The 411 you didn't see coming

411 - The Side You Cannot See: Complete Discography 1990-1992 - 2014 Workshed WSR-11

There have been a few discography releases the last few years that I never thought would happen. Ressurection is the earliest that comes to mind, then Headfirst and now this one.
The original 411 records don't demand a lot of dough which is probably due to not many people caring about that band. So why do a discography release? Because there ARE people who DO care.
I have two copies of the 7" and a version of the LP which is already most of what they recorded. The 4 compilations they contributed to I don't have and will probably never pick up which is why this release was necessary. It's great to have everything in one place now.

As far as I know there was only this one version pressed. It is out of 500 and was distributed by Revelation who don't seem to have copies anymore. Maybe that means there will be another pressing at some point but I doubt that.

25 years glow in the dark, start today

Gorilla Biscuits - start today LP - 2014 Revelation Records REV012A

Yes. I'm fed up with all the pointless repressings Revelation churns out every other week. But this finally is one that makes sense. For its silver anniversary a special Re-Issue of this crucial classic is something I can most definitely get behind. Especially because it's executed perfectly.

I haven't seen any numbers yet but this limited edition glow in the dark vinyl is still and only available from REV directly. Except for discogs of course. Don't give your money to those jerks. Go straight to the source and pay less.
The black vinyl version of this pressing (which I'm still not sure if I should pick it up) looks almost exactly like the first press. Except for the printed GB logos inside the cover of the 25th anniversary edition and its black on white text as opposed to the white on black text of the original. Maybe the matrix is different too but I didn't check that.
A great addition to my collection. Most of all because my wife won't give me her purple vinyl copy. Now I finally have my own color vinyl pressing.

lower east side crew

Last one of the birthday bunch and just as elusive as the other 4.

War Zone - lower east side crew 7" - 1987 Revelation Records REV:1

And also just like the others from the same haul it's in perfect condition.
First press of the first release on Revelation Records. A truly historic piece of vinyl.

I really don't know what else to say about this record. I feel like it's such a classic that absolutely no one into hardcore wouldn't know about it. Then again there are 'hardcore kids' that confuse Insted with Infest and when you try to explain what kinda music Insted plays they draw blanks when you throw in Youth Of Today, Youth Crew or Revelation Records. Times are strange. 

Nooooooooo

No For An Answer - you laugh 7" - 2nd press - Revelation Records REV:6

I know the labels look rather white in the picture but they really are silver. If you take a look at the cover that opens at the bottom you know it's true. No. It's not a mix up.
It was a bit difficult to get this pressing. The grey labels are quite easily mistaken for silver ones if you've never actually seen a true 2nd press. The cover though should be easy to tell apart. But obviously there are people on discogs who don't know the difference between top and bottom.
When I finally decided to add the last of the three regular early pressings of this release to my collection I had to send back the first copy I ordered which was described as "2nd press, silver labels, cover opens at the bottom" because when it got here the labels were grey and the cover opened at the top. Idiot! It's so frustrating when you're expecting a certain pressing to cross off your list at last and then you get the wrong one.

The regular editions of those first three pressings are not hard to come by but somehow those are the records that sometimes take me the longest to finally add to my collection because I usually blow my money on records that are a little tougher to track down.
Now I'm really glad to finally have those early pressings even though that means the hunt for the really rare 2nd press variations begins. Damn! That's going to take a while and demand deep pockets. Well, one day.
In case you're wondering. I don't care about the 1997 and all the following pressings. Not even the yellow vinyl. And test pressings as you might already know also don't concern me. Too many records to collect and I gotta draw the line somewhere.
Good night!

Up last

This is the least exciting RSD release for 2014 and the last one of those I picked up on the day. Don't get me wrong. I'm really into early Up Front but this album is not loved by that many people so why make a repress of it? It's not that hard or expensive to get an original copy.

