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NASTY Piece of Work - Deep Purple

SHE'S too Tough - Helix / Def Leppard

Cutting it FINE - Asia

ME and My Wine - Def Leppard

Fly By NIGHT - Rush

YOUNG, Wild and Free - Hot Boy (Barely Legal)

TOUCH of Madness - Night Ranger

Okay, that's all good and well, but can stormspell's daddy beat up T-Bone's? Thanks to the both of you... I'll try to get a picture up for comparison purposes.

Firehouse - "Hold Your Fire" is blazing my airwaves as I type. Good stuff!!!

Thanks, Fig!!!!

Can someone PLEASE provide me with an MP3 for Accept's Stand 4 What UR? I have been looking for the original pressing of the disc for a long time, and God knows I'lll buy it as soon as I can find a perfect mint copy, but for now, I need that track!!! Thanks, fjbmoore@pacifier.com

I'm speaking of the Scotti Bros. / CBS West German pressing of Stan Bush & Barrage S/T. I have compared it to my Scotti / CBS pressing of Roxanne S/T, and there are noticeable differences: The font style is different (size and shape); The SONOPRESS cat. number on the ring is different in shape, and the light blue color printed on the disc is a shade off. I'm sure could all be coincidence, but I haven't seen 50 copies (perfect mint condition) of the Roxanne CD show up lately... I could buy a copy of Barrage right now for $14.00. My opionion, it's a boot! How do you include a photo here?

... that a rather large number of Stan Bush & Barrage CD's have shown up on ebay the past few months? I remember a time (not so long ago) when this CD will nearly impossible to find in mint condition. Any thoughts?

Well, with 29 negs for the last month alone, and even more neutral its better for everyone it happened. To have an unsatisfied customer EVERY single day just doesnt sound right to me. Dave is a cool guy, but he must sit down and organize his business! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's the best post on this thread, my friend. Dave is a okay cat, but has let a lot of people down... A time of reflection may do him some good.

At least Sharapova is hot! That's all I'll say for now.

New this week: Aldo Nova - Blood On The Bricks Rainbow - Bent Out Of Shape Judas Priest - Live Judas Priest - Sin After Sin Y. Malmsteen - Trial By Fire (Live In Leningrad) Shiva - Firedance UFO - Lights Out UFO - Force It UFO - Phenomenon UFO - Ain't Misbehavin' Who - Who's Next Danger Danger - Four The Hard Way Loud & Clear - Disc Connected

Hangloose used to be one of my all-time favorite places, but I haven't purchased a CD from them in years... The answer lies in the aforementioned responses. I'm sure you all going hunting in your local used record stores (Wherehouse Records is GREAT), but do yourselves a favor and check every pawn shop in town. I cannot begin to tell you how many truly awesome and rare CD's I've pulled out of those places for under $5.00. GEMM.com is another great place to start a search, and Ebay is, of course, the Holy Grail. My buddies PJ and Lonnie (Londog) are great sources if you're looking for a truly rare disc. PJ has the biggest operating network of traders in the world, and Lonnie has bailed me out on more than one occassion. Most of all, don't be afraid to ask... Someone out there has exactly what you're looking for.

No connection between the 1972 Olympics and 2004 pirated CD's? You're fuckin'kiddin'??? No shit, Sherlock Dofstoyevski... It was a simple analogy that the Russians cheat in the open market the same way they cheat in basketball and everything else. Got 501's?

