2000-Present

Track List

1. Backstreet Cabaret
2. Boot State
3. Sweet Sinamine
4. The Stuff
5. House Of The Rising Sun
6. The Heroes Song
7. Over Cloud Nine
8. Higher Power
9. Up And Down
10. Dandylion
11. Idle Days Drive
12. Cry Wolf
13. Tribal Stomp
14. Sundance
15. Biloxi Flattop
16. Models, Inc

The newest double CD compilation from by MCA Records replaces “Born To Be Wild, A Retrospective” (originally released in 1991), and features 31 tracks, all digitally re-mastered. In addition, the 20 page booklet contains vintage and previously unreleased photos from John Kay’s private archives. This double disk set comes in a slim line case (has the thickness of 1 CD which customers prefer over the bulky thick case) and is the essential collection for both the casual and lifetime follower of Steppenwolf.

Track List

1. Born To Be Wild
2. Sookie Sookie
3. Everybody's Next One
4. Your Wall's Too High
5. Desperation
6. The Pusher
7. The Ostrich
8. Take What You Need
9. Magic Carpet Ride
10. Don't Step On The Grass, Sam
11. Tighten Up Your Wig
12. It's Never Too Late
13. Jupiter's Child
14. Rock Me
15. Monster/Suicide/America
16. Move Over
17. Power Play
18. Hey Lawdy Mama
19. Snowblind Friend
20. Who Needs Ya
21. Renegade
22. Foggy Mental Breakdown
23. Hippo Stomp
24. Screaming Night Hog
25. For Ladies Only
26. Tenderness
27. Ride With Me
28. I'm Movin' On
29. My Sportin' Life
30. Drift Away
31. Straight Shootin' Woman

The following songs were not available on the original Retrospective set:

• "Take What You Need"
• "Tighten Up Your Wig"
• "Power Play"
• "Renegade"
• "Foggy Mental
• Breakdown"
• "Hippo Stomp"
• "Drift Away"

John Kay, leader of one of rock's most venerable bands, Steppenwolf, has returned to the folk/blues roots of his troubador days with the release of his fourth solo recording "Heretics and Privateers". The musical subtlety and emotional depth of the albums 12 composistions feature provacative lyrics which offer a gritty view of contemporary life, surveying the human toll of institutional callousness with unflinching clarity.

Kay's lyrics aren't the gripes of a chronic malcontect but the deeply felt observations of a first-generation American whose appreciation of his adopted country's promise and potential is balanced by an awareness of it's lapses.

On both the album's title track, which pays tribute to those among us who reject society's proscribed roles in favor of more humane value systems, and the spare, acoustic closing track "Te Back Page" which celebrate those whose everyday acts of kindness demonstate the human rac's capacity for selflessness, Kay's ultimate sense of hope and faith in humanity shines through.

Track List - ORIGINAL

1. Heretics & Privateers
2. Don't Waste My Time
3. Ain't That A Shame
4. Dodging Bullets
5. She's Got The Goods
6. For The Women In My Life
7. To Be Alive
8. I Will Not Be Denied
9. Endless Commercial
10. The Ice Age
11. Sleep With One Eye Open
12. The Back Page

The Rainman Records re-release of H&P

1. Heretics & Privateers
2. Don't Waste My Time
3. Ain't That A Shame
4. Dodging Bullets
5. She's Got The Goods
6. For The Women In My Life
7. To Be Alive
8. I Will Not Be Denied
9. Endless Commercial
10. The Ice Age
11. Sleep With One Eye Open
12. The Back Page
13. BONUS TRACKS
14. She's Got The Goods(acoustic)
15. For The Women In My Life (acoustic)
16. I Will Not Be Denied (acoustic)
17. Endless Commercial (acoustic)

This album is also available on vinyl and is autographed. Select VINYL when checking out.

For several years we had the desire to record some of our better moments on stage. Finally during our 25th Anniversary Tour we captured several concerts on tape, paying not only attention to our performances but also to the audiences and their enthusiasm. As a result this recording features some of the special moments we experienced on stage. The 2 disks and 23 tracks cover most of our best previous material as well as all the hits and in addition feature many favorites from the 80’s and 90’s. “Rocket Ship” and “Best of What You Got”, two new songs are only available on this album. Many fans feel that Steppenwolf is best experienced live and this record goes along way to support that opinion.

Track list:

1. MOVE OVER (J. Kay/G. Mekler)
2. WHO NEEDS YA (L. Byrom / J. Kay)
3. ROCKET SHIP (J. Kay / M. Wilk)
4. ROCK ME (J. Kay)
5. I'M MOVIN' ON (H. Snow)
6. SOOKIE SOOKIE (D. Covay / S. Cropper)
7. SIGN ON THE LINE (J.Kay / M.Wilk / R.Ritchotte)
8. HOOCHIE KOOCHIE MAN (W. Dixon)
9. LET'S DO IT ALL (J.Kay / M. Wilk / R.Ritchotte)
10. HEY LAWDY MAMA (L.Byrom/J.Edmonton/J.Kay)
11. DO OR DIE (J. Kay / M. Wilk)
12. DESPERATION (J. Kay)
13. HOLD ON (J.Kay / M. Wilk / R. Ritchotte)
14. BEST OF WHAT YOU GOT (J. Kay / M. Wilk / R. Ritchotte)
15. RIDE WITH ME (M.Bonfire)
16. ROCK 'N ROLL WAR (J.Kay / M. Wilk / R. Ritchotte)
17. SNOWBLIND FRIEND (H.Axton)
18. MONSTER (J. Edmonton / J. Kay)
19. RISE & SHINE (J. Kay / M. Wilk)
20. MAGIC CARPET RIDE (J. Kay / R. Moreve)
21. BORN TO BE WILD (J. Kay / R. Moreve)
22. THE PUSHER (H.Axton)
23. ROCK & ROLL REBELS (J. Kay / R. Ritchotte / M. Wilk)

Recorded at the Lyceum in London, England during our first tour of Europe in eight years. We were pleasantly surprised by the warmth of our reception. Our fans in the UK had not forgotten us despite our absence and we truly enjoyed playing both new and familiar music that night. Re-issue of the 1981 album with cool new art on Rainman Records.

Track list:

1. SOOKIE SOOKIE (D. Covay/S.Cropper)
2. GIVE ME SOME NEWS I CAN USE (John Kay)
3. YOU (John Kay)
4. HOT NIGHT IN A COLD TOWN (R. Littlefield/G. Cushing-Murray)
5. AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE IT USED TO BE (John Kay)
6. MAGIC CARPET RIDE (J. Kay/R. Moreve)
7. FIVE FINGER DISCOUNT (J. Kay)
8. HEY LAWDY MAMA (J. Jay/L. Byrom/J. Edmonton)
9. BUSINESS IS BUSINESS (John Kay)
10. BORN TO BE WILD (M. Bonfire)
11. THE PUSHER (H. Axton)