From: pw15@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Philip  Wang)
Subject: hello, I'm back
Reply-To: pw15@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Philip  Wang)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 06:13:10 GMT

Went to do some shopping this vacation and came across a bunch of stuff.

First, I got a Cema Records reissue of Saxon's DENIM & LEATHER on CD. I was
wondering if any of their other albums have been reissued by EMI (I believe
EMI owns Cema Records).

Second, I got Samson's SHOCK TACTICS. I think this is Bruce Dickinson's best
studio recording ever. As much as I like FEAR OF THE DARK, his voice isn't
quite the same anymore. From listening to the Nicky Moore stuff, not only did
Samson lose something in the vocals when Harris and Smallwood got Dickinson to
join Maiden, they lost something in the composition. I listen to the EPs off
the Nicky Moore albums and I hear rehashes of old songs. Listen to "I'll Be 
Round," from BEFORE THE STORM. Chris Aylmer is playing "Gravy Train," (which
you wouldn't have known I guess unless you got the FEATURING BRUCE DICKINSON
LIVE AT READING '81 album). Who out there has REFUGEE? All I know is that
Dave Owens from Aurora and A-II-Z sings lead on one song. Is Paul Samson the
only original member left in the band? Also, one last Samson question. On the
SURVIVORS album cover there are four guys standing on a mound of famous
people. Right to left, they appear to be Thunderstick, Paul Samson, Chris
Aylmer, and a guy with a mouthstache. On the back of the cover, you see that 
guy whose name I don't know playing bass on the top left hand corner and 
singing lead vocals on the second picture down on the right. It's not John
McCoy because he's on the bottom left picture. Unless of course the guy with
the short hair and mouthstache is Paul Samson from the "Mr. Rock'N'Roll" days.
Can anyone clarify this for me? 

I got Grim Reaper's FEAR NO EVIL and like it a lot. How do the other albums
compare? Do all three have the same singer? What is the lineup anyway?

Lastly, I got this album VICES by Waysted. I wouldn't normally get an album
like this, cheesy cover and song titles, except that I recognise Pete Way
and Frank Noon in the lineup. Were they NWOBHM? According to Lars Ulrich and
magazines, Frank Noon was Tony Kenning's replacement in Atomic Mass and, when
they changed their name to Def Leppard the drummer on the EP right before Rick
Allen joined. Where did Pete Way come from? Or where did he go that I would 
know of that would cause me to recognise him?

Well, that's all the NWOBHM I picked up this time around. BTW, now that I have 
them on disc, I've got a Carrerre Records release of Saxon's DENIM & LEATHER
and the Gran Slamm reissue of Samson's SURVIVORS which includes both the
original version and the Paul Samson remixes with Bruce Bruce on vocals, both
on cassette. I tried my best to take care of them and both tapes have gone
through several listens, and I did get the Saxon used. But if any of you have
any NWOBHM tapes that you don't want or actually any heavy metal that you
don't want that you think I might be interested in if you want to trade (don't
want any mone), e-mail me.

philip

Philip Wang                            E-mail at pw15@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu
"Washington Boulevard...Thirty three...Can I get a transfer, man? Ninety five
cents?! Fuck you, I'll skate to the beach, and I'll look better gettin' there!"
               -Chuck Mosley, "Death March"
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