Ratt - Announce an amazing box set of their Atlantic years!!!

June 9th 2023

Boxset Release

This is a must for any Ratt fan!!!

BMG, in partnership with Rhino Entertainment announces ‘The Atlantic Years' limited edition boxset, celebrating Ratt’s massively successful period where all five of their studio albums were certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum. Released on June 9th, the LP set features all five albums remastered on 180g black vinyl, rare 'Nobody rides for Free' 7” single, twelve page replica tour book featuring rare and never before seen photos from RATT’s personal archives. Also in the boxset is a 11”x17” wanted poster, bumper sticker, replica backstage pass, and guitar pick in a custom lift top box. The CD set features all five of the studio albums in a side loading box.

All albums feature the classic line up of Stephen Pearcy (Vocals), Warren DeMartini (Guitar), Robbin Crosby (Guitar), Juan Croucier (bass/vocals), and Bobby Blotzer (Drums) Formed in Los Angeles, RATT was featured as an unsigned act on Uncle Joe Benson’s local licks drive time show on KLOS-FM. This was their first time on radio and led to their signing to Atlantic Records. Ratt exploded on to the national scene in 1984 with the release of ‘Out of the Cellar.’ Featuring an undeniable hook and legendary music video, lead single 'Round and Round' hit No.12 on the Billboard hot one hundred, while ‘Out of the Cellar’ reached No.7 on the Billboard top two hundred and was certified triple platinum. Two more charting singles followed with 'Back for More' and 'Wanted Man'. Ratt started the tour as an opening act, but by the end of the tour had climbed to arena headliner.

Ratt returned in 1985 with their 2nd full length album, ‘Invasion of your Privacy.’ Certified double platinum and also reaching No.7 on the Billboard Top 200, ‘Invasion of your Privacy’ also featured the classics 'Lay it Down' No.40 Billboard hot one hundred and 'You’re in Love'. ‘Dancing Undercover’ followed in 1986 as Ratt toured North America with a brand new LA band called Poison as the opening act. Lead single 'Dance' hit the Billboard hot one hundred and spawned another music video hit with 'Slip of the Lip', while 'Body Talk' was featured in a key scene in the Eddie Murphy film ‘The Golden Child’. ‘Dancing Undercover’ became Ratt third consecutive platinum album and reached No.26 on the Billboard top two hundred.

1988’s ‘Reach for the Sky’ saw Ratt return to the top twenty of the Billboard top two hundred album charts, peaking at No.17. Driven by the bluesy hit and MTV favorite 'Way Cool Jr.', ‘Reach for the Sky’ was also certified platinum and became Ratt's fourth album in a row to move well over a million copies. 'I want a Woman' was also a successful single and the video captured the excitement and energy of Ratt live. RATT released their last full-length record of the Atlantic era 'Detonator' in 1990.

Music was changing but ‘Detonator’ was still a success, peaking at No.23 on the Billboard top two hundred and going gold. The first album to feature major outside songwriting contributions (Desmond Child / Diane Warren) and guests (Jon Bon Jovi / Michael Schenker). Lead single 'Lovin’ you’s a dirty Job” hit No.18 on the Rock charts while the power ballad 'Giving yourself Away' reached No.39. In 1991, they released the single 'Nobody rides for Free' from the hit film 'Point Break' starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, which is exclusive to the LP box.

'Out of the Cellar' (1984) tracklisting Below:

01 Wanted Man
02 You’re in Trouble
03 Round and Round
04 In your Direction
05 She wants Money
06 Lack of Communication
07 Back for More
08 The Morning After
09 I’m Insane
10 Scene of the Crime

'Invasion of your Privacy' (1985) tracklisting Below:

01 You’re in Love
02 Never use Love
03 Lay it Down
04 Give it All
05 Closer to my Heart
06 Between the Eyes
07 What you give is what you Get
08 Got me on Tthe Line
09 You should know by Now
10 Dangerous but worth the Risk

'Dancing Undercover' (1986) tracklisting Below:

01 Dance
02 One good Lover
03 Drive me Crazy
04 Slip of the Lip
05 Body Talk
06 Looking for Love
07 7th Avenue
08 It doesn’t Matter
09 Take a Chance
10 Enough is Enough

'Reach for the Sky' (1988) tracklisting Below:

01 City to City
02 I want a Woman
03 Way cool Jr.
04 Don’t bite the hand that Feeds
05 I want to love you Tonight
06 Chain Reaction
07 No Surprise
08 Bottom Line
09 What’s it gonna Be
10 What I’m After

'Detonator' (1990) tracklisting Below:

01 Intro to Shame
02 Shame, Shame, Shame
03 Lovin’ you’s a dirty Job
04 Scratch that Itch
05 One step Away
06 Hard Time
07 Heads I Win, Tails you Lose
08 All Or Nothing
09 Can’t wait on Love
10 Givin’ yourself Away
11 Top Secret

'Nobody rides for Free' 7' single is exclusive to LP box - You can buy the boxsets from the following link: https://lnk.to/RattAtlanticYearsPR