age of the bootleg

Cro-Mags - age of quarrel 10" - Bootleg

Is there anyone who doesn't know the story of that record? Let alone any one of the recordings or even the band? There's nothing I could write right now that wasn't already mentioned a million times. So glad I finally have a first press of this boot. It's # 1319/1500. Now I can let go of my 2nd press with the green font. If any of you are looking for that one let me know.
Owning a copy of the original tape would rule but I don't think I'll ever be ready to spend what it takes. But who knows maybe I'll find one for cheap somewhere sometime. Let's not stop dreaming folks.

And with this purchase I now own all the Cro-Mags vinyl I need. I have a US 1st press AOQ LP with the red insert and censored printed in black plus a dutch pressing from 1987 with uncensored black & white insert. Best Wishes OG US pressing. Alpha Omega 1st press. Near Death Experience 1st and only pressing. I even have a copy of Revenge on ltd. white/red splatter. Done!

bootlegs Du Plenty

I think that the Screamers are the band that has the most releases made from the least amount of songs. Even without ever having released anything officially. There are so many demo this, live that bootlegs that I've lost track. And yet I had to pick up another, different, better pressing of their demo material:

The Screamers - Strength Through Intimidation

The 1978 Geza X Demos LP - 2014 unofficial release

Well, as you can see I did not just pick up one more pressing of these songs but two. Looks like I'm pretty much into this band.

You should be RUNNIN' SCARED if you don't know this

Well at least if you're into late 80s NYHC that is.

For you folks who are the 1987 demo by Breakdown is probably a well known and loved part of your collection. Be it the ever so elusive real deal tape or the vinyl reissue on Blackout! Records.

But how many of you knew about the Runnin' Scared demo? I sure didn't until this record was announced

 

Breakdown - Runnin' Scared LP - Painkiller Records PKR-049, 540 Records – 540-034

The namesake demo to this record was recorded in late '88 after two members had already started Raw Deal and recorded that band's demo.

The fact that Breakdown went into hibernation for almost a decade not that long after the tape was released is probably the main reason why it only got the attention it deserves a whopping 25 years later. And it's pretty amusing that even today it is better than 99% of the current bands who emulate the style.

The LP also compiles two tracks recorded earlier in 1988 and a live WNYU Crucial Chaos Radio broadcast from early '89.

Any selfrespecting NYHC collection is incomplete without this.

Go pick it up here.

 

Sacrilege

This is the last installment of my obscure NYHC trifecta. And again I don't have anything to share with you about this record:

 

Sacrilege - Thoughts Are But Dreams Till Their Effects Are Tried - 1985 Demos

Radio Raheem RADIO-002 // Wardance WAR-14

 

Luckily for all of us it comes with extensive liner notes that I can revert to to give you an idea of how important this band was to the evolution of Hardcore in New York.

"1985 was a transitional time for the hardcore scene in NYC — the original class of '82 bands were either in limbo, had disbanded or were heading into a more crossover metal direction and the Revelation/straight edge scene and second wave of NYHC bands were a year away from fully exploding. Along comes Sacrilege, formed in late '84, and their aim to couple Discharge-inspired sonic fury with a peace punk aesthetic. Bassist Adam Mucci's previous tenure in Agnostic Front gave them a safe pass from skinheads, and along with guitarist Victor Venom, previously in Reagan Youth, they recruited two Virginia Beach transplants and Sacrilege was born. Their confrontational style of spiky hair, Crass stencils on jackets and military fatigues give voice to a totally separate group that longed for a band of their own. They played less than a dozen shows and imploded by late 1985. One can only guess how they would have fared as their sound and style laid the foundation for the parallel Squat Or Rot scene that sprung up during the late 1980's. Victor would take several Sacrilege songs into his next project, Nausea, the most notable being "Fallout", which became the signature Nausea tune as heard on the Revelation Records' The Way It Is compilation LP. The nine short, sharp cuts from the Don Fury sessions and the six howling, primitive metal workouts from Bolt Studios, both recorded in 1985, bear witness to an overlooked band that provides a missing link to the development of hardcore punk in the rat cage of a big city we know as New York.

Limited to 600 copies. Includes 12" x 24" poster and lyric sheet."

