Diary of a Music Addict

How much for a Cinderella rookie card?

Jean-Frederic Vachon

Rock Cards_01-2With social media these days, we know so much about rock and pop musicians that a lot of the mystique has disappeared. But there used to be a time when being a rock star was something romantic and mysterious. You’d see their faces on album covers, you’d see them in music videos, in magazines, and live if you were lucky, but these carefully controlled appearances never went beyond the image.

So it’s not surprising that in the early 1990’s, a series of collectible cards featured the rockers of the day: mostly hair bands with a few classic rockers and a handful of metal bands. The two biggest rock bands of the time, Guns ‘n Roses and Metallica, are conspicuously absent. The likeness rights were probably cost prohibitive.

I found a few of these in a box in my basement; I’d totally forgotten about them. And as much as we can make fun of their looks now, at the time, they were the epitome of cool. Enjoy these relics from a bygone era.

 

Katmandu group shot. Who?
Jerry Garcia sticks out like a sore thumb in this collection.
How many people got this card and correctly identified the bass player for thrash veterans Exodus?
Not part of the set, but I kept it with the others. The King did rock cards before anyone else. No idea where that one came from.
Bret Michaels, pre bandanna.
Diamond Dave, looking glamorous.
Iron Maiden, wondering what they’re doing in this collection.
Are you sure that’s Adrian Vandenberg and not Tawny Kitaen?
Katmandu singer Dave King. Formerly of Castaway, he would swear off rock after this and form celtic punk outfit Flogging Molly.
Winger’s career tanked so fast they couldn’t afford shirts anymore.
One of the least talented guitarist to grace a successful record.
Slaughter, staying up all night and sleeping all day
John Lodge, bass player for the Moody Blues. Smile John!
The heart and soul of AC/DC, Malcolm Young.
Rod Morgenstein of Winger. Ultra talented musicians who decided to do pop metal for $$$.
Rikki Rockett. We’ll give him props for the name.
Vince Neil mugshot?
Jimmi Bleacher of Salty Dogs. Who?
Cinderella rookie card?
The birth of Megadeth’s Vic Rattlehead
Junkyard could have been big but they came in way too late. And weren’t pretty like the other hair bands.
The heart and soul of AC/DC, Malcolm Young.

 

 

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