*Tony
MACALPINE: Edge of Insanity [Absolutely fantastic album with a killer line up.
Tony shreds on
the guitar and Billy Sheehan and Steve Smith just kill on bass and the drums
respectively. Woman's feet on the cover] £10
*Tony MACALPINE: Edge of Insanity [Absolutely fantastic album with a killer line up. Tony shreds on
the guitar and Billy Sheehan and Steve Smith just kill on bass and the drums
respectively. Different cover: Prisoners feet] £10
*Tony MACALPINE: Maximum security [Absolutely fantastic album. Tony shreds on the guitar and bass
Some solos by George Lynch and Jeff Watson. Deen Castronovo and Atma Anur
on the drums ] £10
*Tony MACALPINE: Eyes of the World [Killer album and the first one with a singer] £10
* MADAM X: We reserve the right [Signed copy] £10
MAD DOG: S/T [ the first and only LP that this very obscure, initially N.W.O.B.H.M, later more Hard
Rock band has managed to release] £4
MAGNUM: Marauder [live] £3
*MAGNUM: ON A STORYTELLERS NIGHT LP - Limited edition coloured transparent vinyl UK £18
*MAGNUM: LONELY NIGHT+ 2 Live songs. Great staff. UK £5
*MAGNUM: DAYS OF NO TRUST 12" P/S POSPX910 UK £8
*MAGNUM: WINGS OF HEAVEN LP + INNER Songs: 1. Days of No Trust
5:23 2. Wild Swan 6:15
3. Start Talking Love 3:36 4. One Step Away 4:39 5. It Must Have Been Love 5:16
6. Different Worlds 4:39 7. Pray For The Day 3:45 8. Maybe Tonight 4:35 9. Don't Wake
The Lion (Too Old To Die Young) 10:34 Total Running Time: 48:42] £8
*MAGNUM: START TALKING LOVE 12" RED VINYL P/S POSXR 920 UK £10
MAGNUM: It Must Have Been Love [[If you are a fan of Magnum, you will buy this. Crying time is a
bonus unreleased song, and there are also 2 live songs includes, as well Lonely Night, + Just
Like an arrow] £3
*MAGNUM: IT MUST BE LOVE 12" BLUE VINYL P/S POSXB 930 UK [Crying time is a
bonus unreleased song, and there are also 2 live songs includes, as well Lonely Night, + Just
Like an arrow] £10
MAGNUM: Vigilante [Monster of an album this one!!!!] £7
*MAGNUM: Rocking Chair [Contains killer unreleased track "Where do your run to". For this song to
have remained on a B side of a single, you realize what kind of taste in music people at
Polydor used to have at that time!] UK £10
*MAGNUM: GOODNIGHT L.A LP + INNER 8435681 UK £10
*MAGNUM: HEARTBROKE AND BUSTED 12" Promo only + extra tracks UK £6
MALLET HEAD: Yeah* Yeah* [Yeah – Ye-Yeah stuff from x-Gang Green members, the Stilphen
brothers playing a more main stream style more reminiscent of the Cult or Danzig] £3
*MAMA’S BOYS: Plug it In [The most rare and by far
the best MAMA’S BOYS release on the
IrishPUSSY Records!! This full length album is fully signed by the all 3 band members and
contains impressive inlay with all the lyrics and photos. Came out on '82. It only
contains 2 songs that surfaced later on in any of their forthcoming releases. Those songs
are: "Needle In The Groove" which can be found in it's original heavy version (of course
the killer violin is present here as well) and "Belfast City Blues" that can be found on
the Official Bootleg L.P on Spartan Records. Other songs include: In the heat of the
night, Burnin' up, Reach for the top, Straight forward, Getting out, Runaway dreams] £35
MAMA’S BOYS: Needle In The Groove [Watch out for a brilliant unreleased “ Hard Headed Ways”. This
is a rare release on Ultra Noise Records”!! Rare.Normally costs £20] £5
MAMA’S BOYS: Turn It Up [Excellent Hard Rock. On Spartan Records] £10
*MAMA’S BOYS: Power & Passion [KILLER LP, (with extra picture disc!)
MELODIC HARD ROCK with killer violin, AT IT’S BEST!!
Track Listing: 1. Hard 'n' loud 2. Straight forward no looking back 3. Lettin' go
4. Needle in the groove 5. Run 6. Power and the passion 7. Don't tell mama
8. Professor 2 9. Let's get high]£13
MAMA’S BOYS: Needle In The Groove [Reworked classic. Watch out for a brilliant version of “ If The
Kids Are United”!! Rare.] £3
*MAMA’S BOYS: Midnight Promises [Watch out for the brilliant unreleased song “ High Energy
Weekend”!! Rare.] £5
*MAMA’S BOYS: Official Bootleg. Rare L.P on Spartan Records] £7
*MAMA’S BOYS: Hard' N' Loud E.P [Watch out for the brilliant unreleased Live song "Without You"
(Recorded in San Antonio, Texas) and a rimix of "Lettin' Go"!! Rare.] £5
*MAMA’S BOYS: Growing Up the Hard Way [Underrated LP. Watch out for the brilliant cover song
“Higher Ground” A much better version than this of Red Hot Chilly Peppers!!
Track Listing: 1.Waiting for a miracle 2. Bedroom eyes 3. In over my head 4. Higher
ground 5. Hot blood 6. Running away 7. I've had enough 8. Black listed 9. Last thing
at night] £5
*MAMA’S BOYS: Waiting For A Miracle 12" + Cardboard guitar (which is good for your air guitar
practice) £6
MAMMOTH: Can’t Take The Hurt [Featuring an All Star line up of fat N.W.O.B.H.M legends such as
John McCoy (ex-Gillan & Samson member), Nicky Moore (ex- Samson singer) Kenny Cox
(ex More guitarist) Bernie Torme (The last Atomic Rooster guitarist, Electric Gypsies, ex-
Gillan guitarist)]£3
*MAMMOTH: All the days [Featuring an All Star line up of fat N.W.O.B.H.M legends such as
John McCoy (ex-Gillan & Samson member), Nicky Moore (ex- Samson singer) Kenny Cox
(ex More guitarist) Bernie Torme (The last Atomic Rooster guitarist, Electric Gypsies, ex-
Gillan guitarist)]£3
*MANOWAR: Sign of the Hammer £12
*MANOWAR: Fighting the world £11
*MARILLION: Market Square
Heroes [The 1982 (Debut Single) 12": Market Square Heroes
Three Boats Down from the Candy, and the 17 minute masterpiece Grendel. Non of these
songs were included in the debut album Script for a Jester's Tear] £10
*MARILLION: Script for a Jester's Tear [Gatefold LP Script for a Jester's Tear, He Knows You Know,
The Web, Garden Party, Chelsea Monday, Forgotten Sons] £10
*MARILLION:
Garden Party [Garden Party (Full Version), Charting the Single (Live), Margaret
(Live)Both Charting the Single + Margaret are exclusive songs to this release] £10
MARILLION: Fugazi [Gatefold LP. Assassing, Punch and Judy ,Jigsaw, Emerald Lies, She Chameleon ,
Incubus, Fugazi] £10
*MARILLION: Assassing [Watch out for the exclusive versions of Assassing (Extended Version) and
Cinderella Search] £10
MARILLION: Real To Reel [This is a LIVE recording of the classic line up. Great] £4
*MARILLION: Kayleigh [Kayleigh (Alternate Mix), Kayleigh (Extended version), Lady Nina (Extended
version)] £10
*MARILLION: Heart of Lothian [Heart of Lothian (Extended Mix), Chelsea Monday (Live), Heart of
Lothian] £10
MARILLION: Clutching At Straws [ Album that features Fish
on vocals, & songs like Incommunicado,
Sugar Mice, Warm wet Circles. Other gems include Hotel Hobbies, That Time of the Night
(The Short Straw), Going Under, Just for the Record, Torch Song, Slainte Mhath, The Last
Straw……One of the best 10 albums of all time] £4
*MARILLION: Incommunicado [Incommunicado, Incommunicado (Alternate Version),
Going Under
(Exclusive song to this release)] £10
*MARILLION: Sugar Mice [Sugar Mice, Sugar Mice (Extended Version) Tux On (exclusive song to this
release)] £10
MARILLION: Warn Wet Circles (Remix) + White Russian + Incommunicado (both LIVE in Loreley) £3
*MARILLION: The Thieving Magpie [double live album, gatefold] £10
*MARILLION: Hooks in You £6
*MARILLION: Alone again in the lap of luxury [Picture disc] £7
MARSEILLE: Touch The Night [Fantastic N.W.O.B.H.M./ Heavy Metal. Quite Rare, on Ultra Noise Rec.]
