WILD HORSES ANNOUNCE 6CD BOX SET “STANDING OUR GROUND – COMPLETE RECORDINGS 1978 – 1981”
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Hard rock supergroup WILD HORSES ride again with a massive 6CD box set, "Standing Our Ground – Complete Recordings 1978–1981", arriving February 13, 2026! This definitive anthology delivers complete remastered editions of the band’s two studio albums, along with brand-new 2025 remixes and a vault’s worth of rarities - including singles, B-sides, demos, live recordings, and alternate mixes.
Wild Horses originally formed in 1978, when guitarist Brian Robertson left Thin Lizzy after the legendary ‘Live And Dangerous’ record, and bassist Jimmy Bain left Rainbow following the double live ‘On Stage’ album, joining forces to create this melodic, hard rock supergroup. Originally featuring drummer Kenney Jones (Faces, The Who) and guitarist Jimmy McCulloch (Wings, Stone The Crows), the line-up stabilised when Robertson and Bain were joined by drummer Clive Edwards (Uli Jon Roth, UFO, Pat Travers) and multi-instrumentalist Neil Carter (UFO, Gary Moore).
They were signed to EMI following their appearance at the 1979 Reading Rock Festival, releasing their Trevor Rabin (Yes) produced debut ‘The First Album’ in 1980. Featuring the singles ‘Criminal Tendencies’, ‘Face Down’ and ‘Flyaway’, the band’s hard rock approach had a wide commercial appeal while taking advantage of the burgeoning New Wave Of British Heavy Metal scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. This new collection not only features a new remix of the album, but a disc of non-album rarities.
Neil Carter would leave to join UFO in 1980 to be replaced by John Lockton on guitar for their second and final album ‘Stand Your Ground’ which was released by EMI in 1981.
Featuring the singles ‘I’ll Give You Love’ and ‘Everlasting Love’, it was produced by the band with Kit Woolven. The band wouldn’t survive into 1982, the group disintegrating after their second record, with Brian Robertson joining Motörhead and then Frankie Miller, and Jimmy Bain finding great success with Ronnie James Dio in Dio and Clive Edwards joining UFO.
Disc 1 - "The First Album":
01. Reservation
02. Face Down
03. Blackmail
04. Flyaway
05. Dealer
06. Street Girl
07. No Strings Attached
08. Criminal Tendencies
09. Nights On The Town
10. Woman
2025 remix:
11. Reservation
12. Face Down
13. Blackmail
14. Dealer
15. Street Girl
16. No Strings Attached
17. Criminal Tendencies
18. Woman
19. Street Girl (alternative take)
20. The Rapist (B-side "Criminal Tendencies")
Disc 2 - "Stand Your Ground":
01. I’ll Give You Love
02. In The City
03. Another Lover
04. Back In The U.S.A.
05. Stand Your Ground
06. The Axe
07. Miami Justice
08. Precious
09. New York City
10. Stake Out
2025 remix:
11. In The City
12. Back In The U.S.A.
13. Miami Justice
14. Precious
15. Stake Out
16. Because I Care
17. The Stash
Disc 3 - "The First Album" Bonus Tracks:
01. The Rapist (single B-side)
02. Reservation (rough mix)
03. Top Mod (demo)
04. Blackmail (demo)
05. Flyaway (early demo acoustic Philip Lynott vocal)
06. Flyaway (Dumptown)
07. Dealer (demo, Neil Carter vocal)
08. Street Girl (rough mix)
09. Nights On The Town (demo)
10 Woman (rough mix)
11. The Rapist (demo)
12. Retribution (demo)
13. Breathe On Me (demo) 2025 remix
14. Reservation (alternative take)
15 No Strings Attached (acoustic)
16 Top Mod (alternative version of "Face Down")
Disc 4 - "Stand Your Ground" Bonus Tracks:
01. The Kid (B-side)
02. Rocky Mountain Way (live B-side)
03. Saturday Night (live B-side)
04. Everlasting Love (single)
05. In The City (demo)
06. Stand Your Ground (demo)
07. Stand Your Ground (demo)
08. The Axe (demo)
09. Stake Out (demo)
10. Because I Care (demo)
11. Are You Ready (demo, Neil Carter vocal)
12. Back In The U.S.A. (demo, Neil Carter vocal)
13. The Kid (demo, Neil Carter vocal)
Disc 5 - "Live At The Marquee":
01. The Dealer
02. The Rapist
03. Woman
04. One Call A Week
05. Breathe On Me
06. Nights On The Town
07. Retribution
08. Saturday Night
09. Rocky Mountain Way
10. Rocky Mountain Way
Disc 6 - "Live In Tokyo 1980":
01. Intro
02. Dealer
03. Blackmail
04. No Strings Attached
05. Criminal Tendencies
06. The Stash
07. Flyaway
08. Street Girl
09. Face Down
10. New York City
11. Reservation
12. The Kid
13. The Rapist
14. Going Down
15. I’ll Give You Love
16. Saturday Night
17. Rock Me Baby
