The Devil Hits Back
Introduction '''''The Devil Hits Back''''' is a compilation album by British rock band Atomic Rooster.Shortly after the death in 1989 of Atomic Rooster founder member Vincent Crane, it was compiled as a tribute by his widow, Jean, and former bandmate John Du Cann.As well as containing a dozen latter-era Atomic Rooster tracks, all its reissues are rounded out by Atomic Rooster's three Beat-Club appearances, dating from 1971 and 1972.The Beat-Club tracks were later included, with video, on the ''Masters from the Vaults'' DVD.It was originally released by Demi Monde Records in 1989 as a 10-track LP and a 12-track CD. Subsequently, it was reissued on the Pilot/Burning Airlines label in 1999, with the same cover as before, but adding the three live tracks. Most recently, it was reissued in 2008 by Plastic Head Records with a new cover, but the same 15-track listing.
Track listing (with spelling and title corrections) # "Devil's Answer" 4:04# "Start to Live" aka "Rebel with a Clause" 2:56# "Play it Again" 3:14# "They Took Control of You" 4:48# "Lost in Space" 5:51# "Do You Know Who's Looking for You?" 3:04# "Watch Out!" 4:08# "Tomorrow Night" 4:50# "Living Underground" aka "Night Living" 3:36# "End of the Day" 3:28# "Don't Lose Your Mind" 3:34# "In the Shadows" 6:54# "Friday the 13th" 4:04 - live 1970# "Tomorrow Night" 4:56 - live 1971# "Breakthrough" 4:54 - live 1972