CREEM
The Editors
They said it couldn’t be done, but we ignored them. We knew, in our innate wisdom, that people wanted a poster book—but not just any poster book. We knew it had to be jam-packed with the mightiest of metal legends and splendid, never-before-seen pictures of the greats of rock.
MASTERS OF METAL
RATT
Albums: Ratt (Time Coast), Out Of The Cellar (Atlantic, 1984), Invasion Of Your Privacy (Atlantic, 1985), Dancin's Undercover (Atlantic, 1986).
AEROSMITH
Albums: Aerosmith (Columbia, 1973), Get Your Wings (Columbia, 1974), Toys In The Attic (Columbia, 1975), Rocks (Columbia, 1976), Draw The Line (Columbia, 1977), Live! Bootleg (Columbia, 1978), California Jam II (Columbia, 1978), Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Movie Soundtrack (RSO Records, 1978), Night In The Ruts (Columbia, 1979), Greatest Hits (Columbia, 1980), Rock In A Hard Place (Columbia, 1982), Done With Mirrors (Geffen, 1985), Permanent Vacation (Geffen, 1987), Classics Live II (Columbia, 1987).
TESLA
Album: Mechanical Resonance (Geffen, 1987).
THE CULT
Albums: Love (Warner Brothers, 1985), Electric (Warner Brothers, 1987).
GREAT WHITE
Albums: On Your Knees (Capitol, 1983), Great White (Capitol, 1984), Shot In The Dark (Capitol, 1986), Recovery-Live (Capitol, 1987), Once Bitten (Capitol, 1987).
POISON
Album: Look What The Cat Dragged In (Enigma/Capitol, 1986).
DIO
Albums: Holy Diver (Warner Brothers, 1983), Last In Line (Warner Brothers, 1984), Sacred Heart (Warner Brothers, 1985), Intermission (Warner Brothers, 1986), Dream Evil (Warner Brothers, 1987).
W.A.S.P.
Albums: Animal (F--Like A Beast) (Music For Nations, 1983), W.A.S.P. (Capitol, 1984), The Last Command (Capitol, 1985), Inside The Electric Circus (Capitol, 1986), Live . . . In The Raw (Capitol, 1987).
HEART
Albums: Dreamboat Annie (Mushroom, 1976), Little Queen (Portrait, 1977), Magazine (Mushroom, 1978), Dog & Butterfly (Portrait, 1978), Bebe Le Strange (Epic, 1980), Greatest Hits Live (Epic, 1980), Private Audition (Epic, 1982), Passion works (Capitol, 1983), Heart (Capitol, 1986), Bad Animals (Capitol, 1987).
METALLICA
Albums: Ride The Lightning (Elektra, 1985), Master Of Puppets (Elektra, 1986).
SLAYER
Albums: Show No Mercy (Metal Blade, 1983), Chemical Warfare (EP) (Metal Blade, 1984), Live Undead (EP) (Metal 1985), Reign In Blood (Def Jam-Geffen, 1986).
ANTHRAX
Albums: Spreading The Disease (Island 1985), Among The Living (Island, 1987).
MEGADETH
Albums: Killing Is My Business. . . And Business Is Good (Combat, 1985), Peace Sells. . .But Who’s Buying? (Capitol, 1986).
METAL CHURCH
Albums: Metal Church (Elektra, 1985), The Dark (Elektra, 1987).
KISS
Albums: Kiss (Casablanca, 1975), Hotter Than Hell (Casablanca, 1974), Dressed To Kill (Casablanca, 1975), Alive (Casablanca), Destroyer (Casablanca, 1976), The Originals (Casablanca), Rock 'N' Roll Over (Casablanca), Love Gun (Casablanca), Kiss Alive II (Casablanca, 1977), Double Platinum (Casablanca, 1978), Dynasty (Casablanca, 1979), Unmasked (Mercury, 1980), Preachers Of The Night (Polygram), Lick It Up (Polygram), Animalize (Polygram), Asylum (Polygram), The Elder (Polygram).
MOTLEY CRUE
Albums: Too Fast For Love (Elektra, 1982), Shout At The Devil (Elektra, 1983), Theater Of Pain (Elektra, 1985), Girls, Girls, Girls (Elektra, 1987).
STRYPER
Albums: The Yellow And Black Attack (Enigma, 1984), Soldiers Under Command (Enigma, 1985), To Hell With The Devil (Enigma, 1986).
WHITESNAKE
Albums: Trouble (United Artists, 1978), Lovehunter (United Artists, 1979), Snake Bite (United Artists, 1977), Ready An’ Willing (Liberty, 1980), Live In The Heart Of The City (Liberty, 1980), Come An' Get It (Liberty, 1981), Slide It In (Geffen, 1984), Whitesnake (Geffen, 1987).
