Now Available: Whitesnake, SLIDE IT IN

We’ve been teasing it for a few weeks now, but the time has finally come: Rhino’s ultimate special edition of Whitesnake’s SLIDE IT IN has been released, and you may feel free to rock out in the comfort of your own home…provided you pick up a copy for yourself, that is.

SLIDE IT IN: THE ULTIMATE SPECIAL EDITION is a 6CD/DVD collection which includes newly remastered versions of both the U.K. and U.S. mixes of the album as well as the 35th Anniversary remixes from 2019, plus unreleased live and studio recordings, music videos, concert footage, and a new interview with Whitesnake founder and lead singer, David Coverdale.
 

Oh, sure, there are three other versions available as well: a double-CD deluxe edition (it includes the newly remastered U.K. and U.S. mixes expanded with a selection of bonus tracks), the double-LP Deluxe Edition (it features the newly remastered U.K. and U.S. mixes), and a single-disc version (it includes the newly remastered brand-new mix of the complete album. Plus, as ever, the music will be available digitally as well. But if you’re a real Whitesnake fan, it’ll be the Ultimate Special Edition or nothing!

And with that said, here’s the track listing…
 

SLIDE IT IN: THE ULTIMATE SPECIAL EDITION 
Track Listing:

Disc One: U.S. Mix (1985) 35th Anniversary Remaster

1.    "Gambler"
2.    "Slide It In"
3.    "Slow An' Easy"
4.    "Love Ain't No Stranger"
5.    "Give Me More Time"
6.    "Standing In The Shadow"
7.    "Hungry For Love"
8.    "All Or Nothing"
9.    "Spit It Out"
10.  "Guilty Of Love"

Disc Two: U.K. Mix (1984) 35th Anniversary Remaster

1.    "Gambler"
2.    "Slide It In"
3.    "Slow An' Easy"
4.    "Love Ain't No Stranger"
5.    "Give Me More Time"
6.    "Standing In The Shadow"
7.    "Hungry For Love"
8.    "All Or Nothing"
9.    "Spit It Out"
10.  "Guilty Of Love"
Bonus Tracks
11.  "Need Your Love So Bad" - Single B-Side
12.  "Gambler" - 7" Eddie Kramer Mix (1983)
13.  "Guilty Of Love" - 7" Eddie Kramer Mix (1983)

Disc Three: 35th Anniversary Remixes (2019)

1.    "Slide It In" *
2.    "Slow An' Easy" *
3.    "Love Ain't No Stranger" *
4.    "Give Me More Time" *
5.    "Guilty Of Love" *
6.    "All Or Nothing" *
7.    "Spit It Out" *
8.    "Standing In The Shadow" *
9.    "Hungry For Love" *
10.  "Gambler" *
11.  "Need Your Love So Bad" *

Disc Four: Monitor Mixes & Intros (September 1983)

1.    Intro to "Gambler" from David Coverdale
2.    "Gambler" *
3.    "Standing in the Shadow" *
4.    Intro to "Slide It In" from David Coverdale
5.    "Slide It In" *
6.    "Give Me More Time" *
7.    Intro to "Love Ain't No Stranger" from David Coverdale
8.    "Love Ain't No Stranger" *
9.    "Hungry For Love" *
10.  Intro to "Guilty Of Love" from David Coverdale
11.  "Guilty Of Love" *
12.  "Spit It Out" *
13.  Intro to "Slow An' Easy" from David Coverdale
14.  "Slow An' Easy" *
15.  "All Or Nothing" *
16.  David Coverdale discusses the U.S. vs U.K. versions of Slide It In

Jon Lord's Last Whitesnake Show (Sweden, April 16, 1984) 
17.  "Gambler"
18.  "Guilty Of Love"
19.  "Love Ain't No Stranger"
20.  "Reading An' Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)"

Disc Five: Live in Glasgow, Scotland (March 1, 1984)

1.    "Gambler" *
2.    "Guilty Of Love" *
3.    "Reading An' Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)" *
4.    "Love Ain't No Stranger" *
5.    "Here I Go Again" *
6.    "Slow An' Easy" *
7.    "Cryin' In The Rain" *
8.    Keyboard Solo
9.    "Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City" *
10.  "Fool For Your Loving" *
11.  "Need Your Love So Bad / Thank You Blues" *
12.  "Slide It In" *
13.  "Don't Break My Heart Again" *

Disc Six: Early Ruff Mixes, Original Demos and Obscurities

Early Ruff Mixes with Unfinished Lyrics
1.    "All Or Nothing"
2.    "Hungry For Love"
3.    "Spit It Out"
4.    "Give Me More Time"
5.    "Slow An' Easy"
6.    "Love Ain't No Stranger"
7.    "Need Your Love So Bad" - Instrumental
8.    "All Or Nothing" - acapella excerpts remix
9.    "Slow An' Easy" - organ and drum excerpts remix
10.  Wheezy Interludes - various alcoholic studio antics, David and Mel "fighting a cold"

Original Demos
11.  "Slow An' Easy"
12.  "Slide It In"
13.  "Standing In The Shadow"
14.  "All Or Nothing"
15.  "Spit It Out"
16.  "Guilty Of Love"
17.  "Love Ain't No Stranger"
18.  Intro to "Need Your Love So Bad" from David Coverdale
19.  "Need Your Love So Bad"

Unfinished Symphonies: Demo Ideas that Were Never Finished
20.  "Body Heat"
21.  "The Gypsy In You"
22.  "Lounge Lizards"
23.  "Great Riff In The Morning"
24.  "The River Song"
25.  "Can't Make A Deal With The Devil"
26.  "Prayer For The Dying"
27.  "Spend The Night With Me"
28.  "So Much To Live For"
29.  "Riff Raff Blues"
30.  "Thanks You Blues"

 
DVD: Music Videos & Live Clips

1.    "Guilty Of Love" - Music Video
2.    "Slow An' Easy" - Music Video
3.    "Love Ain't No Stranger" - Music Video
4.    "Give Me More Time" - Top Of The Pops
5.    "Standing In The Shadow" - New Promo Video
6.    "Love Ain't No Stranger" - Live... In The Still of the Night
7.    "Slide It In" - Live at Donington (1990)

Extra Features

Jon Lord's Last Whitesnake Show (1984)
8.    "Gambler"
9.    "Guilty of Love"
10.  "Love Ain't No Stranger"
11.  "Reading An' Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)"
12.  Whitesnake Chronicles: David Coverdale discusses the 35th anniversary of Slide It In

* previously unreleased