
Hanoi Rocks Announce Redux Release of ‘Oriental Beat’ Available March 17th
‘Oriental Beat’ by Hanoi Rocks gets the redux treatment, officially mixed and revived from the original sessions, and released on March 17th on deluxe vinyl and CD. Dubbed the “re(al)mix”, this 40th anniversary edition was mixed by Petri Majuri at E-Studios in Finland in collaboration with the band. Vocalist Michael Monroe calls this release “the longest and slowest album recording project ever,” stating that “40 years in the making, it’s not just a remix, but the REAL MIX supervised and approved by Hanoi Rocks”. Recorded in London, UK in 1981, for 200 pounds a day, ‘Oriental Beat’ was made during the height of the British Punk + New Wave movement, when the band was hanging out with everyone from Phil Lynott to the Damned. Hanoi … Continue reading Hanoi Rocks Announce Redux Release of ‘Oriental Beat’ Available March 17th