PAY-DAY record store visit!

mmh... pay-day... Money is enough to make me happy, 'nuff said.
So, me and my buddy went to a couple of record stores today, just for the hell of it...
We went down to our local (and favourite) punk & hardcore store and I happen to find a few pieces I thought I should own. Here's what I got:

In My Eyes - The Difference Between on black vinyl. Was hoping this was a colored version, but the wrapping didn't unveil anything but black wax. Although I don't think this is as good as Nothing To Hide, it's still a solid release. the track Actions Fall Short is a stand-out number that makes me clench my fist almost per reflex.

Here's the other little thing I got:

Ten Yard Fight - Demo 1995 7" on black vinyl with two inserts. This is my first piece of TYF vinyl history, but only because I haven't be able to find others at a reasonable price. This 7" came out on S.O.A. Records.

Because I bought a 160GB iPod and am getting a tattoo this month, I'm already broke :( Jeez.....

Package(s) 21.-22.08.09

It's been a bit of a dry-spell lately (well, not really, but it feels like it). I've had some stuff incoming for quite some time, and some of it came yesterday.
Seb of Just Another Day Records were to ship a complete Debaser collection to me (with the exception of the pre-order version), but he had to go on vacation which was fine, so yesterday a very distressed mailman knocked on my door and handed me a heavy little box. This box included:

That's the complete Debaser collection. It includes:

Neon Yellow /110
Blue /100
Orange /87
Lilac /84
Blue/Purple swirl /7
Clear/Red swirl /12
Light Blue /6
Dark Magenta /107
Test Press /20

Thanks a million to Seb for helping me with this.

Last night me and some friends went to see Rush'n Attack (NL), Cornered (NL) & Deal With It (UK). They played at a small venue here in Copenhagen. I recently became familiar with Cornered, as someone posted a link and praised them at the React! Board. They sounded great and I ordered their demo 7" right away from Crucial Attack Rec.
Anyway, they had their distro with them on this tour and I jumped over to the vinyl section right away. There was a lot of stuff I wanted to buy, including the Alert 7", Keep It Clear 7", Deal With It LP etc, etc, but due to my empty wallet, I only ended up buying a Cornered t-shirt (which is too small) and this:

As far as I know, this is sold out, so I had to pick this up over the Alert and Keep It Clear 7"s as they are still available. I talked to a guy from Cornered and he said that the Resolve LP is going to be amazing and that I should def. pick it up. Before that I'd already be talking to Seb (he's putting it out on Just Another Day Records) and he would hold a test press for me :D

Last, but certainly not least I got this today:

This is the black cover Picture LP version of Turn It Around on Best Times Records. Only 70 came with the black cover. Although this is numbered out of 100, only 70 had black covers. The first 30 had red covers:

This is numbered #064/100. Now there's 10 CBK recs left for me to collect...

Package 15.08.09

Over my (relatively) smaill amount of years in hardcore, I've had (just like anybody else) certain that I adored from the beginning, because they were their with me from start. Pointing Finger is one of those bands.
In my search for Pointing Finger records, I contacted the band on their myspace page to see if they could hook me up with some of the 7"s that are sold out. They've didn't have any to sell, byt they did point me to a label called Monument Records (Sweden). Monument put out Pointing Fingers "The Illusion Of Perfection" 7". I looked through Monuments catalog and there it was. I knew this release existed on both black and red vinyl (only black was listed in the catalog). So I contacted Johan who runs Monument and asked him if he had a red version lying around - and he did, so I placed my order for 2 PF 7"s. They came to day:

I didn't get to ask him about the pressing info, but I'll find out soon enough.
Some time ago, I got screwed over by a label called Heartland Records. I ordered the 7" by Pressure with a special pre-order cover /20. It never arrived so I had to file a paypal complaint to get my money back. Don't ever order from this label!
Anyway, I saw that Monument had the regular version of the 7" in-stock (didn't nreally care for the pre-order cover anyway), so I grabbed that one as well:

Portuguese hardcore is really overlooked imo. These two bands (well, RIP Pointing Finger) are the cream. I might even go as far as saying that Pointing Finger is one of my 5 altime favourite hardcore bands.

Before I press "publish", I just need to show you this. A little thing that makes it all worth it - something the captivates that the true unity and kindness is indeed alive in the world of hardcore, and isn't to be seen anywhere as clearly as in the world of hardcore. I ordered a tank top with a new promising band Outlast, and when I received it I also received a zine and a little message on the back of the envelope:

Nowadays I just find it so rare that people actually take time out to do something like this. It is nothing really, but it shows that people care. Like I said, something I only see in hardcore to this extent.