£9
*MARITZ: Shadows of a dream £6
Richard MARX : Should Have Known Better [ A.O.R crooner] £2
Richard MARX: S/T [Brilliant L.P, lots of hit singles] £ 3
Richard MARX: Right Here Waiting (12” with brilliant LIVE versions of Hold On to The Nights, That
Was Lulu..) £2
Richard MARX: Repeat Offender [Another brilliant L.P featuring 6(!!) hit singles. Deadly A.O.R] £3
MASS: Take You Home [American 100% Metal, on Medusa / GWR records] £3
*MASTERS AND SLAVES: Welcome to The Meat Machine [Meaty sleazy and aggressive Metal. Like
Motorhead on pills] £3
MARY BEATS JANE: PROMO [Noisy thrashing Metal from Sweden] £2
MAX WEBSTER: A Million Vacations [Mega pomp / epic rare ’79 album from the Canadian Gods, that
used to be in the same label as Rush, and close friend with them. Rye Dubois writes all
the lyrics. (He wrote songs for Rush as well) £7
*MAX WEBSTER: Universal Juveniles [Mega pomp / epic rare ’80 album from the Canadian Gods, that
used to be in the same label as Rush, and close friend with them. Rye Dubois writes all
the lyrics. (He wrote songs for Rush as well). Contains Battle Scars with Geddy Lee the
bass player / singer of Rush] £15
*MEAT LOAF (featuring Stoney & Meatloaf) [Rare album on Prodigal, a division of Motown. 1978!] £8
* MEAT LOAF: Hits out of Hell [Best of with all his] £3
*MEDICINE FACTORY: Sympathy for the Devil [Worthy cover versions of this classic song, plus The
classic "Friction"] £3
*Ricky MEDLOCKE AND BLACKFOOT: S/T £7
*Randy MEISNER: S/T [Classic A.O.R LP. Shout after and a promo copy as well!] £7
*MELIAH RAGE: Kill To Survive [True Heavy Metal. M.R kicked some serious ass. A solid power metal
band, whose earlier work (this is their first ever release) sounded a bit like a thrashier
Metal Church. Meliah Rage was a state that the Meliah Indians were in when they
smoked opium before they went on the warpath] £9
*MERCY: King Doom [It
is known that Mercy is the first band featuring Messiah Marcolin, later of
Candlemass fame. Traditional Doom, with some 80's Heavy Metal speed-ups] £12
*MERCYFUL FATE: Melissa [On Bernett Records!] £19
*METALLICA: Creeping Death [Special Anniversary Edition. Golden Disc] £35
*METALLICA: Master of Puppets [Picture Disc] £30
METAL CHURCH: The Dark [Start the fire, ton of Bricks, Watch The Children Play etc. Classic true to
form epic power metal with aggressive vocals that gave it a sharper edge than the rest
of the genre at the time. Later many younger bands would eventually emulate the early
Metal Church style. This the second release is a mandatory classic. David Wayne
would leave after the second release to eventually team up with Heretic members to
form Reverend while ex-Heretic singer Mike Howe would replace him as frontman to
Metal Church] £9
METAL MONKEY MACHINE : Thrashing the Junk Out Of Our Souls [Funk Thrash Metal(?)] £2
*THE MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: S/T [Mega
classic album. Signed. The first L.P that features
classics like Armed And Ready, Into The Arena, and blistering
guitar playing. Simon Philips (the God of drums), Gary Burden
(vocals, later with Stormtrooper, Praying Mantis), Don Airey
(keyboards mastermind), Mo Foster (bass)
Songs: 1. Armed and Ready 2. Cry for the Nations 3. Victim of Illusion 4. Bijou Pleasurette 5. Feels Like a Good Thing 6. Into the Arena 7. Looking Out From Nowhere 8. Tales of Mystery 9. Lost Horizons]£9
*THE MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: Cry for the nations. [Signed. Very rare. His best songs live in
Hammersmith Odeon, and Manchester Apollo] £6
THE MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: One night at Budokan. [Signed double gatefold. Live in Japan.
All the big hits, (and Cozy Powell, on drums and Gary Barden
vocals are here. IRISH copy.] £8
*McAuley SCHENKER GROUP: Anytime [Anytime is for sure one of the best power ballads ever
recorded. Must have stuff] £3
* McAuley SCHENKER GROUP: Anytime [Anytime is for sure one of the best power ballads ever
recorded. Must have stuff. Promo copy only] £3
Donnie MILLER: One Of The Boys [ Hard Rock / A.O.R &Blues elements. An album that has gained
maximum points in Kerrang! magazine, when it came out in ’89. PROMO] £3
* MINDFUNK: Touch You [Limited edition 4 track 12" single. Contains 3 killer unreleased songs and
includes Exclusive Mindfunk window Acetate] £8
*Kim MITCHELL: S/T [The Max Webster main man goes solo and this is his first impressive effort in
Anthem Records the Canadian label of Rush] £3
*MOLLY HATCHET: Bounty Hunter [Holly Quaqamoly. The Souther Rockers can strike hard!] £3
*MOLLY HATCHET: Beatin' The Odds [Promo LP The Souther Rockers can strike hard!] £3
*Eddie MONEY: S/T [The God of A.O.R. Great L.P This might be the best album that Eddie has
released. He has put his all into every song. A Classic! 01. Two Tickets To Paradise 02.
You've Really Got A Hold On Me 03. Wanna Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star 04. Save A Little
Room In Your Heart For Me 05. So Good To Be In Love Again 06. Baby Hold On 07.
Don't Worry 08. Jealousys 09. Got To Get Another Girl 10. Gamblin Man] £4
Eddie MONEY: Life For The Taking [ The God of A.O.R. Great L.P PROMO
1.Life for the Taking
(Money) . 2. Can't Keep a Good Man Down (Alexander/Money/Solberg) . 3. Nightmare
(Lyon/Money) 4. Gimme Some Water (Money) 5. Rock and Roll the Place (Lyon/Money) . 6.
Maybe I'm a Fool (Chiate/Garrett/Money/Taylor) . 7. Love the Way You Love Me (Howard/Money)
8. Maureen (Chiate/Makaway/Money/Solberg) . 9. Nobody (Lyon/Money) 10. Call on Me
(Money/Storch)] £3
Eddie MONEY: Can’t Hold Back [ The God of A.O.R. Great L.P 1. Take Me Home Tonight (Leeson/Vale) 2. One
Love (Money/Rowe/Sigerson) 3. I Wanna Go Back (Bryom/Chauncey/Walker) 4. Endless Nights
(Cesario/Collyer/Mullen) 5. One Chance (Meissner/Molin) 6. We Should Be Sleeping
(Burns/Lowry/Money/Thompson) 7. Bring on the Rain (Money/Ryan) 8. I Can't Hold Back
(Money/Politeau/Sigerson/Zito) 9. Stranger in a Strange Land (Money/Small/Whitlock) 10. Calm
Before The Storm (Money/Nelson)] £3
Eddie MONEY: Where’s The Party? [A.O.R LP 1. Maybe Tomorrow 2. Bad Girls 3. Club Michelle . 4. Back on
the Road 5. Don't Let Go 6. Big Crash 7. Where's the Party? 8. Leave It to Me 9. Back Track] £2
*Eddie MONEY: Playing for Keeps [The God of A.O.R. Great L.P 1. Trinidad (Douglas/Money/Turner)
2. Running Back (Bryan) 3. Wish (Lyon/Money) 4. Get a Move On (Chiate/Collins/Money)
5. When You Took My Heart (Marcellino/Nichols/Sieff/Verdusco) 6. Satin Angel (Lewark/Money)
7. Let's Be Lovers Again (Lyon/Money) 8. Nobody Knows (Money/Nichols) 9. Million Dollar Girl
(Money)] £3
*Eddie MONEY: Nothing to Loose [The God of A.O.R. Great L.P PROMO. 1. Walk on Water (Harms)
2. Magic (Harms/Money/Zito) 3. Love in Your Eyes (Bryand/Dubin/Gervitz) 4. Let Me In
(Gordon/Matkosky) 5. Boardwalk Baby (Warren) 6. Forget About Love (Cerney/Money/Whitlock/Zito)
7. Pull Together (Merino) 8. Far Cry from a Heartache (Cerney/Money/Whitlock/Zito) 9. Bad Boy (Lowry/Money) 10. Dancing with Mr. Jitters (Money/Nelson)] £5
*Michael Monroe: Not faking it [The ex-Hanoi
Rocks man's best album. Contains mega classic songs like
Dead, Jail or Rock n' Roll. Tracks: 1. Dead, Jail or Rock 'N Roll 2. While You Were
Looking at Me 3. She's No Angel 4. All Night With the Lights On 5. Not Fakin' It
6. Shakedown 7. Man With No Eyes 8. Love is Thicker Than Wood 9. Smoke Screen
10. Thrill Me ] £5
MORDRED: Fool’s Game [Strange Thrash Power Metal with some funk elements combination. LP On
Noise Rec.]£2
MORDRED: In This Life [By now the band has progressed a lot, adding lots of extra elements to its music,
like turntables (scratches) and keys. LP on Noise Rec. ‘91] £2
MORE: Blood & Thunder [Rare and Legendary N.W.O.B.H.M L.P that came out only in Germany, even
though it’s on Atlantic Records!!! Kenny Cox (on vocals, later on with Mammoth), and other
N.W.O.B.H.M legends as Brian Day (bass), Andy John Burton (drums), Mick Stratton (vocals)] £10
MORE : We Are The Band [Rare and Legendary N.W.O.B.H.M.Kenny Cox (on vocals, later on with
Mammoth), and other N.W.O.B.H.M legends as Brian Day (bass), Andy John Burton (drums),
Mick Stratton (vocals)] £10
Gary MOORE: The Loner [Famous ballad LIVE] £2
* Gary MOORE: Hold on to love [Watch out for "Devil in Her Heart" and "Law of the Jungle"] £5
MOTHER'S FINEST: Looks Could Kill [Capitol Records Promo LP]£2
*MOTHER'S FINEST: Another Mother Further [Capitol Records Promo LP]£5
*MOTHER'S FINEST: ST [Capitol Records Promo LP]£5
MOTTEK: Fatal Violence [Relentless Thrash Metal. Rare album on Sucker Records!! Constantly
evolving and adpating to the times Mottek have covered the crossover terrain with humble
beginnings as a traditional germanic punk outfit ala Neurotic Arseholes/Upright Citizens before
beefing up to the more hardcore approach like the Idiots or Inferno. By the end of the eighties
they had become a power thrash metal outfit more in the vein of Despair or Grinder. While not
the most consistant band in the world Mottek have always been one of the best at what they do
no matter what avenue they chose to presue. So if youre into punk, hardcore and metal you'll be
pleased and surprised with this, their debut release]£4
* MOTLEY CRUE: Helter Skelter[Picture disc featuring Red Hot and Crue collectors original Leathur
Records mixes of Live Wire + Piece of Your Action. Contains special insert. US
import] £22
MOTLEY CRUE: Theatre Of Pain[ featuring Home Sweet Home, Smokin’ in the Boys Room, Fight For
Your Rights,Raise Your Hands To Rock , etc.Contains inner with lyrics] £3
* MOTLEY CRUE: Without You [12" disc featuring "Live Wire" Crue collectors original Leathur
Records mix, 2 song recorded live in Moscow and contains special poster with the
band and the blond bimbos that used to dance for them in their live shows. Nice tits
indeed! German promo only] £15
*MOTORHEAD: S/T [This is an ultra rare copy of the first and same titles album that was printed in
Chiswick Records. The band logo and name are in silver colour. It comes with inner that
contains very rare photos of the band. Only a few hundred copies where ever printed.
