Sweet Fanny Adams [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Track Listings

1. Set Me Free

2. Heartbreak Today

3. No You Don't

4. Rebel Rouser

5. Peppermint Twist

6. Sweet F.A.

7. Restless

8. In to the Night

9. AC/DC

10. Blockbuster [*]

11. Need a Lot of Lovin' [*]

12. Hell Raiser

13. Burning [*]

14. Ballroom Blitz [*]

15. Rock 'N' Roll Disgrace [*]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Remastered & repackaged reissue of 1974 album includes six bonus tracks, 'Blockbuster', 'Need A Lot Of Lovin'', 'Hell Raiser', 'Burning', 'The Ballroom Blitz', & 'Rock 'n' Roll Disgrace'. BMG. 2005.

Tracks:

Set Me Free
Heartbreak Today
No You Don't
Rebel Rouser
Peppermint Twist
Sweet F.A.
Restless
In to the Night
AC/DC
Blockbuster [*]
Need a Lot of Lovin' [*]
Hell Raiser
Burning [*]
Ballroom Blitz [*]
Rock 'N' Roll Disgrace [*]

Album Description

Remastered & repackaged reissue of 1974 album includes six bonus tracks, 'Blockbuster', 'Need A Lot Of Lovin'', 'Hell Raiser', 'Burning', 'The Ballroom Blitz', & 'Rock 'n' Roll Disgrace'. BMG. 2005.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered and Fully Endorsed by the Remaining Band Members, this Edition Has Added Bonus Tracks (Some Previously Unreleased) and Sleevenotes Penned by the Band's Guitarist, Andy Scott, Rare Photos and Memorabilia.

Customer Reviews:

Great Remastering And A Little History.......2006-11-22

For a few reasons, Sweet could never emulate their chart success in the U.K. and Europe in the U.S. Part of the problem was that the singles and LPs that were released in the U.K. and Europe were not released in the same format in the States, or sometimes not at all. In the U.S., the Desolation Boulevard LP on Capitol was actually taken from two 1974 RCA releases, the first of which was Sweet Fanny Adams and the second of which was the original Desolation Boulevard. Much of Sweet Fanny Adams was recorded in late 1973 and then released in early 1974. Desolation (RCA) was recorded in 1974 and released toward the end of the year. In the U.S., the Capitol version of Desolation Boulevard was released in 1975 and included half of the tracks from the two RCA albums, plus the single "Ballroom Blitz" which was not on either RCA LP but is a bonus track on the Sweet F.A. CD. Some of the other RCA tracks were issued as B-sides of Capitol singles but many other tracks were not issued at all. In my view, releasing this material in 1975 in the U.S. hindered success of the band as the two 1974 LPs represented the band at its peak. By the time "Give Us A Wink" was released in 1976 (at last in the same format on both sides of the Atlantic) disco had taken hold in the U.S. and the group was marginalized as hard rock/glam. Not even the 1978 success of "Love Is Like Oxygen" could help as the line-up that held for eight years would finally fracture the following year. Finally, the 2005 re-releases of Sweet Fanny Adams and Desolation Boulevard on BMG-Sony make previous renditions obselete. The mastering is first rate and the selection of bonus tracks is superb.

VERY SWEET INDEED!.......2006-06-04

Back in the 70's I was in a band called ACTION and we covered the Sweet song of the same name. We were all Sweet fans and actually got to meet the band and I have a photo of drummer Mick Tucker and me. The band was good when they were doing the bubblegum thing but were even better when they got heavier. I have this release on vinyl and I would easily recommend it. Tracks like SWEET F.A., SET ME FREE and HEARTBREAK TODAY lead the charge and the band is in fine form. These guys can rock! Their 4 part vocal harmonies were always superb and were one of the highlights of the band for me. In their day this was a very good band. I'd rather listen to this than a lot of the stuff that is out there today. R.I.P. Mick Tucker.

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Now I finally know what "Sweet F.A." means...........2006-02-25

I've always thought of Sweet as being Capitol Records answer to Elektra/Asylum's Queen. However, ever since Sweet ditched their bubblegum sound, they became a much more rebellious rock band. Sadly, this didn't last. With later albums, such as Level Headed, they fell back into late-70's pop, complete with pseudo-disco and even *gasp* the occasional ballad.
But Sweet Fanny Adams (and Desolation Boulevard, for that matter) were the culmination of the best of Sweet. (I've never heard Give Us A Wink, but I understand that it, too, belongs as one of the best.) If you're not familiar with the (no pun intended) Sweet sound, start here.

SWEET shock their fans!.......2005-04-16

The SWEET shock a few of their fans here and jump from bubble-gum to Rock. From the first 30 seconds of track one "Set Me Free" for good or bad, you know those days are gone for ever. In the process they acquire an entirely new audience. The SWEET have attained their adolescence. Although they do not have total control (yet) of the final product, they are now penning many of the songs and are breaking free from the nest. This gives the band new energy and motivation which is evident in the final product. As adolescents, gone is the "goodie two-shoes" image. The topics now range from fast cars (Rebel Rouser) to bi-sexual women (AC-DC). In the 70's the "moral majority" still ruled over freedom of expression, so these subjects are dealt with some subtlety and an occasional bit of humour.

