MUSIC HAUL (CD / VINYL / DVD Purchases) 2012

CD:

Wizz - Crazy Games
Saigon - One Must Die

Vinyl:

Judas Priest - Freewheel Burning 12" single - UK import - This is a noteworthy single because the version of Freewheel Burning is different than the album version. It has a completely different intro added to it and has never been released on any cd including their recent UK singles collection box set. Check it out:

Wargod wrote:

Witchfinder wrote:

Wargod wrote:

Taist Of Iron - Resurrection, vinyl
Atilla - Rolling Thunder, vinyl

Metalwargod

That Taist of Iron is a great album. I just got the Skol Records remaster that was just released a few months ago.

I saw you got that it is a great album got mine from Blood & Iron Records!

Metalwargod

Sweet! I need to get that.

Re: Freewheel Burning

They must have done that prior to the release of the album and then decided not to use it on the LP version. The edit when the guitar kicks in is sloppy, sounds like it was hastily thrown together.

S.D. wrote:

Re: Freewheel Burning

They must have done that prior to the release of the album and then decided not to use it on the LP version. The edit when the guitar kicks in is sloppy, sounds like it was hastily thrown together.

You are correct. This single was pre-release.

The MP3 album of Diary of a Madman.

I had the cassette, and then CD years ago. Both long gone. I had been craving a Diary listen, so bought it for $4something on eMusic. I'm not sure which version these MP3s come from, and I wouldn't even really know any difference.

If I ever decided to add the disc to my collection again, I will get the Legacy edition. For now, though, this has satisfied my craving. Such a good album. My first Ozzy album, and still my favorite. I originally bought the cassette at a yardsale for a quarter, in 1989 or so. It was coverless, so I made my own cover, which was a picture of the grim reaper I cut out of some music mag. That faux cover is almost more the official cover to the album than its actual cover.

Vision Divine- Destination Set To Nowhere (2cd w/Best Of)

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Vision Divine- Destination Set To Nowhere (2cd w/Best Of)

That new? If so, is Fabio still singin with them?

Traded in some CDs for these:

$6.99


$8.99

DallasBlack wrote:

Phoenix Reign Drummer wrote:

Vision Divine- Destination Set To Nowhere (2cd w/Best Of)

That new? If so, is Fabio still singin with them?

Yea just came out. Fabio is still with them. Get the 2 cd version. It comes with a Best Of Cd where they re-recorded a bunch of songs that Fabio didn't sing on. I haven't listened to it yet but what I skipped through sounds pretty good. I just got done listening to most of the regular album and that was really good.

I just ordered:

Axxis - Rediscover(ed)
Masterplan - Time to Be King
Mercury Tide - Killing Saw
UFO - Walk on Water

I know I know, I didn't actually get them yet, so it's a useless boring post without impressions or comments. But I'll make up for it with random commentary.

The Axxis release is a cover album with the weirdest track list imaginable. A power metal band covering Kraftwerk, Boney M and Celine Dion? I ordered from their website as they offered the best price and free shipping.

This will be my first Masterplan album. I got a good price and it's the limited edition with a bonus track. I've been meaning to buy a Masterplan album for... well, for as long as it has been since the band started recording music.

And hey, Mercury Tide has a new album! That's Dirk Thurisch's band (yes, that Angel Dust guy). Speaking of Angel Dust, it doesn't look like they will return. Here's an interview with Dirk:

"What is the status of Angel Dust now, after your return to MERCURY TIDE?

Angel Dust is a long story of a back and forth. We already tried it again in 2010, but it only worked out at the beginning. We also played two new songs at two shows, but after a short time, we realised that this wouldn't just do it and the band fought each other again. So we decided to put Angel Dust back on ice and now nobody knows what is going to happen with it in the future. But it is great that I continued making music with MERCURY TIDE."

I never got Mercury Tide's first album "Why?", but I figured I'll give the new one a shot.

