Backwaxed

Backwaxed
Compilation album by Anvil
Released	22 April 1985
Genre	Heavy metal, speed metal
Length	37:06
Label	Viper/Attic
Producer	Chris Tsangarides, Anvil
Compiler	Ralph Alonso
Anvil chronology
Forged in Fire (1983) Backwaxed (1985) Strength of Steel (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10
Rock Hard	8.0/10

Backwaxed is a compilation album by the Canadian heavy metal band Anvil. It is a compilation which features five unreleased tracks recorded during sessions for previous albums on side one, and five previously released tracks on side two. It is Anvil's only album with a main title not consisting of three words with the first and third words starting with the same letter.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pussy Poison" (instrumental, recorded December 1983 at Quest Recording Studios, Oshawa, Canada)	Robb Reiner, Steve "Lips" Kudlow	2:42
2.	"Backwaxed" (recorded January 1983 at Phase One Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)	Anvil	3:49
3.	"Steamin'" (recorded October 1981 at Phase One Studios)	Reiner, Kudlow	3:39
4.	"You're a Liar" (recorded October 1981 at Phase One Studios)	Dave Allison, Kudlow	4:56
5.	"Fryin' Cryin'" (recorded October 1981 at Phase One Studios)	Reiner, Kudlow	3:08

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	From the album	Length
6.	"Metal on Metal"	Anvil	Metal on Metal (1982)	3:58
7.	"Butter-Bust Jerky"	Anvil	Forged in Fire (1983)	3:20
8.	"Scenery"	Anvil	Metal on Metal	4:44
9.	"Jackhammer"	Anvil	Metal on Metal	3:34
10.	"School Love"	Reiner, Kudlow	Hard 'n' Heavy (1981)	3:16

Personnel

Anvil

• Steve "Lips" Kudlow – vocals, guitar
• Dave Allison – guitar, vocals on "You're a Liar"
• Ian Dickson – bass guitar
• Robb Reiner – drums

Production

• Chris Tsangarides – producer, engineer and mixing on tracks 2, 6–9
• Anvil – producer on tracks 1, 3–5, 10
• Ralph Alonso – compiler