The First 10 Explosive Years


The First 10 Explosive Years is a 1999 compilation album by British rock band Atomic Rooster. It is on the Angel Air record label and, like all their Atomic Rooster and related-artists releases, is derived from original tapes owned and remastered by John Du Cann.
Whilst prog-reviewers cite it as a good compilation that captures some highlights of the band's career, it consists entirely of unlicensed tracks, whose copyright is owned by Sanctuary [Records Group|Sanctuary], EMI and Polydor Records.
It has been reissued and repackaged at least twice:
In 2004, it was teamed with The First Ten Explosive Years Volume 2 and released on the Recall Records label as a double CD titled Tomorrow Night.
In 2005, it was reissued on the German Ambitions/Membran International label as disc one in a two-disc set entitled Rebel with a Clause. The second disc was the 11 track reissue of Headline News.
The album features live versions of two of the band's most successful singles, "Devil's Answer" and "Tomorrow Night."