Certif1ed wrote:
Colt wrote:
Unfortunately I am old enough to remember seeing many of those bands. (and others)
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Likewise...
Colt wrote:
Vardis, Angelwitch, Mythra, Trespass, Samson, Wytchfynde, Tank, Tygers OPT, Praying Mantis, Sledgehammer, Quartz.....
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Cool list - I've seen most of those too. I never got to see Witchfynde though
A lot of those were on the bill at Reading Festival in 1982 - did you go, by any chance?
No I didn't.
What headliners we had that year - Budgie, Iron Maiden and The Michael Schenker Group. For a metal head in those days, it just didn't get any better - except when Diamond Head replaced Manowar on the Saturday(?).
Pop rock bands these days!
Colt wrote:
I have many of the singles the bands used to sell at the gigs, Mythra released "Death and Destiny" this way I believe.
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That's awesome - I never bought any of the singles. I'm kicking myself now, as many are worth a small fortune.
I'd never thought of value until you mentioned it. I'll have to find them (they are in a box somewhere ) Is there a good valuation site on the net you know of? I know I have definitely Mythra's as above, Witchfynde's "Give 'Em Hell" and the Tygers "Don't Touch Me There".
Diamond Head famously sold their first album, "Lightning to the Nations" at gigs, which is why some of the 1,000 copies in existence are fully autographed, some partially, and some not at all. Didn't know that.
Colt wrote:
I can't believe I can still hear after one of the Angelwitch gigs. Purple were loud as were Motorhead but these guys, unbelievable! |
Didn't Motorhead go through a phase of proclaiming themselves the loudest band in the world? I read a story at the time that Saxon beat them one night at the Hammersmith Odeon, and got some kind of noise notice for doing so... I didn't know but how cool is that!
Saxon were bloody loud - awesome band (and unsung influence on Metallica). Yes on all counts! |