Very shout after item, very rare] £55
*MOTORHEAD's FILTHY PHIL AND FAST EDDIE: Naughty old Santa's Christmas Classics:[Rare] £15
MOURNEBLADE : Time’s Running Out [Rare, and very quality N.W.O.B.H.M on Flicknife Records]. £9
*MR. ICE: Have an Ice Day [This band is comprised by the founding member of TOKYO BLADE. (Alan
Marsh on vocals, Andy Boulton on lead guitar) the remaining members of this line up went
on to re-create TOKYO BLADE later on. Rare vinyl, which is a self release in fact (on Hama
Records)] £10
MR.MISTER: I Wear The Face [A.O.R LP] £2
Mr.MISTER: Go On. [A.O.R LP] £2
*MX MACHINE: Manic Panic [The attitude here is one that I hold dear..."No Glam Fags"...yeah, that's one
of the songs on this album. MX MACHINE really despise the LA glam scene and, as an
act of rebellion, have a lot of fun insulting them in the aforementioned track.. High
intensity, raucously funny, and down-to-earth. Yeah, that's MX MACHINE for you.
Produced by Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT), MX MACHINE has this serious nuclear
energy that's ready and willing to knock you right through the wall...face first.
According to MX's drummer, Liquid Dan, "We designed this album for the youth of
America. If you're young and pissed off, this is just the total 'get-it-off-your-chest' album".
I tend to agree. The LP cover just rips...got this little rodent kid wearing a batman
sweatshirt and he's wearing this "fuck you" facial expression and shoving a clenched fist
right in your face. Wow. On the back are all these doodles of freaky monsters...real
cool...do an 8-ball and jam to this shit. The lyrics are just plain killin! Be sure to check out
these tracks: "Kick You In The Face", "No Glam Fags", "Fuck The Neighbors", and
"Youth".Deadly music, high-intensity kick-you-in-the-face tonage here, folks...] £6
MY DYING BRIDE: Like Gods of The Sun [On Peaceville Rec. Doom Gods… ESSENTIAL!] £4
*Alannah MYLES: S/T [Contains the classic "Black Velvet"] £5
MY LITTLE FUNHOUSE: Standunder [Youthful but very good band that knows how to combine lots of
different Hard &Heavy elements in their music with killer results] £2
MY O FIST: Hot Spikes [Canadian Hard Rock / Metal band, that used to be called Fist in America]. £2
* MY O FIST: Thunder in Rock [A&M Records Promo Album RARE. incl.: Crazy on you, Hot Spikes,
Rock and Roll Suicide, Thunder in Rock, Fleet Street, Open the Gates, If I'm not loved,
Undercover Lover)] £20
* MYTHRA: Death & Destiny [On Streatbeat Records (No P/S). Mythra built up a following on the North East pub
and club circuit, alongside acts such as Raven, White Spirit, Axe (later Fist), Son of a Bitch
(later Saxon) and Geordie. A self financed EP, Death and Destiny, was released on Guardian
Records in 1979, and proved to be one of the most outstanding records of the era. Their debut
EP was reissued on Street Beat Records to coincide with the band's appearance at the Bingley
Hall festival with Motothead. It, too, sold well and their battle cry of 'Death and Destiny' was
sung by a thousand voices at the aformentioned gig. However, by 1981 their name was absent
from the live listings, leaving the EP to command a high collectors' value and cult reputation.
Metallica fans should track it down to see how much Kill 'Em All owes to this band. "Killer"
(featuring the archetypal NWOBHM riff, although the lads vehemently deny nicking it from
BUDGIE's "Breadfan"), "Overlord" and "UFO" (not to mention the famous title track itself) all
representing absolutely superb examples of energetic, upbeat, heavy NWOBHM with a
respectful nod towards early DIAMOND HEAD, although occasional similarities to the likes
of HOLLOW GROUND, REINCARNATE, JJ'S POWERHOUSE and A II Z can also be
glimpsed at times. Overall, therefore, it's no great surprise that MYTHRA are known to have
had something of an influence on METALLICA's early sound... ] £15
NAUGHTY NAUGHTY: Money[ Sleazy Hard Rock with elements of Danger- Danger. Featuring LIVE
songs like the very nice “Cocaine ’n’ Guns, and “Love It!”] £3
NAZARETH: Malice In Wonderland [Classic Hard Rock] £4
*NAZARETH: Razamanaz [Classic Hard Rock. Gatefold album. 01. Razamanaz 02. Alcatraz 03. Vigilante
Man 04. Woke Up This Morning 05. Night Woman 06. Bad, Bad Boy 07. Sold My Soul
08. Too Bad, Too Sad 09. Broken Down Angel] £7
*NAZARETH: Loud N' Proud
[Classic Hard Rock. Gatefold album. Went to number one on UK charts!]
£6
NELSON: Can’t live Without Love & Affection (Contains Free Full Colour –Huge—Poster ) £2
NEW ENGLAND: S/T [PAUL
STANLEY (Of KISS) approved Hard Rock Band, Paul did the production
of this LP. Includes Don’t Ever Wanna Lose Ya. TRACK LISTING: Hello Hello Hello,
Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya, P.U.N.K., Shall I Run Away, Alone Tonight, Nothing To
Fear, Shoot, Turn Out The Light, The Last Show, Encore.
New England's self-titled debut album hit stores in mid-1979 and the group instantly hit
the road as an opening act on Kiss' Dynasty tour. The combination of airplay of the AOR
smash Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya and massive exposure from extensive touring made
this album one of the years AOR mainstays. Produced by Paul Stanley and Mike Stone,
this ten song collection features numerous Fannon-penned classics such as Don't Ever
Wanna Lose Ya, Nothing To Fear and Shall I Run Away. This foursome combined
influences from Britain and the US to form a sound which combined simple melodies
with complex and detailed arrangements] £6
*NEW FRONTIER: S/T £12
NIGHT RANGER: Midnight Madness [Hard Rock album featuring (You Can Still) Rock In America,
Sister Christian, Passion Play, etc.] £3
NIGHT RANGER: Big life £3
NIGHT RANGER: 7 Wishes [US import] £2
* NIGHT RANGER: Best of £5
*NIGHT RANGER: The Secret of my success [Watch out for the live version of "Sister Christian"] £5
* NIGHT RANGER: Man In Motion [Spanish copy. Great LP] £7
* 9.0: Too Far Gone [Too Far Gone features guitar-laden metal from guitarist Craig Small and even a
guitar solo on one song (9.0) by Shrapnel Records owner Mike Varney. Another underrated
mainstream rock album from the Shrapnel label sees former Le Mans/Cacophony singer team up
with Paul Gilbert inspired guitarist Craig Small for a very Skid Row influenced record. The songs all
have a commercial tinge, the title track is pretty bombastic and in your face, whilst 'First Of My
Generation' explodes on all cylinders and is perhaps the albums best song. The band come up with
lots of interesting songs with pleanty of musical diversity like on 'Little Sister' and the ballad 'Wish
You Still Were Mine', sometimes the album can get a little bit samey and could use a more forceful
guitar presence from Small, but had the band stayed together to fully realise their potential and
record further albums then they could have flourished into something really special. Check this
album out if you can as is serves up a neat collection of commercial rockers that won't disappoint.
T total running time, 41:17 Produced by: PETER MARRINO, CRAIG SMALL © 1990 Shrapnel
Tracks: 04:09 Too Far Gone, 04:25 Live For The Moment, 03:31 Gypsy Queen, 03:25 Louisiana
Overload, 04:09 First Of My Generation, 03:48 I'm Ready, 04:11 Little Sister, 05:56 Wish
You Were Still Mine, 04:09 Hands Up, 03:34 9.0] £8
*NIN (NINE INCH NAILS): Head like a Hole [It was 1990's hit "Head Like a Hole," that gave Nine Inch
Nails its commercial foothold. An evocative blend of industrial sonics, pop
conventions, heavy-metal aggression, and dance-club rhythms. 1.Head Like A
Hole - (slate mix) 2 Head Like A Hole - (clay mix) 3 Head Like A Hole - (opal
mix)]£7
1927: The other side [Excellent Hard rock / A.O.R, that came out in ’90 through WEA records.