Oh yes the music...I could decipher the music for pages but I'll let YOU do it. Someone once wrote that SWEET was a fly by night, 3 chord churning and "very limited talent wise" band. Alright then "smarty pants", compare Pat Benatar's cover of the song "No You Don't" to the original SWEET version. Compare the drums, guitar and vocals. Then you can make-up your own mind...

GREAT STUFF!!! An excellent deal with all those extra tracks.

THE DOG'S BOLLOCKS!!!.......2005-02-11

Although there is not one hit single featured on this album I recommend it as the best thing Sweet ever recorded.Out to prove themselves as more than a "singles band" they surpassed themselves both with songs and overall production which was handled by Phil Wainman.The album opens with the swirling, metallic "Set Me Free" written by guitarist Andy Scott (covered in the 80`s by Saxon on "Crusader") and I remember as a thirteen year old climbing the walls with excitement. Hellraiser and Ballroom Blitz only hinted that the band were capable of these sounds."Heartbreak Today", the second track has a Zeppelinesque riff and Connolly`s vocals have real depth and feeling. Once again the production makes your hi-fi sound ten times better than it probably really is.Next track "No You Don`t" was sung by Steve Priest, bassist and was covered later by Pat Benatar on her first album. Very angry, aggresive song complete with cellos reminiscent of the Rolling Stones on "19th Nervous Breakdown"."Rebel Rouser" and "Peppermint Twist" are probably the poppiest tracks the album has to offer. One of them was a big hit for the band in Australia (can`t remember which however!)"Sweet F.A." is the epic of the album at over 6 minutes long. It ROCKS! Heavier than any of the supposedly heavy bands of the time! Scary for little Mary I`d say!"Restless", again sung by Steve - a great stage favourite - a bitlike Free`s "Alright Now"."Into The Night", the next track was written and sung by Andy Scott and is reminiscent of something from Deep Purple`s "In Rock" album.The album offficially closes with "AC/DC" (rumoured to be where a certain Australian band took their name.) A song about bi-sexuality!!! This CD version of the album has some bonus track which were initially hard to get hold of B sides that indicated this monster of an album might be in the hearts of this greatly underrated band.If you love Seventies rock music, if you love great playing, if you love a well produced album, if you ever wondered what Sweet were really all about - THIS IS THE ALBUM!

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Sweet paves the way for the future of rock
sweet fanny adams u.k album
Still a masterpiece
Where's the bonus live tracks?
Rock's pinnacle

Sweet Fanny Adams
Sweet
Manufacturer: Bmg
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JCY0
Release Date: 1999-05-03

Tracks:

Set Me Free
Heartbreak Today
No You Don't
Rebel Rouser
Peppermint Twist
Sweet F.A.
Restless
Into the Night
AC/DC
Burn on the Flame [*]
Own up, Take a Look at Yourself [*]

Album Description

Unavailable in the U.S., this is the hit English glam rock group's 1974 album for RCA, a top 30 LP in the U.K. when first released. 11 cuts, all digitally remastered, including 'Sweet F.A.' and the bonus tracks 'Burn On The Flame' & 'Own Up, Take A Look A

Customer Reviews:

Sweet paves the way for the future of rock.......2004-11-27

I first owned this album on 8-track when I was a kid. Now I have all the songs here on different releases, although I still have the 8-track I can't play it because I don't have an 8-track player! Made up of many songs from the killer "Desolation BLVD." the album cooks differently with a few nice additions. "Rebel Rouser" is a re-working of "Hellraiser" and still kicks major [...]. "Heartbreak Today" and "restless" are more pure Sweet tracks that is made up of their signature sound of blusey riffs and staggeringly high harmonies. The killer blusey tag at the end of "Heartbreak.." is soo cool. "Peppermint Twist" is seemingly an ode to the band's pop past but delivered with a punch in the face instead of a slap on the [...] and is still cool in my book. And my book is a foot thick and printed on solid gold pages, mister. My 8-track did not include the bonus tracks of "Burn on the flame" and "Own up.." but "Burn on..." is one of the band's best, "Own up..." sounds a bit like some kind of high school educational film preachy song. Overall the album is more than a worthy addition to any collectors 70s rock collection. I know it's in mine.

sweet fanny adams u.k album.......2004-03-24

HEARTBREAK TODAY, SET ME FREE, SWEET F.A, INTO THE NIGHT, REBEL ROUSER, OWN UP, TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND OF COARSE NO YOU DON'T. WHICH HAD A FEW MINOR FLAWS IN THE RECORDING. DROP OUT OF VOICE AND ONE MIX DID NOT SOUND ON ONE SIDE OF THE SPEAKER. THE LAST 1 MIN AND 15 SEC. WHERE IT STARTED. I HAVE A LOUD BUTTON ON MY RECIEVER. IF TURNED OFF. THE SOUND IS MUCH BETTER. THAN WITH IT ON. IM TALKING ABOUT THE NON-FLAWLESS SONGS THAT IS. THE REST OF THE SONGS DONT SUITE MY TASTE. MAYBE IN TIME THEY WILL.

