David Coverdale says Whitesnake's 13th studio album is ‘kick-ass’ and ‘in-your-face’

The follow-up to 2015’s ‘The Purple Album’ is tentatively due for release in the first half of 2018 and will feature song writing input from Whitesnake guitarists Reb Beach and with Joel Hoekstra for the first time.

In a video interview promoting the recently released 30th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set reissue of the ‘1987’ album, David was reflecting upon closer ‘Don’t Turn Away’ being a huge fan favourite and how he gets requests to perform it live.

“There are songs I’ve never played live that are people’s absolute favourites and that’s (‘Don’t Turn Away’) one of them,” David said.  

“I’ll talk to my agent and band and see if we should… the problem is we’ve got a kick-ass new album for next year and it’s got some seriously Whitesnake live in-your-face stuff so it’s going to be really hard. It’s nice to have the choice of course."

Whitesnake ‘1987’: Super Deluxe Edition is a 4-CD/DVD collection that boasts a newly remastered version of the original album alongside unreleased live and studio recordings, classic music videos, concert footage and a 30-minute documentary featuring a new interview with band lynchpin David Coverdale.

The lavish package comes complete with a 60-page hardbound book that features a veritable smorgasbord of rare and unseen photos from the eighties, an extended essay based on new interviews with David, plus a booklet of the album’s lyrics handwritten by David.

Alongside the super-deluxe edition, a single-disc version and deluxe edition in both 2-CD and 2-LP formats will be released on the same day.  

The ‘1987’ reissue is Whitesnake’s first release since they penned a catalogue deal with Rhino Entertainment, the catalogue division of Warner Music Group.

“It gives me great joy to finally have so much of my Whitesnake catalogue all under the same roof with the Warner family and I’m thrilled to be now working with this tremendous team on a worldwide basis,” says David.

“I have great memories of being with Warner back in my days with Deep Purple, then when I was with Geffen, when they were distributed by Warner, so it feels like coming home to now have Whitesnake there. This elaborate reissue is the perfect project to kick off the new relationship.”

The Whitesnake ‘1987’ reissue track-listings are as follows:  

WHITESNAKE “1987”: SUPER DELUXE EDITION
4CD/DVD Track Listing

Disc One: Original Album 2017 Remaster
1. “Still Of The Night”
2. “Give Me All Your Love”
3. “Bad Boys”
4. “Is This Love”
5. “Here I Go Again 87”
6. “Straight For The Heart”
7. “Looking For Love”
8. “Children Of The Night”
9. “You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again”
10. “Crying In The Rain”
11. “Don’t Turn Away”

Disc Two: Snakeskin Boots Live On Tour 1987-88
1. “Bad Boys/Children Of The Night”
2. “Slide It In”
3. “Slow An’ Easy”
4. “Here I Go Again”
5. “Guilty Of Love”
6. “Is This Love”
7. “Love Ain’t No Stranger”
8. Guitar Solo – Adrian and Vivian
9. “Crying In The Rain”
10. “Still Of The Night”
11. “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City”
12. “Give Me All Your Love”

Disc Three: 87 Evolutions Demos and Rehearsals
1. “Still Of The Night”
2. “Give Me All Your Love”
3. “Bad Boys”
4. “Is This Love”
5. “Straight For the Heart”
6. “Looking For Love”
7. “Children Of The Night”
8. “You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again”
9. “Crying In The Rain”
10. “Don’t Turn Away”
11. “Crying In The Rain” (Lil’ Mountain Alternate Take Ruff Mix) *

Disc Four: 87 Versions 2017 Remixes
1. “Still Of The Night” – Remix
2. “Is This Love” – Remix
3. “Give Me All Your Love” – Remix
4. “Here I Go Again 87” – Remix
5. “Standing In The Shadows” – 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
6. “Looking For Love” – 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
7. “You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again” – 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
8. “Need Your Love So Bad” – 1987 Versions, Japanese Mini-Album
9. “Here I Go Again” – Radio Mix
10. “Give Me All Your Love” – Single Version

DVD
1. “Still Of The Night” – Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
2. “Here I Go Again 87” – Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
3. “Is This Love” – Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
4. “Give Me All Your Love” – Music Video, Restored and Remixed in 5.1
5. Documentary about the making of 1987 Album
6. “Here I Go Again” – Purplesnake Video Jam
7. “Crying In The Rain” – 1987 Tour Video Bootleg
8. Band Intros – 1987 Tour Video Bootleg
9. “Still Of The Night” – 1987 Tour Video Bootleg *

WHITESNAKE “1987”: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
2LP Track Listing

Side One
1. “Still Of The Night”
2. “Bad Boys”
3. “You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again”
4. “Straight For The Heart”
5. “Here I Go Again 87”

Side Two
1. “Give Me All Your Love”
2. “Is This Love”
3. “Children Of The Night”
4. “Crying In The Rain”
5. “Don’t Turn Away”

Side Three
1. “Still Of The Night” – 2017 Remix
2. “Is This Love” – 2017 Remix
3. “Give Me All Your Love” – 2017 Remix
4. “Here I Go Again 87” – 2017 Remix
5. “Looking For Love”

Side Four
1. “Bad Boys/Children of the Night” – Live
2. “Here I Go Again” – Live
3. “Is This Love “ – Live
4. “Give Me All Your Love” – Live
5. “Still of the Night” – Live *

WHITESNAKE “1987”: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
2CD Track Listing

Disc One: Original Album 2017 Remaster
1. “Still Of The Night”
2. “Give Me All Your Love”
3. “Bad Boys”
4. “Is This Love”
5. “Here I Go Again 87”
6. “Straight For The Heart”
7. “Looking For Love”
8. “Children Of The Night”
9. “You’re Gonna Break My Heart Again”
10. “Crying In The Rain”
11. “Don’t Turn Away”

Disc Two: Snakeskin Boots Live On Tour 1987-88
1. “Bad Boys/Children Of The Night”
2. “Slide It In”
3. “Slow An’ Easy”
4. “Here I Go Again”
5. “Guilty Of Love”
6. “Is This Love”
7. “Love Ain’t No Stranger”
8. Guitar Solo – Adrian and Vivian
9. “Crying In The Rain”
10. “Still Of The Night”
11. “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City”
12. “Give Me All Your Love”

* Previously unreleased