Songs: 01.Tell Me A Story 02. Don't Forget Me... (For Elvis) 03. Doin' It Wrong 04. The Other Side
05. Africa 06. A World Without You 07. A Day Like Today 08. Call On Me 09. Why? 10. It's Gonna
Get Better. This is the second album from 1927, the first, now deleted from US catalogs was a major
hit in Australia and Europe. The band was formed from the remains of the early 80's one-hit wonder
group Moving Pictures who had a worldwide hit with the song "What about me"] £3
*NOISEWORKS: Love versus Money [Sony Records Promo Lp. Noiseworks sprang into the spotlight in
Australia with their top ten surprise hit single "No Lies" in 1986. The press dubbed them
an overnight success. What the papers didn't know was that Noiseworks had been busy
paying their dues for five years previous. Vocalist Jon Stevens began his career at 16
when an EMI representative caught Jon singing in a talent contest. After recording a
single that hit number one in his home country of New Zealand, Jon tried the American
music scene on for size. It didn't fit. Unflustered he moved on to Australia where
Noiseworks was eventually formed and released 3 hit albums, toured extensively, and
enjoyed supergroup status Down Under. Songs: 01 Jealousy (Is A Curse) 02 Hot Chilli
Woman 03 Liberty Bell 04 R.I.P. (Millie) 05 Take You Higher 06 Day Will Come 07 Miles And
Miles 08 Don't Lead Me On 09 Everyday People 10 Burning Cross 11 Love Versus Money
12 Freedom] £7
NO SWEET: Special PROMO, from this Great Hard Rock band, with the fantastic singer (Paul Quinn),
contains full press release information sheet, and special unique cover from London Records £3
*NO SWEET: On the Edge [Limited Edition Cut to Shape Picture disc] £3
*NO SWEET: On the Edge [Great Hard Rock band, with the fantastic singer (Paul Quinn), also contains 2
great unreleased songs: "For Just A Day" and "Storm Into The Sea". London Records] £6
NO SWEET: Tear Down The Walls ( full length version) [12” that also features a great and funny, good
time unreleased song among others. This is a MUST BUY item. Don't miss out on this one] £2
*NO SWEET: S/T album [Great Hard Rock band, with the fantastic singer (Paul Quinn), contains most of
their hit singles. London Records £6
NOTORIOUS: The Swalk -- Hard to find PROMO --[Featuring SEAN HARRIS : Ex -vocalist for
DIAMOND HEAD and ROBIN GEORGE, also has full press release information sheet.] £3
NOTORIOUS: The Swalk [Featuring SEAN HARRIS : Ex -vocalist for DIAMOND HEAD and ROBIN
GEORGE] £1
NOTORIOUS: S/T Hard to find German issue. This album features SEAN HARRIS : Ex -vocalist for
DIAMOND HEAD and ROBIN GEORGE, also has full press release information sheet.] £4
Aldo NOVA: Twitch [ Excellent US Hard Rock, from the man that Has
inspired Bon Jovi. Songs: 1.Tonite
(Lift Me Up) 2 Rumours Of You 3 Surrender Your Heart 4 If Looks Could Kill 5 Heartless
6 Long Hot Summer 7 Fallen Angel 8 Stay 9 Lay Your Love On Me 10 Twitch.
A good representation of Aldo Nova's seriously-underrated talents is his first two albums,
"Aldo Nova" (The S/T L.P) and " Twitch". This album also had two guests on it. Fiona,
(Rumours Of You, Surrender Your Heart, Lay Your Love On Me) and Michael Bolton
(before he became the ballad king).] £5
Aldo NOVA: S/T [Excellent US Hard Rock, from the man that Has inspired Bon Jovi] £4
*Aldo NOVA: Subject [Excellent US Hard Rock, from the man that Has inspired Bon Jovi] £7
* NUCLEAR ASSAULT: The Plague [Formed by Danny Lilker after his departure from Anthrax, Nuclear
Assault's sound combined both the hardcore influences of Lilker and John
Connelly with the more metallic styles of Anthony Bramante and Glenn Evans,
accentuated by Connelly's rather unique whiney (yet effective) vocal style.
Lilker's later bands are well-documented elsewhere, while both Evans and
Connelly have had solo projects in the past (C.I.A. and Nuclear Theory,
respectively). Songs: 1.Game Over - (instrumental) 2 Nightmares 3 Butt F**k
4 Justice 5 Plague, The 6 Cross Of Iron] £13
*Ted NUGENT: Little Miss
Dangerous [SIDE ONE 1. High Heels in Motion (Nugent) - 3:34
2. Strangers (Costi/Nugent) - 3:45 3. Little Miss Dangerous (Nugent) - 4:46
4. Savage Dancer (Nugent) - 3:50 5. Crazy Ladies (Nugent) - 3:38
SIDE TWO 1. When Your Body Talks (Schultz/Scott) - 3:12 2. Little Red Book
(Bacharach/David) - 3:02 3. Take Me Away (Amato/Nugent) - 3:00 4. Angry Young Man
(Nugent) - 3:54 5. Painkiller (Nugent) - 5:51
Band Members: Ted Nugent - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals / Jay Ferguson - Bass
Dave Amato - Synthesizer, Guitar, Vocals (bckgr) / Larry Deimer - Keyboards
Lawrence Dermer - Synthesizer, Keyboards / Joe Galdo - Percussion, Drums
Duane Hitchings - Percussion, Drums, Keyboards / Patrick Leonard - Synthesizer,
Keyboards / Michael Mason - Percussion, Drums, Vocals (bckgr) /Ricky Phillips - Bass,
Vocals (bckgr) / David Wolinski - Keyboards /Hawk Wolinski - Synthesizer, Keyboards
Carmine Appice - Vocals (bckgr) / Sandy Slavin - Vocals (bckgr) / Jaime St James - Vocals
(bckgr) / Tommy Thayer - Vocals (bckgr) / Douglas Banker - Vocals (bckgr) / Rick Baron
- Vocals (bckgr) / Bobby Columby - Vocals (bckgr) /Robby Weaver - Vocals (bckgr)] £3
* OFFENBACH: Never Too Tender [A&M '76 Canada. Great Canadian progressive heavy rock / AOR
quartet. Gatefold sleeve. 1-Never too tender (4 min 15 sec) 2-Running away (4 min 11
sec) 3-Balls and rods (2 min 52 sec) 4-Edgar (5 min 46 sec) 5-Love in vain (3 min 14 sec)
6-Sad song (when I'm really down) (4 min 54 sec) 7-Every day I get the blues (5 min 10
sec) 8-High down (3 min 50 sec). Offenbach's heavy blues-rock sound made it one of the
province's most popular rock bands in the late 1970's and early '80s. Although most of their
work was in French, Offenbach made an English language LP, "Never Too Tender," in
1976 and toured across the country. Boulet became a successful solo artist after Offenbach's
demise, winning two Felix awards, the Quebec recording industry's equivalent of a Grammy]
£8
*ONSLAUGHT: Shellshock [England's Onslaught existed through the mid to late 80's without ever quite
securing a permenant lead singer or making a huge impact on the music world, even
though they were a great band! On this one, which proved to be their last release, the band
recruited Grim Reaper's Steve Grimmett for the vocal department and proceeded to write
and record a fairly decent piece of work. With a guitar sound reminiscient of Metallica's
Master of Puppets era and melodies that remind me a bit of Anthrax, Onslaught rumbled
through the songs with a sense of reasonable execution. Should appeal to anyone with an
interest in the late 80's thrash scene. Watch out for the excellent Angelwitch cover
"Confused"] £8
* ORION THE HUNTER: S/T [Orion The Hunter was
a spinoff of the band Boston. The band was formed
by former Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau in the early 1980s and consisted of
Goudreau on lead guitar, Fran Cosmo on lead vocals, Bruce Smith on bass, and
Mike DeRosier, formerly of Heart, on drums. The Orion The Hunter album
featured the hit "So You Run," which pushed the album to #57 on the Billboard
chart. The band's short existence was probably caused by Goudreau's ongoing
problems with the band Boston, in which he sued guitarist Tom Scholz, only to
settle out of court] £10
*OUTSIDE EDGE: Running Hot £10
*OVERKILL: Taking Over [Track List • Deny The Cross •
Wrecking Crew • Fear His Name • Use Your
Head • Fatal If Swallowed • Powersurge • In Union We Stand • Electro-Violence • Overkill
II (The Nightmare --Continues).
Kicking off with the brutal riffing of "Deny The Cross", the band make it obvious that in no way have they compromised, if anything they've got heavier! "Wrecking Crew" is next, the best song on side one, with brilliant guitar work from Bobby Gustafson. Powerful rifferama as always, and a great solo which rips the speakers to tatters. Mr. Gustafson pisses all over most of the so-called guitar heroes, most of whom can't write a song to save their lives. But no way are OVERKILL a one-man band, the crunching rhythms are an essential part of their sound and are ably provided by D.D. Verni on bass and Rat Skates on drums.
"Fear His Name" and "Use Your Head" are next up, both good songs delivered strongly, the latter featuring the great chorus line "You, you've got a lot to learn, you heads up your ass!" Great! The last song on side one is a re-recorded version of "Fatal If Swallowed" from their EP of a couple of years ago, and this is a far superior version.
Over on to side two, "Powersurge" has a catchy chorus and a great bass intro while "Electro-Violence" has some speedy riffing and shouted backing vocals. But vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth has such a distinctive voice that when combined with the guitar of Gustafson it gives OVERKILL their own sound which makes them one of the few bands that are instantly recognizeable. "In Union We Stand" is a classic chant in the style of JUDAS PRIEST's "Take On The World", but this is done so much better. Ellsworth's voice does let him down a bit on this but it's such a good song it hardly matters. My favourite track one the first album was "Overkill", and on here it"s "Overkill II", in the same vein as part one. This song is so powerful it's frightening. From the doomy gothic intro, through the classic chorus with it's brilliantly melodic guitar hook, to the acoustic guitar on the fadeout, this song says everything about the band. As the song says, "The nightmare continues"! FULLY SIGNED BY ALL BAND MEMBERS] £18
* OZZY OSBOURNE: Blizzard of Ozz [12"] £10
* PALLAS: Eyes In The Night (arrive alive) [1984 Eyes In The Night (Arrive Alive) / East West / plus the
exclusive 12" only track Crown Of Thorns. Pallas is a Scottish band] £10
* PALLAS: The Knightmoves [Strangers / Nightmare / plus the exclusive 12" only track Sanctuary] £5
* PALLAS: Throwing Stones At the Wind [Throwing Stones At The Wind / Cut And Run (live) / plus the
exclusive 12" only track Crown Of Thorns (live) ] £5
* PALLAS: The
Wedge [Their sound is tight, their musical ideas are flawlessly formed and they
have good
ideas. They are reminiscent of Rush with their science-fiction-oriented lyrics and their
eccentric rhythms. Where others try to fall into a certain prog category, or do their very best
not to fall in any category at all, this band simply made the music they wanted to make. Pallas
do not forget the rock even when it is progressive. Call me a romantic, but I think music has to
move you, it must have some kind of life in it, you must be able to feel it. It must be made with
passion. And it is this combination of highly melodic and symphonic rock and music with a
soul, that makes Pallas unique] £10
PANDEMONIUM: Hole In The Sky [This Alaskan band recorded a few pure metal albums. This one is a
Roadrunner Records release '85. This album is quite good. 1. Eye of the Storm 2. Look
of Death 3. Imagination 4. Don't Touch That Dial 5. Evil Face 6. Nothing Left to Say
7. Boys in the Bright White Sports Car 8. Imprisoned by the Snow 9. After the Freeze ]
£4
PANDORA’S BOX: Safe Sex [Operatic Hard Rock that has received the best reviews from all magazines]
£3
*Jeff PARIS: Wired Up [Melodic Rock album featuring more hooks than a fisherman’s tackle box.
