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Line Up
Cameron Vagas (v) – also in Cameron Vagas
Paul Butterworth (g) – also in Cameron Vagas
Chris Haggerty (g)
PJ Phillips (b) – also in Cameron Vegas, Xero, Barnstormers, Liesegang, Rod Stewart and Bucket & Co.
Gary Hitchens (d)
Ian Thompson (b) – also in Tokyo Rose, Battleaxe and Dark Heart
Mick Green (d) – also in Pali Gap
Notes:
– Active between 1979 – 1982
– ‘Midnight Eyes’ reached #9 in the Heavy Metal charts of Sounds
– A reunion of Metal Mirror with Andy Barnett (g, Urchin, FM, ASaP etc) and Benjamin Reid Franklin III (d, Praying Mantis) that was rumoured in 2006 never actually happened. The band officially reformed in 2014 with only original members Cameron Vagas (v) and Gary Hitchens (d)
– Metal Mirror initially split up during the recordings of an album that was never meant to be. It had the title “Commit No Nuisance“. The artwork was ready plus two tracks: the same-titled and another called ‘Mean Liar’. Both these tracks eventually appeared on the compilation CD/2LP “III”
– Appeared on the compilation “Heavy Metal Heroes” (LP, Heavy Metal Records, 1981) with ‘Hard Life’
Demo 1980
1. Lady
2. Wild Cat
3. Strike
4. Knives And Dives
*Pro-printed tape in a black & white cover
Rock an’ Roll Ain’t Never Gonna Leave Us
7″ M & M Records (1980) MM 001
7″ On The Dole Records (2020) OTD 005
1. Rock An’Roll Ain’t Never Gonna Leave Us
2. English Booze
*Limited to 1000 copies. According to Cameron Vegas over 300 were accidentally destroyed
*Reissue by On The Dole Records limited to 700 copies
Demo 1981
1. Tiger On The Street
2. Crazy
3. Midnight Eyes
*Pro-printed tape in an orange & black cover.
I
LP High Roller Records (2006) HRR 010
1. Tiger Of The Street
2. English Booze
3. Running For A Living
4. Getting Higher
5. Rock An’ Roll Ain’t Never Gonna Leave Us
6. Hard Life
*Limited to 500 copies. Live recording from Dingwalls Club, Camden, London (June, 15th 1981)
II
LP High Roller Records (2006) HRR 011
1. Razor Back Killers
2. Crazy
3. Midnight Eyes
4. One Night
5. Knives And Dives
6. Rock An’ Roll Ain’t Never Gonna Leave Us
7. English Booze
8. Hard Life
*Limited to 500 copies. Tracks 1-5 live recordings from the same gig as with above. Tracks 6 and 7 from the 7″ and track 8 from the “Heavy Metal Heroes” compilation
III
CD High Roller Records (2014) HRR 329 CD
LP High Roller Records (2014) HRR 329
1. Lady
2. Wildcat Strike
3. Knives And Dives
4. Tiger Of The Street
5. Midnight Eyes
6. Crazy
7. Mean Liar
8. Montana Violation
9. Hard Life
10. Getting Higher
11. Crazy (Alternate Version)
12. One Night
13. Commit No Nuisance
14. Rock’n’roll Ain’t Never Gonna Leave Us
15. Living On English Booze
*Contains every studio recording from 1979-1982
*LP limited to 300 copies: 150 on white/black splatter vinyl and 150 on normal black vinyl
The Dingwalls Tapes
CD High Roller Records (2017) HRR 503 CD
1. Tiger Of The Street
2. English Booze
3. Running For A Living
4. Getting Higher
5. Rock’n’Roll Ain’t Never Gonna Leave Us
6. Hard Life
7. Razorback Killers
8. Crazy
9. Midnight Eyes
10. One Night
11. Knives And Dives
12. Get Down Play it Hard
*Live recording in London, 15th June 1981. Limited to 500 copies
Vodka Hell And Angels
CD Downfall Records (2018) FALLCD038
1. One Way Ticket To Hell
2. I Love Halloween
3. Vodka Hell And Angels
4. Devil in the Glass
5. Dusk Till Dawn
6. Long Black Train
7. Slow Game
8. The Gates Of Hell
9. Liar Killer
10. Little Dam Punk (With a Big Big Head)
11. Million Dollar Itch
12. Outlaw Rider
The Story So Far
CD Avex Group (2018)
1. Wildcat Strike
2. Midnight Eyes
3. Knives And Dives
4. One Night
5. Living On English Booze
6. Crazy
7. Mean Liar
8. Montana Violation
9. Hard Life
10. Rock An’ Roll Ain’t Never Gonna Leave Us
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