I'm still pissed about the 1972 Olympic Games. The Russians have been cheating us for years... Trailing by five points at halftime, the U.S. deficit grew to 10 with under 10 minutes to play. A furious comeback aided by the play of guard Kevin Joyce shrunk the Soviet lead to one point with 38 seconds remaining. Trying to protect their lead, Alexander Belov's cross-court pass with less than 10 seconds to play was intercepted by Doug Collins. Collins was fouled hard driving to the basket with three seconds to play. "I remember Coach Haskins and Coach Bach saying to Coach Iba, 'We gotta get somebody to shoot these free throws,'" said Collins. "Coach Iba said, 'If Doug can walk he's shooting them.'" Under enormous pressure, the Illinois State guard sank both free throws giving the Americans a 50-49 lead, their first of the game. After the Soviets in-bounded the ball, the referees halted the game with one second remaining. The decision was made to put three seconds back on the clock. At issue was the Soviets' contention that they had signaled for a time-out between Collins' two free throws. The game officials never acknowledged the time out. The validity of whether a time-out was legally signaled for has divided passions on this game for 30 years. After the Soviets in-bounded the ball a second time, the horn sounded signaling an apparent American victory. Moments later, the teams were ordered back on the floor because the clock had not been properly reset to show three seconds remaining. Because of this mistake by the scorer's table, the celebrating Americans stood in disbelief when they were told they had not won anything yet. "We couldn't believe that they were giving them all these chances," said U.S. forward Mike Bantom. "It was like they were going to let them do it until they got it right." "They had to reset the clock, so they (the Soviets) got a third chance," said L.A Times writer Randy Harvey. "The Americans thought that at every turn they had been cheated when, in fact, they probably hadn't been. But they'll never acknowledge that." Alexander Belov, who moments earlier had been the goat, became the hero. Rising between Americans Jim Forbes and Kevin Joyce, Belov caught a full-court pass and scored the winning lay-up as time ran out, this time for good. The controversy did not end with the game. Convinced they had been wronged, the U.S. team filed a formal protest with the International Basketball Federation. Later that afternoon, a five-member panel ruled in favor of the Soviets. "Everything progressed according to strictly Cold War politics," said Sports Illustrated writer Gary Smith. "There were three Communist Bloc judges. It's a three to two vote. America loses. The Soviet Union wins the gold medal, and at that point the American players are facing a stark reality. Do they accept the silver medal?" "We felt like they just did something to us that was illegal and we didn't know any other way to protest than to say that you're not about to get us to show up to take that silver medal," said team captain Kenny Davis expressing the team's ultimate response. Thirty years later, the silver medals sit unclaimed in a vault in Lusanne, Switzerland. The intervening years have done little to hide the emotions of that historic night in Munich. "The American team was offended, and it wasn't right," said Ivan Edeshko, the player who threw the game-winning pass for the Soviets. "It was the cold war. Americans, out of their own natural pride and love of country, didn't want to lose and admit loss. They didn't want to lose in anything, especially basketball." "If we had gotten beat, I would be proud to display my silver medal today," Bantom said. "But, we didn't get beat, we got cheated." "I have placed it in my will that my wife and my children can never, ever receive that medal from the '72 Olympic games," said Davis. Yeah, I know how you feel about those Russian CD's!

NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Let me explain, as I've spoke to many people that actually like it: 1) I worked graveyard the night before the show and didn't sleep all day. 2) The group of friends I was with went to an ice cream parlor before the show and we ate like pigs. 3) It was the middle of winter (1992 or 1993) and the theater turned the heat up to about 110 degrees. 4) The volume was turned up louder than a MANOWAR show. So, you do the math... I was tired as hell, gut busting full of ice cream, it was hotter than Hades and my ears were ringing from the noise. Let's just say I hated it, and always will.

Silent Witness - S/T Journey - Trial By Fire Night Ranger - Man In Motion Witchfynde - Give Em Hell WASP - First Blood Last Cuts (All of these are the original Japanese pressings)

Thanks for the info, but that sucks! He had some nice stuff, and his own label reissued the Halloween CD's (which were phenominal). I'll miss his "Reborn Classics" collection, for sure.

I used to buy stuff from this dude all the time, and now I can't get a hold of him? Anyone have a scoop?

That's very unfortunate, and I hope you get things staraightned out, but I can tell you this, Ryan, himself, is a very honest and trustworthy guy. I caanot speak for those he has working with (for) him. I do know it takes a lot longer for emails to be returned, and it's not Ryan who does finally return them anymore. There was a time I would call Ryan at his home and talk about CD's... Now he has a child (children?) and things change. However, his number is still listed on his website, so I suggest you call him... What happened to you (twice now?) is NOT right. Just my two cents for whatever that's worth (two cents, I guess)?

I found mine on Ebay Germany. They are all readily avai;able. I've even see a few sneak into the US market on Ebay, as well. I can tell you this, SALEM'S WYCH - BETRAYER OF KINGS is absolutely fantastic. It's a shame the band doesn't officially release it themselves and add a few live tracks from back in the day. Pure 80's TRUE METAL bliss!