Inspired many a band’s songwriting style but most notably Vixen on their S/T debut when
they covered 3 songs featured on this album. Jeff Paris has become best known for his
songwriting with people such as Mr. Big, Vixen and Alias but he's also released
three albums in his own right. Vixen covered no less than four songs from "Race To
Paradise" and "Wired Up" taking "Cryin'" into the American Top 20. If you're looking
for classic AOR with big hooks look no further 1. Saturday Nite 2. One Night Alone 3.
Trial by Fire 4. Cryin' 5. Wired Up 6. Charmed Life 7. I Can't Let Go 8. Heart to the Flame
9. Matter of Time 10. Illusions] £10
* PARKER: Black Dog £3
*
PENDRAGON: The Jewel [Pendragon's first full-length studio release could serve
as the model for the
stereotypical "neo-prog" album. Clive Nolan hadn't joined the band yet, but I enjoy Rik's
keyboard work on this album. His leads are tasty and melodic. It complements Nick's
guitar well. Nick's guitar playing is typical of neo-prog, in a Genesis kinda way with
crystally arpeggios, fuzzy power chords, melodic leads. The compositions are around six
minutes long, give or take a few. There's a pretty energetic "rock" tendency that I believe
has pretty much disappeared from their music. Themes come and go and develop at a
comfortable pace, nothing too jarring or lagging. They're not horribly complex or intense,
but there's quite a bit of interplay between the keyboards and guitar, and the melodies are
nice enough to keep me interested. Points of comparison here are Genesis (circa Duke), a
little Marillion, and a helping of Rush from around that time. If you're into quality neo-
prog, I recommend giving this a try.
Nick Barrett, vocals, guitars; Rik Carter, keyboards; Peter Gee, basses, guitars, bass
pedals; Nigel Harris, drums, percussion
Tracklist:
1. Higher Circles — 3:29 (a very progressive song with the typical Pendragon guitar sound and
the more typical Nick Barrett vocals).
2. The Pleasure of Hope — 3:43 (a more romantic song with a melancholic approach)
3. Leviathan — 6:13 (This is the all-time Pendragon fans favourite and is still played at their concerts
nowadays).
4. Alaska — 8:39 (Alaska is divided in two pieces At Home With The Earth and Snowfall. It is one of my
all-time favourites; very good keyboards and a very good composition)
5. Circus — 6:34 (a very dramatic song with great instrumental parts and breaks)
6. Oh Divineo — 6:51
7. The Black Knight — 9:57 (Pendragon's masterpiece and is still loved by Pendragon and progrock lovers
nowadays !)
8. Fly High Fall Far — 4:56
9. Victims of Life — 6:53
total time 57:15] £13
* PENDRAGON: Fly High, Fall Far (84) [Fly High Fall Far is a very agressive prog rock song with great
tempo breaks and outstanding keyboards by Rik Carter. Victims Of Life is a very melodic
instrumental piece with superb guitar parts and again a lot of tempo breaks in the song !
Dark Summer's Day later appeared on the 9:15 Live album. Excalibur is an instrumental
piece with a very nice keyboard sound in which Pendragon shows their skills, I think this
is the song with the most authentic Pendragon sound of all !] £11
* PENDRAGON: Saved by You [Saved By You is just killer with a chorus that sticks to your mind for
weeks. Next song is a very Genesis a-like song Lady Luck, which I think has been
written after the KowTow album, together with Chase The Jewel and Elephants Never
Grow Old. Chase The Jewel is a long uptempo song with great breaks while Elephants
Never Grow Old shows the more balladish side of Pendragon. Fully signed by all band
members] £10
Steve PERRY: Oh Sherrie [ Very Rare 12” PROMO, That features an extra unreleased – and very nice
track indeed --“Don’t Tell Me Why You’re Leaving” ] £3
* PICTURE: S/T £13
PHAROAH: First strike [100% glam!!] £3
PHOENIX: In Full View [ The historic band that features John Verity (ex-Argent) on vocals, guitars and
bass. Very Rare PROMO on Charisma Records] £5
PINK METAL KITCHEN : Where Angels Fear To Tread.[Melodic Hard Rock. Quite Rare item on Destiny
Angel Records!] £5
PET HATE: The Bride Wore Red [This record is on all N.W.O.B.H.M wants lists, and is on Heavy Metal
Records, but has serious poppy, glam overtones. Fantastic album cover. Normally costs £10] £4
PET HATE: Bad Publicity[This record is on all the N.W.O.B.H.M wants lists, and is on Heavy Metal
Records, but has serious poppy, glam overtones. Fantastic and sexy album cover. Normally
costs £10] £4
*PLANET P: S/T [Quiex II Limited Edition Pressing + Promotional copy LP. Amazing artwork! (The
back cover shows some interesting picture with posters from Greek political parties!!
Contains the classic hit single "Why Me?"] £8
Robert PLANT: Pictures at Eleven [Great album] £4
Robert PLANT: Hurting Kind 12”. [Featuring unreleased 2 songs: Oompah, One Love + I Cried] £4
* Robert PLANT: Your Mama Said 12”. £4
PLEASURE BOMBS: Days Of Heaven [Magnificent Sleazy Hard Rock with a very sexy female
Front woman. Contains the fantastic song “Pushing Up” and "Summer's over",
"Love takes a walk", "Tumblin' down". Produced by Tony Visconti] £4
*POISON: Cry Tough [Debut PROMO only single on Enigma Records SPRO - 9710] £6
*POISON: Cry Tough [Debut PROMO M.F.N single] £7
*POISON: Talk Dirty To Me [Great hit single, a Poison classic. Fully singed single on M.F.N] £4
*POISON: Every Rose Has It’s Thorn [Number 1 hit single. Classic Ballad, but also unreleased song
“Gotta Face the Hangman”, is a Poison classic. Gatefold] £4
POISON: Flesh & Blood [Massive hit album features “Unskinny Bop”, “Ride The Wind”, “Something To
Believe in” etc] £4
*POISON: Flesh & Blood [Massive hit album features “Unskinny Bop”, “Ride The Wind”, “Something To
Believe in” etc. Fully singed] £9
POISON ELECTRIC HEAD: The Big Eye AM £5
*The POOR: Who Cares [ Australian PROMO, with very strange cover, that you can use as a D.I.Y stencil,
to decorate any thing that you like!! Fantastic Hard and Sleazy Australian band, aggressive and
powerful] £4
*POSSESSED: Seven Churches [This was the first true Death Metal outfit. In 1984, POSSESSED along
with DEATH were of the first Metal bands who fit into this category. I was always awed by
their ferocious energy and dark, relentless style. Seven Churches contains ten brutally heavy
well-written tracks. Who can forget unholy tracks like "The Exorcist", "Pentagram",
"Burning In Hell", "Fallen Angel", "Satan's Curse" and the immortal "Death Metal"?
Possessed were really ahead of their time. This record was recorded while band members
Mike Torrao, Mike Sus, Jeff Becerra and Larry Lalonde (who would later joined Blind
Illusion + Primus) were still in high school. Few can argue that the band were not in touch
with the darkest side of the scene and had a firm grasp on the chemistry that would one day
lead us to this glorious and flourishing scene of uncompromising brutality. Possessed had a
huge impact on the death/black metal scene and their influence can still be heard today.
Little did these four young guys know that this album would shape what would become the
Death Metal genre. It's scope of importance in Metal is limitless. If you've been around a
while and don't have this one, shame on you! Its an essential historical component to
anyone chronicling the evolution of Death Metal. Buy it if you don't mind the fact that the
picture sleeve cover is missing] £8
*POSSESSED: The Eyes of Horror EP [Following their superb "Beyond The Gates" LP, "The Eyes of
Horror" is pretty damn rippin'. The overall production falls somewhere between "Beyond
The Gates" and their debut release, "Seven Churches", although how much can it hurt on an
album like this? But I can get into this... Not quite as obvious as something as, say old
VENOM (who I like for the pure extremity of their genre) and in that sense, somewhat
classier, too. There aren't any surprises here...but would you want any? Nahh, this shit rocks
pretty hard. Buy it if you don't mind the fact that the picture sleeve cover is missing] £6
PRINCESS PANG: S/T [ Remember the anthem “Trouble in
Paradise”? Yes, this L.P is full of quality
sleazy, street Hard Rock. This New York-based rock quintet was formed in 1986 around
the nucleus of Jeni Foster (vocals), Ronnie Roze (bass) and Brian Keats (drums). The
line-up was finally completed a year later by the addition of guitarists Jay Lewis and
Andy Tyernon. Signing to Metal Blade Records, they were introduced to Ron St.
Germain (of Bad Brains fame) who eventually handled the production of their debut.
Released in 1989, it was a gutsy hard rock album, full of tales of New York's low-life.
