{"product_id":"spider-spider-deluxe-collector-s-edition","title":"Spider - Spider (Deluxe Collector’s Edition)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"529\"\u003eOnce South African musicians guitarist \u003cstrong data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"97\"\u003eKeith Lentin\u003c\/strong\u003e, drummer \u003cstrong data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"120\"\u003eAnton Fig\u003c\/strong\u003e and singer \u003cstrong data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"147\"\u003eAmanda Blue\u003c\/strong\u003e ended up in New York, they got together with bassist \u003cstrong data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"217\"\u003eJimmy Lowell\u003c\/strong\u003e and keyboardist \u003cstrong data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"250\"\u003eHolly Knight\u003c\/strong\u003e. Initially called \u003cstrong data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"278\"\u003eSiren\u003c\/strong\u003e, the change to \u003cstrong\u003eSpider\u003c\/strong\u003e was made and, thanks to a lucky meeting between Holly Knight and famous songwriter \u003cstrong data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"400\"\u003eMike Chapman\u003c\/strong\u003e at an industry party, they ended up signed to Mike Chapman and his songwriting partner \u003cstrong data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"503\"\u003eNicky Chinn\u003c\/strong\u003e's record label Dreamland.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"770\"\u003eAnother stroke of luck occurred when drummer Anton Fig was asked to play on \u003cstrong data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"622\"\u003eAce Frehley\u003c\/strong\u003e's first solo album, a connection to \u003cstrong data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"667\"\u003eKISS\u003c\/strong\u003e that continued for him, including the fact that their manager Bill Aucoin became Spider's manager.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"1256\"\u003eTheir first album came out in 1980, and despite selling in numbers that today would be viewed as very healthy (150,000), the chart placing (#130) was a disappointment in those heady days of huge album sales, and they went back to the studio to create \u003cem data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1042\"\u003eBetween the Lines\u003c\/em\u003e. Clearly under pressure to produce a big hit single, Holly wrote \u003cem data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1132\"\u003e“Better Be Good to Me”\u003c\/em\u003e with Mike Chapman, an obvious hit it seemed. In fact, it was later a huge hit for \u003cstrong data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1230\"\u003eTina Turner,\u003c\/strong\u003e but sadly not for Spider.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1608\"\u003eAmazingly, despite a promotional visit to Europe and some dates with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1343\"\u003eAlice Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1373\"\u003eThe Joe Perry Project\u003c\/strong\u003e, this album didn't fare as well as the debut and eventually Holly left the band to focus on songwriting with Mike Chapman, writing \u003cem data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1530\"\u003e“Love Is a Battlefield”\u003c\/em\u003e, a hit for \u003cstrong data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1557\"\u003ePat Benatar\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the massive hit \u003cem data-start=\"1579\" data-end=\"1591\"\u003e“The Best”\u003c\/em\u003e for Tina Turner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1610\" data-end=\"1878\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eSpider without Holly continued as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1644\" data-end=\"1656\"\u003eShanghai\u003c\/strong\u003e, but the two Spider albums can now be appreciated and seen in a positive way as glorious AOR\/pop rock offerings that really should have put the band in a much stronger position, leading to greater recognition at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ROCK CANDY RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Special Deluxe Collector's Edition CD","offer_id":58390125281625,"sku":"SDZ-47735","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Spider-Spider.png?v=1782301224","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/spider-spider-deluxe-collector-s-edition","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}