Edgewise

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Everything that piled up while I wasn't at home from mid November to early January has been taken care of. Things look like they might be working out alright and I feel just fine today so I'll pick up where I left off. Posting about the last of the purchases I made in Zürich.

It was one of those 'Oh, I didn't even know this record exists' moments. Not sure how I generally feel about these situations but this time it wasn't just another variation of a record I already own and it was cheap so I didn't hesitate.

What I picked up is the last LP by Edgewise. A band not many people seem to care about. In my book though they are a solid band that I enjoy once in a blue moon. This being said I have to admit I'm not the biggest fan and therefore am happy with now owning a copy of each release listed on discogs minus the discography which I would never listen to anyway. Most of all because it was only released on CD.

Instead of just showing you the one release LP I picked up lately I want to feature both LPs and the 7" because I feel they don't get the appreciation they deserve and I didn't see them appear on any blog before. So here we go:

EDGEWISE - silent rage 7" - 1990 - Smorgasbord Records #3

Their earliest release is pretty much rooted in the Youth Crew genre with some heavier NY influences and at times reminiscent of Clevo bands like Integrity or Confront.

I love the big foldout cover and overall look of the layout.

Something not too many bands still do these days.

This is the 2nd press on clear vinyl out of 500 copies. 

EDGEWISE - massacre of the innocent LP - 1993 - Harvest Records HARV 030

Their 1st full length is quite a step away from the 7". Cleveland is still here though but late 80s NY got upped in the mix on account of the Youth Crew style which is not really to be found anywhere anymore. Therefore you can certainly hear the 90s shine through. Not unlike they do with early Refused, Undertow and a bit of Unbroken. Altogether this makes for a pretty unique record. 

EDGEWISE - s/t LP - 1997 - Gain Ground Records GG 9b

This is the 3rd and last output which again got heavier. There is definitely no Youth Crew anymore but Integrity still come around now and then. The vocals are rougher and the whole sound more metallic. The faster parts are mostly gone and they slow it down so far at times that they border on Beatdown when they do so. But this doesn't mean they dropped their typical 90s influences. Occasionally I get reminded of Snapcase even. Not a mix you hear to often. Now, things you don't hear too often can be rare for a reason. Most bands fail terribly at it but Edgewise don't. Although I don't like them enough to put them on regularly when I do it is always a pleasure. A lot of bands from the 90s didn't hold up too good but I like them just the same today as I did when I first heard them. Solid stuff you might want to check out.

It's happening today

Now that all the pick up fails are dealt with, on the last day of 7 weeks on the road I'll feature of the Zürich haul the purchase that is 2nd only to the sealed Devo LP.

Slapshot - back on the map - Taang! 12 - 1986

Yellow labels denote the third press. According to discogs it came without any inserts. Unfortunately the Taang! discography does not give any useful info on this album at all like with most of the other releases. Someone needs to tackle that project. Give the nerds what they want.

Despite what it says on discogs my copy has a Taang! A4 Catalogue. From the records advertised on here I would say this was probably repressed in 1990.

This version was the last one missing for this 12". So here is the whole family. Not really a hard job to accomplish yet I'm happy to cross that one off the list.

This is the lyricsheet that came with my blue label first pressing. The second press white label version should have that too according to discogs but my copy doesn't have any inserts at all.

And here we have the one-sided A4 Taang! Catalogue that was included with the first pressing. Too bad I couldn't find any pictures of the one that came with the second press. Maybe that's because discogs is right and there really were no inserts. Would be interesting though to see where the label was at when that one dropped.

Both inserts from the 1st press. Notice the 'slight' yellowing of the mailorder sheet.

1st & 3rd press mailorder sheets side by side

Ba Ba Back on the map.

Ageing process. L 2 R should be 3rd 2nd 1st press but is indeed 2nd 3rd 1st press

I know. I really need to do something about the quality of the pictures I take. This was a rush job though done in what little time I had at home while the tour resided nearby over Christmas.

 

Tomorrow I'm finally going back home where I'll have to take care of a few things so it will most likely get a little more quiet on here again. After that next up on .LIC. will be the rest of this haul plus everything I got in the mail while being away. And more updates to my Unbroken discography.