Foster, with her aggressive delivery, drew comparisons to Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose,
though the band failed to capitalize on the attentive press they received.] £4
PRISM: Armageddon [ very Rare factory sample PROMO L.P, from this highly regarded A.O.R band] £4
PRISONER: Rip It Out [HEAVY U.S Metal. As Heavy as it gets] £4
PROCOL HARUM: A Salty Dog [Yes, this is the band that has offered the famous song "Whiter Shade of
Pale". Original pressing in Music for Pleasure Records / special cover] £3
*PROUD: Fire Breaks The Dawn [Swedish Classic metal thats far above average sounding like a mix of
Axewitch and Angelwitch! Tight melodic and clean just the way it was intended] £20
*PURE MANIA: Dirty Love £10
Q5: Steel The light [Legendary album. 1. Missing In Action 2. Lonely Lady 3. Steel The Light 4. Pull The Trigger 5.
Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady 6. In The Night 7. Come And Gone 8. Rock On 9. Teenage Runaway] £10
Q5:
When Mirror Cracks [Famous Heavy Metal album. Floyd Rose on the guitar and
classics like Livin’ On TheBorderline, and Let Go. Track list: 1. Livin' on the Borderline 4:42 2. Your Tears (Will Follow Me) 3:50
3. Never Gonna Love Again 4:57 4. Stand By Me 3:40 5. When the Mirror Cracks 3:33 6. Runaway 3:50 7. In
the Rain 3:54 8. I Can't Wait 4:10 9. Cold Heart 4:10 10. Let Go 4:07]] £5
QUARTZ: Stand
Up And Fight [The name of Birmingham Metallers Quartz is now synonymous with the
legendary
NWOBHM movement. Quartz are rooted in the industrial hotbed that gave vent to so many world status
acts. Indeed, Mike Hopkins’ act Way Of Life, pre Quartz, featured no less than a pre Zeppelin John
Bonham on drums. Prior to their 1st album, the band had already proven their mettle with the single
releases & tours supporting AC/DC & Black Sabbath. The Sabbath connection proved a useful ally.
Sabbath’s tour manager Albert Chapman took over the business reins whilst guitarist Tony Iommi lent
his skills to producing the band. Even Queen guitarist Brian May handled lead on 1 track. Keyboard
player Geoff Nichols joined Black Sabbath later on.
Songs: Stand up and fight, Charlie Snow, Can't say no to you, Revenge, Stoking up the fires of hell, Rock
'n' roll child, Questions, Wildfire + Insert sheet] £13
* QUEEN: II [Gatefold. Queen's sophomore album was loathed by critics, who accuse it of being too "art-rock", and
loved by many fans. The truth is that, while it is Queen's most fantasy-oriented and ornate album, Queen
II is simply beautiful music. While some of their '70s contemporaries may have attempted similar forays
into fantastic medievalism, Queen went all the way, and came up with music as grand as the subject
matter. For example, "Father To Son" is filled with the hard rock equivalents of trumpets heralding a
new king. Even when the song ventures into more blues-based heavy rock territory, Queen doesn't let
up the intesity. Gentle ballads ("Nevermore") and grinding metal ("Ogre Battle") coexist without
sounding out of place. The epic "March of the Black Queen" must have given rock critics fits, with its
defiance of pop song structures and its over the top theatrics. This album delivers excess and then some.
The stunning guitar harmonies and vocal overdubs are fantastic. The band even completely refurbished
"Seven Seas of Rhye" from their debut, and made it into an actual song with vocals. For fans of straight-
forward bluesy rock, there's "See What A Fool I've Been" (which could almost be one of AC/DC's slow,
moody numbers) and the heavy rock of "The Loser In the End". Although it may be a bit much for some,
I find this album to be simply incredible] £24
* QUEEN: Sheer Heart Attack [The inevitable commercial breakthrough occured for Queen with the clever pop of
"Killer Queen". The song reflected a new approach for the band: a little less medieval melodramatics, a
little more humor, but still retaining the basic mix of musical theater, heavy rock and pop. The album's
structure expanded upon an approach toyed with on Queen II: the use of an almost "medley-like" song
flow, in which songs wouldn't just end, but sort of trailed off into a new song. Interesting points in the
album include "Bring Back Leroy Brown", which signaled an interest by the band in using traditional
genres such as ragtime, and "In the Lap of the Gods...Revisited", a prime example of the Queen power
ballad. "Stone Cold Crazy" showcased the band's more frantic, heavier side, while "Now I'm Here", with
its call and response sections, would prove to be a concert favorite] £8
* QUEEN: A Night At The Opera [Great Gatefold album. Although best known for the classic rock staple
"Bohemian Rhapsody" (and you may as well admit it; as overplayed as "Rhapsody" may be, it's infinitely
more fun to sing along with this song's "wall of vocals" opera section and bang your head to the hard
rock rant which follows than it is to hear "Stairway To Heaven" for the three-millionth time) and the pop
charmer "You're My Best Friend", A Night At The Opera has more to offer than the casual listener may
be aware of. Riding a tide of increasing success, Queen did what current mainstream rock bands are
often unable to do: create an album which not only has hit pop songs, but minimizes filler and
maximizes quirkiness and variety in songwriting. Broadway-style rock is still utilized by Queen to its
bitchy maximum ("Death On Two Legs"), while the band's use of musical styles from the earlier part of
the 20th century continues to delight the listener with its outrageous dandiness ("Lazing On A Sunday
Afternoon", "Seaside Rendezvous", "Good Company"). Queen cohort and producer Roy Thomas Baker
pulls off the impossible, creating a lush soundscape which manages to retain catchiness without losing
any of the band's epic vision. This vision harkens back to their earlier approach with songs such as the
dreamlike "'39" and "The Prophet's Song", which features Asian sounds, heavy guitar work and an
incredible, dizzying vocal tour-de-force utilizing stereo imaging and dead-on harmonies. "I'm In Love
With My Car" is a great, traditional hard-rocker penned by drummer Roger Taylor. And if you fancy
yourself a fan of hard rock, but have yet to hear Queen's tongue-in-cheek signature song "Bohemian
Rhapsody" at some point, you'd better emerge from the bomb shelter you've been hiding in for the past
few decades. ] £8
QUEEN: A Day At The Races [Great Gatefold album. Although some may accuse Queen of trying to merely copy
the successful formula of A Night At The Opera with this album, I prefer to think of it as an inevitable
extension of their unique approach. True, the band has continued to access a "foppish" element in their
music, which calls to mind elaborate parties at luxurious villas (particularly in "The Millionaire Waltz").
However, the songs are not mere rehashes of songs from the previous album. Instead, Queen presents
hushed torch-song dramatics ("You Take My Breath Away"), surprisingly authentic-sounding gospel-rock
"Somebody To Love"), raucous low-brow hard rock ("Tie Your Mother Down"), and one of Queen's
trademark power ballads ("Teo Torriatte"). Beautiful vocals, elaborate song-writing and Brian May's
trademark guitar choirs (which are especially effective in the intro to "Tie Your Mother Down" and the
outro to "Teo Torriatte")] £6
QUEEN: Jazz [Original gatefold LP with inserts] £6
* QUEEN: News of the world [Great Gatefold album. With News of the World, Queen decided to start making a
change in their musical style by opting for a somewhat more straightforward approach to their songs.
This meant cutting back on the elaborate guitar orchestration and the epic sweep of their songwriting.
The question was, what will the "new" Queen sound like, and will it be forced and mundane or will it
continue to reflect the "Queen ethos", but with a new stylistic bent? Thankfully, News of the World
delivered the goods, with plenty of panache and natural feel. "We Will Rock You/We Are the
Champions" provided a matched pair of hits (a driving, hard rock singalong and an over-the-top power
ballad which are now almost always played back-to-back, as if they are two parts of the same song).
"Sheer Heart Attack" was Queen's surprisingly effective take on Heavy Metal. "Who Needs You" is a
Latin-flavored soft-rock number, while "It's Late" evokes some of Rod Stewart's more rock 'n roll efforts.
"Sleeping On the Sidewalk" is an energetic, blues-styled critique of the music business, while "Fight
>From the Inside" and "Get Down, Make Love" hint at the controversial dabblings in disco which the
band would later engage in. While not a breathtaking album, News of the World is certainly a more
successful example of a band changing its direction] £9
* QUEEN: Greatest Hits £7
* QUEEN: A kind of Magic [Great Gatefold classic compositions] £7
* QUEEN: Flash Gordon [Original Soundtrack] £7
* QUEEN: Live Killers [One of the best live albums ever recorded. The band had a quite "metal" sound at that
stage. Double album on nice gatefold with great pictures] £9
*QUEENSRYCHE: Operation Mindcrime [One of the best concept albums ever recorded. Every song is a classic]
£10
*QUEENSRYCHE: I am I [Limited Edition. Gold Disc Envelope Pack. Containing Two Colour Prints. Includes
"Real World" from the movie "Last Action Hero" and full band version of "Someone Else"
Every song is a classic] £7
QUIET RIOT: Condition Critical [Contains Mama we are all crazy now, winners take it all, Party all night,
Condition Critical, Born to rock, scream & Shout, etc. MEGA !] £5
QUIREBOYS: Mayfair ( original version)+ Mislead , Man on the Loose. [VERY, VERY RARE FIRST EVER
RELEASE On Survival records. Party Hard Rock! Very Quality stuff indeed!] £10
*QUIREBOYS: Mayfair (original version)+ Mislead , Man on the Loose. [VERY, VERY RARE FIRST EVER
RELEASE On Survival records. Party Hard Rock! Very Quality stuff indeed! SIGNED by Ginger,
the guitar player who went on to form the Wildhearts] £15
* QUIREBOYS: There she goes again (original version)+ How Do Ya Feel, Sex Party . [VERY, VERY RARE
FIRST EVER RELEASE On Survival records. Party Hard Rock! Very Quality stuff indeed!] £10
* QUIREBOYS: A Bit of what you fancy [Legendary Party Hard Rock album! Very Quality stuff indeed! SIGNED
by all members] £12
* QUIREBOYS: 7 O'Clock [Legendary Party Hard Rock song! Promo only in white envelope limited. Contains 2
unreleased songs: "Pretty Girls" + " How Do Ya Feel"] £ 4
* QUIREBOYS: 7 O'Clock [Legendary Party Hard Rock song! Contains 2 nreleased songs: "Pretty Girls" + " How
Do Ya Feel". Limited Edition with Double - sided Poster] £ 4
QUIREBOYS: Tramps And Thieves [Very special price, only..] £2
* OUIREBOYS: Hey You [Brilliant single that also features a blistering LIVE version of “Hoochie Coochie Man”] £3
OUIREBOYS: Hey You [Brilliant single that also features a blistering LIVE version of “Hoochie Coochie Man” but on
different hard sleeve. Contains a big poster] £4
RADIO MOSCOW : World Service [ the first RARE L.P on Status Records, of this legendary band that was the
continuation of Diamond Head. The drumming is also excellent and comes courtesy of Rich
Battersby , that is now beating the skins for the Wildhearts. Essential L.P Usually sells for £20.
