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No Harv measures as ‘Shekel’ made his first moves in the music world

NEVER meet your heroes, they say. Yet when Harvey Lee found himself in the same German hotel bar as legendary hard rock band AC/DC, it turned out they had reasons to thank him.

AC/DC feature heavily in Manchester-born Harvey’s forthcoming book Backstage Pass (Definition Books).

His love for the band started in his teens — and their For Those About to Rock... We Salute You show at the Manchester Apollo in October 1982 was 14-year-old Harvey’s first concert.

But when he plucked up the courage to speak to them when they walked into the bar at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Hamburg in 2001, he was able to tell them the role he played in their five-CD Bonfire boxset, released in 1997.

Harvey’s then-girlfriend Sue, who worked for the band, told him they needed a copy of the rare promo-only album Live From The Atlantic Studios as the original analogue master tape was damaged.

Unsurprisingly, Harvey had two copies of the release, which was valued at between £200-£300. He subsequently lent them a copy, enabling them to finish the boxset.

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