Boris's latest list

Three Magnum CDs on the list (had to make do)

    Once again, Boris's list has been revised, and so much has been acquired, added and deleted since the last one was made three years ago, so many artists are no longer needed (even if I find them too late). I received this before I put it here, and found one by a group who will remain nameless, then found an autographed CD by a recently departed member of a band of another era. Anyway, I need to find a few more before sending out another package by the festive period due to the complicated method and high cost of P&P. The list has changed even more as a dozen or so more titles have been deleted as they were no longer needed, which is a relief since they are rare in the US. A few more were thrown in. We can't send anything to each other right now because of financial difficulties as well as changing events in both of our countries. I have a better shot at finding Muse again since they're remotely more well known here. I also might not have as much time to go on the road when new things start for me in 2025.

 A.................................................................................................................

Amenophis: Amenophis

Anyones Daughter: Adonis

Alcatrazz: No Parole from Rock 'n' Roll

           Dangerous Games

Amorphis: Elegy

          Am Universum

Anaphema: Eternity

Anglagard: Hybris

B..................................................................................................................

Blind Guardian: Tales from the Twilight World

               Somewhere Far Beyond

C..........................................................................................

Celtic Frost: Vanity/Nemesis

Cornwell, Hugh (The Stranglers): Nosferatu (w/Robert Williams)

Classix Nouveaux: La Verité

Creatures (Siouxsie and the Banshees): Hai!

Camel: Rain Dances

D.................................................................................................................

Daturana: Crossroad Man

Dax, Danielle: Blast the Human Flower

Dio: Strange Highways**

            

                    

E.......................................................................................................................

Eloy: Ra   

Electric Family: Ice Cream Phoenix

                 Royal Hunt

                Echoes Don't Lie

                Family Show

Escape with Romeo: Samsara

                  Emotional Ice Age

                  

F..............................................................................................................

Fischer Z:World Salad

          Kamikaze Shirt

Freedom Call: Crystal Empire

             Eternity

             Beyond

Fargo: Geli

G..................................................................................................................

Gong: Time is the Key

(Ian) Gillan (Deep Purple): Mr Universe

Gamma Ray: Power Plant

            No World Order

            Empire of the Undead

Gryphon: Red Queen to Gryphon Three

H.............................................................................................................................

Helloween: Keeper Of The 7 Keys - III (The Legacy)

Heavens Gate: In Control

              Living in Hysteria

Hackett, Steve: At the Edge of Light**

Human League: Reproduction

Hypnos 69: Legacy

I.............................................................................................................................

Iron Savior: Iron Savior (1997)

            Unification

IQ: Are You Sitting Comfortably?**

   Ever**

    

J..............................................................................................................

Jane: Here We Are

      Lady

      Between Heaven and Hell

      Fire, Water, Air and Earth

Japan: Obscure Alternatives

K.....................................................................................................................

L.....................................................................................................................

Lake of Tears: Forever Autumn

               Black Brick Road

               Moons and Mushrooms

               Crimson Cosmos

Lacrimosa: Testament

                               

M............................................................................................................

Mad Max: Rollin' Thunder

Manowar: Gods of War

         The Lord of Steel

         Into Glory Ride

         Hail to England

Magnum: Chase the Dragon**

       Brand New Morning**

       Into the Valley of Moonking**

        Escape from the Shadow Garden**

        Lost on the Road to Eternity**

       Kingdom of Madness**

Manfred Manns Earth Band: Masque

Mamas Boys: Power and Passion

Michael Schenker Group: MSG (1981)

N..................................................................................................................

New Trolls: Concerto Grosso #1

Novalis: Banished Bridge

         Novalis (1975)

Numan, Gary: Berserker     

Nazareth: The Catch

          Cinema

          

         

O..................................................................................................................

Osibisa: Woyaya

Osiris: Osiris (1981)

OMD: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1980)

Oldfield, Mike: Man on the Rocks

P............................................................................................................

Phillips, Anthony: The Geese and the Ghost*

Pell Mell: Rhapsody

           Moldau

R.................................................................................................................

Rockets: Galaxy

        Atomic

Rhapsody: Dawn of Victory

         Symphony of Enchanted Lands, Part I

Rousseau: Flower in Asphalt

Running Wild: Brotherhood

                        Death or Glory

                        Pile of Skulls

S................................................................................................................

Sweet: Off the Record

       Waters Edge

Stratovarius: Elements, Part 2

             Episode

             Visions

             Infinite

Seventh Avenue: Southgate

                Between the Worlds

Stranglers: Dreamtime (2001 edition)

Siouxsie & the Banshees: Juju

Space: Deliverance (latest edition)

Sparks: Hippopotamus

       Gratuitous Sex & Senseless Violins

Saunders, Lee: A Promise of Peace

Saga: Saga (1978)

Sisters of Mercy: Floodland

Stewart, Rod: Foolish Behaviour

T...............................................................................................................

10cc: Look Hear

      Ten Out of 10

      Windows in the Jungle

TV Smith:  Coming In to Land

           In the Arms of the Enemy

            Land of the Overdose

            Misinformation Overload

Toyah: In the Court of the Crimson Queen

U..................................................................................................................

Unheilig: Puppenspiel

         Von Mensch zu Mensch

UFO: Obsession

V..................................................................................................................

Viva: Dealers of the Night

Virgin Steele: Invictus

               The House of Atreus (Act I & II)

               Visions of Eden

W...................................................................................................................

Wood, Roy (Wizzard/ELO/Idle Race): Mustard

Wire: Chairs Missing

Wintersun: Wintersun (2004)

          Time I

Y...........................................................................................................

n/a

* I would like this as well.

** I have this already.

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Tickets, Touts, and Taylor

David Gilmour at the Peter Green Tribute Concert, 25/2/20

 When oasis announced their reunion tour, fans made a mad rush for tickets, even though they were hundreds of pounds, and they were slated for it. Even worse, touts were already reselling them for even more, so the band are putting a stop to it by making the tickets exclusively for who bought them, just as Kate Bush had a decade ago for her rare residency at the Eventim Apollo (formerly Hammersmith Odeon). On the contrary, her old friend and mentor David Gilmour is about to have his own tour, and  when I looked at downstates dates coming after another event in the tri-state I would like to attend (story for another day, but I'd stay at the same hotel to save time, even if I'd be on the tube late at nights, or run into his former colleague), one was sold out, and the other a right fortune. Ironically, when I went to an article on Pearl Jam (who boycotted Ticketmaster in 1996) and there was a link to a third-party reseller, both dates were available and had seats at a remotely doable price and distant location in the arena. Last time I went there or the region was to see Paul McCartney. He and Peter Gabriel (you can connect the dots by now) were at Taylor Swifts concert in London a while ago (the old guard come to her). Swifties seem to spend less by going overseas than trying to see her in the US. I know it's too easy these days to write about missus, but even she's a scapegoat of the Live Nation/Ticketmaster monopoly. I'm lucky to get to one name show this year, which is Duran Duran back Upstate at the casino, but I'd have to win the pools well before that since I need time to plan and pay for the lot. I also have to see what they're doing with the Fairfield County do the night of Durans own show at the Garden because it can be too much and they're not that close together since it's a big area. Like most people at this stage, essentials come first in this economy before even considering hols or big shows anywhere.