Artist: Sweet Cheater (ex-TNT)
Release: Desire and Lust, Unreleased EP 1984
Covers: Front | Back | Parody Sleeve
Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Genre: NWOBHM
Country: UK
Bitrate: 192kbps
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After TNT recorded their single 'Back on the Road / Rockin' the Night' vocalist Gary Owen was brought in as a replacement for Mark Smith. T.N.T set about writing a whole new batch of songs, they were heavier but still had a pop sensibility about them. As Curly says “I had grown up through the glam rock era, and like Gary Stevenson, was a huge SWEET fan, so that side of things was a big influence on both of us, plus, as a band we all had different musical influences, DEEP PURPLE. ALICE COOPER, THE BEATLES, BLACK SABBATH to name a few. And we all got off on the new stuff coming out as well, IRON MAIDEN, RAVEN, DEF LEPPARD, METALLICA and European stuff like the SCORPIONS and ACCEPT who had just broken internationally.

So after recording the 'Desire and Lust' EP, we thought we really had something.” But trying to get any record company interest was really frustrating, other than Phonogram threatening to prosecute over the name. Tony Harnell’s, Norweigian T.N.T, had just scored an international deal so they wanted exclusive rights to the name. After failing to get any financial inducement from Phonogram, it was thought what with the new sound, it was probably now a good time to change the name anyway so T.N.T became SWEET CHEATER.

Gary Owen - Vocals (TNT, Sweet Cheater, Gunslinger)
Nick Williams - Bass (TNT, Sweet Cheater)
Mark "Nobby" Brett - Drums (TNT, Sweet Cheater)
Gary Stevenson - Guitars (TNT, Sweet Cheater)
Colin "Curly Wobbler" French - Guitars (TNT, Sweet Cheater, C.C. French, Van Straaten, Lynx, Dover Soul, Gunslinger, Dazzlin'Young Urbanites)

Thanks to C.C. French for sending the material! now enjoy these 6 awesome songs!
More info can be found HERE. You can also find a live video of "Hit the Lights" at Youtube.

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1. Is It Love
2. Desire and Lust
3. Victim of Circumstance
4. Tear Out Your Heart
5. Hit The Lights
6. Rock Steady