JUDAS PRIEST
Albums: Sad Wings Of Destiny (Gull Records, 1976), Sin After Sin (Columbia, 1977), Stained Glass (Columbia, 1978), Hell Bent For Leather (Columbia, 1979), Unleashed In The East (Columbia, 1979), British Steel (Columbia, 1980), Point Of Entry (Columbia, 1981), Screaming For Vengeance (Columbia, 1982), Defenders Of The Faith (Columbia, 1984), Turbo (Columbia, 1986), Priest...Live!
CINDERELLA
Album: Night Songs (Polygram, 1986).
SCORPIONS
Albums: Love Drive (Polygram), Animal Magnetism (Polygram), Blackout (Polygram), Love At First Sting (Polygram), World Wide Live (Polygram).
OZZY OSBOURNE
Albums: Blizzard Of Oz (Jet, 1981,), Diary Of A Madman (Jet, 1981), Speak Of The Devil (Jet, 1982), Bark At The Moon (Epic, 1983), Ultimate Sin (Epic, 1986), Tribute (Epic, 1987).
KEEL
Albums: Lay Down The Law (Shrapnel, 1985), The Right To Rock (Gold Mountain, 1985), The Final Frontier (Gold Mountain/MCA, 1986), Keel (Gold Mountain/MCA 1987).
RUSH
Albums: Rush (Mercury, 1974), Fly By Night (Mercury, 1975), 2112 (Mercury, 1976), Caress Of Steel (Mercury, 1977), All The World’s A Stage (Mercury, 1976), A Farewell To Kings (Mercury, 1977), Archives (Mercury, 1978), Hemispheres (Mercury, 1978), Permanent Waves (Mercury, 1980), Moving Pictures (Mercury, 1981), Grace Under Pressure (Polygram, 1983), Signals (Polygram, 1984), Power Windows (Polygram, 1985), Exit Stage Left (Polygram, 1986).
LOUDNESS
Albums: Thunder In The East (Atlantic, 1985), Lightning Strikes (Atlantic, 1986), Hurricane Eyes (Atlantic, 1987).
ALICE COOPER
DEEP PURPLE
Albums: Shades Of Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton, 1968), Book Of Taliesyn (Tetragrammaton), Deep Purple (Tetragrammaton), Concerto For Group And Orchestra (Warner Brothers, 1970), Fireball (Warner Brothers, 1971), Machine Head (Warner Brothers, 1972), Made In Japan (Purple, 1972), Best Of (Scepter, 1972), Who Do We Think We Are (Warner Brothers, 1973), Burn (Warner Brothers, 1974), Come Taste The Band (Warner Brothers, 1975), Purple Passages (Warner Brothers, 1972), When We Rock We Rock (Warner Brothers, 1978), Deepest Purple (Harvest, 1980), Perfect Strangers (Polygram, 1985), House Of Blue Light (Polygram, 1986).
Y&T
Albums: Yesterday & Today (London, 1976), Struck Down (London, 1978), Earthshaker (A&M, 1981), Black Tiger (A&M, 1982), Mean Streak (A&M), In Rock We Trust (A&M), Open Fire (A&M), Down For The Count (A&M), Contagiou (Geffen, 1987).
VAN HALEN
Albums: Van Halen (Warner Brothers, 1978), Van Halen II (Warner Brothers, 1979), Women & Children First (Warner Brothers, 1980), Fair Warning (Warner Brothers, 1981), Diver Down (Warner Brothers, 1982), 1984 (Warner Brothers, 1984), 5150 (Warner Brothers, 1986).
AC/DC
Albums: High Voltage (Atco, 1975), Let There Be Rock (Atco, 1977), If You Want Blood, You’ve Got It (Atlantic, 1978), Powerage (Atlantic, 1978), Highway To Hell (Atlantic, 1979), Back In Black (Atlantic, 1980), Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Atlantic, 1981), For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) (Atlantic, 1981), Flick Of The Switch (Atlantic, 1983), ’74-Jailbreak (mini-LP) (Atlantic, 1984), Fly On The Wall (Atlantic, 1985), Who Made Who (Atlantic, 1986).
DOKKEN
Albums: Breaking The Chains (Elektra), Under Lock And Key (Elektra), Tooth And Nail (Elektra), Back For Attack (Elektra).
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN
Albums: Rising Forces (Polygram), Marching Out (Polygram), Trilogy (Polygram).
DEF LEPPARD
Albums: On Through The Night (Polygram, 1980), High & Dry (Polygram, 1982), Pyromania (Polygram, 1983), Hysteria (Polygram, 1987).
BON JOVI
Albums: Bon Jovi (Polygram, 1984), 7800°F (Polygram, 1985), Slippery When Wet (Polygram, 1986).