Torontos biggest Priest show
this was the biggest show Priest has done in Toronto playing in front of 30, 000. This was The Turbo Tour.
this was the biggest show Priest has done in Toronto playing in front of 30, 000. This was The Turbo Tour.
The tour went from August 1983 when it kicked off with dates at Birmingham NEC until March 1984. Support bands included Diamond Head.
I wonder if there was a cassette sngle too? The image on the cover was taken by Tony Mottram.
The song from the soundtrack to the film.
The blurb from wikipedia…
“Johnny Be Good is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Bud Smith, starring Anthony Michael Hall .
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vintage sabbath badge, probably from the 80's when these 'crystal' type badges were popular. again, a car boot sale find...
Nic Bullen's handwritten lyrics to 'The Good Book'
ORIGINAL 1972 VOL 4
Class War, 1985
Grindcrusher tour itinerary, poster and backstage pass,1989.
Acquired from Johnny Doom Sounds newspaper Britcore Feature including Napalm Death + Sore Throat Decemeber 1988
We might be slightly out on the date of these photos which are likely to have been taken for Metal Hammer.
Black Sabbath article in Melody Maker from 1970 bought at my local news agent in Bloxwich
How did I come by this priceless rare ticket? I went to a record fair at Birmingham NEC back in 1994 and bought a first pressing of Black Sabbath's first album for £25. When I got it home to examine it this ticket was inside the sleeve. How lucky am I?
Judas Priest Hero Hero crusader badge (1981)
Led Zep & Cozy Powell out for a pint
A side - 'Immigrant Song' B side - 'Hey Hey What Can I Do"
This 7" lovingly sits alongside my collection of European picture sleeve 45s.
Denim Jacket (1986). Featuring patches from Black Sabbath, Judas Priest & Led Zeppelin.
These belong to a friend/colleague who saw Sabbath twice in the early days. As far as he recalls, the Mayfair show at the Bullring was just after the release of Paranoid. As the poster says, this was just prior to a US tour that contributed .
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Press ad for VO6
Judas Priest ticket from the 1983 tour to support ‘Screaming for Vengeance’ at the long gone Glasgow Apollo. Support was from Quiet Riot who were having major success in the US with the ‘Metal Health’ album.