Behold the Beginning

Behold the Beginning is a compilation album by the heavy metal band Diamond Head. It was released after their poorly received Canterbury album and subsequent break-up and is composed mostly of tracks from the band's first album, Lightning to the Nations, as well as the non-LP single "Waited Too Long" and its B-side "Play It Loud". The album was remixed by the band's guitarist, Brian Tatler.

Behold the Beginning
Compilation album by Diamond Head
Released	April 1986[1]
Genre	Heavy metal
Label	Metal Masters
Producer	Diamond Head
Diamond Head chronology
Canterbury (1983) Behold the Beginning (1986) Am I Evil (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[3]

Behold the Beginning was re-released in 1991 by Heavy Metal Records in CD format.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Am I Evil?" (only on US editions)	7:42
2.	"It's Electric"	3:34
3.	"The Prince"	6:13
4.	"Sucking My Love"	9:30
5.	"Streets of Gold"	3:33
6.	"Play It Loud"	3:18
7.	"Shoot Out the Lights"	4:06
8.	"Sweet and Innocent"	3:32
9.	"Waited Too Long"	4:29
10.	"Helpless"	6:51

Credits

• Brian Tatler – guitar, vocals
• Sean Harris – vocals
• Duncan Scott – drums
• Colin Kimberley – bass

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 38.
2. Huey, Steve. "Diamond Head - Behold the Beginning review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
3. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 97. ISBN 978-1894959315.