Whitesnake

Artist:  Whitesnake
Origin:  Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England.
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal

Original line-up:

David Coverdale:  Vocals
Bernie Marsden:  Guitar
Micky Moody:  Guitar
Neil Murray:  Bass
David "Duck" Dowie:  Drums
Brian Johnston:  Keyboards (shortly replaced by Peter Solley)

Whitesnake is a British Hard Rock Band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after he left from Deep Purple with his backing band The White Snake Band on his solo album tour White Snake, after 2 solo albums, he decided to formed Whitesnake Band was made up of David Coverdale (Vocals), Bernie Marsden (Guitar), Micky Moody (Guitar), Neil Murray (Bass), David "Duck" Dowie (Drums) and Brian Johnston (Keyboards), Johnston would soon be replaced by Procol Harum Organ Player and Keyboards Pete Solley.  Whitesnake had moved to more commercial Hard Rock Style and four of the band's earliest albums reached to top 10 in The UK Charts and worldwide commercially successful songs: "Here I Go Again", "Still Of The Night", and "Is This Love".  In 1988, Whitesnake was nominated for the Brit Award for The Best British Group and in 2005, Whitesnake was named the 85th Greatest Hard Rock Band of All Time by VH1.

Title:  Unzipped (Super Deluxe Edition)  (2018)
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal
Label:  Rhino Records
Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Format:  LP:

Tracks:

LP 1:  Unzipped...In The Studio:  The Love Songs:

Side One:

 1.  Love Is Blind (Remastered) (5:44)
 2.  All The Time In The World (6:34)
 3.  Fare Thee Well (Acoustic Version)  (4:54)
 4.  Summer Rain (Unzipped Version)  (5:20)

Side Two:

 1.  One Of These Days (Acoustic Version)  (3:56)
 2.  Easier Said Than Done (Acoustic Version) (4:45)
 3.  Wherever You May Go (Remastered)  (1:15)
 4.  Forevermore (Unzipped Version) ( 4:41)
 5.  'Till The End Of Time (Remastered)  (5:36)

LP 2:  Starkers In Tokyo:

Side Three:

Starkers Live In Tokyo, Japan, 7/5/1997) (Remixed):

 1.  Sailing Ships  (4:43)
 2.  Too Many Tears (4:07)
 3.  The Deeper The Love  (4:00)
 4.  Love Ain't No Stranger  (3:23)
 5.  Can't Go On   (3:53)

Disc Four:

 1.  Give Me All Your Love  (3:18)
 2.  Don't Fade Away  (4:34)
 3.  Is This Love  (3:09)
 4.  Here I Go Again  (5:04)
 5.  Soldier Of Fortune  (3:55)
 6.  Only My Soul (Acapella)  (1:02)
 7.  Fool For Your Loving  (1:47)

Personnel:

Tracks:  on Track 1 LP 1 Side One, Track 3 LP1 Side Two, Originally from Into The Light  (2001):

David Coverdale:  Lead Vocals
Boug Bossi:  Guitar,Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals 
Earl Slick:  Guitar on Track 3 LP1 Side Two
Marco Mendoza:  Bass, Spanish Guitar
Denny Carmassi:  Drums on Track 3 LP1 Side Two
Mike Finnigan:  Organ, Piano on Track 3 LP1 Side Two
Linda Strawberry:  Voals on Track 3 LP1 Side Two
John X Volaitis:  Keyboards on Track 3 LP1 Side Two
James Sitterly:  string on Track 1 LP 1 Side One
Ruy Folguera:  String on Track 1 LP 1 Side One

Tracks:  on Track 4 LP 1 Side One, Track LP 1 Side Three, Originally from Good To Be Bad (2008):

David Coverdale:  Lead Vocals
Doug Aldrich:  Guitars
Reb Beach:  Guitars
Tommy Drury:  Keyboards
Uriah Duffy:  Bass
Chris Frazier:  Drums

Tracks:  on Tracks: 1, 2, 4, LP 1  Side Two, Track 3, LP 1 Side One, Originally from Forevermore (2011):

David Coverdale:  Lead Vocals
Aoug Aldrich:  Lead Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals
Rob Beach:  Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals
Michael Devin:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Brian Tichy:  Drums, Percussion
Virginia Bowman:  Violin

Track:  on Track 2, LP 1 Side One Previously Unreleased: 

