January to April 1984

Whitesnake  

People involved

David Coverdale (vcl); Mel Galley (gtr); Jon Lord (kbr); Neil Murray (bss); Cozy Powell (drm); John Sykes (gtr).

Murray was asked to rejoin, which he did. Sykes had been asked to join on several occasions but always declined; eventually he accepted. The American management demanded a more taylored version of Slide It In for the US market; thus it was remixed with some additional overdubs by Sykes and Murray. February saw the beginning of a European tour; March saw Coverdale losing his voice and temporarily putting the tour on halt; April saw Galley break an arm so the rest had to finish the tour without him. On top of that, Lord left for a reunion of Deep Purple in April.

Albums & singles

Slide It In - US Mix [lp] : US 1984 Geffen GHS-4018

Slide It In - US Mix [pic lp] : UK 1984 Liberty LBG 24 0000 0

Slide It In - US Mix [cd] : Canada 1987 Geffen GEFMD-4018

Slide It In [ep] : Japan 1984

Love Ain't No Stranger/Slow 'n' Easy : US 1984 Liberty BP 424

Love Ain't No Stranger/Slow 'n' Easy : Brasil 1985 EMI Records/Isto é Hollywood 31c006-200652

Love Ain't No Stranger [ep] : US 1984 Liberty BP 20 0555 6

Here I Go Again Edit/Slide It In (US Mix) : UK 1987 EMI 006 2020877

Material from above appears on...

Whitesnake Greatest Hits 1984-1990 [cd/lp] : Europe 1994 EMI

Whitesnake's Greatest Hits [mc; same as above] : UK 1994 EMI 7243 8 30029 4 8