Survivors (Samson album)

Survivors is the debut album by British heavy metal band Samson. It was released in 1979 and, although vocalist Bruce Dickinson appears as a band member on the cover sheet, the album was completed before he joined the band, with guitarist Paul Samson on vocal duty. The re-issue on CD of the album features five bonus tracks with Dickinson singing some tracks from the original release.[3]

Survivors
Studio album by
Samson
ReleasedJune 1979
RecordedApril 1979
StudioKingsway Recorders, London
GenreHeavy metal
Length37:46
LabelLaser
ProducerJohn McCoy
Samson chronology
Survivors
(1979)		 Head On
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[2]

Track listing

All tracks by Paul Samson and John McCoy, except "Tomorrow or Yesterday" by Paul Samson

Side one
  1. "It's Not as Easy as It Seems" - 3:07
  2. "I Wish I Was the Saddle of a Schoolgirl's Bike" - 3:09
  3. "Big Brother" - 6:18
  4. "Tomorrow or Yesterday" - 6:34
Side two
  1. "Koz" (instrumental) - 4:26
  2. "Six Foot Under" - 5:13
  3. "Inside Out" - 4:10
  4. "Wrong Side of Time" - 4:49

Bonus tracks on 2001 CD re-issue
  1. "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll" - 4:01
  2. "The Shuffle" - 3:21

Bonus tracks on 2001 CD re-issue with Bruce Dickinson singing
  1. "It's Not as Easy as It Seems" - 3:05
  2. "I Wish I Was the Saddle of a Schoolgirl's Bike" - 3:02
  3. "Big Brother" - 5:48
  4. "Tomorrow or Yesterday" - 5:38
  5. "Six Foot Under" - 5:14
  6. "Inside Out" - 4:16
  7. "Wrong Side of Time" - 4:47

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

References
  1. Prato, Greg. "Samson - Survivors review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 978-1894959025.
  3. "Samson (Gbr) - Survivors". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
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