New shit in my collection #17

09-04-1986 – Ticket from US Master of Puppets Tour ’86 when Metallica supported Ozzy Osbourne. 

18-06-1986 – Another ticket from Cliff era. Heard that Metallica show was cancelled for unknown reason. Don’t know if it’s true, any info will be appreciate.

24-11-1991 and 28-11-1991 – I hardly looking for any tickets from 1991. Those two are nice gems from US Indoor Wherever We May Roam Tour. Both in very nice condition. I’m really happy to finally get them …. just a few more to complete all 1991 year.

04-02-1997 - Nice “extended” version of US 1997 ticket. Most of those tickets after years are small stubs. This one has side parts still on place.

New shit in my collection #5

Last post in my blog this year will be about new arrivals in my collection. And most of my new addition are from 80’s so, I think it will be quite interesting. Let’s begin from the oldest one.
 
1. Nurnberg December 2’84 / Osnabruck December 8’ 1984. Both tickets comes from Metallica's first successful tour through Europe in 1984. Successful, because the band appeared on the old continent earlier this year, but due to poor ticket sales, large part of concerts have been canceled and Metallica played only single concerts and at several festivals. Both tickets comes from the German part of the tour of a series I called "sunny" from the promoter logo (Sunrise). Each ticket from this series was in a different color. Nurnberg (Hemmerleinhalle December 2’ 1984) is red and Osnabruck (Halle Gartlage December 8’ 1984) is pink. I think it's one of the nicer series Metallica tickets - unfortunately quite difficult to find, even though prices are going down. Ticket from Osnabruck is my second ticket from this show in my collection, and if anyone is interested just let me know. I’m sure we can make a deal.

Nurnberg (Hemmerleinhalle December 2’ 1984)

Osnabruck (Halle Gartlage December 8’ 1984)

 

2. St. Louis, The Kiel April 2, 1986. Next ticket comes from US leg of Master of Puppets tour where Metallica supported Ozzy Osbourne. This was fourth concert on this tour. As you can see ticket is in a pretty good condition.

 

Ozzy and Metallica St. Louis, The Kiel April 2, 1986

 

3. Passaic, Capitol Theatre, November 12’ 1986. Very interesting ticket from the second part of the U.S. tour promoting the album Master of Puppets. Fall-Winter part of the original tour was canceled because of the death of Cliff Burton. Part of concerts in October and November was postponed to later dates (November-December). You can find on market tickets with the old and new dates from the same concert. My ticket has an old date November 12 but really this concert took place on November 29. Tickets from this part of the tour are very difficult to find.

 

Passaic, Capitol Theatre, November 12’ 1986

4. Nurnberg, January 31’ 1987 - Another my wanted ticket from the German tickets series of European Master of Puppets tour  in 1987. Tour, which was to be held in the autumn of 1986 years but was canceled due to Cliff Burton death. I wrote about this series on my blog in post Almost 25 years ago (check post from January 2012). Now this series expanded for another ticket, this time from Nurnberg, Hemmerleinhalle.

 

Nurnberg, January 31’ 1987

 

5. Dublin,  The Point Theatre, July 5’ 1999 – Fast forward to 1999. Last ticket is much younger than all from the above but it was one of the few tickets from 1999 which I missed. Kept in very good condition and comes from European Garage Inc. Tour.

 Dublin, The Point Theatre, July 5’ 1999

 

 

Finally, I would like to wish You Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. See you on the next European tour in 2014.

 

1986 Japan ticket and tourbook

A few weeks ago, my collection has grown a very rare ticket from Japan. In fact all Metallica tickets from Japan are hard to get but those from the very first visit in Japan in 1986 are extremely hard to get and very expensive. This was the band first trip outside U.S. after the death of Cliff Burton, while baptism of fire for the new bassist Jason “Newkid” Newsted. The ticket comes from November, 18 concert in Osaka Festival Hall. It was fifth Jason concert as a Metallica bass player and third during Japanese Tour.

Ticket from Osaka November, 18 1986

 

Ticket is in very good condition and was addition to the Master of Puppet tourbook, and to be closer to the Japanese version of this tourbook. I started to check my tourbooks and programs and it turned out that this is my third version of Master of Puppets tourbook. After a visit to webpage of fellow collector from Australia who specializes in Metallica tourbooks/programs (big thanks to Alfredus for such fantastic site) I realized that it was all known versions of this tourbook.

 

 Japan edition of MOP tourbook

 

All versions of MOP tourbook. From left to right: first, second, third

 

...and back

 

First version was released before Cliff death. Second edition with Japanese layout (the one I bought with ticket) was released after Cliff death but without new bass player announcement. And finally the third version, also released after Cliff death include short announcement that the new bassist is Jason. Some details below on pictures.

 

Inside first version

 

the same pages in second version after Cliff death

 

First version (top) and second Japanese version (below)

 

Welcome Jason (third version)

 

 

 

 

Almost 25 years ago

We have a new year 2012. Metallica has announced the first new concert dates for the current year and that means new tickets .... I hope in my collection. Meanwhile, the last day of 2011 years the postman brought another letter and in it the long awaited beautiful piece of history of Metallica. I mean ticket from a European tour promoting the album “Master of Puppets”, which took place on January 12, 1987 in Osnabrück, Germany. Responsible for promotions and ticket distribution agency Shooter & Klein (someday I will write more about them) has done a good job. The ticket is quite large with a reproduction of the cover album “Master of Puppets”. The same tickets were printed on a tour of Germany in autumn 1986, which had to be postponed due to the death of bassist Cliff Burton. What particularly pleased me was that the ticket is in perfect condition, like new, still with a control coupon, which due to the fact that it is already 25 years that makes me even happier.

Minty despite 25 years

In the picture below the "three brothers" of the same Tour but not in such good shape. Still to come are the other two tickets from “winter” tour in Germany - from a concert that took place in Nürnberg and Hamburg (first show). As for ticket prices on this route, it all depends on the ticket. From my observation is that the prices range from $ 19 (November 2011) for a ticket from Boblingen to $ 45 (April 2011) for a ticket from Nürnberg. Much more expensive tickets from German concerts in this tour are the tickets of the concerts held in Ludwigshafen ($ 67 April 2009) and Munich.

Three little brothers

I wish you a Happy New Year 2012.