Vinyl Record

Ratt - Detonator

Buy Ratt’s Detonator on limited red vinyl LP from Kilmorna in Listowel—an explosive hard-rock reissue packed with hooks, riffs and swagger.

LP · 1990

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 1990 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel, ship within Ireland from EUR 5.95 per record or outside Ireland from EUR 12.00 per record.

Released originally in 1990, Detonator catches Ratt sharpening their Los Angeles hard-rock formula for a new decade. The guitars remain bright, wiry and full of swagger, while the choruses arrive with the scale expected of a band seasoned by arenas. After the brief “Intro to Shame,” “Shame Shame Shame” sets a brisk, riff-led pace; “Lovin’ You Is a Dirty Job” and “Scratch That Itch” keep the record moving with clipped rhythms and gleaming hooks. There is more range here than the album’s combustible title suggests. “One Step Away” and “Givin’ Yourself Away” lean into Ratt’s melodic side, giving Stephen Pearcy’s unmistakable rasp room against polished backing vocals and slower-burning arrangements. “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose” restores the strut, while “Top Secret” closes the set without softening its hard-rock edge. Detonator is a slick, late-period statement from the classic era: concise, chorus-minded and built around the tension between tough riffs and radio-ready melody.

Detonator documents Ratt carrying the Sunset Strip sound into 1990 with its identity intact: coiled guitar work, sharp rhythmic swagger and large melodic choruses. Its balance of punchy rockers and more vulnerable songs makes it a revealing final chapter in the band’s original run of studio albums.

This 2024 US reissue presents Detonator as a single stereo LP on red vinyl. Its limited-edition colour pressing gives collectors a visually distinctive alternative to standard black copies while retaining the complete eleven-track album, sequenced from the short opening introduction through “Top Secret.”

Polished and muscular hard rock: biting twin-guitar textures, firm drums, raspy lead vocals and bright, layered choruses, with power-ballad dynamics adding contrast.

Is this edition of Detonator pressed on coloured vinyl? Yes. This 2024 single-LP reissue is pressed on red vinyl and is identified as a limited edition. Does this vinyl include the full Detonator album? Yes. It contains all eleven listed tracks, including “Shame Shame Shame,” “Lovin’ You Is a Dirty Job,” “Givin’ Yourself Away” and “Top Secret.” What style of music is Detonator? It is polished American hard rock with glam-metal swagger, prominent guitar riffs, melodic choruses and several slower, more reflective passages.