MY PERSONAL ANVIL COLLECTION
My goal is to obtain every pressing of every Anvil recording on every format it was released on.
In many cases I have multiple copies. I also collect any Anvil clothing or merchandise.
If you'd like to see a detailed list of all pressings released and which ones I have go to the
Pressings page.
For more tracklist information go to the Discography page.
What I have:
OFFICIAL RELEASES:
- HARD 'N' HEAVY [LIPS release] (vinyl)
- HARD 'N' HEAVY (CD, cassette, vinyl, picture disc)
- METAL ON METAL (CD, cassette, vinyl, picture disc)
- BACKWAXED (CD, cassette, vinyl)
- STRENGTH OF STEEL (CD, cassette, vinyl)
- POUND FOR POUND (CD, cassette, vinyl)
- PAST AND PRESENT - LIVE IN CONCERT (CD, digipak, cassette, vinyl)
- WORTH THE WEIGHT (CD, cassette)
- PLUGGED IN PERMANENT (CD, digipack, cassette, picture disc)
- ABSOLUTELY NO ALTERNATIVE (CD)
- SPEED OF SOUND (CD, digipak, vinyl)
- ANTHOLOGY OF ANVIL (CD)
- PLENTY OF POWER (CD, vinyl)
- STILL GOING STRONG (CD)
- BACK TO BASICS (CD)
- THIS IS THIRTEEN (CD, vinyl)
- SCHOOL LOVE 7" single (vinyl)
- promotional 12" (vinyl)
- ANVIL 12" EP (vinyl)
- MAKE IT UP TO YOU 12" single (vinyl)
- MAKE IT UP TO YOU 7" single (vinyl) [w/"Metal On Metal"; France]
- MAKE IT UP TO YOU 7" single (vinyl) [w/"Hard Times - Fast Ladies"; Australia]
- FORGED IN FIRE 7" flexidisc (flexidisc)
- FORGED IN FIRE/METAL ON METAL (cassette)
- BLOOD ON THE ICE 12" single [promotional] (vinyl)
- MOLTEN MASTERPIECES (CD)
- MASSACRE'S CLASSIX SHAPE EDITION VOL. 10 (shaped picture CD)
- THE STORY OF ANVIL [promotional] (CD)
- several audio and video compilations which include tracks by Anvil (DVD, CD, cassette, vinyl, VHS, laser disc)
BOOKS:
- ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (hardcover, trade paperback)
UNRELEASED STUDIO TRACKS:
- unreleased demos - November 1985
- unreleased demos - 1993
- unreleased demos - 1995
- THUMB HANG - 2009
MOVIES AND VIDEOS:
- METAL: A HEADBANGER'S JOURNEY (Warner Home Video Inc.) [2006] - Special Features DVD contains an interview with Lips
- ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (Universal) [2009] (DVD, Blu-ray) - movie about ANVIL
- SUPER ROCK '84 IN JAPAN (Toho Video -1984) - a compilation of live footage from various
artist performing at Super Rock Japan in Seibu Stadium, Tokyo, Japan on August 11, 1984
and August 12, 1984; includes footage of the band performing "Metal On Metal" and part of
"School Love" on August 12, 1984; this version of "Metal On Metal" was released as a
video (see 'Regular Promotional Videos' above)
- VIDEO MELTDOWN (Metal Blade Records - 1990) - a compilation of videos from various
Metal Blade artists; includes the video for "Mad Dog" (see 'Regular videos' above)
- SPEED OF SOUND (Massacre Records - 1999) - The digipak format of this CD features an
enhanced CD portion containing footage of the band performing "Metal On Metal"
at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Wacken, Germany on August 7, 1998.
- THORNADO VOLUME 5 (1999) - a video magazine featuring an interview with Lips
and footage of the band performing "Speed Of Sound" at Smiler Coogan's, Chicago,
Illinois, USA on February 13, 1999.
- METAL ON METAL - launch one (Massacre Records - 1999) - a compilation of videos
from various Massacre artists; includes the video for "Doctor Kevorkian"
(see 'Regular videos' above)
- LIVE IN WACKEN (Nuclear Blast - 1999) - a compilation of live footage from various artists
performing at the Wacken Open Air Festival in 1998; includes footage of the band
performing "Metal On Metal" at the Wacken Open Air Festival in
Wacken, Germany on August 7, 1998.
- MASSACRE RECORDS HITS WACKEN & EINDHOVEN OPEN AIR 1998 (Massacre Records - 1999) - a
compilation of live footage from various artists performing at the Wacken Open Air
and Eindhoven Open Air festivals in 1998; includes footage of the band performing
"Smokin' Green" and "Old School" at the Wacken Open Air Festival in
Wacken, Germany on August 7, 1998.
- METAL BLADE RECORDS 20th ANNIVERSARY (Metal Blade Records - 2002) - a box set
containing 9 CDs and 1 DVD; includes the audio tracks "Blood On The Ice" and "Mothra" as well
as the video for "Mad Dog" (see 'Regular videos' above)
- BACK TO BASICS (Massacre Records - 2004) - This CD includes a bonus DVD of the band performing
at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Wacken, Germany on August 7, 1998.
- KEEP IT TRUE V - Guardians Of The Flame (Steel Pride Records - 2006) - a
compilation of live footage from various artists performing at the warm-up show for the
Keep It True festival in 2005; includes footage of the band performing "Winged Assassins", "Motormount",
and "Forged In Fire" at Sporthalle in Dittigheim, Germany on November 4, 2005.
