My bargain bin history with Diamond Head goes back around 25 years, as I fondly remember finding the '90s Metal Blade reissues of Lightning to the Nations and Behold the Beginning for $2 each on a CD hunting trip. As far as I remember, that was the first time I ever found actual NWOBHM in a local bargain bin, which unfortunately has been a pretty rare occurrence over the years.
This is an EP with demos/early versions of "Dead Reckoning" and 4 ...Borrowed Time tracks. In the case of the latter, the songs feel slightly more similar to the sonic approach of the first album and its accompanying EP tracks. They're fun to hear, but it's not like the refined album versions aren't great too. The early long version of "Dead Reckoning" is probably the best track here, although it sounds like they were still hammering out the lyrics for the second and third verses. Awesome find.
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