UFO - Walk on Water I've been meaning to buy for years now. I've almost bought it multiple times. Now the only thing that could prevent me from getting it is a problem with shipping *knocks on wood*

You're a braver person than me, Lari. I don't count anything until it is actually in my possession. Too many seller or USPS screw-ups always make me nervous. And I say that as someone who in the last month has purchased Quiet Riot's QR album only to have it be a their Greatest Hits album. TWICE this has happened.

From Amoeba

Fear Of God - Within The Veil
Vandenberg - Alibi

From Hastings 5 for 25 sale

Casus Belli - In The Name Of The Rose
Iron Savior -s/t
Samhain - Final Descent
Samhain - November-Coming-Fire
Metallica - Ride The Lightning (needed a fifth so figured why not replace my battered old copy)

From Goodwill

Wild Boyz - Unleashed!

Dublin Death Patrol - Death Sentence

Metalwargod

Scored the following vinyl at Half Price Books:

Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time - this is in unbelievable shape, NM+ at the worst. The jacket is glossy and without any damage. The lyric sheet inner sleeve is intact and untorn. The vinyl is glossy and perfect. Whoever had this took great care of it or never listened to it. Also, this album is a perfect example of why vinyl is superior to CDs or downloads because you can peruse the artwork easily and pick out all the hidden things. That's impossible to do with the CD version.

WASP - The Crimson Idol
M.O.D. - Loved By Thousands...Hated By Millions
Xentrix - Shattered Existence

Witchfinder wrote:

Scored the following vinyl at Half Price Books:

Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time - this is in unbelievable shape, NM+ at the worst. The jacket is glossy and without any damage. The lyric sheet inner sleeve is intact and untorn. The vinyl is glossy and perfect. Whoever had this took great care of it or never listened to it. Also, this album is a perfect example of why vinyl is superior to CDs or downloads because you can peruse the artwork easily and pick out all the hidden things. That's impossible to do with the CD version.

But with the magic of the internet it's not a problem:

http://www.olegbocharoff.com/zz2/SiT.jpg



I understand the lure of vinyl but I have enough CDs to buy that I couldn't get them all without winning the Lottery (with a large jackpot). I would persue vinyl if I were to win said lottery, but since that ain't happening...

Grave Digger - Home At Last

Metalwargod

Finally found a copy after two Best Buys and three Wal-Marts. Sucks though to pay $12 for a cardboard sleeve.

From secondspin

Scheepers - s/t
M.O.D. - Red, White, & Screwed
Strom Warrior - Heathen Warrior
Down BY Law - s/t
Naked Raygun - Raygun...Naked Raygun
Quicksand - Manic Compression (a much needed upgrade)
Total Chaos - Avoid All Sides, Patriotic Shock, Pledge Of Defiance

From Hastings

The Music - Welcome To The North Special Edition 2 disc
Planet P Project - Pink World

From Walmart dump bin

Doobie Brothers - World Gone Crazy Deluxe CD/DVD

Another Half Price Books vinyl score today:

Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden - The jacket is in okay shape but the vinyl is near mint. The very cool thing about it is that this is the Harvest Records release and not the EMI re-release!

Thanks exact33!

Townes Van Zandt - Legend: The Very Best Of Townes Van Zandt
Anathema - Falling Deeper
V/A - Progpower USA XIII sampler

A friens of mine went to Progpower and gave me the sampler cd, plus got my Epica Design Your Universe cd booklet signed and a program from the fest.

From secondspin

Barren Cross - State Of Control
Nevada Beach - Zero Day
Poison Idea - War All The Time
Chainsaw Kittens - Violent Religion
Dharma Bums - Haywire
TSOL - Weathered Statues
Joe Strummer - Earthquake Weather
Holy Rollers - Fabuley/As Is
Boomtown Rats - Fine Art Of Surfacing
Audio Two - What More Can I Say

Alpha Tiger - Man Or Machine, vinyl
Phantom-X - Opera Of The Phantom, cd
Armoros - Piece By Piece: The Anthology, cd

Metalwargod

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Thanks exact33!

Got that one! Only have one album though as you don't find these guys at used CD stores around here. I would like to explore their discography some day.

Volture - Rulebreaker - 7" orange vinyl with poster



It's backed with this cool cover of Gotham City's Killer Angels: