COBRA – The Making Of First Strike [the 1982 demos]

here’s COBRA original demos, the first material recorded with Jimi Jamison in 1982. Many of these songs didn’t make it into the official 1983 ‘First’ Strike’ album but are as good as any of them.

This is the tape dispatched to all major labels. A&R guru John Kalodner from Geffen passed on singing the band saying of Jamison vocals; “We already have one David Coverdale, why do we need another?” But Doreen Reilly, a talent scout from Epic, resulted impressed by the band and immediately signed them. The rest is history.
”The Making Of First Strike” demos is a collectible tape, with a more biting guitar by the great Mandy Meyer, while the overall sound quality is very good.

01 – Wheels On Fire
02 – Travellin’ Man
03 – Motion Of Love
04 – What Love Is
05 – Thorn In Your Flesh
06 – Let The Thunder Roll
07 – Blood On Your Money
08 – Lookin’ For You
09 – Love Is A Winner
10 – Midnight Machine

Jimi Jamison (vocals)
Mandy Meyer (guitar)
Jack Holder (guitar)
Tommy Keiser (bass)
Jeff Klaven (drums)

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