SPINAL TAP: Break like the wind CD 1992 original, 1st press w. Slash, Cher, Steve Lukather, Joe Satriani, Jeff Beck! Check videos “Bitch School”, “The Majesty Of Rock”, “Christmas With The Devil”

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Original CD Album, released in 1992 on MCA, Cat.No: MCD10514/MCAD10514.

Has there ever been a rock band more unjustly maligned than Spinal Tap? Accused of everything from heralding the demise of heavy metal to being the very raison d’être for alternative rock, they suffered their greatest indignity at the hands of director Rob Reiner (cowardly hiding behind the moniker Marty DiBergi), whose 1984 “rockumentary,” This Is Spinal Tap, muckraked its way through the bands courageous, tragedy-strewn history in service of a few mocking laughs. Reiner/DiBergi even stooped so low as to employ a heartless, mercenary band of Hollywood writer/comedians to burlesque the bands core members–David St. Hubbins (played by mendacious Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (callow Christopher Guest), and Derek Smalls (haughty Harry Shearer). But the great ones just won’t be denied; Spinal Tap reached deep down in 1992 and let loose with Break Like the Wind, another potent blast of the very stuff that made their legend. Featuring an all-star supporting cast (the title track alone boasts Slash, Steve Lukather, Joe Satriani, and Tufnel look-alike Jeff Beck), the Tap gallantly tried to stem the tide of flannel and tattoos with thundering odes to gender enlightenment (“Bitch School”), mystic quests (“Clam Caravan”), and its own glorious rock-fest legacy (“Stinkin’ Up the Great Outdoors”). Pop diva Cher and St. Hubbins share a vocal tryst on the uplifting ballad “Just Begin Again,” while even Steely Dans reclusive Walter Becker pens technical notes, praising the albums pioneering use of the Crosley Phase Linear Ionic Induction Voice Processor System. Sadly, they just don’t make albums like this anymore.

Spinal Tap Break Like The Wind
Label: MCA Records MCD 10514, MCA Records MCAD-10514
Format: CD
Country: Europe
Released: 17 Mar 1992
Genre: Heavy Metal

Tracklist:
01 Bitch School 2:50
02 The Majesty Of Rock 3:55
03 Diva Fever 3:06  Guitar [Additional] Dweezil Zappa
04 Just Begin Again 4:53 Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] C.J. Vanston*, Steve Lukather, Featuring Cher, Guitar [Additional] Steve Lukather, Keyboards [Additional] David “The Creature” Garfield*
05 Cash On Delivery 3:03 Backing Vocals Timothy B. Schmit, Tommy Funderburk
06 The Sun Never Sweats 4:23
07 Rainy Day Sun 3:42  Arranged By [Strings] David Mansfield, Drums Eric “Stumpy Joe” Childs, Featuring The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Keyboards Nicky Hopkins, Producer T-Bone Burnett
08 Break Like The Wind 4:35 Guitar [Guest] Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani, Slash, Steve Lukather
09 Stinkin’ Up The Great Outdoors 2:50  Guitar [Slide] Waddy Wachtel Harmonica Jimmie Wood
10 Springtime 4:02
11 Clam Caravan 3:37   Percussion Luis Conte Piano Steve Lukather
12 Christmas With The Devil 4:33  Backing Vocals Timothy B. Schmit, Tommy Funderburk
13 Now Leaving On Track 13 2:08
14 All The Way Home 2:08
Drums Unknown Drummer*
Producer Spinal Tap. Mixed By Dave Jerden (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 12)
Producer Danny Kortchmar, Dave Jerden (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 12), Steve Lukather (tracks: 4, 8, 10, 11)
Written-by [Words And Music] David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls (tracks: 1 to 13), Nigel Tufnel