pretty happy about that! Thanks as always for taking the time to watch & comment 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
Hey, Darcy, this was the best unboxing video of this partcular box set I've seen so far, and I've watched a few. Also, I must be crazy, but I bought this box set too. It arrived on Saturday. I already own these albums on red vinyl, but the set is just so cool that I had to have it. And I don't regret it one bit. I'm excited and happy to have it in my collection. It looks and sounds great. The book is awesome, and I'm looking forward to reading it soon. I ordered mine from Amazon, and it was delivered in pristine condition.
Thank you very much! I’m glad you pull the trigger on this set & your not crazy lol, just passionate! Hope to chat with you again 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
What an incredible band! Like you, they have always been one of my favorites and Blackies voice is top 5 for me. Just so unique. Looks like a well put together set. I enjoyed the heck out of this video as always. PS- got our first snow here in Buffalo yesterday on halloween. I heard you mention in a past video that you already had a decent amount. Let's hope we both have a winter without a lot of snow. Take care my friend 🤘
Right about blackies voice alright.
Now they have to come out with a second edition of this box set. That kinda takes away from the ones that bought the 1st LIMITED edition box set....
I totally agreed & I’m sure it was all pre-planned that way 🤬
Hey Darcy! That set does look awesome! Unfortunately, the price is keeping me from buying it right now. Fortunately, I do have all those on cassette. As far as the studio albums go, I'd say my least favorite is The Electric Circus. Some of the songs on the album just kind of lost me. As live albums go Live in the Raw is fantastic, I used to play that non - stop. The Manimal is easily one of my all - time favorite WASP songs. Darcy enjoy your new box set and as always my friend stay heavy!
Reading the comments here it seems the label for Live....in the Raw was different in US/Europe. I have the original European and it has the standard capitol label. Also the European press of the original debut has got I Wanna Be Somebody written on the spine which has caused eternal battle for the title between W.A.S.P. and I Wanna Be Somebody.
I'm only interested in The Headless Children. If they release that one separately i might buy it.
Pasi
Ok that’s good to know thank you! The Headless Children is available at High Roller Records or Napalm Records, not sure how those places are for shipping to you but they are available. Hope everything is good with you 🤘 Cheers Pasi
Nice looking boxset, but waaaayyyy over priced for what is I think. I'm just a first 3 and Live In the Raw guy, thankfully I grabbed all of them on OG vinyl before the world went mad! I've never even heard the Crimson Idol, how about that for a revelation! Great video though, cool to see what they put in it and your thoughts on it.
It’s probably over priced by $80. Overall, I’m happy with it because if I was going to try to find original pressings of these albums in mint condition they’d run me $50+ each anyway. We need find you a OG of The Headless Children, it’s better than you remember 👊
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 I used to have two! I sold the picture disc version I had. I prefer adolesant naughty WASP, Headless Children is a bit lifeless compared to the first 3.
True but artists are not making much these days so these older bands are selling for their true fans. Music industry is killing artists.
Wow,I was SURE you would get this Box Set,man! 2000 copies ,limited edition,correct?
No way I’d miss this one, 80’s W.A.S.P. is pure gold!
I own an original Live...in the Raw with a Capitol (coloured) label, made in Holland. First album I bought was Inside the Electric Circus, still my favourite. Not gonna buy this box, have all albums on vinyl. keep up the good work, grtz from the Netherlands.
Great choice for your #1, I know it has 2 cover songs but the rest is so awesome haha! Thanks for the kind words 🤘 Cheers from Canada
Great review. Has the bonus record got ‘lake of fools’ on it? That was a superb song which was the B-side of The Real Me. It sounded awesome in stereo with Blackie’s voice panning the speakers.
I may get this for Christmas or the Crüe Shout Box Set. Hmmmmm?
Yes it does include Lake Of Fools, sorry that missed saying that one. Totally agree, it’s a great song! I didn’t pick up the Shout At The Devil box set, trying pick my battles lol. Thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers from Planet6Strings
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 I decided to get both Crue and Wasp Box Sets. One for Christmas and one for my birthday which is two weeks after Christmas. 👍
@CrueLoaf That’s awesome! Happy early birthday to you 🤘
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 :) thanks. Can’t wait!!
I got mine. Number 1966
Right on! I’m happy you got one, it’s a awesome set! Have a great weekend 🤘
It's a great box set. All the reissues have the orig label design (sort of, madfish etc instead of capitol) and the orig inner sleeves, except The Crimson Idol, which was a single album back then but they just enlarged the inner sleeve text etc and put it over 2 inners sleeves. I fully expect there to be a CD box issue in the future. This was £195 (+ shipping) here in the UK from the official label outlet. They have sold out. I never got a poster in any of my originals.
