Black Album Tour: Still Roaming

Recently I got this attractive black album anniversary limited poster in the mail.  These were sold at the shows in Europe where Metallica played the entire black album and are apparently limited to 200 copies.  Mine is numbered 84 of 200.  Can't really go wrong with Pushead artwork and the attractive silver on black design.  This one is from the show in Warsaw, Poland.  Personally, I find it hard to believe that these are that limited, but until I see more evidence i'm unsure.

 

Still Roaming!

A few old ones in my collection:

A lot of the original black album tour posters and flyers were pretty boring, especially the USA ones as they were for the most part just a variation of the one below.  The first one is for the kickoff of the Black Album world tour, which I suppose the band had no idea was going to last so long!  The special tapers section was a pretty cool idea at the time and not too surprising for a band that was always pretty forgiving to sneaky recorders that lurked in the audience.  Unfortunately, this show was the premiere of the Justice medley... oh the horror, the horror of the dreaded medley.

An Evening With Metallica

This next one a pretty rare one from their stop in Istanbul, Turkey at the Inonu Stadium.  The Pushead art featured on this poster is a welcome addition and makes for an attractive souvenir.   I forget the name of the guy that traded me this poster from Turkey, but I would like to thank him again as it made a nice addition to the collection.  If by any chance you see this, cheers mate!  I hope to get you that beer in Vancouver one day that we also talked about.

Are We Still On the Road?

Clive Burr (March 8 1957 – March 12 2013)

Sad news today regarding the death of a legend.  One of the most telling things about Clive Burr is that he was never forgotten by fans, even those who were too young to ever see Maiden with him.  Unfortunately, I never got to see Clive play in person, but the albums he played on are THE Maiden albums.  Watching the "Live at the Rainbow" VHS for the first time as a kid was a life changing moment and Clive was one of my heroes.  R.I.P. Clive Burr.

It seemed fitting to spin his his most defining moment tonight