SPEED SINGLE BRUCE DICKINSON ON VOCALS

	£		100
	$		133

SPEED - MAN IN THE STREET 7"

Speed
GJS 001
1980

Bruce Bruce (Dickinson)(V)
Steve Adams (G)
Paul White (B)
Gary Edwards (K)
Jeff Moody (D)

1. Man In The Street
2. Down The Road

Perhaps second only to Rob Halford, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson was the most acclaimed and instantly recognizable vocalist to emerge from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement of the early-'80s. Born Paul Dickinson on August 7, 1958, in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, he adopted the first name Bruce as a youngster for reasons unknown. Shortly after relocating to Sheffield as a teenager, Dickinson became enamored of such '70s heavy metal bands as Deep Purple, and after an attempt at becoming a drummer didn't work out, he began singing in local bands -- Styx (not the renowned American band of the same name), Speed, and Shots. But none of these bands broke out of regional status,Perhaps second only to Rob Halford, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson was the most acclaimed and instantly recognizable vocalist to emerge from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement of the early-'80s. Born Paul Dickinson on August 7, 1958, in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, he adopted the first name Bruce as a youngster for reasons unknown. Shortly after relocating to Sheffield as a teenager, Dickinson became enamored of such '70s heavy metal bands as Deep Purple, and after an attempt at becoming a drummer didn't work out, he began singing in local bands -- Styx (not the renowned American band of the same name), Speed, and Shots. But none of these bands broke out of regional status,

ONLY 1000 OF THESE SINGLES WERE EVER MADE

I GARY EDWARDS WAS ON THE SINGLE WITH BRUCE SEES ABOVE

REMEMBER THESE ARE VERY VERY RARE COLLECTORS ITEMS.

SELLING THIS WORLDWIDE..............ONLY 1000 EVER MADE

WRITTEN BY PAUL WHITE

FEATURING THE NOW LEGENDARY BRUCE.

OH HOW WE WISH WE HAD STUCK TO IT

SPEED

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Released a much sought after single during the NWoBHM era. Strangely bassist and founder member Paul White is only credited on the single sleeve as a guest musician.

SPEED's solitary outing is of special interest to NWoBHM collectors due the appearance of then SAMSON and later IRON MAIDEN vocalist BRUCE DICKINSON on guest lead vocals. Needless to say, the single commands high prices.

SPEED

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Released a much sought after single during the NWoBHM era. Strangely bassist and founder member Paul White is only credited on the single sleeve as a guest musician.

SPEED's solitary outing is of special interest to NWoBHM collectors due the appearance of then SAMSON and later IRON MAIDEN vocalist BRUCE DICKINSON on guest lead vocals.

Needless to say, the single commands high prices. 

There are two tracks that are said to be from Speed in circulation; "Down the road" and "Man in the street" taken from a 7" single. However, these are NOT demos of songs of the actual band Speed, but recordings that Paul White, the keyboardplayer of Speed, made for educational purposes and has Bruce on vocals. White apparently used the Speed name for this project but him and Bruce are the only original Speed-members to play on the recording. The tracks were written by White and other musicians are Steve Adams (lead & rhythm guitar), Gary Edwards (keyboards) and Jeff Moody on Drums. The single comes with an info-sheet which has a pic of Bruce from the Samson days on it which places the release nicely in time, around 1979-1980.