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Krokus – Hardware (1981) | Album profile | Dork

Album

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Krokus
Hardware

ALBUM

Hardware

Release date: 1st January 1981

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About This Album

"Hardware" is an album by Krokus, released 1st January 1981. It features 7 tracks, including "Easy Rocker", "Mad Racket", and "Burning Bones".

About the Artist

Krokus

Krokus

Release profile

Record details & tracklist

19817 tracks

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Music videos

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Y&T

Y&T

Great White

Great White

Kix

Kix

Rose Tattoo

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Dokken

Saxon

Saxon

Tesla

Tesla

Accept

Accept

Quiet Riot

Quiet Riot

Autograph

Autograph

Long Stick Goes Boom

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Release year

1981

—Easy Rocker Lyrics
—Mad Racket Lyrics
—Burning Bones Lyrics
—Celebration Lyrics
—Smelly Nelly Lyrics
—Mr. 69 Lyrics
—She's Got Everything Lyrics

Krokus — Smelly Nelly

Krokus

Smelly Nelly

Krokus — Mad Racket

Krokus

Mad Racket

Krokus — Celebration

Krokus

Celebration

Krokus — Burning Bones

Krokus

Burning Bones

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Pressings & releases

Hardware — release variants

Country, format and catalogue-number detail for each known pressing.

Vinyl · LP · Album · Stereo
Main
Country SwitzerlandYear 1981
Ariola · 203 322-320
Vinyl · LP · Album · Test Pressing · White Label
Country SwitzerlandYear 1980
Ariola · 203 322
Vinyl · LP · Album
Terre Haute Pressing
Country USYear 1981
Ariola · OL 1508
Barcode: 078231150818
Vinyl · LP · Album
Country UKYear 1981
Ariola · ARL 5064
Vinyl · LP · Album · Stereo
Country GermanyYear 1981
Ariola · 203 322

Credits

Production & Engineering

Producer: Fernando von Arb, Chris von Rohr