a Blotter with original artwork

Blotter - under armour '77 7" - 2014 Katorga Works KW-032, False Form FF-013

I got the euro pressing of this record a while back and posted about it here. Back then I complained about the different cover art and mentioned that I needed a copy with the original artwork so here it is. Luckily the insert is the same as the one with the euro press so I can let that lesser copy go to a home that's not too concerned with looks or just has a different taste.

blood pressure blood pressure

after 16 days non stop working and a few days of recuperation and catching up at home here i am again. picking up right where i left off

Blood Pressure - s/t 7" - 2014 Beach Impediment Records BIR-012

Not much to say about this baby. It's one of those bands that grabs me right from the start and doesn't let me down until they're done. Great raw and primitive hardcore punk.

This is the US pressing but there is also a pressing out of the Netherlands on Even Worse Records.

Back To Back - narcissist

Now as the last post for today I chose a more recent release by a current band. And when I have the time to resume posting I will return with the same topic.
know your history but don't live in the past.

Back To Back - narcissist 7" - 2014 540 Records 540-044

Their first vinyl output was the flesh and bone 7". Released 3 years after the demo tape which I missed completely. That one was probably one of my favorite new releases in 2013. So good. It blew me away right upon first hearing it. Accordingly my expectations for this, their 2nd 7" were very high. Maybe too high because they weren't met. Still a great record better than a lot of other in the flock though. Definitely worth checking out. Raw and distorted oldschool hardcore punk. Just the way I like it.

Not quite sure but I bet this is the only existing version other than a test press.

Survival Jamz

from posting an old collectible record through the  reissue of an old collectible record i'll take you to this discography of sorts of a band not quite that old but already old enough that loads of hardcore hype kids these days probably don't know them anymore

Jaguarz - jungle jams / survival 7" - 2014 Climbin' Aboard CA-024

In 2003 they released their awesome demo which got the vinyl treatment last year and because there was still some space left on the wax Climbin' Aboard Records added their song from the 'Sweet Vision' comp. All their material is great and 'survival' (from the comp.) is their strongest track so it's great to have all their stuff in the same place to conveniently listen to at once. I believe there was also a rehearsal or a live tape released or at least passed around that might have had one or the other unreleased song which is why I wrote sort of a discography.

500 copies were made in total.
My version is out of 250.
150 were made on yellow and 100 on green.
Probably a one time only pressing and it seems to be sold out.

lockjaw dead friends

Lockjaw - dead friends 7" - 2014 Antitodo 003

This record was originally released in 1983 as the band's 2nd and last 7". To be honest before I got wind of the repress I had never even heard of the band. I gave it a quick listen online and decided to get a copy. So far though I have to say it doesn't do much for me. Maybe I have to listen to it a few times but with all the records I buy all the time I'm not sure if this will get the spins it needs to win me over. We'll see.

There were 500 copies pressed of the original on black vinyl but only 300 of this reissue. All on clear.

YOTCCME

back on the workforce. not much time lately.

Youth Of Today - can't close my eyes 7" - 1985 Positive Force Records 04

Youth Of Today was one of the first hardcore bands I came across. But somehow I never got as religiously into them as a lot of other folks. I always liked them and appreciated for their importance in the history of hardcore music but that's that. I never felt them like I did Uniform Choice, Wide Awake, Turning Point and others who except for UC maybe might not have been as crucial but for some reason spoke to me a lot more. Not that I could explain it. Just a feeling.

That being said as a collector I still had to have a first press of their first 7" and now I finally have one. If it wouldn't have been for a friend of mine selling his collection I would probably still not have picked it up. It just wasn't that high up on my priorities list. But I must say once I put the needle to this platter and heard the original recordings for the first time I can understand where all the worship is coming from better. This is a fucking killer. At the time of it's release it must have ripped the whole scene a new one. And of course even today it puts a lot of efforts to shame.

I never intended to collect this release but I definitely had to have at least one copy for my collection so what better to get than a first press. Yeah I know it's not the most impressive version to get but I don't mind. There are quite a few different pressings and variations out there but as I already mentioned I'm not too much into YOT which is why I'm perfectly satisfied with what I got. Somehow I feel that a first press trumps any other pressing no matter how rare. A rarer first press variation might have been better. If there is one. I don't even know because I never cared enough. Besides I'm a regular guy so a regular 1st press is best for me

i love that band tonight and forever

Sense Field - tonight and forever LP - 2014 Spartan Records SPAR019

Originally this album was released in 2001 on CD only. Lucky 13 years later someone finally decided to give it a proper treatment. I had never listened to the full album before the pre-order went up so I wasn't sure wether I would like it as much as their previous output or not. Now that I have it I have to say I do. 'Tonight and forever' is a great record. At this point in their history nothing reminds of their hardcore past anymore but who cares? The band progressed naturally and instead of ripping off their own older material and becoming boring they developed into a great indie/ pop / whatever band. No sell out, no commercial tactics or other bullshit. Just a bunch of guys doing what they love. How could you not respect that.

