Impellitteri "Crunch" Questions

I have been listening to this album quite a bit recently, and it is one mammoth masterpiece of metal. From start to finish, there isn't a weak track there. There is even a tune, Fear No Evil, where he sounds like Rob Zombie.

So I started looking to see if it was worth getting a remaster of it, and I noticed that the version I have is quite different than the current version out there.

The version I have is a 2 CD set, one cd for Crunch and one for Screaming Symphony, and it was released by Dream Catcher. Apparently, there is also a single cd release by Dream Catcher where they crammed both albums onto one cd. I'm definitely glad I got the 2 cd version.

https://www.discogs.com/release/3426339-Impellitteri-Crunch-Screaming-Symphony 


Anyway, it looks like all of other releases of Crunch have a different track order and have omitted "Freak Show" and replaced it with "Forever Yours". As well as adding a 10th track, "Texas Nuclear Boogie".

I have to say, "Forever Yours" is very out of place on Crunch, as it is a ballad. Don't get me wrong, it's a good song. But it's a ballad..lol. It in no way shape or form is as good as "Freak Show", which is a straight ahead, high speed rocker and a very good track. In fact, despite being removed from Crunch, the track is on both the The Very Best Of Impellitteri (Faster Than The Speed Of Light) and the Wake The Beast - The Impellitteri Anthology compilations.

As for "Texas Nuclear Boogie", it is an instrumental and the album already had an instrumental in "Spanish Fly", which honestly I think is a lot better than TNB anyway.

Anyone know why all the changes? 

I know I am VERY happy to have the version I have instead of the others.

Some of the different versions are due to being licensed for distribution in different countries or regions of the world.  The record companies involved will ask for special editions to try to get people to buy their version.  I also have the two disc version that you have.  I don't know which versions are made for what area.

alldatndensum wrote:

Some of the different versions are due to being licensed for distribution in different countries or regions of the world.  The record companies involved will ask for special editions to try to get people to buy their version.  I also have the two disc version that you have.  I don't know which versions are made for what area.

I know what you mean, but I've never seen it where the disc has that many differences.

Usually what will happen is that they will throw a bonus track on for European, or for Japan, or for Korean, etc etc

Also it seems that every version of crunch out now has those changes made to it. No matter which country.

I also know Freak Show was included as a bonus track on an entirely different album later on, I believe for a European release. Maybe they had to stop putting it on crunch since they started using it as a bonus track later on

Freak Show is a European bonus track on the compilation album The Complete Beast 1987-2009

I have the single CD version by Victor (and have Screaming Symphony as a completely separate album).  My version has the Texas Nuclear Boogie track on it and it's a waste.  I'm pretty sure it's only 10 tracks like this version.

https://www.discogs.com/release/2749165-Impellitteri-Crunch

Staybrite wrote:

I have the single CD version by Victor (and have Screaming Symphony as a completely separate album).  My version has the Texas Nuclear Boogie track on it and it's a waste.  I'm pretty sure it's only 10 tracks like this version.

https://www.discogs.com/release/2749165-Impellitteri-Crunch

Yeah, the one alldat and I have is 9 tracks. I'm ok without TNB..lol...