Mirage Tourbook: Why Not?

The Chain · #1 01-02-2004, 03:28 AM

I was just wondering, why there was no tourbook from Mirage? Doesn anyone have any info... was it beacause of the shortness of the tour?

macfan 57 · #2 01-02-2004, 06:52 AM

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Originally posted by The Chain
was it beacause of the shortness of the tour?

I would guess that's probably the reason. The worst thing is that there was no tourbook for the Dance. I've got all the tourbooks from Rumours to Behind The Mask, but nothing for the Dance. And, that tour at least was longer than the Mirage tour and about as long as the U.S. Tango tour.

#3 01-02-2004, 08:39 AM

and i have no tourbook for "say you will" because when they played the east coast in May, there weren't any ready yet. that's poor planning for sure. actually, i do have one now because my friend kindly picked one up for me in Denver when she saw them.

no Mirage tourbook....yeah, i'm sure it was due to the shortness of the tour....i wondered how much they really were into making that record. it was right during the middle of everyone's solo projects. i remember at the time there were a lot of rumors that Stevie didn't want to be there and she might leave...she was too into her own solo project (BD)....plus, it was kind of downhill from the massive Tusk project....it wasn't anything groundbreaking, and they knew that. it's still a good record though.

HomerMcvie · #4 01-02-2004, 01:22 PM

Mirage always gets flack for not being that good, but I've always loved it! Alot better than TITN.

darklinensuit · #5 01-02-2004, 01:56 PM

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Originally posted by macfan 57
The worst thing is that there was no tourbook for the Dance.

They would have sold well.

And the second-worst was the stupid wait for the SYW tourbook.

- Jake

macmar71 · #6 01-03-2004, 12:16 AM

One of the things I have always pined for in Mac collectibles heaven, yet there is no such item except in my dreams.
I have about six Mirage outtake photos and one of Lindsey and I think they could have put together an awesome tour book for it and I was also sad that there was not one for the Dance.

darklinensuit · #7 01-03-2004, 01:30 AM

I love that silhouette photo of the five of them against the faux blue sky background, the one that breaks apart at the end of the photo montage just before the vocals start for The Chain in the concert video. That would be a great tourbook cover.

- Jake

celestenadia · #8 01-03-2004, 12:56 PM

I know the no Mirage tourbook thing was sucky. When I saw them,
there was a "Playbill" type thing they gave out at the venue, with
a couple of B/W photographs of them and a little story.
My friend has a Rumours(I doubt it's the White Album) tourbook.
I know it's morbid, but I told him he better will it to me.

macfan 57 · #9 01-03-2004, 04:52 PM

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Originally posted by celestenadia
I know the no Mirage tourbook thing was sucky. When I saw them,
there was a "Playbill" type thing they gave out at the venue, with
a couple of B/W photographs of them and a little story.
My friend has a Rumours(I doubt it's the White Album) tourbook.
I know it's morbid, but I told him he better will it to me.

I don't think there's a tourbook for the White Album tour either. By the way, the Rumours tourbook is a pretty valuable collector's item.

macmar71 · #10 01-03-2004, 08:27 PM

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Originally posted by darklinensuit
I love that silhouette photo of the five of them against the faux blue sky background, the one that breaks apart at the end of the photo montage just before the vocals start for The Chain in the concert video. That would be a great tourbook cover.

- Jake

Yes, Exactly! That Photo is fabulous and I know that photo or one almost like it resides in Mick's photo book. I have a black and white photo of them against that background but they are visible, not in silhouette and I also have a picture of Lindsey with his guitar against that same sky background in color. What a tour book it could have been!

littlelies7 · #11 01-03-2004, 10:20 PM

I would love to see one.

It's so funny, someone mentioned about a "Playbill" and the first thought was "A play book!"

Heh, the concert (from the tour video) could've been a pretty good dramatic musical.

Janet · #12 01-04-2004, 11:06 AM

All the pics that surround the Mirage time period would have made a great tourbook. Lindsey's hot time was more Tango than Mirage but Stevie looks very hot in this time. So does Chris of course! Everyone does! The pics are great and I don't see them as much ( so I'm not sick of them LOL) but it would have made a wonderful tourbook. Too bad there wasn't one!

We could always make one...with all the pics it would be easy!

AgainLindsey · #13 01-05-2004, 09:24 AM

was the "mirage" tour around 3 weeks in the fall of '82? anyone have the actual tour schedule to post? anybody know why lindsey always wore "that hat" around that time?

AgainLindsey · #14 01-05-2004, 10:26 AM

HomerMcvie · #15 01-05-2004, 01:03 PM

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anybody know why lindsey always wore "that hat" around that time?

He was getting a hair transplant