| Strong Arm of the Law | ||||
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| Released | 14th November 1980[1] | |||
| Recorded | May–August 1980 | |||
| Studio | Ramport (London) | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 38:00 | |||
| Label | Carrere | |||
| Producer | Pete Hinton, Saxon | |||
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Strong Arm of The Law is the third studio album by English heavy metal band Saxon. It was released in 1980, seven months after Wheels of Steel, and debuted on the UK chart at #11.[2]
The last track, "Dallas 1 PM" concerns the assassination of John F. Kennedy.[3] "We thought, 'Should we put one shot in there or should we put three?'" recalled singer Biff Byford. "In the end we went down the conspiracy theory route and had three shots."[4] According to guitarist Graham Oliver, the title track was inspired by an incident where the band was driving in Whitehall and was subsequently pulled over and searched by the security detail of then British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher.[5]
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 719. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ "Saxon Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Dallas 1PM by Saxon". Songfacts. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Elliott, Paul (August 2016). "The gospel according to Biff Byford". Classic Rock #226. p. 54.
- ^ Graham Oliver – Classic Saxon Riffs on the Metal Axxe Raider VR2001. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021 – via YouTube.