Bon Jovi announce 40th anniversary 'Bon Jovi' reissue with unreleased studio recordings
The album featured the enduring single 'Runaway'
Last updated 25th Jan 2024
Bon Jovi are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album ‘Bon Jovi’ with a deluxe reissue containing unreleased studio recordings.
Originally released on 21st January 1984, ‘Bon Jovi’ sold over two million copies in the band’s native US and it opened with their enduringly popular debut single ‘Runaway’, which was the springboard for their future success.
Commemorating its four-decade landmark, ‘Bon Jovi Deluxe Edition’ is available to listen to on streaming platforms right now.
An exclusive limited-edition ruby colour vinyl LP is then released on Friday 24th March and a limited-edition cassette follows two weeks later on Friday 5th April.
‘Bon Jovi Deluxe Edition’ boasts the remastered original album in addition to nine bonus tracks, including unreleased studio recordings and four rare live cuts.
Eponymous band founder and frontman Jon Bon Jovi co-produced the album alongside long-time sound engineer Obie O’Brien, who also mixed the bonus material.
The live tracks – ‘Roulette’, ‘Runaway’, ‘Breakout’ and ‘Get Ready’ - were recorded during the Bon Jovi’s 1985 shows in Tokyo, which were first available on the CD release 'Bon Jovi: Special Edition' 14 years ago.
This expanded digital version showcases the evolution of ‘Runaway’—from Jon’s original cassette writing demo, the band’s early run-through and a full alternate take, to an extended version of the band’s first hit with a ripping second guitar lead.
It also features an early incarnation of ‘Come Back’ where Jon sings his idea for a guitar solo.
Earlier this week it was announced that the first-ever official documentary series about Bon Jovi’s history, Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, will stream on Disney+ in the UK from Friday 26th April 2024.
It’s also reported that Richie Sambora will reunite with Jon Bon Jovi when the singer picks up his MusiCares Person of the Year award in Los Angeles on Friday 2nd February. However, there has been no official word from Bon Jovi’s camp or The Grammys.
Bon Jovi: Deluxe Edition tracklist:
Original remastered album:
Runaway
Roulette
She Don’t Know Me
Shot Through The Heart
Love Lies
Breakout
Burning For Love
Come Back
Get Ready
Bonus tracks:
Runaway (cassette writing demo) 2:14
Runaway (pre-production studio demo) 4:08
Runaway (alternate version) 4:18
Runaway (extended version-2024 mix) 4:42
Come Back (reference vocal version) 4:15
Roulette (Tokyo Live ’85-Obie O’Brien mix) 5:38
Breakout (Tokyo Live ’85-Obie O’Brien mix) 7:06
Runaway (Tokyo Live ’85-Obie O’Brien mix) 5:17
Get Ready (Tokyo Live ’85-Obie O’Brien mix) 7:03
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John 5’s real name: John William Lowery
Yngwie Malmsteen’s real name: Lars Johann Yngwie Lannerback
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Eric Carr's real name: Paul Charles Caravello
Vinnie Vincent’s real name: Vincent John Cusano
Tina Turner’s real name: Anna Mae Bullock
King Diamond’s real name: Kim Bendix Petersen
Joey Tempest's real name: Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson
Michael Monroe’s real name: Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm
Mikkey Dee’s real name: Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou
Jonathan Cain’s real name: Jonathan Leonard Friga
Nikki Sixx's real name: Frank Ferrano
Steven Adler’s real name: Michael Coletti
Axl Rose's real name: William Bruce Rose
Bon Scott's real name: Ronald Belford Scott
Fish’s real name: Derek William Dick
Eddie Vedder's real name: Edward Louis Severson III
Peter Criss’ real name: George Peter John Criscuola
Freddie Mercury's real name: Farrokh Bulsara
Flea's real name: Michael Peter Balzary
Perry Farrell's real name: Perry Bernstein
Geddy Lee’s real name: Gary Lee Weinrib
Mick Mars' real name: Robert Deal
Tré Cool's real name: Frank Edwin Wright III
Courtney Love's real name: Courtney Michelle Harrison
Pat Smear's real name: Georg Albert Ruthenberg
Gene Simmons' real name: Chaim Klein Witz
Spike’s real name: Jonathan Gray
Iggy Pop's real name: James Newell Osterberg, JR.
Alice Cooper's real name: Vincent Damon Furnier
Slash's real name: Saul Hudson
Mike Dirnt's real name: Michael Ryan Pritchard
Ronnie James Dio's real name: Ronald James Padavona
Brody Dalle's real name: Bree Joanna Alice Robinson
Skin's real name: Deborah Anne Dyer
Nicky Wire's real name: Nicholas Jones
Amy Lee's real name: Amy Lynn Hartzler
Bill Wyman's real name: William Perks
Izzy Stradlin's real name: Jeffrey Isbell
Paul Stanley's real name: Stanley Eisen
Vince Neil's real name: Vincent Neil Wharton
Duff McKagan's real name: Michael McKagan
Jack Black’s real name: Thomas Jacob Black
Lemmy's real name: Ian Fraser Kilmister
John Paul Jones' real name: John Baldwin
Joan Jett's real name: Joan Larkin
Eric Clapton's real name: Eric Patrick Clapp
Siouxsie Sioux's real name: Susan Janet Ballion
Rachel Bolan’s real name: James Richard Southworth
David Bowie's real name: David Robert Hayward Stenton Jones
Little Richard's real name: Richard Wayne Penniman
Sid Vicious' real name: John Simon Ritchie
Ace Frehley's real name: Paul Daniel Frehley
Lou Reed's real name: Louis Firbank
Joe Strummer's real name: John Graham Mellor
Marc Bolan's real name: Mark Feld
The Edge's real name: David Howell Evans
Meat Loaf's real name: Marvin Lee Aday
Steven Tyler's real name: Steven Victor Tallarico
Ozzy Osbourne's real name: John Michael Osbourne
Jon Bon Jovi's real name: John Francis Bongiovi
Joey Belladonna’s real name: Joseph Bellardini
Jack White's real name: John Anthony Gillis
Bono's real name: Paul David Hewson
Sting's real name: Gordon Sumner
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Bo Diddley’s real name: Ellas McDaniel
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Chris Jericho's real name: Christopher Keith Irvine
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