Thursday, April 30, 2009

Clear Packaging for a Clear Split

This is the Russian Circles/These Arms are Snakes Split that came out several months ago on Sargent House. Saw Russian Circles the other night in Philly at the First Unitarian Church, so I picked this up. I highly suggest you check out Russian Circles, especially their latest album, Station. Very good.

Russian Circles/These Arms Are Snakes Split (Clear, 500 Copies)

Saturday, April 25, 2009

On - Control & DTN Addition

I got my pre-order for the On - Control released on Legitimate Bros. This is release #2 for the label. I expect more great things to come from the label and On. On features members of Go It Alone, Get The Most, Lights Out, Champion and Blue Monday. All bands you should also check out. I believe this is On's second release.

On - Control (White, Pre-Order Press, 350 Copies)
On - Control (Black, 900 Copies)
I also got my hands on another DTN 7" I don't have, this is the s/t on white/green mix vinyl. It looks like toothpaste to me. Either way, it's an addition to the collection. So many more to go.

Down to Nothing - Down to Nothing (Green/White Mix, 1st Press, 239 Copies)

Monday, April 13, 2009

Down to Nothing Collection


So I decided to put up my updated DTN collection. It's been a good process for almost a year now. I'm missing 3 LPs, plus test presses and a whole lot of 7"s. You might notice that for the Down to Nothing/On Thin Ice split towards the middle (the black and white covers), there are two black vinyls. They're not the same, one is the 3rd press with the normal label and the other is the 4th press with blank red labels.

Down to Nothing – The Most (Orange & Transparent Purple, 2nd Press, 500 Copies)
Down to Nothing – The Most (Transparent Purple, 1st Press, 542 Copies)
Down to Nothing – The Most (Transparent Blue w/ Green Splatter, 1st Press, 268 Copies)
Down to Nothing – Save It For the Birds (Yellow Marble, Record Release, 100 Copies)
Down to Nothing – Save It For the Birds (Black, 400 Copies)
Down to Nothing – Unbreakable (Transparent Red, 330 Copies)
Down to Nothing – Unbreakable (Black, 438 Copies)
Down to Nothing – Unbreakable (White, 330 Copies)
Down to Nothing – Down to Nothing (Red, 2nd Press, 470 Copies)
Down to Nothing – Down to Nothing (Red, White & Blue Swirl, 1st Press, 220 Copies)
Down to Nothing – Higher Learning (Transparent Blue, 3rd Press, 524 Copies)
Down to Nothing – Higher Learning (Orange, 1st Press, 328 Copies)
Down to Nothing – Higher Learning (Yellow, 1st Press, 609 Copies)
Down to Nothing – Higher Learning (Green, 2nd Press, 500 Copies)
Down to Nothing/50 Lions Split (Grey Marble, 1st Press, 300 Copies)
Down to Nothing/50 Lions Split (Transparent Purple, 1st Press, 600 Copies)
Down to Nothing/50 Lions Split (Black, 1st Press, 165 Copies)
Down to Nothing/50 Lions Split (Transparent Green, 2nd Press, 300 Copies)
Down to Nothing/50 Lions Split (White, 2nd Press, 100 Copies)
Down to Nothing/Kids Like Us Split (Green, ? Copies)
Down to Nothing/Kids Like Us Split (Coke Bottle Clear, 300 Copies)
Down to Nothing/Kids Like Us Split (Pink, 100 Copies)
Down to Nothing/On Thin Ice Split (Pink, 1st Press, 500 Copies, Grave Mistake Records)
Down to Nothing/On Thin Ice Split (Clear, 2nd Press, Posi Numbers 2005 Press, Stamped, 300 Copies, Grave Mistake Records)
Down to Nothing/On Thin Ice Split (Black, 3rd Press, Blue w/ Purple Label, 500 Copies, Grave Mistake Records)
Down to Nothing/On Thin Ice Split (Black, 4th Press, Red Blank Labels, 300 Copies, Grave Mistake Records)
Down to Nothing/On Thin Ice Split (Pink, Record Release Cover, #45/125 Copies, Grave Mistake Records)
Down to Nothing/On Thin Ice Split (Transparent Blue, 300 Copies, Dead & Gone Records)
Down to Nothing/On Thin Ice Split (Black, 700 Copies, Dead & Gone Records)

Recent 7"s

Here are some recent 7"s I've picked up in the past few months. Top left is the Backtrack - 08 Demo, which I picked up at the Trapped Under Ice Dom Mallary Tribute show at the Corpse Fortress. Released on the same local label that put out Trapped Under Ice's Demo, Flatspot Records It's a band you should be checking out as soon as you can. To the right of that is Instilled - Unfinished Business. I got this as an extra bonus for a Down to Nothing record I picked up from someone I believe on eBay. Haven't listened to it yet. Bottom left is the latest Internal Affairs 7", Evil Egyptians. This is the Last East Coast Tour Press, which I picked up at their last show in Philly. The rest of the colors of the record are all equally cool looking, so I'll probably pick them up at some point. To the right of that is the New Found Glory - Tip of the Iceberg 7" which is the Hot Topic version, nothing real special, just picked up this version when I got their new LP.
Backtrack – The ’08 Demo (Transparent Orange, 350 Copies)
Instilled – Unfinished Business (Pink Marble, 250 Copies)
Internal Affairs – “Evil Egyptians” (Coke Bottle Blue / Clear Orange Split w/ Black Splatter, Last East Coast Tour Press, 204 Copies)
New Found Glory - Tip of the Iceberg (Red w/ Black Splatter, Hot Topic Press, 1,300 Copies)

Saturday, March 21, 2009

New Arrivals

I've gotten several records in the past 2 weeks, but here are the three more important ones I think.