And yes. This is available from us too.

 

Crunch the high and the mighty

I don't have a lot to say about this record besides that it is another one of those more obscure NYHC recordings which without this reissue I still wouldn't know about at all. Probably though it would be a lot more legendary and well known today had it not only been released on tape back then. If you like that first Cause For Alarm 7" and the Reagan Youth LP you should definitely check out

 

The High And The Mighty - crunch on demo 1984 7" - Radio Raheem RADIO-004

The cover for this beauty is actually a 12 page booklet filled with not only the lyrics but also many never before seen photos and flyers. Nice!

Another job well done by the folks at Radio Raheem. Be sure to keep an eye out on the other killer releases they're working on.

You can probably pick up this record from every corner store which might be why you can also pick it up from us.

Thanks for reading and please support my habbit by hitting the above link. Well, actually not a single cent of the records we sell goes into my pocket. Too many costs to cover....

Are you ready to die? No Thanks!

This is one of the more obscure NYHC bands. They played a bunch of shows in the very early days for example at the A7 with the likes of Cause For Alarm, Agnostic Front, Abused, Kraut...

They released a demo Tape in 1982 and a 7" in 1983. Now you might say that this isn't really very early considering that the first hardcore record was released in 1978 but NY was a little late to the game with the first releases dating back to about 1982.

That 7" is among the pricier records you can buy and hardly ever pops up. The demo is probably even harder to get a hold of. So I was stoked to find out about this:

 

No Thanks - are you ready to die - discography LP - Lengua Armada Discos LA-51 - 2007

I wanted to get copies for my distro but of course 6 years down the road it was sold out from the label. But I didn't stop there and found someone who told me that the bands singer, Donna, still had a few copies for sale and put me in touch with her which is where a bit of a nightmare started. We purchased some copies and Donna put them in the mail. So far so good. But then nothing happened. Me being the patient boy I am I waited a bit too long until investigating the whereabouts of the records and had to find out after several calls with different people who told me different stories that the records had been returned to sender because I didn't pick them up from my customs office where they had been held without notifying me. WTF!! I let Donna know and asked her to inquire about the package at her postal office which apparently she wasn't really into as she told me I'd have to do with with the german postal service. Well, I had already done that. The records were sent back to the US. At that point neither german institution, customs or postal sevice, were able to do anything about that. After a tedious back and forth the terrible truth manifested itself. The records were lost.

How come I can post pictures of one of the copies then? Well, after some tough negotiations we were able to have her send, what she told us were the bands last copies. We had her mail them to a friend of my GIHC partner in crime's place where they were picked up and taken on a plane to germany.

We still have copies available here. Due to what you just read they are a little more costly than we would like though. Also Donna is still selling copies on facebook despite her sending us their alleged last copies. Smells a little funny to me but I don't feel like investigating the matter any further. I'm just glad we finally got what we paid for. Even though we had to pay through the nose.

Not the best memory this record triggers but the music's still great and should be in every self respecting NYHC collection.

As should be the following....

HANGIN' TOUGH

Yo, their 1st Show is only a few weeks behind us but they already have a 2nd press of their demo available through their webshop. Who would have guessed they'd run out of Tapes in a couple of hours only. If you were not at their demo-release aka 1st show you never had a chance of buying one. Well a few people were lucky because they had friends attending the event. For all you other folks there is this new batch available.







Or maybe you'd prefer the US version of the Demo available from Crackin' Up Tapes

You should really check out CUT. They got a lot of good stuff going on.

But let's get back to the main topic. Hangin' Tough also got some sweet merch. If you like what you see hit the pic.





The following Shirt is Sold Out for now but a reprint is in the works. No idea who did the first run but this time it's being handled by pressure & ink.



Sorry for the wrong format on some of the pictures. This mobile blogging app fucks 'em up no matter what I do.

wolf X down demo-tape out now!

Yesterday was the release show for WOLF X DOWNs  demo-tape as you might already know. I bet it was a blast. Of course I couldn't go for reasons I already mentioned in earlier posts. So let's not get into that again but look onto brighter things. For everyone who was also not able to attend you can now order the regular version out of 100 for 3€ + postage from New Order. It's beautiful. Listen. Fire away.