• Deluxe Edition
• Reissue
• Remastered
• 30th Anniversary Remaster MMXIX
• Gatefold
  
  

Whitesnake's Slip of the Tongue arrived in 1989 as the band's fifth studio album, arriving at a pivotal moment when hard rock was fracturing into competing camps. The record showcased David Coverdale's continued command of blues-tinged vocal delivery alongside a recalibrated lineup featuring Adrian Vandenberg on guitar, marking a shift in the band's sonic architecture toward tighter, more immediate songwriting compared to their earlier output.

The album opens with the swaggering title track, establishing the record's lyrical preoccupation with desire and consequence, a thread running through cuts like "Kittens Got Claws" and "Cheap an' Nasty." "Judgment Day" demonstrates the band's capacity for melodic restraint, while the balladic centerpiece "The Deeper the Love" strips away the distortion to expose Coverdale's interpretive range. Throughout, the production emphasizes crisp separation between rhythm and lead guitar work, giving Vandenberg's contributions room to breathe across the mix—a deliberate choice that distinguishes this era from the heavier arrangements of prior records.

This 2019 remaster for the 30th anniversary presents the album across two 180-gram vinyl LPs housed in a gatefold sleeve, executed with the kind of care that reveals previously obscured detail in the original master tapes. The remastering work sharpens transients and corrects minor frequency imbalances without resorting to aggressive dynamic compression, making this the preferred vinyl iteration for collectors who've cycled through earlier pressings. Rhino's commitment to the source material here justifies upgrading.

Title: Slip Of The Tongue
Artist: Whitesnake
Label: Rhino Records (2)
Style: Rock, Hard Rock
Product Type: 2×Vinyl, LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, 30th Anniversary Remaster MMXIX
Country: Europe
Release Year: 2019
Barcode: 190295409784

Tracklist:

A1. Slip Of The Tongue
A2. Kittens Got Claws
A3. Cheap An' Nasty
A4. Judgment Day
B1. Now You're Gone
B2. The Deeper The Love
B3. Sailing Ships
B4. Wings Of The Storm
C1. Slow Poke Music
C2. Fool For Your Loving
C3. Sweet Lady Luck (Single B-Side)
C4. Now You're Gone (Chris Lord-Alge Single Remix)
C5. Cheap An' Nasty (Alternate Solo & End)
D1. Slip Of The Tongue (Alternate Intro & Breakdown)
D2. Fool For Your Loving (Vai Voltage Mix)
D3. Judgment Day (Alternate& Extended Solos)
D4. Fool For Your Loving (AOR Mix With CHR Intro)