Toxic Hero

Another RSD release that got in a little delayed.

Toxic Reasons - war hero 7" - 2014 Beer City Records BCR 173-7

Continuing with my backwards approach to this band here we have the RSD 2014 repress of their first 7".

Only I missed a step. I don't think I ever heard their debut full length. Must correct situation for sure.

Die Crusin'???

This RSD release got into stores here in germany with a bit of a delay and I also only heard about it on RSD. Luckily I'm connected so this copy was reserved for me to pick up whenever and sure enough I did

Die Kreuzen - cows and beer 12" - 2014 Beer City Records BCR 169

This is one of the really nice re-issues and the only 12" version. They did about 5 different color 7"es with a foldout sleeve that's totally different from the booklet cover this pressing comes in. Also the smaller version doesn't come with the Comic about how this record originally came into existence. Very well made. Done like this it actually makes sense to re-release a record.

I don't think I have to tell you about how this is classic, must have early 80s midwest hardcore. You know, right?
If not... change it! Believe me you won't be sorry.

Toxic Town

Now this RSD release I was completely unaware of.

Toxic Reasons - ghost town 7" - Beer City Records BCR174-7 - RSD 2014 blue vinyl

I got introduced to Toxic Reasons in the mid 90s but somehow back then it didn't stick. Maybe I heard some later stuff. I don't remember.
About 10 years later I picked up their split 7" with Zero Boys. Obviously because of the Zero Boys side. But I had to admit that the Toxic Reasons track on there wasn't quite as bad as what I had heard prior to that. Still it didn't sit well enough with me to seek out more.
But most likely because of that split it was a no brainer to pick up this RSD release.

It's their 2nd 7" from 1981 and it's a lot better than anything I had ever heard by that band.
The title track is too long and a snooze fest for the most part but when they speed it up it's pretty ok. So I probably won't be listening to Side A again anytime soon.
Side B is a whole different story though. Great fast early US Midwest HC with strong UK 77 influences which gives a sort of an Oi feel. Now that's the shit I do like.