Up Front - spirit LP - Smorgasbord aka Revelation Records RSD 2014

And yet stupid old me picked up a copy. But I kept it sealed. No reason to open it. Since I was going for a complete set of that record I thought maybe, just maybe I was wrong and people actually buy all the copies and create somewhat of a demand for this pressing which I would then (not because of the demand but anyway) regret not having bought. Of course that didn't happen. Discogs currently has 17 copies for sale. Seems like my initial thought was right. No one gives a damn about this great record.

And to top things off Revelation even announced another pressing on opaque red vinyl out of about 300 copies as opposed to the clear red RSD pressing out of about 700. But I guess it was actually just one pressing on two colors. REV even still has some of those opaque red available. That's how much people care these days.

Oh and just to not forget about it. There even was a reissue of their 'what fire does' 7" (which even I didn't buy) whose OG copies are bin fodder already.
Someone please stop that train!!

Red Field

Everything that needed to be said about RSD got out of my system in my last post. So let's just continue with what I picked up anyway.

Here's to my most anticipated RSD release of 2014. Although that's just because I had to complete the trifecta that started with the 2012 RSD release of Sense Field's killed for less LP and was then continued with the reissue of their s/t single collection LP for RSD 2013.

Sense Field - building LP - REV 46 - 2014 RSD red vinyl

I love Sense Field. They hold a very special place in my heart. Not sure why but somehow their music touches me in ways i cannot describe. Seeing them live with Lifetime and Four Walls Falling back in the 90s was one of the best shows I ever saw. 

This one though marks the last Sense Field repress I'll ever buy. Unless REV manages to get the rights to the later albums which as of yet have only been released on CD. Now that would be some RSD release to look forward to.

Remission stream songs of their new 7"

One of the best bands I got to know in 2012... or was it 2011?... anyways.... One of the best bands around these days is REMISSION from fucking Chile! For me they are the ones really putting Chile and thus South America on the Hardcore-Map. I bet there are more hc bands where they come from and I know there are better known bands in at least Brazil but any band from South America I ever listened to (not that there would have been many but still) didn't arouse my interest in the least. I cannot even name one other band from that continent. Only band that needs an honorable mention because a friend of mine played in it is Invictus Maneo from Mexico but unfortunately there was too much metal and I'm not sure if Mexico is considered South America already although I'm pretty sure a lot of US americans do ;)

Also I think South America over there is the equivilent to eastern europe over here if you catch my drift! Any band from those regions is not really prone to a lot of attention by hc kids who are not from that particular area. It's a shame and I have to admit being guilty of doing the same. Everywhere I look all channels are floated with bands from the US, Canada and west europe with a little bit of Australia thrown in the mix. And all my hands are already busy trying to sort through the debris of that Tsunami.

Therefore it is even more exiting to come across a band like Remission (to get back to our actual topic). And without cutting them any slack for being from a not only hc-wise marginalized part of the world I have to say I'm very siked on their upcoming 7" on Amendment Records who might just as well be from South America and would therefore be the only label I know of that operates from there. Without a proper oldschool real life address on their website it's hard to say but judging by the bands they put out and all the spanish going on (which I unfortunately didn't care about learning back in school. Talk about a bad decision in life) it could very well be but who knows or cares? In any case they played a huge role in getting the band some exposure and finally having releases on React! Records and germanys Assault Records.

To be honest I have to mention that although I liked their LP right away I wasn't too sure if I would listen to it often but it grew on me. A lot!! Probably because I also love Verbal Assault. Remissions music is the perfect way to honor Verbal Assault's legacy without just being a clone. And their lyrics? Well... up there with the best of them.

'Pain understood' is the title of the new single and that's pretty much giving away what the topic is they're dealing with on this 2 song platter.

On their bandcamp they write 'pre-order from Rev' but I send Pablo a message and he let me know that he's going to put some copies on his webstore soon too. So either way I suggest you get your hands on this piece of hot wax and if you're still undecided or just curious about the new tunes here's the whole shebang: