''Fastway'' is the debut studio album by British rock band Fastway, released in April 1983. Founding member

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(ex-bass guitar player with UFO) did not play on the album, because by the time the recording sessions began Way left the band. He soon formed another band, Waysted. The bass guitar parts on the album were actually played by Mickey Feat. The album has been reissued as a two-fer with the second Fastway album, '' All Fired Up''; however, that edition omits the song "Far Far from Home", bonus track featured on the standalone CD release of the first album. UK-based record label Rock Candy Records has since re-issued the album with additional liner notes and bonus tracks, including B-sides and

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sessions.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Fastway * Originally, "Far Far from Home" was a separate promotional single, included in the first vinyl LP pressings. It was not on the original cassette versions, and not included in subsequent LP editions, but is included as a track on the compact disc edition.

Personnel

Fastway

* Dave King – vocals, harmonica *

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– guitar *

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– drums

Additional musicians

* Mick Feat – bass guitar (uncredited)

Production

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– producer, engineer, arrangements with Fastway * Alan Douglas, Tim Hunt – engineers *Howard Gray – assistant engineer

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1983 debut albums Fastway (band) albums Albums produced by Eddie Kramer Columbia Records albums New Wave of British Heavy Metal albums