Wheels Of Steel, Saxon's second LP, was produced by the band with Pete Hinton at Romport Studios. Released in February 1980, and hitting No. 5 in the UK charts, it features the m original line-up of Biff Byford on vocals, Graham Oliver and Paul Quinn on guitars, Steve Dawson on bass and Pete Gill on drums. Wheels Of Steel is crammed with classics, and now includes a rare b-s'tde as well as live tracks recorded in front of 35,000 metal maniacs at the very first Donington Monsters Of Rock festival, in addition to extremely rare, recently discovered demos recorded prior to entering the studio. It also includes rare and previously unseen photos courtesy of the band's personal archives, as well as extensive liner notes written in co-operation with lead singer Biff Byford.
Saxon's seventh studio, and first for EMI, was originally issued in 1985. Featuring the singles 'Back On The Streets' and 'Rock V Roll Gypsy', this edition features seven bonus cuts, including the otherwise unavailable studio besides 'Live Fast Die Young' and 'Krakatoa', live versions of 'Gonna Shout' and Devil Rides Out', plus a 10 minute medley of Saxon classics that originally appeared as the b-side of the 12" version of 'Rock n' Roll Gypsy'. Featuring liner notes from Malcolm Dome, this release is completed by a previously unreleased version of 'Back On The Streets' recorded in concert for Tommy Vance's BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show in 1985.