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Love As Fiction Records

Knievel - Steep Hill Climb - Limited Edition Vinyl Reissue

Knievel - Steep Hill Climb - Limited Edition Vinyl Reissue

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Pre-order - Releases 28 November 2025

Limited Edition Black Vinyl (first time on this format), includes insert with lyrics and unseen band photographs

Audio remastered for this release by Wayne Connolly

Artwork restored and updated by Matt W. Bayes

Steep Hill Climb, the 2nd album by Sydney's Knievel (Wayne Connolly, Tracy Ellis, Nick Kennedy) - originally released in 1998, was an instant classic from the band, the opening track and single "Something Good Must Come" sets the tone for the album, what follows is 10 tracks of melodic guitar pop goodness that will move in and live rent free in your head. 

For this 2025 reissue, Love As Fiction Records is proud to present the album on vinyl for the first time. Band member and renowned engineer/producer, Wayne Connolly, has remastered the album especially for the vinyl format. The artwork for the vinyl release has been restored and updated by Matt Bayes and includes and insert with unseen photographs of the band and the recording of the album from Knievel's personal collection. 

Track List

Side A

1 Something Good Must Come
2 Slow Replay
3 Steep Hill Climb
4 Frame By Frame
5 At Least You Know

Side B

6 Paperweight
7 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way...
8 What's It Take
9 Leave Quietly
10 High Tide Lounge

 

Steep Hill Climb Credits

Produced and recorded by Knievel with Peter Jones at Charing Cross studios with some assistance from David Trumpmanis. Tracks 2, 3, 4, 9 mixed by Paul McKercher.
Originally mastered at 301 by Don Bartley. Mastered for 2025 vinyl release by Wayne Connolly.
Sleeve layout by Paul McNeil and Scott Dettrick. 2025 sleeve redux by Matt Bayes.

All songs written and performed by Knievel.
Nick Kennedy drumming, Wayne Connolly guitar and singing, Tracy Ellis bass and singing.
Also appearing:
Leo Mullins sings on tracks 3, 6 & 8.
Paul McKercher plays cello on 1, 2, 3 & 5.
Graham Griffiths plays pedal steel on 4 & 7.

Thanks to: Kevin Russeth, Brad Shephard, Andy Kelly, Fender Australia, David Orwell, Brent at Intermusic, Mick Dobrevitch, John O'Donnell, Dave Sykes, Glen Maynard, John Needham, Paul Nearhos, Dave Macquarie, John Anderson and Maree Hamblin. 2025 thanks to Matt Tutt and Matt Bayes.

 

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