for real? + a little recap of 2'14

I guess I'll lose a lot of credit with this post.
... if I ever had any that is.

Yesterday I posted about my two favorite new full lengths of 2'14 and today I'll take you all the way to the other end of the list because I already posted about the rest of the top 5 new LPs.
For those who are curious:
#1 Give - electric flower circus LP
#2 Praise - lights went out LP
#3 Cold World - how the gods chill LP,
#4 Sheer Terror - standing up for falling down
#5 Battle Ruins - s/t LP
That being said I'm still waiting to get my copies of the latest Boston Strangler and Hank Wood & The Hammerheads LPs but I don't think they'll make it into the top 5.
These will bring up the total count of newly released hardcore/punk full length records that I bought last year to 14. Once I have those I can finally make a top 10 although it will be hard to decide and therefore probably not done
Other contenders would be:
Fucked Up - glass boys 2LP which is quite a bit better than I had expected,
Said And Done - better days LP which is pretty good,
Bloodsuckers - crush to dust LP which is pretty good too,
Punch - they don't have to believe LP which is a lot better than anything they did before,
White Lung - deep fantasy LP which is a good one albeit a little weaker than their previous effort,
The Down & Outs - lifeline LP which is good but also not as good as their previous material and
Madball - hardcore still lives LP which I think is kinda weak.

Some might also throw Chain & The Gang's latest output "minimal rock'n'roll" into the mix but somehow I think they have transcended any genre and cannot be put on this list.

Last year's new albums that can definitely not be included on a list with hc bands:
Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - piano nights 2LP - awesome as always.
Leonard Cohen - popular problems LP - a tad better than the last one.
Morrissey - worldpeace is none of your business 2LP - one good song. bored by the rest.
Warpaint - s/t 2LP - one if not the best band I discovered for myself the last few years.

But now, finally, without anymore ado I present to you the worst record I bought last year.

NYC Mayhem - for real LP - 2014 Radio Raheem Records RADIO-005

So many people hold this band in such a high regard that I've given them more than a fair share of trials but I just cannot get into this. Both their demos suck and there are maybe 2 ok to good songs among those previously unreleased 7" recordings. Sorry folks but y'all are wrong. This was not a good band.

Next!

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....

ABUSED ABUSED ABUSED ABUSED ABUSED ABUSED ABUSED ABUSED ABUSED

The Abused are the best NYHC band. Period!

Thanks to Radio Raheem records their discography was recently made available once more. Unfortunately their store has vanished from the web but don't worry if you slept on this release. GIHC still have a few copies for sale.
The beauty of this Reissue was already well documented on a lot of blogs so I won't go into detail here.

The Abused - discography LP - Radio Raheem Records RADIO-003

Up Next is the picture Vinyl release of the discography from 1992. This was the first Abused vinyl I owned.

The Abused - discography pic. LP - Lost & Found LF 043

Of course I also had to track down the regular vinyl pressing of that release. People seem to think it's worth a bit more than anyone is actually willing to pay for it so it took me quite a while to finally find one for a fair price and it even includes a promo sheet.

The Abused - discography LP - Lost & Found LF 043

And here it is. My personal holy grail.

The Abused - loud and clear 7" - Abused Music AM-1

Looks like someone wasn't able to hit the folding line correctly so they had to leave a little something at the top of the front cover that usually is not there.

You can clearly see how far off the fold is from where it is supposed to be.

Also the cover is a foldover sleeve rather than a pocket sleeve. I don't want to open it too far as the fold is already cracking up.

It seems though that the cover was at one point glued together as the tear on the inside of the back cover suggests. As far as I know all the copies had the perforation you can see in the picture below so I guess the pocket sleeve came undone and whoever owned it then ripped off the flaps. If that's the case he or she was very careful though. That tear you see is the only damage that was done. And there is some glue left on the inside of the front cover which supports my guess.
Apart from this it's in beautiful condition so I don't mind any of that. Maybe if I ever come across a cheap glue pocket version I'll buy that too but I highly doubt it.

Completing the collection is the bootleg release of their demo

The Abused - new york hardcore 7" - Dick Dance Records DDR07