LOUDNESS THUNDER IN THE EAST Orig. LP/Vinyl 1985 Atco Records EX Metal
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⚡ LOUDNESS – Thunder In The East – 1985 ATCO U.S. Pressing – JAPANESE METAL EX! ⚡


💿 Label / Cat #: ATCO Records – 7 90246-1

Country / Year: USA, 1985

Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo | Original printed inner sleeve included

Genre: Heavy Metal | Hard Rock | 80s Metal


🎶 Description:

Loudness made metal history with Thunder In The East, the first U.S. major-label album by a Japanese metal band to crack the Billboard charts. Featuring their best-known anthem “Crazy Nights”, this LP blends shredding guitar from Akira Takasaki with melodic vocals from Minoru Niihara, delivering a sound that sits comfortably between Judas Priest and Scorpions.


This U.S. ATCO pressing plays great—full of energy, hooks, and that classic mid-’80s arena metal production. Includes the original lyric sleeve.


🔥 Track Highlights:

  • Crazy Nights – Breakthrough single with a huge hook

  • Heavy Chains – Melodic power track with fist-pumping chorus

  • Like Hell – Fast-paced riffing and classic ‘80s metal feel

  • We Could Be Together – Big harmonies and soaring vocals


🎸 Personnel:

  • Minoru Niihara – Vocals

  • Akira Takasaki – Guitar

  • Masayoshi Yamashita – Bass

  • Munetaka Higuchi – Drums

  • Produced by Max Norman (Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth)

  • Recorded at Sound City, mastered by Bernie Grundman


💎 Condition:

  • Vinyl: EX – Clean and glossy, light signs of handling, plays loud

  • Jacket: EX – Sharp edges, clean spine, minor shelf wear

  • Inner Sleeve: Included, clean with lyrics intact


📦 Shipping Info:

  • Ships securely in a Whiplash mailer with poly sleeve

  • USPS Media Mail or Priority upgrade available

  • Combine with other 80s metal, hard rock, or Japanese pressings for discount shipping


🛡️ CVNH Guarantee:

Accurately graded, play-tested, and packed right.

Original 1985 U.S. vinyl edition—metalhead approved.


🔑 Keywords:

loudness thunder in the east lp vinyl 1985 atco crazy nights akira takasaki 80s metal japanese metal glam heavy rock ex vinyl cvnh usa pressing max norman bernie grundman


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