Out Of The Cellar (40th Anniversary Edition) ［LP+7inch］＜Red & Black Splatter Vinyl/Lenticular Cover＞

1984年発表『Out Of The Cellar』の40周年記念盤

1984年に本作をリリースし、有名に。紛れもないフックと伝説的なミュージック・ビデオが印象的な「Round And Round」は全米チャートで12位を獲得。バンドはツアーのオープニング・アクトとしてスタートしたが、ツアーの終わりにはアリーナのヘッドライナーにまで上り詰めた。
アルバムにはStephen Pearcy (vocals)、Warren DeMartini (guitars)、Robbin Crosby (guitars)、Juan Croucier (bass/vocals)、Bobby Blotzer (drums)というクラシックなラインナップ。

オリジナル・アルバム+未発表曲の7インチ・シングル「Reach Of The Sky」
■140g/Red & Black Splatter Vinyl/Lenticular Cover & Neon Orange 7"

Ratt's aptly named debut album, Out of the Cellar, may have suggested they were underdogs of the then burgeoning L.A. glam metal scene, but this five-piece made up of brash young San Diego transplants and relative local veterans was in fact a force to contend with, and already gunning for the top of the heap. Having established a good buzz with their eponymous EP one year earlier, and then signed with powerhouse Atlantic Records as a result, Ratt now transposed their high-energy hard rock (derived from usual suspects Van Halen and Aerosmith, plus the staccato riffing of Judas Priest) into a multi-platinum-bound juggernaut that reached number seven on the Billboard charts, and initially outsold the more notorious Shout at the Devil, released months earlier by their friendly rivals Motley Crue. Not that it's difficult to understand why, since Out of the Cellar was a consistently entertaining listen from start to finish, thanks to strong album tracks like "Wanted Man," "Back for More," and the frenetic "I'm Insane," and also spawned a massive MTV and radio smash with "Round and Round." After all, a single gigantic hit is all a band needs, and "Round and Round" was an absolute monster, peaking at number 12 on the charts and going on to achieve immortality as one of the defining songs of the 1980s. It was also an impossible act to follow, as things turned out, and even though Ratt would continue to prosper for years to come, Out of the Cellar eventually came to represent a premature career high point. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia