Here we are - The Metal Bible! The ultimate record encyclopedia in 3 thick folders. 2 german maniacs spent thousands of hours, hundreds of days to put together the whole release catalogue of all bands between 1980 - 1989. Finally as an add on, this was all handtyped by them.
amount of existence: 200pcs. unveryfied
Value: depending on grading €200 - 500, meanwhile maybe more or less (google/metal archives), dunno
Idealistic value: priceless
Release: early 90ies.
This is pre-internet work!
nosws4me on
Holy shit that's awesome. Wonder if it's archived on the internet somewhere
Metalpriest on
Nope, too much work even to just scan it in.
bad_american1992 on
This is incredible! The original Metal Archives!!!
Metalpriest on
yeah, you can say so, an 'Alpha' version of it. Nowadays not fully accurate anymore, since the internet brought out so many new unknown bands and releases, but looking at what these 2 guys did without the help of the internet is more than impressive. But yeah, people did stuff back then, not sitting in front of a screen and playing dumbass shooting games.
Sacrament on
Awesome dedicated effort! Where you got this if I may ask?
Metalpriest on
Connections, patience, money. It pops up from time to time in lists and then you have to be there. I held it 2x in my hands over a period of 25 years, the first time it was already assigned, the 2nd I got it handed over. Those have been non-listed items. Listed I saw it once, but it was already gone by then. Adding such things into the collection, I always see as a reward for a lifetime dedication to Metal.
Metalpriest on
Friend of mine actually did shoot a version on eBay like 4 months ago. 90 Euro and he was the only bidder.