Package 10.08.09 (CBK Edition)

Here's an excuse to tell the world about my Comeback Kid collection. As mentioned in an earlier thread I'd post a collage-photo of my entire collection. (bottom).

Today I received my "Turn It Around" Test Press /13 (This being #13). I was so psyched about this, I paid $170 + shipping for this piece and maybe I wanted my Nike Air Mogan as much, but there's tons of those, but only 13 of this one! ;)
At first I thought that the test press came with a regular cover, but I saw that I comes with a plain black cover and a slip-sleeve around it (see photos).

Here it is:

There's now 11 pieces to collect before I can call myself the only dude in the world who owns a COMPLETE Comeback Kid collection.

Here's a collage of the entire collection:

Record-store catch 05.08.09

Yesterday I decided to visit Esbjerg (Danish city, population: 85.000) with a buddy. Our diaboical scheme was to hoard records! Esbjerg houses the best record store in the country (ironic since it's the 5th largest city).

Besides having a great time, I got these fine things:


12"Hatebreed - The Rise Of Brutality
12" Hatebreed - Supremacy
12" 25 Ta Life - Friendship, Loyalty, Commitment (Yellow w/ black swirl) /??
12" V.A. - For The Sake Of Dedication (w/ booklet) (Black vinyl) /2398
7" Far From Breaking - The Identity E.P. (White vinyl) /500
7" A Step Apart - Structure (Black vinyl) /500
7" A Step Apart - There Is A Choice (Black vinyl) /722

Package from JAD 03.08.09

First thing's first: I overslept. I woke up by the sound of a package hitting my floor. It turns out it was the Debaser 7" I ordered from Just Another Day Records. Debaser - "Rich White People" is a 3-song hardcore/punk bomb and a very promising debut! Talked to a guy from the band an he says they're working on the next 7" which will be called "Rich White Girls".
This is the pre-order color (Dark Magenta), but I ordered it after pre-order time. JAD does something extraordinary neat with pre-orders: they stamp the inner sleeve (see picture below) and then they write your name to personalize it. It really made me feel special :). Actually I am very appreciative about this because it really shows that the label care for its customers.

Pre-order stamp:

So, the Debaser 7" comes in a variety of colors. This pre-order colors is /107. Here's the pressing info the Debaser - Rich White Boys 7" (JAD #4):

• Debaser - Rich White Boys (7" Black, Test Press /20)
• Debaser - Rich White Boys (7" Blue /100)
• Debaser - Rich White Boys (7" Blue-Purple /7)
• Debaser - Rich White Boys (7" Dark Magenta, Preorder /107)
• Debaser - Rich White Boys (7" Lilac, Tour Press /84)
• Debaser - Rich White Boys (7" Light Blue /6)
• Debaser - Rich White Boys (7" Neon Yellow /110)
• Debaser - Rich White Boys (7" Orange /87)
• Debaser - Rich White Boys (7" Red, Stamped Sleeve /12)

I like this record so much that I contacted Seb who runs JAD. I was able to negotiate a deal with him about purchasing a copy of every single version above, making me one of the few that has a complete Debaser collection! He said I got the last copy of some of the versions above how fortunate =).

Picture that shows the pre-order color:


And here's a picture of the record with cover:

As mentioned I have all the other versions incoming, so I will post those too when they get here.

Package from Reaper Rec. 01.08.09

Today I got my pre-order package from Reaper Records. The content of the package was a pre-order LP and a 7" (not PO).

Pre-order LP:

On - Double Vision on grey marble vinyl /250. Double Vision is the two 7"s "Vital Times" and "Control" compiled onto one 12". The grey marble color looks really good. It's sold out now, but the Black vinyl version is still available. On will be playing in Denmark along with Common Cause at the end of August - so stoked about this! I'm writing this in the wake of an amazing Agnostic Front concert. Got my ears blown off and my body is sore all over - like it's supposed to! :)

The 7" from Reaper:

The newest release from Death Threat entitled "Lost At Sea" is a true hxc/punk blast and features a cover of Ourburst's "The Hardway". This 7" certainly delivers what it is supposed to. The picture maybe be misleading - It is in fact translucent purple vinyl. The pre-order was clear vinyl and came with a different sleeve (This sleeve is way more awesome though!).
This was my first encounter with Reaper Records and they did not disappointment me. The package also included lots of free stuff like 3 big posters, stickers and a plastic download card. The label is solid!