It's Been Awhile

So I went to this show almost two weeks ago. It was a good time and I picked up a record that I had planned on getting.

This is Backtrack's Deal with the Devil. Backtrack play a style of NYHC that I can get in to. Less hard and more roots hardcore. This band pulls off the aggressiveness of NYHC but still sounds like a band from the 80s.

With True Colors calling it quits there were tons of releases put out around the last show. This is the Consider it Done 7" put out in Europe by Control Records. The white is the mailorder version, and limited to 100. After all of the auctions that just happened on eBay to raise funds, I think Control will be having some cool things coming out.

I picked this up from Mike Riley at a Mindset/Praise/Rations show about a month ago. It's a copy of the Adult Crash with a stamp for A389's 5 year anniversary. Not really sure what the pressing is on this but I know when I was at Celebrated Summer in Towson, Tony was trying to get me to buy this.


So I got my pre-order in for Six Feet Under's release of the Consider It Done 7". I got all 4 colors and of course the bonus 7". The gatefold cover came out really well and this release is just awesome. The layout, insert/poster, vinyl colors the all are great.

I seem to have been getting my hands on a bunch of the copies of Double Vision from Powered. It's ironic because I didn't pre-order this record because at the time I couldn't afford this and the React! ones. It seems to have worked in my favor. This is the most common version that I picked up from the band.

Here we have just a great idea, Iron Man and AC/DC together on a double LP. This just seems like a perfect idea, and it came out really cool. Usually the bigger labels put out crap vinyl but this came out real well, heavy vinyl and awesome layout.



Here we have another True Colors 7". This is I Drink Milk's reissue of the original demo, but this time on vinyl instead of tape. This also came out really well, also a label on the rise.

This is the Floorpunch Discography. This came out kinda wierd. The vinyl colors just don't make sense really. The gatefold sleeve is awesome and the tri-fold insert is pretty good. It's got tons of writing from some people around for a while but it feels kinda long. It felt like reading a book instead of an album insert. I also got two copies on gold instead of all three colors. I'm driving up to Philly for the SFU showcase this Saturday, and I think Floorpunch is playing this entire release, should be nutz.

I picked up a few more records from Dave Brown, a very awesome dude. First is a copy of Adult Crash limited to four copies. This is the transition from the black to the light blue. Pretty awesome pick up I have to say.



Here is the record release version of Bracewar's s/t 7". Pretty awesome record and it came with a tarot card, cool touch.

This is the United Blood version of Adult Crash. Pretty straight forward. Now all I'm missing of this record is the other transition.

THIS IS HARDCORE

Had an awesome time once again in the city of brotherly love. Some highlights included Floorpunch, Pulling Teeth and The Carrier. Also seeing how much bigger TUI and Cold World are than last year was kinda scary. The fest sold out this year and so many more kids were there. Rad. I'm a little bummed I missed Friday and the beginning of Saturday, but it was still worth it. Ok so I didn't spend as much as last year, and I showed some restraint actually. That being said I still picked up plenty of stuff. Here they are one by one.

First is the old True Colors LP I finally decided to pick up from Six Feet Under Records. This is the most common version, out of 355 copies. Solid band. I hope that Dave from SFU puts out the new LP. These guys need a permanent U.S. label. Currency exchange rates and shipping to the U.S. just make ordering from Powered so difficult. Read Mike's post about the newer LP here.

Ok, so I don't think I need to explain this one. Probably gonna be the biggest album in hardcore this year on Gold/Peach/Beer type color out of 200. Supposedly this was pressed for Sound & Fury and they just had copies left over.

This is one I was really happy to find at the Deathwish table. This is the blue multi-splatter limited to like 150 or something like that. This is just an amazing looking vinyl, once I saw it I knew I needed to have it. Check out my other post on the record release version of this vinyl here.

This is a special version of the new Mother of Mercy record made specifically for TIH I believe. Limited to like 60 or something. Very cool screen-printed cover, though it is rather flimsy.

This is the The Carrier 7" release on Deathwish with a special cover for TIH. Mine's number 32/51. One of the highlights for me this weekend was being able to see this band. I highly recommend checking them out.

This is a recent release from SFU, a Japanese band called As We Let Go. Awesome hardcore along the lines of Guns Up! This is the orange limited to 209 copies.

Here's another recent SFU release. The new Foundation 7". This Atlanta straight-edge band is starting to get a lot of attention. This is a great release. This version is limited to 308 copies.

This is the Go It Alone/Blue Monday Split released on Rivalry. 2nd press, 1525 copies. Just wanted to have this. Nothing special.

This is The Effort 7" released on Hellfish. Not sure what the pressing info is on this one. Posted about in the past here.

This is the Forfeit 7" released by Reaper. I've been meaning to pick this up, it's been out for over a year now. I actually think they were out of them at last year's TIH, only had the CDs. CDs are rubbish. Anyway, great band you should already know about.

Here's another Reaper release, Naysayer 7" with a limited TIH cover. I posted about it before here.

Mine's numbered 43/50.

Another Pulling Teeth release. This is the split with Frightener released on A389. Pretty self-explanatory.

This is another SFU release. The Adult Crash book with the 7" on black, 926 copies.