Thunder’s three studio albums for EMI. Plus a host of bonus tracks, single cuts and B-sides. And live recordings from The Town And Country Club and their Monsters Of Rock Donington debut.

Formed at the start of 1989 from the core of Terraplane, guitarist and songwriter Luke Morley, singer Danny Bowes and drummer Gary “Harry” James were joined by Ben Matthews on guitar and keyboards and Mark ‘Snake’ Luckhurst on bass for their debut album which was produced by Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor for EMI. Backstreet Symphony (CD1), was released in 1990 featuring no less than five chart singles which led to them opening the 1990 Monsters Of Rock festival, captured in its entirety here on CD3.

Their fan base and reputation was further cemented with the release of Laughing On Judgement Day (CD4) in 1992, their second gold album in a row. Featuring the singles ‘Low Life in High Places’, ‘Everybody Wants Her’, ‘A Better Man’ and ‘Like a Satellite’, the album reached No.2 In the UK album charts.

By the time that third record Behind Closed Doors (CD6) was released in 1995, bassist ‘Snake’ Luckhurst had been replaced by Mikael Höglund. A third hit in a row, ‘Behind Closed Doors’ featured the singles ‘Stand Up’, ‘River Of Pain’ and ‘Castles In The Sand’.

By 1996 Thunder had left EMI, leaving behind a legacy of three classic albums and an armful or two of great singles. No slouches when it came to giving their fans value for money, those singles often came with non-album songs or alternative versions, including ‘Until The Night Is Through (Dance Dance Dance)’, ‘I Can Still Hear The Music’ and ‘No Way Out Of The Wilderness’ from ‘Backtreet Symphony’; ‘She's My Inspiration’, ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’, ‘Bigger Than Both Of Us’ and ‘Dangerous Rhythm’ from ‘Laughing On Judgement Day’ and ‘One Pretty Woman’, ‘The Fire Is Gone’, ‘Life In A Day’ from ‘Behind Closed Doors’.