Sunday, December 20, 2009

X-mas record store catch

On my way home to my parents, I decided to pay a visit to a record store on the way. I really shouldn't be spending any money right now, but I couldn't help myself, so I got these thingees:


My good friend Benny introduced me to this record years ago. I didn't give it much attention back then, but lately I've been playing it constantly, so I thought that I'd better pick it up. This is the press on Day After Records (Czech Republic) and it's on white vinyl. I don't know the pressing info on it. Culture.....SHOCK!. This record reminds me a lot of Vision - In The Blink Of An Eye. To me they have similar ways to build up songs.

Next is a record I also got into a bit late:


Blue Monday - Rewritten on Turquoise vinyl /250. When I picked this one up at the store I thought it was the most common color, but as it turns out, both the purple vinyl and the picture disc is more common. I got into Blue Monday through What's Done Is Done and I liked it a lot. I just kinda forgot about them and only noticed this record about a year ago.

The next record is 7 Seconds - Take It Back, Take It On, Take It Over on Side One Dummy Records. Legendary 7 Seconds still got the melodic aspect and this record might be more punk that it is hardcore. Serves them right, because they've been doing that from the start.


Last but not least I got three 7"s as well... Not gonna elaborate on it, cuz they're classics I somehow managed to miss.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Two times the bay got me.

I'm in the middle of my winter-exams and frankly I'm a little, if not to say a lot behind on my reading. Therefore this post will be short, because right now I should be reading about sociology, welfare state and political ideologies.

The bay threw some great records at me a couple of weeks ago, here's the first one:


It's the last to complete my CBK (Victory part) collection; Comeback Kid - Wakte The Dead on solid baby-blue vinyl out of 330. Even though there are 330, this one is significantly harder to come by than it's limited equivalent debut full-length Turn It Around on red vinyl w/ red labels (out of 300). This one rarely sees the light of day on Ebay and are the hardest of all the CBK records on Victory Records to come by.

Next is a record I felt was needed in my collection for a long time. A record that to me is one of the brightest releases in 80s hc:


Insted - Bonds Of Friendship on black vinyl. This, along with Vision - In The Blink Of An Eye, is probably the best record to emerge from the 80s hc scene(s).

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Giant order from XsentientX.com

I recently decided to break up my huge AFI collection, only to keep one of each full-length release and to be able to buy a bunch of new stuff.

Let me paint you a picture. It's a typical Sunday night, I'm at home watching American football and browsing through different vinyl distros and then I stumbled across this German distro that carried A LOT of the stuff I have been meaning to order. It's the guy who runs Assault Records, who has this distro xsentient.com.
I emailed Jan (who runs it), and said that I was planning on placing a huge order, and wanted to know if I could get a good deal on the shipping. To my big surprise he only asked for 10 euros to ship about 25 pieces of vinyl... That kind of settled it.
So, with the most expensive parts of my vinyl collection on Ebay and the rest sold to a local vinyl store, I had the funds I needed to place this huge order.
I'm not gonna write about each vinyl, cuz I'm really lazy today for nu apparent reason.
Here's what I got..

12":

Another Breath - Not Now, Not Ever (Silkscreened cover, white vinyl)

Judge - What It Meant Discography 2LP (Black vinyl)
Birds Of A Feather - The Past The Present LP (brown swirl vinyl)
Birds Of A Feather - Chaper 5 7" (black vinyl)

Let Down - Anthology (blue/silver swirl vinyl)
Ruiner - Hell Is Empty (pink/blue swirl vinyl)
The Rival Mob - Raw Life (black vinyl)
Word For Word - Keepsake (cream/black swirl vinyl)
Uniform Choice - Screaming For Change (black vinyl)
The Effort - Iconoclasm (blue vinyl /250)
Said And Done - Everyday (red vinyl /375)
Lewd Acts - Black Eyes Blues (Coke vinyl /500)
Gorilla Biscuits - Start Today (black vinyl)
Defeater - Travels (brown vinyl /900)
All For Nothing - Can't Kill What's Inside (clear vinyl /300)

7":

The First Step - What We Know Sessions 7" (white vinyl)
Golden X - s/t 7" (black vinyl)
Keep It Clear - s/t 7" (orange vinyl /125)
Miles Away - Brainwashed 7" (white vinyl)
Right Idea - Demo 2008 7" (white vinyl)
V.A. - Youth Crew 08 Compilation 7" (yellow vinyl)
Up Rights - Old School Revenge 7" (black vinyl)
Have Heart . Demo 2003 7" (yellow vinyl /125)
Mindset - Realpower 7" (black viny, 1st press /500)
Get The Most - Moment In Time EP (black vinyl)
Get The Most - Common Goals EP (black vinyl)