David Coverdale:  Lead Vocals
Doug Bossi:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Earl Slick:  Guitar
Marco Mendoza:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Denny Carmassi:  Drums 
Mike Finnigan:  Organ, Piano

Format:  CD:

Disc 1:  Unzipped

 1.  Love Is Blind (Remastered)  (5:44)
 2.  One Of These Days (Acoustic Version)  (3:56)
 3. All The Time In The World  (6:34)
 4.  Wherever You May Go (Remastered)  (6:34)
 5.  Easier Said Than Done (Acoustic Version)  (4:45)
 6.  Fare Thee Well (Acoustic Version)  (4:54)
 7.  Summer Rain (Unzipped Version)  (5:20)
 8.  Forevermore (Unzipped Version)  (4:41)
 9.  'Till The End Of Time (Remastered)  (5:36)
10. Wherever You May Go (Instrumental Strings Only)  (1:15)
11. Love Is Blind (Instrumental Strings Only)  (3:30)

Disc 2:  Starkers In Tokyo:

 1.  Sailing Ships  (4:43)
 2.  Too Many Tears  (4:07)
 3.  The Deeper The Love   (4:00)
 4.  Love Ain't No Stranger  (3:23)
 5.  Can't Go On  (3:53)
 6.  Give Me All Your Love  (3:18)
 7.  Don't Fade Away  (4:34)
 8.  Is This Love  (3:09)
 9.  Here I Go Again  (5:04)
10. Soldier Of Fortune  (3:55)
11. Only My Soul (Acapella)  (1:02)
12. Fool For Your Loving  (1:47)

Disc 3:  Snakeskin Boots:  Starkers In Europe:

Starkers In Warsaw (Poland, April 18, 1997):

 1.  Intro  (0:55)
 2.  Sailing Ships  (4:04)
 3.  Too Many Tears  (4:55)
 4.  Here I Go Again   (4:29)

Starkers In Stockholm (Sweden, December 2, 2006):

 5.  Intro  (0:20)
 6.  Give Me All Your Love  (3:04)
 7.  Ain't Gonna Cry No More  (3:01)
 8.  Only My Soul (Acapella)  (1:25)
 9.  All I Want Is You  (4:22)
10. Dog  (3:03)
11. Here I Go Again   (5:02)

Starkers In Cologne (German, November 24, 2006)

12. Intro  (1:01)
13. Give Me All Your Love  (3:08)
14. Ain't Gonna Cry No More  (2:58)
15. All I Want Is You  (5:09)
16. Slow & Easy  (4:27)
17. Dog  (2:30)

Starkers In Paris (France, November 30, 2006):

18. Give Me All Your Love  (2:45)
19. Ain't Gonna Cry No More  (2:57)
20. Northwinds (Acapella)  (1:37)
21. All I Want Is You  (4:24)
22. Dog  (2:41)
23. Blindman (Acapella)  (1:38)
24. Here I Go Again  (4:51)

Disc 4:  More Starkers...:

Rehearsals For Promo Tour With David Coverdale & Doug Aldrich (2005):  Previously Unreleased:



 1.  If You Want Me  (3:27)
 2.  Give Me All Your Love  (2:35)
 3.  Slow & Easy  (4:10)
 4.  All I Want Is You   (4:16)
 5.  Judgement Day  (4:13)

Starkers In New york (3008):  Recorded Live At The Cutting  Room New York, April 10, 2008:

 6.  Ain't Gonna Cry No More   (2:33)
 7.  Dog  (2:31)
 8.  Give Me All Of Your Love  (2:38)
 9.  Can You Hear The Wind Blow  (5:05)
10. All I Want All I Need  (4:26)
11. Lay Down Your Love  (3:37)
12. Fool For Your Love  (1:47)
13. The Deeper The Love  (3:14)
14. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City (2:33)
15. Here I Go Again  (4:39)

WSTV Jams Excerpts  (2012):

16. Easier Said Than Done  (1:34)
17. Fare Thee Well  (1:26)
18. Love Will Set You Free  (0:59)
19. Mistreated  (1:57)
20. Slide It In  (1:17)
21. 'Till The End Of Time  (1:12)
22. Shake My Tree  (0:48)

Made In Japan Soundtrack Version (2011):

23. Good To Be Bad  (3:09)
24. Tell Me How  (3:17)

Disc 5:  Up Close & Personal:  Previously:  