First up is the recent Effort 7", From Our Mistakes, released on Hellfish. I wanted to order this for a while when they were on the Hellfish site, but never got around to it. Like every person who buys vinyl knows, that if you wait like that you usually get screwed over and they're all gone. This is an example of that. I went to the Hellfish site one day and they were gone. So I hit up eBay and found this one, for like $10 shipped. Not bad since it was technically out of press.


Probably the coolest part is the fold out screen-printed cover. There are three versions of this record I beleive, all with different artwork. Very cool. There are 225 Copies of this one.

The second is the latest New Found Glory record, Not Without A Fight released on Bridge 9 Records. This is the most limited version on red, with 500 Copies. This is what happens when I can't afford all of the possible colors, and I want to get one, I get the rareset one, planning on getting the others later if possible. The album is pretty good, for the most part a big improvement over Coming Home. The Tip of the Iceberg 7" got me really pumped about this, so in comparison to that, I was a little disappointed.

The last and coolest one was one i just picked up last night at the Pulling Teeth Release show in Baltimore. This is the Record Release version of their new record, Paranoid Delusions/Paradise Illusions. It features the hologram cover which is also on the two pre-order versions. This version is extremely limited at 50 copies, due to the hologram cover I believe. I wish I woulda had the $50 for the two pre-order versions of the record when they were put up online, because the vinyl for those two versions look amazing. Even more so then this one. Props go out to A389 Records for doing a fantastic job with this release.

Also included was this huge & awesome poster. Very Nice.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Cold World


All the Cold World Records I've got. I prefer No Omega over Dedicated.... but both are solid records. I have almost every version of the split with War Hungry, just missing the Test Press obviously, the newest press on grey and Euro Tour Cover as far as I know. Those were put out on Six Feet Under Records, Blacklisted's bassist's, Dave's label. A great label you should check out. The other 3 7"s are the only other 7" releases they've had. I think they're about to release a split with Strength for a Reason.

Pressing Info:

Cold World – No Omega (Clear, 903 Copies)
Cold World – No Omega (Transparent Yellow, 515 Copies)
Cold World – Dedicated to Babies Who Came Feet First (Grey Marble, 780 Copies)
Cold World – Cold World (Black, 800? Copies)
Cold World – Ice Grillz (Green Marble, 400 Copies)
Cold World/War Hungry Split (Black & White Vinyl, 1st Press, 216 Copies)
Cold World/War Hungry Split (White & Black Swirl, This Is Hardcore 2006 Press, 1st Press, 160 Copies)
Cold World/War Hungry Split (Black, 1st Press, 662 Copies)
Cold World/War Hungry Split (White w/ Black & Grey Splatter, 1st Press, 419 Copies)
Cold World/War Hungry Split (Green w/ Black Center, 2nd Press, 670 Copies)
Cold World/War Hungry Split (Yellow w/ Black Center, 2nd Press, 220 Copies)
Cold World/War Hungry Split (Red w/ Black Center, 2nd Press, 670 Copies)
Cold World – Boombyebye (Black & White w/ Black Splatter Split, 300 Copies)

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Kids Like Us/The Mongoloids Split


This is all pressings of this release other than the Test Press as far as I know. This Is Hardcore Cover features Joe Hardcore, who makes the festival happen every year. Released on Double or Nothing Records. Little side note about this release is that it took Double or Nothing like over a month after the planned release date to finally ship these out. Apparently there was a problem somewhere, I'm guessing with the pressing of the actual vinyl. No biggie, they actually sent some extra stuff later on as an apology. Very Nice. I actually got the This Is Hardcore Cover version before I got the normal versions. Don't get this release confused with the Kids Like Us vs. The Mongoloids release, which was released on Ghetto Josh Records a couple months after this release.


Pressing Info:


Kids Like Us/The Mongoloids Split – (Black, This Is Hardcore 2008 Cover, 60 Copies)
Kids Like Us/The Mongoloids Split – (Black, The Jersey Devil Cover, 400 Copies)
Kids Like Us/The Mongoloids Split – (Black, Ted Bundy Cover, 400 Copies)
Kids Like Us/The Mongoloids Split – (Green w/ Purple Splatter, The Creature from the Black Lagoon Cover, 240 Copies)
Kids Like Us/The Mongoloids Split – (Half Blue & Half White, Frankenstein Cover, 320 Copies)
Kids Like Us/The Mongoloids Split – (Yellow, Wolfman Cover, 320 Copies)
Kids Like Us/The Mongoloids Split – (Clear w/ Red Splatter, Dracula Cover, 320 Copies)