my own rip from original LP using Samplitude Pro X (Suite) 12.4.1.246 (64 bit) with Dr. dac Prime Audiotrak soundcard by ESI (analog-analog) and a Rega Performance pack RP1 Phonograph

Nazareth (2)   ΓÇÄΓÇô 2XS  
Label: 
A&M Records ΓÇÄΓÇô SP 4901 
Format: 
Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: 
 US  
Released: 
 1982  
Genre: 
Rock 
Style: 
Hard Rock, Pop Rock 



Tracklist .


A1    Love Leads To Madness     4:05  
A2    Boys In The Band     3:05  
A3    You Love Another     3:58  
A4    Gatecrash     3:14  
A5    Games     4:47  
B1    Back To The Trenches     3:59  
B2    Dream On     3:26  
B3    Lonely In The Night     4:21  
B4    Preservation     4:01  
B5    Take The Rap     2:41  
B6    Mexico     2:51  


Companies etc 

Recorded At ΓÇô AIR Studios, Montserrat 
Mixed At ΓÇô AIR Studios, Montserrat 
Mastered At ΓÇô A&M Mastering Studios 
Pressed By ΓÇô Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc. 
Manufactured By ΓÇô A&M Records, Inc. 
Distributed By ΓÇô A&M Records, Inc. 
Published By ΓÇô Fool Circle Limited 
Phonographic Copyright (p) ΓÇô Fool Circle Limited 
Copyright (c) ΓÇô A&M Records, Inc. 
Copyright (c) ΓÇô Fool Circle Music Limited 


Credits 

Art Direction ΓÇô Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff, Haggarty* 
Bass, Backing Vocals ΓÇô Pete Agnew 
Design ΓÇô Haggarty*, Eames* 
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals ΓÇô Darrell Sweet 
Engineer [Assistants] ΓÇô Nigel Barker, Steve Crane 
Keyboards ΓÇô John Locke 
Lead Guitar ΓÇô Manny Charlton 
Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals ΓÇô Billy Rankin 
Mastered By ΓÇô Frank DeLuna, Marv Bornstein 
Photography By ΓÇô Aaron Rapoport 
Photography By [Inner Sleeve] ΓÇô Hugh Brown (3) 
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By ΓÇô John Punter 
Vocals ΓÇô Dan McCafferty 
Written-By ΓÇô Nazareth (2) 
 

Notes 

℗ 1982 Fool Circle Limited © A&M Records, Inc. 
All songs © 1982 Fool Circle Music Limited 

allmusic.com:
Review by Donald A. Guarisco  [-]


After spending much of 1981 involved in a successful tour, Nazareth returned to the studio with a newfound sense of vigor the next year. The album they produced was 2XS, an outing that stands alongside Malice in Wonderland as one of their finest achievements during the 1980s. Although its sound goes for the sonic sleekness of AOR, it does not skimp on the hard rock elements. For instance, "Love Leads to Madness" boasts the kind of sumptuous power ballad melody that helped it become a radio favorite but is also layered with plenty of surprisingly heavy power chords. 2XS also finds the group cranking out some of their most furious rockers since the days of Expect No Mercy and No Mean City: "Boys in the Band" is guitar-fuelled declaration of intent that moves at a head-spinning double-time tempo, and "Gatecrash" is a party rocker that swings with the raucous verve of early hits like "Bad Bad Boy." Another surprising element of 2XS is the way it works a surprising new wave element into the group's style: "You Love Another" is a creepy, synthesizer-drenched breakup ballad that would have fit in fine on one of the Cars' early albums, and "Preservation" infuses the Nazareth rock sound with a churning bassline and burbling electronic sounds. The end result of all these elements is an album that creates an effective and personalized fusion of hard rock and AOR elements. It may not contain enough of either style for purist fans of those genres, but Nazareth fans and adventurous rock fans will find plenty to enjoy on 2XS.