Unreleased Acoustic Demo Ideas:

 1.  Wherever You May Go   (4:02)
 2.  Surrender  (3:35)
 3.  Ain't No Doubt About My Girl  (4:15)
 4.  Scat Man Blues  (2:04)
 5.  Love's A Crazy Game  (3:39)
 6.  I Will Love You  (3:34)
 7.  Oh Baby You're The One  (1:33)
 8.  So Long (Acapella)  0:22)
 9.  So Long  (2:53)
10. It Would Be Nice  (2:19)
11. Slide Thingy Blues  (1:57)
12. Down To The River  (2:06)
13. Feel Your Love Grow Stronger  (1:44)
14. Blues Jam Riff  (1:01)
15. Fun Lick Blues  (2:25)
16. Don't Wanna Change The World  (1:05)
17. It's So Hard  (1:23)
18. River Song (Early Version)  (1:50)
19. Let's Have A Drink Before I Go  (1:35)
20. Can You Ever Forgive Me  (0:26)
21. So Much To Live For  (1:27)
22. Another Lick While The Missus Is Busy In The Kitchen  (0:55)
23. Just The Two Of Us (Together You And I)  (1:51)
24. Oh S... Blues  (0:48)
25. Seasons  (1:07)

Format:  DVD:

Disc 6:  

Mainfeatures:

Starkers In Tokyo (1997) in 5.1 & Stereo & With Pre-Show:

 1.  Sailing Ships  (4:43)
 2.  Too Many Tears  (4:07)
 3.  The Deeper The Love   (4:00)
 4.  Can't Go On  (3:53)
 5.  Is This Love  (3:09)
 6.  Give Me All Your Love  (3:18)
 7.  Here I Go Again  (5:04)
 8.  Don't Fade Away  (4:34)
 9.  Soldier Of Fortune  (3:55)
10. Love Ain't No Stranger  (3:23)
11. Only My Soul (Acapella)  (1:02)
12. Give Me All Of Your Love  (2:38)

Starkers In New York  (2008)

13. Can You Hear The Wind Blow  (5:05)
14. Fool For Your Love  (1:47)
15. Give Me All Of Your Love  (2:38)
16. Can You Hear The Wind Blow  (5:05)
17. All I Want All I Need  (4:26)
18. Lay Down Your Love  (3:37)
19. Fool For Your Love  (1:47)
20. The Deeper The Love  (3:14)
21. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City (2:33)
22. Here I Go Again  (4:39)

Snakeskin Boots:  The Video Bootlegs:

23. Intro  (0:55)
24. Sailing Ships  (4:04)
25. Too Many Tears  (4:55)
26. Here I Go Again   (4:29)

Starkers In Stockholm  (2006):

27. Intro  (0:20)
28. Give Me All Your Love  (3:04)
29. Ain't Gonna Cry No More  (3:01)
30. Only My Soul (Acapella)  (1:25)
31. All I Want Is You  (4:22)
32. Dog  (3:03)
33. Here I Go Again   (5:02)

Starkers In Cologne  (2006):

34. Give Me All Your Love  (3:08)
35. Ain't Gonna Cry No More  (2:58)
36. All I Want Is You  (5:09)
37. Slow & Easy  (4:27)
38. Dog  (2:30)

Starkers In Sofia (2015):

39. Soldier Of Fortune

Starkers In Paris (2009):

40. Blindman

Starkers In Wolverhamton (2011):

41. Fare Thee Well

Starkers In Glasgow, Scotland (2011):

42. One Of These Days

Bonus Features:

43. :oor Albert's Last:  Photographic Slideshow (featuring audio from "Sailing Ships")
44. Purslesnake's "Forevermore"  Video
45. One On One (with David and Adrian)
46. "Love Is Blind" Music Video

Unzipped is acoustic adventure unplugged in The studio & live on stage 1997-2015 in Super Deluxe Edition Box Set 5 CD+DVD) by Whitesnake, released on October 19, 2018 by Rhino Records, includes 96 audio tracks on 5 CDs previously unreleased live tracks, remixes & Demos, Starker in Tokyo, in 5.1 Sound, rare live concert footage, DVD featuring more than 3 hours of Video.  60-Page Hardbound Book with Rare Photos, New Essays, Lyric booklet and Poster.