- BANG YOUR HEAD!!! 2006 (e-m-s) [2007] - features footage of the band performing "Winged Assassins", "Forged In Fire" and
"Metal On Metal" at the Bang Your Head!!! in Balingen, Germany on June 24, 2006.
- BANG YOUR HEAD!!! 2006 (e-m-s) [2007] - features footage of the band performing "Winged Assassins", "Forged In Fire" and
"Metal On Metal" at the Bang Your Head!!! in Balingen, Germany on June 24, 2006. (Collector's Edition)
CLOTHING:
- Monsters Of Rock 1982 (short sleeve shirt - sleeves ripped off)
- The Great Halloween Headbanger's Ball - RIOT/ANVIL/RAVEN -
St. George Theatre, Staten Island, New York, USA - October 30, 1982
(short sleeve shirt)
- ANVIL signatures (short sleeve shirt)
- POUND FOR POUND (short sleeve shirt - black,
short sleeve shirt - navy blue)
- POUND FOR POUND [misprinted version - missing cover on front] (short sleeve shirt)
- European Tour 1993 (short sleeve shirt)
- PLUGGED IN PERMANENT (short sleeve shirt)
- 20 YEARS POUNDING METAL 1977 1997 (short sleeve shirt- 1st printing,
short sleeve shirt- slightly different 2nd printing)
- TOO HEAVY FOR WHIMPS (short sleeve shirt)
- BLOOD ON THE ICE 98(short sleeved shirt - white,
short sleeved shirt - red)
- SPEED OF SOUND (short sleeve shirt, long sleeve shirt,
sweatshirt, sweatshirt with hood)
- 20 YEARS OF REAL METAL (short sleeve shirt, sweatshirt)
- PLENTY OF POWER (short sleeve shirt)
- METAL ON METAL [2005 issue] (short sleeve shirt,
long sleeve shirt)
- BLOOD ON THE ICE 06 (short sleeved shirt)
- 29 YEARS POUNDING METAL 1977 2006 (short sleeved shirt)
- BLOOD ON THE ICE 07 (short sleeved shirt)
- 30 YEARS POUNDING METAL 1977 2007 (short sleeved shirt)
- BLOOD ON THE ICE 08 Sundance (short sleeved shirt - white,
short sleeved shirt - black,
long sleeved shirt - white,
long sleeved shirt - black)
- BLOOD ON THE ICE 08 (short sleeved shirt - black,
long sleeved shirt - black)
- THIS IS THIRTEEN (short sleeved shirt, long sleeved shirt)
- 31 YEARS POUNDING METAL 1977 2008 (short sleeved shirt,
long sleeved shirt)
- 09 (short sleeved shirt)
- 32 YEARS POUNDING METAL 1977 2009 (short sleeved shirt)
- METAL ON METAL [2009 issue] (short sleeve shirt)
- ANVIL logo (short sleeve shirt)
- Roadcase (short sleeve shirt)
- ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (short sleeve shirt)
- ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL 2009-2010 JAPAN MOVIE TOUR (short sleeve shirt)
- girl's shirt
- girl's spaghetti strap shirt
- hemp shirt with embroidered logo
- hemp baseball cap with embroidered logo
- baseball cap with embroidered logo
- Super Rock '84 In Japan (jacket - MSG logo on front; one with ANVIL logo on front exists)
- headwrap with embroidered logo
- 4 touques
- thong underwear
- girl's underwear
TOURBOOKS:
- Monsters Of Rock 1982 (tourbook)
- Kings Of Rock Dalymount Dublin '83 - August 28, 1983 Dalymount Stadium (tourbook)
- Japan Tour '83 (tourbook)
- Super Rock '84 In Japan (tourbook)
POSTERS:
- HARD 'N' HEAVY
- HARD 'N' HEAVY (promotional store poster)
- The Great Halloween Headbanger's Ball - RIOT/ANVIL/RAVEN -
St. George Theatre, Staten Island, New York, USA - October 30, 1982
- group shot (from inside Japanese FORGED IN FIRE LP)
- FORGED IN FIRE
- STRENGTH OF STEEL (promotional store poster)
- POUND FOR POUND
- WORTH THE WEIGHT (promotional gig poster)
- SPEED OF SOUND (from inside SPEED OF SOUND LP)
- ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (promotional movie poster)
- ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (promotional movie poster)
- ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (promotional movie poster)
- ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (movie poster)
MISCELLANEOUS:
- 27 buttons
- keychain
- Anvil logo shaped necklace (gold)
- Anvil logo shaped necklace (silver)
- earring (gold)
- earring (silver)
- Anvil logo shaped pin (gold)
- Anvil logo shaped pin (silver)
- Anvil shaped pin with logo from HARD 'N' HEAVY cover, METAL ON METAL printed on Anvil base
- POUND FOR POUND (hockey puck)
- backpatch
- 8 patches
- hip pack
- many magazines
- many audio and video bootlegs
What I will be receiving soon:
I am currently waiting for the arrival of the following.
- ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (paperback) [to be released October 27, 2009]
What I need:
I know of the existence of the following. If anyone has any of these or something I have not listed then I will buy it
from you. Even if you have something that I already have, I may be interested.
Email me and we'll work something out.
- METAL ON METAL 7" single (picture disc) [w/"Heat Sink"; ????]
- MAKE IT UP TO YOU 7" single (vinyl) [w/"Hard Times - Fast Ladies"; Canada]
- unreleased demos - 1978
- unreleased METAL ON METAL demos - 1981 or 1982
- (I'M NOT YOUR) STEPPIN' STONE studio track - pre-1985
- unreleased STRENGTH OF STEEL demos - 1980s (from several demo sessions)
- several shirts not listed above
- many audio and video bootlegs
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