Still a masterpiece.......2004-03-02

I remember vividly the first time I heard this album, I was living in Madrid at the time, sometime around 1974. I was an impressionable young teenager and this was a "new" rock band. A friend of mine had just bought the vinyl album, great cover I thought, but can they play? First song he plays on the stereo was "Set me Free", from then on, I was hooked like I just couldn't put it down. I never bought the album cause after a couple months moved to the states and SWEET just wasn't known here. Later on Ballroom Blitz came out and I liked the song a lot, but liked Restless (B-side) a lot better. I searched and searched for the Sweet FA album till I gave up and had Looooong forgotten, many many years have passed since I last heard SWEET, till I came across the album here at cdnow. I immediately bought it and it is as fresh and furious as it was 30 years ago. What a pleasure to own this CD, took me back to that first day I heard it and it is now one of my favorite CD's of all time. "Set me Free" "heartbreak today" "No you don't" "Sweet F.A., my favorite one "Restless", "Into the Night", just great fun rock. And the bonus tracks, I don't recall hearing those before, but they just ROCK! The only ohter songs I remember hearing from SWEET here in the states are Ballroom Blitz, Fox on the run and another favorite of mine "Love is like Oxygen", but them bonus songs are way cool, I should probably start researching their albums again now that is widely available and simple in the internet.

Great CD for fanatics of hard rock, especially those interested in bands that help redefine and shape it in its early stages.

Where's the bonus live tracks?.......2003-09-05

Just wanted to say there was (I THINK it was this album) a second LP included with the original release of this of Sweet performing live. What happened to those cuts?

Rock's pinnacle.......2003-01-22

The earlier reviewers of this album are on the ball as this album is truly great and was constructed with incredible precision.
Its brilliance has not gone completely unnoticed either. To the music, and the track 'Sweet F.A. is a super heavy rock song with a super beat and a great groaning guitar solo to finish off. Truly one of the great rock songs in my view. Set me Free is similarly good in this mode with lots of crunching chords and guitar runs. Rebel Rouser is a more commercial effort but still has a heavy rock base to it. Then there's the beautiful "Heartbreak Today", a lovely mix of harmonies and melodic guitar. "Into the Night" and "Restless" are more laid back, but still with lots of good drum and guitar work.
Probably the best thing about this album is the professional way the musicians work together. They are all completely in sync with each other. Mick Tucker's drumming is as tight as the drums he used. Steve Priest's base keeps and changes the rhythm like a clock, Andy Scott's guitar work makes it what it is and Brian Connolly's vocals have a richness of tone yet he is still more than capable of singing the hard stuff.
Then there's the harmonies. >One of the beauties of the band was they were able to produce great albums that were so different. "Off the Record" and Give us a Wink" are substantively different from this album yet masterpieces in their own right. There is no doubt in my mind that Sweet Fanny Adams is one of the great Sweet albums and one of the great albums full stop. Its also probably one of the most accessible albums the Sweet produced. I would therefore recommend that those considering the purchase of a Sweet album buy this one first. If you love it as much myself and all the other reviewers here, then I suggest you buy most if not all the other Sweet albums as well.

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Fanny Adams / Level Headed
Sweet
Manufacturer: CD Maximum
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000K292RK

Product Description

2 albums on 1CD -19 trx total: "FANNY ADAMS" - 9 trx & "LEVEL HEADED" - 10 trx. "FANNY ADAMS": 1. Set Me Free. 2. Heartbreak Today. 3. No You Don't. 4. Rebel Rouser. 5. Peppermint Twist. 6. Sweet F.A. 7. Restless. 8. In to the Night. 9. AC/DC. "LEVEL HEADED": 1. California Nights. 2. Silverbird. 3. Dream On. 4. Fountain. 5. Love Is Like Oxygen. 6. Anthem No. 1 (Lady of the Lake). 7. Strong Love. 8. Letters d'Amour. 9. Anthem No. 2. 10. Air on 'A' Tape Loop.

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Sweet Fanny Adams
Sweet
Manufacturer: Bmg/RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00092QSGY

Album Description

Limited presssing Japanese reissue of 1974 album packaged in a miniature LP sleeve, includes six bonus tracks, 'Blockbuster', 'Need A Lot Of Lovin'', 'Hell Raiser', 'Burning', 'The Ballroom Blitz', & 'Rock 'n' Roll Disgrace'. RCA. 2005.

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Sweet Fanny Adams
Sweet
Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0000DEN19
Release Date: 1999-10-21

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Music Review

Music Review

1. Set Me Free
2. Heartbreak Today
3. No You Don't
4. Rebel Rouser
5. Peppermint Twist
6. Sweet F.A.
7. Restless
8. In to the Night
9. AC/DC
10. Blockbuster [*]
11. Need a Lot of Lovin' [*]
12. Hell Raiser
13. Burning [*]
14. Ballroom Blitz [*]
15. Rock 'N' Roll Disgrace [*]