It is the late 80s and I have just discovered Yngwie through a “Best of 198x” collection released exclusively for the domestic [Greek] market.
The catchy as Hell “You don’t remember, I’ll never forget” is ringing in my ears and I simply can’t get it out of my head!
A few weeks later I have “Rising Force”, “Marching out” and “Trilogy” in my possession yet my hunger for this new genre which would later be named *Neoclassical Metal* is increasing.
I desperately need more of these harmonic minor scales, Malmsteen has opened up my appetite…

I can’t quite remember if it was a friend’s recommendation or a magazine review; all I know is I ended up with “Stand in line” in my hands.
It was one of those really heavyweight vinyls, typical Music For Nations release – I still have it actually.
Chris Impellitteri was exactly what I was looking for.
Better yet, the band bearing his name had Graham Bonnet in its ranks, a singer with years of experience on the scene and a “big set of cojones” 😛
Funny thing, at that time I wasn’t aware of Bonnet’s collaboration with Malmsteen in Alcatrazz.
In any case, the result fully justified my expectations; for what it’s worth I believe “Stand in line” is (almost) equal to “No parole from Rock ‘n’ Roll” [remember, the latter is considered a *classic*]

Now, given I no longer play records -my pickup turntable remains unused for I don’t know how many years-, I felt it was about time to get this gem on CD.
So, I spot this near-mint condition Japanese pressing on eBay at a reasonable price [$2 or $3 more than the non-imports] and close the deal.
Want to know what happened? The very same day my order arrived, I stumbled upon a luxurious digipack reissue by Century Media featuring 4 extra tracks [the “Black EP”].
It would only cost €1~€1½ more, an added amount I’d be happy to give for such an edition.
Now you know which one you should buy…

Impellitteri at Wikipedia
“Stand in line” at RateYourMusic
“Stand in line” at Discogs

Record Label: CBS/Sony Japan/Relativity Combat
Catalogue Number: 25DP 5084
UPC: 4988009611457
Rights Society: JASRAC [Japan]
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L274
Matrix/Runout: DPA-600 2
Mould SID Code: IFPI 451A

Tracklist:
01. Stand in line [4:35]
02. Since you’ve been gone [3:59]
03. Secret lover [3:27]
04. Somewhere over the rainbow [5:25]
05. Tonight I fly [3:52]
06. White and perfect [4:24]
07. Leviathan [3:52]
08. Goodnight and goodbye [3:13]
09. Playing with fire [2:40]
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