My price is…. ] £9
RAG: It’s A Monkey [ Nice Powerful Hard Rock, Atlantic/ Atco PROMO] £2
*RAGE: Out of Control [the top N.W.O.B.H.M album] £12
RAGE: Secrets In A Weird World. [the top album
of this German-Hellenic band. Unlike their previous
album"Perfect Man", Secrets was considerably slowed down and drenched in more metal guitar than the lean,
mean speed assault of "Perfect Man". Manni Schmidt's guitar is double (maybe triple) tracked throughout,
often swirling and attacking with several angles. With the exception of "She", every song on here is
memorable and worth listening through. The album relies on good metal songs instead. "Distant Voices" is
one of the best, with a strong chorus. "Make My Day" is very aggressive and driving. The nine minute long
"Without a Trace" explores mysteries of the world (hence the album's title), showing some of the interest in
sci-fi topics Peavey has shown throughout the years. I would refer to Secrets as the pinnacle of Rage's
ahievements. Songs: 1. Intro 2. Time waits for noone 3. Make my day 4. The Inner search 5. Invisible
horizons 6. She 7. Light into the darkness 8. Talk to Grandpa 9. Distant voices 10. Without a trace 11. Lost
side of the world] £8
RAINBOW: Difficult to Cure £6
*RAINBOW: Rising [Gateforld] £4
*RAINBOW: Down To Earth £6
* RAINBOW: Can't Let Go £6
* RAM JAM: Black Betty [Legendary !!! Test Pressing!] £6
RATT: S/T [Extremely Rare first issue on Time Coast Records,
’83 US import. Great Heavy Metal with songs like
1. Sweet Cheater 2. You Think You're Tough 3. U Got It 4. Tell The World 5. Back For More 6. Walkin' The
Dog etc. All songs are just MEGA] £10
RATT: Invasion Of Your Privacy
[Classic Ratt… Full track list: 1. You're in Love 2. Never Use Love 3.
Lay it
Down 4. Give it All 5. Closer to My Heart 6. Between the Eyes 7. What You Give is What You Get 8. Got
Me On the Line 9. You Should Know By Now 10. Dangerous but Worth the Risk] £6
RATT: Detonator [Includes Loving You is a Dirty Job, Heads I win, Tails You
lose. Full track list: 1. Intro to Shame
2. Shame Shame Shame 3. Lovin' You's a Dirty Job 4. Scratch that Itch 5. One Step Away 6. Hard Time
7. Heads I Win, Tails You Lose 8. All or Nothing 9. Can't Wait on Love 10. Givin' Yourself Away 11. Top
Secret FANTASTIC] £7
RATT: Lovin' You's a Dirty Job (Ratt fonic Monster Mix) [12" FANTASTIC] £4
*RAVEN: Rock Until You Drop [Fully signed album. Includes insert. N.W.O.B.H.M.
Songs: Hard ride, Hell patrol, Don't need your money, Over the top, 39 - 40, For the future, Rock until
you drop, Nobody's hero, Hellraiser, Action, Lambs to the slaughter, Tyrant of the airways] £14
*RAVEN: Wiped out [Neat Records 1982. John Gallagher (V,B) Mark Gallagher (G) Rob "Wacko" Hunter (D)
Songs: Faster than the speed of light, Bring the hammer down, Fire power, Read all about it,
To the limit/To the top, Battle zone, Live at the Inferno, Star war, UXB, 20/21, Hold
back the fire, Chainsaw. Includes inserts + poster. N.W.O.B.H.M] £11
*RAVEN + Udo Dirkschneider: Break The Chain [Break the chain, Born to be wild, Inquisitor. N.W.O.B.H.M] £5
*RAVEN: Live At The Inferno [Double live gatefold album. N.W.O.B.H.M] £11
*RAVEN: Stay Hard [Promo LP. N.W.O.B.H.M] £7
*RAVEN: The pack is back [N.W.O.B.H.M] £6
RAVEN: Life is A Bitch [N.W.O.B.H.M] £4
R*D*P (Ratos De Porao): Anarkophobia [ Brazilian Thrash Metal. Good stuff on RoadRacer Rec] £4
*REALM: Suiciety £10
RECKLESS: Reckless [Why this
band didn't do better at the time still remains a mystery to me. There are some
absolute pearlers on this their first album, produced by the very talented Paul Gross. I remember the
buzz Reckless got in the UK media during the summer of 1981. 'The next big thing', according to the
AOR scribes of the time, namely Paul Suter and Geoff 'Def' Barton. Unfortunately Reckless had to
compete with some very good albums at the time. However, the strength of this album lies in the solid
melodic overtones permeating right throughout. 'Victims Of Time', 'Ready For Action', 'Reckless', and
'Searching For A Dream' are near classics. 12 tracks all up makes for some fairly spectacular listening,
considering this dates back to 1981. Jan Melanson - Vocals; Steve Madden - Guitars; Gene Stout -
Bass (Lee Aaron, Michael White); Gil Roberts - Drums Word of warning. If you see their other album
'Heart Of Steel' ignore it altogether. It's rubbish, and doesn't feature Jan Melanson. Unfortunately it's
only this latter one which has just been released on CD. Why bother with this one and not the debut??]
£5
*RECKLESS: No Frills[Different band] £5
RED CHECKERS: First Stop [Rare stuff in Rainbow music, Sweden] £5
* RED DOGS: Working Late £5
* RED DOGS: Sweet Little Ruby £5
The REJECTS: Quiet Storm [ Strange L.P on Heavy Metal Rec., that has a 70’s feel to it, though some songs are
having some Southern rock elements (slide guitar),and Hammond organ. Very nice] £4
REO SPEEDWAGON: S/T [Absolutely brilliant first LP. Quite Hard. Classic.] £5
*REO SPEEDWAGON: Live [Fantastic gatefold double album] £11
*REO SPEEDWAGON: A Decade of Rock And Roll 1970 - 1980 [Fantastic gatefold live double album] £11
REO SPEEDWAGON: Nine Lives [Fantastic gatefold album, that is a must have for every Hard Rock fan. Rare]
£4
REO SPEEDWAGON: Good Trouble £4REO SPEEDWAGON: Wheels Are Turnin’ [Absolutely brilliant and classic Reo S, record containing mega classics
like: Can’t Fight This Felling any More, R’N’R’ Star, I Do Wanna Know etc.] £4
*RIO: Borderland [Another great A.O.R album is becoming a victim of bad promotion and distribution from M.F.N]
£4
*RIO: Atlantic Radio [Another great A.O.R from M.F.N] £9
*RIOT: Narita £9
*RIOT: Fire Down Under £12
RITCH RAGS: Bedlam [Filthy Rich Records]
*RITUAL: L.T.M.P [The "Let The Metal Play" song, which is the title of song is a classic. Great Rare
independently released LP. American Metal.] £5
ROADHOUSE: PROMO ONLY 12" that features extra unreleased trucks. Must have item. Brilliant Hard Rock,
from the first Def Leppard guitarist. Don't miss the unreleased masterpieces: Straight For Your
Heart and Can't Take The Credit For it. The other 2 tracks are included in the album and are good
£3
ROADHOUSE: Tower Of Love [12" that features extra unreleased trucks like the acoustic version of "Freight
Train". Must have item. Brilliant Hard Rock, from the first Def Leppard guitarist]. £3
* ROADHOUSE: All Join Hands [12" Brilliant Hard Rock, from the first Def Leppard guitarist]. £3
* ROCK CITY ANGELS: Young Man's Blues [Double album. Gatefold] £8
* ROCKERS: We Are The Boys [Featuring Phil Lynott] £20
ROCKETS: Rocket Roll [Impressive 70’s style Southern Rock album, Electra PROMO] £8
*The RODS: S/T £8
*The RODS: Too Hot to Stop £8
ROGUE MALE: All Over You [HEAVY METAL………Music For Nations] £3
* ROGUE MALE: First Visit [HEAVY METAL………Music For Nations] £5
* ROGUE MALE: Belfast [HEAVY METAL………Music For Nations] £3
* ROGUE MALE: Animal Man [HEAVY METAL………Music For Nations] £5
Gregg ROLIE: Gringo [The JOURNEY keyboard player. Second solo LP. Killer A.O.R This album was recorded by
two producers. Richie Zito did the first half and David Kershenbaum the second. Carlos Santana
played on "Too Late, Too Late", and Carlos and Neal Schon traded solos on "Fire at Night". (classic
stuff) Bob Marlette (keyboardist) was introduced in this album and later on wrote and work with him
in those classic "Storm" albums] £5
* ROKO: One Night Stand £5
ROMEO’S DAUGHTER: S/T [Very impressive first A.O.R album. Excellent vocals, and hits like "I Cry Myself To
Sleep At Night", and "Wild Child" that were later covered by HEART, and "Heaven In
The Back Seat"] £4
*ROMEO’S DAUGHTER: Don't Break my heart [Very impressive A.O.R. Excellent vocals] £3
* ROSE TATOO: Bad Boy For Love £5
ROUGH DIAMOND: S / T [David Byron, the first legendary singer of Uriah Heep on vocals. Rare] £10
ROX: Violent Breed [On M.F.N. Classic album. Especially the first song is a real diamond (pan intended ;-)).
