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Expert: Bill V. - 10/20/2009


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I recently bought a Montreal Canadians ice hockey jersey with 'Rudd' across the back of the shoulders. The guy I got it off told me that Phil donated it to a school auction in the Bay of Plenty, in New Zealand , where his kid went to school.
The story goes that Acdc played at an ice hockey arena in Montreal some years ago and each of the band members was presented with a personalised jersey. The jersey is good quality and mint condition , its XL so if it was Phils it would have been way to large for him to wear, I understand  he's not a big bloke in stature.
My question is whether Acdc played an ice hockey arena in montreal that you know of?
If it is authentic what could it be worth? It cost me $300NZ , I am a huge fan of Phil and ACDC so probably wont be selling it anyway
Thanks for your time
Barry

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Hello Barry,

Thank you for your question. I vaguely remember hearing something about this (the hockey shirts given to the band) actually, but I cannot verify.
However, the band did perform at the Molson Centre in Montreal on August 15th, 2000 during their "Stiff Upper Lip" world tour.

An authentic jersey like this could likely have a value of around $500-600 USD.

Best Regards,

Bill

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I am an AC/DC history, discography and collectibles expert, and can answer any question about the band, it's members past and present, as well as questions related to bands that members were in previous to being in AC/DC. I am well versed in the bands history, album and single releases (vinyl, CD), and worldwide discography and collectibles/memorabilia, past and present AC/DC news, album sales, tour dates and tour history, and anything else about the band. I am also an AC/DC (Especially Bon Scott) autograph expert.

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I have been a fan and collector of AC/DC for 30+ years and have written published articles about the band for Goldmine magazine, as well as several publications. I have interviewed past members of the band, and attended the bands Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction as a press guest. I possess one of the world's largest AC/DC collections, and plan to have my own publication about the band in the future. I was hired in 2008 by a marketing firm to help promote and market AC/DC's "BLACK ICE" release and the AC/DC "Rock Band" game in New York City. I also have participated in several other marketing and promotional campaigns for AC/DC. Most recently, I have contributed to a new book by Phil Sutcliffe "AC/DC: The Ultimate Illustrated History" as well as penning an AC/DC Collectibles article for Record Collector magazine (UK).

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I run the AC/DC fan & collector's site "Highway to Hell" and am the webmaster and designer. I am the official Sony/Columbia records AC/DC forum moderator for their record companies website, and content manager for acdc.com

Publications
GOLDMINE (Krause Publications)(USA) Daily Dirt (Germany) Record Collector (UK) Contributed to "AC/DC: The Ultimate Illustrated History", by Phil Sutcliffe (Voyageur Press, Oct. 15, 2010, Hardcover, 224 pages, 300+ illustrations)

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I have interviewed: Mark Evans (AC/DC Bassist 1975-77), Simon Wright (AC/DC Drummer 1983-1989), Dave Evans (AC/DC singer 1974), Noel Taylor (AC/DC Drummer 1974), Neil Smith (AC/DC Bassist 1974), Larry Van Kreidt (AC/DC bassist 1973-4), John Bissett (Fraternity (w/Bon Scott) keyboardist), Vincent Lovegrove (Valentines (w/Bon Scott) singer & former AC/DC manager), Bob Defrin (AC/DC Logo designer & album cover designer for Atlantic records), Mike Fraser (AC/DC Mixing engineer), Joshua Levy (AC/DC Black Ice album cover designer) and many others

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