Yeah I think they did a great job, these will go fast! Glad you got one 🤘 Thanks for watching :))
Have you done a video or can you suggest what to do with the hype stickers?
I cut out all my hype stickers, I do not like re-sticking them to any surface. After cutting them out I store them with the vinyl or box set that it came with. Hope that helps 🤘
Yeah I know what you mean if the albums got a Warning sticker on it that means it's a good one 👍 so buy it
Yeah it makes me want it even more, slap a warning sticker on it and I’ll take it lol. Thanks for watching 🤘 Cheers from Canada
It's definitely a good box set. I'm really surprised you haven't owned them all on vinyl back at the time, were they hard to find? Crimson Idol did come out on vinyl yes. The original 80s records in most cases for albums not just WASP were coated in a glossy finish. The Matt finish is a new thing nowadays.
I didn’t have much vinyl back in the day, I went from cassettes to CDs. Spent a lot of time cruising in my vehicle back in those days, so CDs were the way to go!
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 Ah ok. I was all vinyl til Christmas 1990 then CD and Cassette a little bit.
I remember going to AMES department store as a little kid with my recently divorced mother and siblings. She was trying to make us feel better about bring away from our home we grew up in and maybe missing our Dad. She let us each buy a record.
They sold 45 singles back then. My sister got Debbie Gibson, I picked up WHITESNAKE Still of the night, and I think my brother picked up KISS. That was kind of the end of the vinyl scene on the mainstream, after that I bought cassettes. DOKKEN,and MOTLEY etc.
Now that Vinyl has come around again I cant possibly afford to buy it, lol. I barely caught up to CD's and now they are discontinued, go figure...
Gracias por el unboxing.
Los discos son 140gr o 180gr??
Los discos son 140gr 🤘 Saludos de Canadá
I have an original LIVE..RAW vinyl. It has the grey saw blade label you showed from the box. Also has the custom photo inner sleeve. I also have the cassette which sounds better than the vinyl - or at least my VG+ copy. I disagree with your low ranking of this one. IMHO it is one of the best live albums out there . The production and instrument separation is second to none and It demonstrates the musicianship of the guys. Blackie's vocals sound too good to be live - but they are.
Any info on the mastering chain, or how it sounds overall? I had Last Command and Live In the Raw back in the day on cassette. Looking to get the expanded two LP edition of Live in the Raw.
I don’t have an expert ear, but they sound really good to me! I’ve heard all of these albums on cassette, cd & vinyl, these sound the best so far! I hope you grab a copy, Live In The Raw is such a great live album. Thanks for watching 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 Glad to hear it. Just ordered on scamazon to use up a gift card. 👍🏼
Nice set, but $300.00 price tag is pretty steep...
$250 USD + shipping from MerchNow, $200 would be more realistic!
Wow thanks I never heard of that site...
For that price I want an actual piece of raw meat hand throw by Blackie himself.
Darcy, talking about the sound itself, is there any difference between the original vinyl and this edition?
The only different is the original is a bit louder at the same level, but it is very slight in my opinion. I think they did a good job with these newly mastered half-speed pressings. Thanks as always for watching 🤘 Take care ~ Darcy
What the hell? I preordered this set months ago and I see people are reviewing it and I still don’t have mine.
What the hell is right, that’s nuts! Where did you order from?
Did you get any splits from the vinyl on the sleeves ?
Yes, I got one very small one, sorry I should’ve shown that! But other than that, not one problem!
@darcysixstringsninelives3493 I've got two one small one on in the electric circus and one on the crimson idol which looks worst because its black worst luck. Great video tho bud 👌
Thanks very much 🤘 Stay Heavy ~ Darcy
Belive it or not I canceled this first time around because of the price then reordered last Friday by Saturday it was unavailable.
I mean....I dont really care about anything they did after headless children. It just wasnt WASP anymore. and at $250 for the set ...
I always had a liking for still not black enough. I'd love that one to be completely remastered.
crimson idol was never my favourite, blackie seems to think crimson idol is everyones favourite and refuses to do any other tracks live... but for me, circus is one of my favourites, and hes never ever played half of those tracks live.. tracks like restless gypsy , sweet cheetah, will always be my favourites
Hey if you’re interested I’m on a live stream tonight with some friends & guess what we’re talking about ha ha!! ruclips.net/user/livente4as0J-oY?si=VpkZCQcjz_TmwjDC
all I need to know is who is the girl on the back of the circus album and what is the image trying to show us? @@darcysixstringsninelives3493
Point the camera down to the box set man.
cds are dead