METAL MIRROR: R’N’R Ain´t Never Gonna Leave Us. RARE N.W.O.B.H.M 7″ vinyl single (private release) 1980 ORIGINAL

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Condition: Please check photos; vinyl looks nearly unused on visual inspection, only little just that can be wipped off easily if buyer chose to do so.

Label: M&M Records 1980, MM001 (private release)
Format: 7″ Normal Discs ,NWOBHM 7″
Music Genre: NWOBHM
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: 1980

Tracklist

A Rock & Roll Ain’t Never Gonna Leave Us

Written-By – Vagges*, Butterworth*

B Living On English Booze

Written-By – Vagges*, Butterworth*

Track A appears as “Rock An’ Roll Ain’t Never Gonna Leave Us” on sleeve and as “Rock & Roll Ain’t Never Gonna Leave Us” on center label.
Track B appears as “English Booze” on sleeve and as “Living On English Booze” on center label.Printed by Bryanston Print
℗ ©1980 Watermelon Songs

*Limited to 1000 copies. According to Cameron Vegas over 300 were accidentally destroyed2 track single label: M&M Records 1980, MM001 (private release) pressing: UK features: b/w “English Booze”, ultra rare NWOBHM gem style: NWOBHM *METAL MIRROR: ROCK ‘N’ ROLL AIN’T NEVER GONNA LEAVE US 1980 Paul Butterworth, Chris Haggerty, Cameron Vagges, Gary Hitchens, Ian Thompson. Songs: Rock ‘n’ roll ain’t never gonna leave us, English booze METAL MIRROR had the track ‘Hard Life’ on the ‘Heavy Metal Heroes’ compilation album in 1980, the 7″ single ‘Rock n’ Roll Ain’t Never Gonna Leave’ emerging the same year. Vocalist CAMERON VEGAS (a.k.a. Cameron Vagges) later released two solo albums. Drummer Ian Thompson journeyed through Sunderland’s BATTLEAXE, DARK HEART and AOR band CHANGE OF HEART. Another previous METAL MIRROR drummer Mick Green joined Progressive Rock act PALI GAP in 1984. Guitarist Chris Haggerty passed away in 2004. METAL MIRROR made a surprise return in early 2006 on the back of an archive live album, recorded in London during 1981. New recruits into the fold would be NWoBHM veterans Benjamin Reio Franklyn of PRAYING MANTIS repute on drums and guitarist Andy Barnett of URCHIN, A.S.A.P., FM and BROADWAY BRATS

METAL MIRROR

Metal Mirror

Location: Ruislip London area

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’


METAL MIRROR - Rock an' Roll Ain't Never Gonna Leave Us

 

Rock an’ Roll Ain’t Never Gonna Leave Us

7″ M & M Records (1980) MM 001

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

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Weight 0.09 kg

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