Songs: Love ya like a diamond, I wanna be a hero, Dressed to kill, Say goodbye to
Love, Daylight robbery, Hot on your trax, Wild and crazy, Jailbait, Violation] £6
*ROXANNE: Roxanne [1. Nothin' to Lose 2. Over You 3. Do it All 4.
Stay With Me 5. Cherry Bay 6. Sweet
Maria
7. Coming for You 8. Not the Same 9. Can't Stop Thinking 10. Play that Funky Music] £6
ROXX GANG: Things You’ve Never Done Before (Virgin Rec.)[One of the best sleazy - glam albums of
all time. Very powerful stuff]. £6
ROXX GANG: Scratch My Back [One of the best sleazy - glam singles of all time. Very powerful stuff] £4
ROXX GANG: Promo only [Special promo in white and black cover. One of the best sleazy - glam singles of all
time. Very powerful stuff. Inlcudes Scratch My Back] £4
*The ROYAL COURT OF CHINA: Geared & Primed £6
R.P.L.A: Unnatural Woman [Very controversial band that graced the Kerrang! cover in '93 when their album came
Out on EMI records! The music is really good in my opinion. It reminds me of the Cult, especially in the
vocal department. Almost every song is a masterpiece in this album] £2
The RUMOUR: Max [Very Rare 70’s rock. UK Vertigo rec. ’77 release. Classic sounding & Rare] £3
RUNNSTAFF: s/t £2
RUSH: S/T [good-natured Zeppelinesque hard rock romp, with odes to post-labor beer drinking ("Working Man"),
babes ("Need Some Love"), beer-inflicted depression ("Here Again"), more babes ("In the Mood"), and
politics-lite ("What You're Doing"). The fade-in intro to "Finding My Way" is an apt metaphor for how
the original Rush lineup (with competent drummer John Rutsey at the time) used an independent-label,
DIY approach to gradually gain both US listenership and big-label interest. Rock on] £8
RUSH: Fly by Night [John Rutsey's diabetes and differing ideas for musical directions led him to leave the band.
Enter Neil Peart, one of rock's finest drummers, and a good lyricist to boot. Suddenly, Rush's sophomore
effort surprises the listener with Objectivist-influenced lyrics meshed with harsher sonics ("Anthem"),
percussive/rhythmic tour de force pieces ("Beneath, Between & Behind), intelligent Album Oriented Rock
("Fly By Night"), and the first of their multi-layered, multi-sectioned epics, "By-Tor and the Snow Dog".
Geddy Lee's voice is quite high-pitched, but still sounds "natural", as opposed to glam-metal falsetto. You'll
also find dominant, wide-register bass-work (which somehow still maintains a semblance of keeping the
song's skeleton together). Alex Lifeson's guitar playing is quite organic, and uses a lot of full chords, as well
as suspended, dreamy voicings. Peart? Oh man, his drumming is quite exciting, and busy] £8
* RUSH: Caress of Steel [Gatefold, with lyrics and pictures] £8
* RUSH: Archives [Gatefold. Includes the 3 first albums: S/T, Fly by Night, Caress of Steel] £ 14
RUSH: 2112 [ Gatefold, with lyrics and pictures] £6
*RUSH: All The World's A Stage [The most famous double LIVE album by the Canadian Gods. Gatefold] £10
* RUSH: A Farewell to Kings [Gatefold] £8
* RUSH: Hemispheres [Gatefold with lyrics and pictures. Includes poster] £8
* RUSH: Spirit of Radio £8
RUSH: Permanent Waves [Classic!! When Rush stepped into the 80s they began their transformation from a heady,
quasi-prog rock band to a more technologically sequestered group, Permanent Waves became their
transitional album. Gone were the epic, full side songs such as "2112" or "Hemispheres". Though certain
tracks like "Natural Science" were still rather lengthy and ambitious, the trio learned a bit about honing their
excessive traits into a more digestible style. Permanent Waves also hinted more strongly at the eventual use
of keyboards, synthesizers and sequencers in their music, though Alex Lifeson still played a prominent
guitar role on the album. But as "Spirit of the Radio" and "Freewill" showed, the band was a lot more
interested in writing songs that threw out some of the dross and excess for songs that could be heard and
remembered like other rock anthems of the day. And more importantly, Geddy Lee was shedding the falsetto
of the 70s for a much more palatable singing voice.Overall, has proven to be an overwhelming Rush. There
are some songs that I find particularly exciting, namely "Entre Nous" and "Freewill", the ambitious "Natural
Science" is a wonderful inclusion in the Rush Epic Song Catalogue. Another great song is "Different
Strings", a more somber and quiet number that features rare Geddy Lee lyrics. "Jacob's Ladder" is a riffy
epic number that on some occasions proves to be a bit cumbersome and on others is a good treat.
Permanent Waves is probably one of the few albums that appeals to both fans of the older 70s Rush and fans
who enjoy their 80s synth phase] £6
RUSH: Moving Pictures [Classic!! One of those albums that just makes you go wow. Rush was slowly introducing
keyboards, bass pedals, and sequencers into the mix and this was one of their best demonstrations of the
latest technology. "Tom Sawyer" opens the album, "Red Barchetta" a futuristic story of a boy and an
outlawed gas automobile going on a joyride is one of my favorite Rush songs ever. "YYZ" is another great
Rush instrumental, with a killer bass line (Geddy is one of the best). "The Camera Eye" is the epic track, but
it moves differently than any of their previous long songs. Rather than piecing together distinctly different
segments under one title, this song maintains a flow throughout. Then you have "Witch Hunt", which builds
into a slow climax. And the whole thing ends with "Vital Signs", implementing sequencers and displaying
great song movement]£3
RUSH: Signals [One of the best 10 albums of all
time. Very powerful stuff. BUY! If any one album every
completely and totally recruited me into the Rush cult, Signals is that very album. Upon finding it, I
proceeded to listen to it nearly every day for weeks on end and to this day I still find it to be one of
their finest moments as a band. Here you get one of the best pieces of Rush's work in their
recording history. It probably helps to have a wonderful album opener such as "Subdivisions",
which features a great usage of keyboards as well as some darned pointed lyrics. "The Analog Kid"
is possibly a refugee from the previous two Rush albums, still using their style from Permanent
Waves and Moving Pictures with some synth washes in the chorus. Also has one of the best drum
performances in the history of music. "Chemistry" is a fairly clever lyrical number. "The Weapon"
is a very powerful number, while the follow-up, "New World Man", seems to be the song most
people remember from this album. "Losing It" is a slower number regarding the affects of age on
talented people. The album closes out with "Countdown", which is a tribute to the launch of the first
space shuttle, complete with sampled recordings from Houston and the cockpit of the Columbus.
The interplay between synthesizer, guitar and the rhythm section is particularly solid throughout. If
you don't own this one, don't call yourself a music fan] £6
*RUSH: New World Man £6
RUSH: Grace Under Pressure [One of my favorite Rush albums is this jagged, disturbing gem from the mid-80's.
This time the keyboards are even more prominent, with sequenced-sounding synth. Surprisingly, Alex's
guitar makes a huge comeback, and balances the keyboards out with huge, chorused, delayed sweeps of
sound, and taut, nightmarish solos. "Afterimage" is a paean to a departed friend of the band, and has both
palm-muted single note lines (verses), and brilliant chordal screaming (middle break). "Red Sector A"
gallops along on a ruthless, sequenced bass synth pulse, and U2 meets Zeppelin washes of six-string
paranoia. "Between the Wheels" features one of Alex's greatest guitar solos. This album also saw the
development of a Rush-ism: guitar/real bass dominated verse, keyboard/synth-bass dominated chorus. A
masterpiece] £7
RUSH : The Big Money 12" +Territories +Red Sector A (LIVE) [GODS!!!!] £5
RUSH: Subdivisions 12" £7
* RUSH: Countdown [Spirit of Radio + Interview on the B side. Fantastic cover] £7
RUSH: Hold Your Fire [Hold Your Fire had one major thing going for it: the songs are good to great throughout.
"Force Ten" is undeniably a classic Rush track, complete with a major mood shift for the chorus and very
wide open atmospheric affects. "Time Stand Still" is the poppiest and probably the most radio friendly song
of the album. "Open Secrets" is a floating, pondering number that contains some very good lyrics from Neil
Peart. At this point Peart was rock solid on introspective lyrics and this here is one of his better examples.
Meanwhile, the music underneath is expansive and moving. The most upbeat song of the album (and the
only one where bass really gets a mod) is "Turn the Page". Overall, the production on Hold Your Fire takes
the band into a territory started with Power Windows. The sound is immense and still allows a lot of space
for musical notes to breathe and stretch out. This is one contender for a Rush classic]£7
* RUSH: Time Stand Still £7
RUSH: Presto, was again a shift in direction for the trio, this time going for a more back to the basics approach. For
whatever reason, the band decided to place the keyboard racks in the garage and opted for a style that
reminded them that yes, Alex Lifeson indeed played guitars and was a pretty snappy guitarist to boot. The
band takes the listener through a maze of moods and tempos throughout, from the moodiness of "The Pass"
to a more fanciful approach on the title track] £7
*RUSH: Rock Sagas [The Chris Tetley interview. Picture disc, still factory sealed] £7