By the way this is the last record to arrive that I paid for in 2'14 and it only arrived in 2'15 so how do I treat this? I'd say I file this under 2'14 buy. And with this I have covered all 12" inch records I picked up last year. But as you might have realised there weren't too many 7"es I posted about lately. Well, brace yourself. There's a huge stack that need to be put on here. I still have to take pictures of all of those and there are some real bangers in there. At least for my collection.
Meanwhile my first purchase of 2'15 is in but I will only cover that once that heap of singles has been dealt with. Might be a while but I'm doing my best to catch up on all that.

Four different variants out of a 500 total press run is a bit excessive I have to say but that's how you bait suckers like me. Initially I wanted to get only one copy but couldn't make up my mind which one to pick so in a moment of madness I said what the hell and ordered all of them. A small part of me regrets this but only for the monetary damage it caused. Having all of them here now feels very good and totally makes me forget about the money. Hot pink on the left is out of 200 the others are out of 100 each. The 2nd record from the left is supposed to be a color in color in color, hot pink in dark purple in milky clear. Too bad the clear only appears in a some spots and doesn't even really come through. All of those can still be ordered here, where you can also check out how that tripple color inside color was supposed to look. I wonder if any of those records actually look like that. If so I think I need one because it looks so damn amazing. If your copy does look like that please send me a picture.

limited version of the silver medal holder for 2'14

Praise - lights went out LP - 2014 React! Records RXR040

And here they are. The pictures of the limited euro tour edition aka the last record I bought and received in 2'14.

I got #37/50. Perfect. I'm 37. Now I'll always remember the year it was released.

Why did they use red for the special covers  though?
I think they should have used blue to finally give at least those 50 copies out of the blue vinyl pressing a reason why they exist.

Only thing left to say is that Praise are a bunch of great guys. I hope they will continue what they are doing for a long time.

Everything else I already said in this post a few days ago.

12" Rhino 39

Rhino 39 - s/t LP - 1986 Triple X Records XXX1001

When I first saw this record for sale at Hitsville in Düsseldorf, Germany I wasn't sure if I needed it. Mostly because I already had picked a few other things from the bins but when I got home I couldn't stop thinking about it and kicked myself repeatedly for leaving it behind. Fast forward a few months and I'm back at the same store and what do I find? This Rhino 39 record. I thought it was long gone but no. There it still was. How could this be? Ralf, your customers need a lesson or two.
Or am I all wrong and this is a different copy than the one I saw the first time? Well, I doubt that but who knows... or cares. I'm stoked I was able to add it to my collection after all.

One time pressing on black vinyl only. Now I need that original Dangerhouse 7" even more but too many people have gone batshit crazy over the last two years or so. I hope it's just a fad that will fade again soon

sxe sells

V/A - sxe sells LP - 2014 Cobra Records CR-60

I bought this pretty late. It was out for I don't know how long already and I always meant to pick up a copy but for some reason I didn't want to spend postage on it. But then we did a show with Give, Minutes and Echoes. It was a great night. Unfortunately I didn't catch either Minutes' or Echoes' set because I had to take care of other things. The down side of organising shows. You book bands you like and more often than you'd like to you don't get to see them. But what I heard was great. Unfortunately two members of Echoes couldn't make it to the show but instead of cancelling they got Bigma (of Mainstrike and Birds Of A Feather fame) to fill in on vocals and decided to play a sweet cover set. Nice! Of course Give played a killer set as usual. I think it was at least the third time I saw them. If they would play around here every month I guess I'd be there every time if possible.

After the show I grabbed this LP  from Echoes who contributed to it and therefore had a few copies for sale. MDMA, Xwalk awayX and Echoes are really good. Constrict are even a little better if you like that 90s militant vegan sound. But Hangin' Tough and Last Warning are killing it. Definitely the best songs on this 12". As much as I like Hangin' Tough I have to say that the Last Warning track on here is more interesting. Each contribution to this this piece of wax was previously unreleased. Except for one of the two HT songs which was already on the 7" on Good Intentions HC and their other one is 'wound up' from REV 1 so this is why LW got them beat. Their song I didn't know before. The rest of the bands are not bad but somewhat don't hit home with me. All together it's a nice varied compilation but because I'm quite bored with 9 out of 15 bands I will probably not break this out again anytime soon. I guess it's the curse of the compilation.

I think there were 3 different vinyl colors pressed and all of them used the same colors as the layout. I like that. It's the best choice you can make when pressing color vinyl. The wax has to match the rest of the layout otherwise I don't see the point and prefer black. In this case there is no standard black vinyl pressing though and the choices available all looked ok so I didn't mind. Which is why I had  Marc (from Echoes) pull a random copy out of the box and that's the one I documented just now.