Rock In Peace with Tommy Vance

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• Shibashi

  Welcome to the group Kallian_arcadia. Not much activity here nowadays unfortunately, but perhaps it will change.

  March 2012

• Kallian_arcadia

  I'd like to join the group out of respect that i've heard for Tommy Vance over the years.

  January 2012

• Shibashi

  Welcome to the group! :-) Yesterday it was six years since Tommy passed away, Rock on.

  March 2011

• Shibashi

  If you feel like it, help to keep the memory of Chris Tetley, the legendary (and sadly neglected) rock journalist and DJ alive: http://www.lastfm.se/group/Remembering+Chris+Tetley

  January 2011

• Shibashi

  ... Year! Btw, if anybody's interested, check this out, a collection of newspaper clips etc. about Tommy: http://itsallaboutthevinyl.50webs.com/tommyvance.html

  December 2010

• Shibashi

  ... and a 'appy new ...

  December 2010

• Heatseek185

  Merry Christmas Tommy (Rock in Peace)

  December 2010

• zjohn

  "Into the music"...does anyone remember it ?....a show Tommy Vance presented for about a year in the mid 80s on radio 1

  May 2010

• Braveshell

  oh yeah and another site to watch for is this new one based in Australia I think... http://tommyvance.webs.com which goes live on March 5th 22:00 GMT.

  March 2010

• Braveshell

  At last for us UK TV viewers there is some heavy metal of note on BBC 4 this week. Tonight (Thursday March 4th) they are showing the Iron Maiden film, Flight 666 and on Friday 5th, its "Heavy Metal Britannia", "Heavy Metal Britannia at the BBC" and then more Maiden with an hour of live footage from the Somewhere back in time live tour. Very apt that it is being shown so close to the anniversary of Tommy's passing... he would be chuffed. Can't believe that he has been gone 5 years now. Rock on Tommy.

  March 2010

• Braveshell

  Nice to find that others are keeping Tommy's memory alive! I have a huge slice of my record collection over the years to thank Tommy for. In my student years of the late 70's when cash was tight, being able to sit and listen to 2 hours of great music on a Friday night was heaven. I have some lists of shows that I had on tape back then and when I read through them I found that I had bought about 70% of all that I heard on the shows... he played a wide and diverse range of material right from the start and from the point of view that a fan would have. he enthused about what he played and that came though and rubbed off on anyone that listened to the show. Rock on Tommy!!!! Sadly missed but never forgotten.

  October 2009

• bluepaul99

  Ive also listed all the shows that i have mp3 recordings off here at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrews4/tv/tommyvance.htm

  May 2009

• bluepaul99

  hi all. my memory's and the impact that tommy had on me can be read on an entry on my blog/ http://pa035.blogspot.com/2008/03/late-great-tommy-vance-and-friday-rock.html

  April 2009

• rockit515

  Great Tommy vance Themed Rock Mix Available here http://beatnickmix.blogspot.com/2008/12/friday-night-rock-show-mix.html

  December 2008

• nola5

  Wow, I heard one song this morning and it triggered of all these memories of the Friday rock rock and Tommy Vance. Anybody have any shows or play lists from back then?

  March 2008

• Atomic35

  I remember hearing all the new metal while I was based at RAF Alconbury ! His show rocked ! I still have some recorded cassettes from the show!

  August 2007