TV, Video and Bootlegs
This document is organised into the following sections.
Other Compilations Appearances
TV/Video Appearances
Known Promotional Videos
This Time Girl
Can’t See The Angels
Only The Children Cry
Borderline
Letting Go
Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark
Japan TV Special
Track list
- The Horn (Instrumental)
- Children Of The Earth (Chris Troy Vocal – Cut short for Adverts)
- Lovers To The Grave (Chris Troy Vocal)
- Flirting With Suicide (Tino Troy Vocal – Cut short for Adverts)
- This Time Girl (Dougie White Vocal)
- She’s Hot (Dougie White Vocal)
- Turn The Tables (Dougie White Vocal)
- Still Want You (Dougie White Vocal)
- Time Slipping Away (Dougie White Vocal)
The Band
- Chris Troy, Bass guitar, Vocals
- Dennis Stratton, Guitars, Vocals
- Tino Troy, Guitars, Vocals
- Bruce Bisland, Drums
- Dougie White, Guest Lead Vocals
- Jem Davis, Keyboards
General Notes
Recorded at Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan 27th June 1991. Shown on
Super Channel in Japan
Japan TV Interview Special with Neal Kay
Track list
Interview with the band and
- Children Of The Earth (Chris Troy Vocal – Full version)
- Time Slipping Away (Dougie White Vocal)
- Can’t See The Angels (Dougie White Vocal)
Also some footage of Neal Kay’s Disco
The Band
- Chris Troy, Bass guitar, Vocals
- Dennis Stratton, Guitars, Vocals
- Tino Troy, Guitars, Vocals
- Bruce Bisland, Drums
- Dougie White, Guest Lead Vocals
- Jem Davis, Keyboards
General Notes
Recorded at Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan 27th June 1991.
Interview in Metal XS Video Magazine 3
Track list
Interview with the some band members
General Notes
FotoDisk used to release a video Magazine. Number 3 contained in interview
about the All Stars project. Mantis is mentioned.
Transcript here
Mutoma World (26th? May 1993)
Track list
- Dream On (Chris Troy Vocal)
- A Moment In Life (Dennis Troy Vocal)
The Band
- Chris Troy, Vocals
- Dennis Stratton, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
- Tino Troy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
General Notes
A 20 Minute chat including an Acoustic performance of Two songs
Mutoma World (1st Dec 1993)
Track list
- A Moment In Life
The Band
- Mark Thomson Smith, Lead Vocals
- Chris Troy, Vocals
- Dennis Stratton, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
- Tino Troy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
General Notes
An Acoustic performance of “A Moment In Life”
Other Compilations Appearances
Satoshi Nakashima tells me
‘Captured City” Appears on The Bible Of Hard Rock [part of NWOBHM] (TOCP-6092)
And already mentioned “Praying Mantis” & +”High Roller” – NWOBHM Metal
Rarities Volume 1 CD (CD Metal 2)
Running for tomorrow on ‘Steel Crazy’ Abstract AABT 200 (1982)
Johnny Cool (session) on ‘Metal Explosion’ BBC REH 397 (1980)
Children of the earth on ‘Hammer’ Ariola 203 989 (1981)
Top of the Mountain (Stratus) on ‘The Best of British’ Zebra ZEB 5 (1985)
Bootlegs
Live and Singles (Bootleg CD-010)
Track list
READING FESTIVAL 1982 (From the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show?)
- Nightmare (never officially released)
- Time Slipping Away (released 1991 on Predators In Disguise)
- Tell Me The Nightmares Wrong
- Enough Is Enough (released 1985 on Throwing Shapes)
- Turn The Tables
- Flirting With Suicide
Bernie Shaw on Vocals
SOUNDHOUSE TAPES
- Captured City
- Johnny Cool
- The Ripper
PRAYING MANTIS
- Praying Mantis
- High Roller
CHEATED
- 30 Pieces Of Silver
- Flirting With Suicide
- Panic In Streets
TURN THE TABLES
- Turn The Tables
- Tell Me Nightmares Wrong
- A Question Of Time
Bernie Shaw on Vocals
General Notes
Sound quality is good but it is copied from vinyl but you can hear some
crackles
The Album cover is of a 6 Piece Mantis
The Band are from left to right, Jon Bavin, Steve Carroll, Tino Troy, Bernie
Shaw, Dave Potts, and Chris Troy.
Cheated (Bootleg CD MANTI 7982)
compilation of singles, “The Soundhouse Tapes Part 2”, “Metal For Muthas”,
“Cheated” and “Turn The Tables”
Track list
The Soundhouse Tapes Part 2
- Captured City
- Johnny Cool
Metal For Muthas
- Captured City
Cheated
- Cheated
- Thirty Pieces Of Silver
- Flirting With Suicide (live)
- Panic In The Streets (live)
Turn The Tables
- Turn The Tables
- Tell Me The Nightmare Wrong
- A Question Of Time
General Notes
It has been suggested that this boot is a waste of time. You are better of
with Live and Singles. It has the Metal for Muthas track on it though. I have
heard of someone making a boot of Metal for Muthas so even that is of limited
value.
Marquee ’79(Bootleg CD NOVA NV-16)
Track list
Live At Marquee 1979
- Rich City Kids
- Lovers To The Grave
- Rock ‘n’ Roll Fever
- Johnny Cool
- Praying Mantis
Reading Festival 1982
- Nightmare
- Time Slipping Away
- Tell Me The Nightmares Wrong
- Enough Is Enough
- Turn The Tables
- Flirting With Suicide
General Notes
I have not heard this boot but I have heard the Marque stuff. This I suspect
is a crowd recording and IMO is poor quality (This has now been confirmed to
me). It’s OK but only for the Curious. Reading is reported to be better quality
than on Live and Singles which is a radio broadcast.
Play In The East(Bootleg CD Excalibur EC-02)
Front Cover
Back Cover
Track list
- Can’t See The Angels (Dougie White Vocal)
- Time Slipping Away (Dougie White Vocal)
- Children Of The Earth (Chris Troy Vocal)
- Flirting With Suicide (Dougie White Vocal)
- Captured City ’91 (Dougie White Vocal)
- Change Of Heart (Dennis Stratton Vocal)
- One Good Reason (Dennis Stratton Vocal)
- Dream On (Mark Thompson-Smith Vocal)
- Dangerous (Mark Thompson-Smith Vocal)
- Lettin’ Go (Mark Thompson-Smith Vocal)
- Journey Man (Mark Thompson-Smith Vocal)
- Johnny B.Good (Dennis Stratton Vocal)
General Notes
I have had the following report “1991 tracks(1-5) are excellent soundboard
recording. 1990 tracks(6,7) and track 12 are very good audience recording. 1993
tracks(8-11)are good audience recording.” I wouldn’t be prepared to disagree. It
is all very listenable.
Tracks 2 and 3 are as the TV special except that Children of the Earth is
complete. Flirting With Suicide and Johnny B.Good are from the Encore on I
suspect the TV special night of 27th June 1991. Can’t See The Angels
is as the TV interview with Praying Mantis and Neal Kay
