Vinyl Record

Saxon - Denim And Leather

Buy Saxon’s Denim And Leather on remastered red and black splatter vinyl from Kilmorna in Listowel—an essential British heavy metal LP.

LP · Metal · 1981

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 1981 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection Metal shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel, ship within Ireland from EUR 5.95 per record or outside Ireland from EUR 12.00 per record.

Originally released in 1981, Denim And Leather captures Saxon at the point where road-tested hard rock, British heavy metal and a newly confident festival culture locked together. “Princess Of The Night” opens with locomotive purpose, “Never Surrender” turns resilience into a compact rallying cry, and “And The Bands Played On” celebrates the communal charge of live music. These are direct songs, but their economy is a strength: memorable riffs, plain-spoken choruses and Biff Byford’s commanding delivery keep every track moving. The title song remains the album’s defining statement, honouring the fans whose clothes became a badge of belonging. Around it, “Rough And Ready,” “Midnight Rider” and “Fire In The Sky” balance speed, weight and melodic clarity without losing Saxon’s working-band grit. This 2021 European BMG edition presents the nine-track album as a remastered single LP, pressed on vivid red vinyl with black splatter—a suitably bold treatment for one of the era’s great crowd-unifying metal records.

Denim And Leather helped define the accessible, anthem-driven side of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Its songs connect heavy riffs with the language of gigs, touring and fan loyalty, making the record both a durable Saxon high point and a vivid portrait of metal becoming a shared culture.

This 2021 European BMG reissue is a remastered single LP on red vinyl with black splatter, catalogue BMGCAT161CLP. The coloured pressing gives a visually distinctive edition of the standard nine-track album while retaining the original running order, from “Princess Of The Night” to the title-track finale.

Bright, forceful twin-guitar heavy metal with driving bass, firm drums, chant-ready choruses and Biff Byford’s clear, steel-edged vocal attack.

What songs are included on this edition of Denim And Leather? The LP contains the original nine-track sequence, including “Princess Of The Night,” “Never Surrender,” “And The Bands Played On” and “Denim And Leather.” What colour is this vinyl pressing? It is pressed on red vinyl with black splatter, so the appearance of the pattern may vary slightly from copy to copy. Is this an original 1981 pressing? No. This is a European BMG reissue released in 2021, presented as a remastered single LP.