Anarchy Music: Anti Nowhere League LP
With there being a vinyl resurgence of late, many labels have started going back and reissuing old material on the superior format, sometimes for the first time and sometimes for the first time on said format for many years. A new label subsidiary of Cleopatra Records called Anarchy Music was recently started and are offering [...]
Christian Death white vinyl
The ever so lovely and kind Lisa Fancher and Betty of Frontier Records sent me a surprise package in the mail with a tasty piece of vinyl inside. It would just so happen that one of my favorite releases on the label got a new colored vinyl facelift. Christian Death – Only Theatre of Pain [...]
Sex Pistols – Spunk box set
As you may know, the Sex Pistols – Spunk album was finally given an official release on LP/CD last year. For those not familiar with it, about a week before Never Mind the Bollocks came out, some crafty bootlegger beat it to the punch by releasing an album of earlier Sex Pistols demo recordings. The [...]
RKL blue vinyl
The old man (Doug Moody) sent over a copy of the limited blue vinyl edition of the RKL – Best of RKL album on Mystic Records. As mentioned in a post last week, this is a limited edition of 300 housed in the original sleeve. Judging by how vinyl collecting seems to be at an [...]
CH3 picture disc
CH3 – One More for All My True Friends – Picture Disc 7″ Suburbia Records CH3 have been around a long time, about 25 years to be exact. Throughout the years they put out some really good records, and one or two that kind of missed the mark. After a long hiatus from recording, a [...]
Christian Death silver edition
Hot on the heels of the last jumbo sized package that came in the mail came one more package from Frontier Records. This time it contained only one record, but what a record it is… This is the newly released “Silver Edition” of the Christian Death – Only Theatre of Pain LP. This has silver [...]
Lots of Frontier color vinyl
The other day I was once again surprised to find a very large package sitting on my doorstep. It was full of records and I do mean full! The package in question was sent over by Lisa and Betty of Frontier Records, one of my favorite labels ever, and contained the latest in colored vinyl [...]
The many flavors of: The Avengers Paint it Black
Much like their one and only album on the same label, this two song 7″ came in a big handful of variations over the years that it was in print. CD Presents was well on its way to becoming the 31 flavors of punk rock vinyl with all the different colors they were doing with [...]
Thee Undertakers – L.A. Muerte
Thee Undertakers – L.A. Muerte 7″ Artifix Records Thee Undertakers were an East Los Angeles punk rock band that existed between 1977 – 1982. In their few years together they recorded a demo and then a full-length LP that was never released (it was scheduled to come out on Tito Larriva’s label at the time, [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [The Matchheads]
The Matchheads – Cadillac 7″ (1981 Artiste Records) My first exposure to The Matchheads didn’t happen until about 20 years after this record was released. In fact if it wasn’t for a couple of songs from this single being included on a compilation, you wouldn’t be reading this right now and I could possibly have [...]
The many flavors of Naked Raygun – Throb Throb LP
Naked Raygun’s first (and best) full length, and what I feel is probably the best punk rock album from a Chicago band, came in a lot of different flavors over the decade or so that it was in print. In fact, it can get so confusing at times it might give you a headache. Take [...]
Two new Frontier colored vinyl releases
The day I ended up in the hospital, I received a new package in the mail from the ever-so-lovely Lisa Fancher of Frontier Records. Inside I was quite pleased to find two records on sweet colored vinyl that just got released. Christian Death – Only Theatre of Pain LP on purple vinyl. This is the [...]
The many flavors of The Germs – Forming 7 inch
One of the earliest Los Angeles punk singles was the first release for both the Germs, and Chris Ashford’s What Records – The Germs – Forming 7″. It came out way back in 1977 and has enjoyed more than its share of variations over the years that it has been in and out of print [...]
Adolescents silver anniversary LP
As if the picture disc and new yellow vinyl wasn’t enough, there is one more variation released of the self-titled Adolescents LP. In honor of their silver anniversary (25 years), Frontier Records has released a limited edition version of the LP to celebrate it. This version has silver print on the cover everywhere the standard [...]
Even more new Frontier colored vinyl
Yesterday I came home to find a sweet and unexpected package on my doorstep from the lovely Lisa Fancher of Frontier Records. It contained some new colored vinyl punk classics. Adolescents LP (the “blue album”) on opaque yellow vinyl Adolescents – Complete Demos LP on white vinyl. I think this looks pretty sharp with the [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [Love Canal]
Love Canal – It’s a Dogs Life so Blow it Out Yer Ass LP (1985 National Trust Records) I forget which compilation appearance it was that I first heard Love Canal on. It was either Clockwork Orange County, Covers, or the Half Skull (Insane Industries) compilation, regardless of which it was, I thought they were [...]
The many flavors of: Gang Green – PMRC Sucks EP
As if there wasn’t enough variations of their first EP to keep you busy, when Gang Green put out a second EP, this time a 12″, it ended up having even more variations than their first one, and it was released on two different labels. The first pressing was released on HIM Records and came [...]
The Cheifs 7 inch now available!
Now back in stock for a very limited time is The Cheifs – Blues 7″ official reissue on Spontaneous Combustion Records. This is a limited numbered edition of 100 on blue vinyl. This won’t be in stores, the only place to get it is straight from the Spontaneous Combustion website.
Selections from The Punk Vault [Neon Christ]
Neon Christ – EP (1984 Social Crisis Records) Like many bands on the monster-sized list of ones I like, my first introduction to Neon Christ came from a compilation. I had to be maybe 15 years old when the P.E.A.C.E. compilation was released on R Radical Records. This double LP was chock full of more [...]
Selections from The Punk Vault [F-Word]
F-Word – Shut Down 7″ (1978 Posh Boy Records) Note: Since this originally “aired”, F-Word founding member, Dim Wanker, contacted me and wanted to share his story of the F-Word history, as it is much different than the Posh Boy version. I being the one of the belief everyone should have their say, I was [...]
New Adolescents color vinyl
Hot on the heels of the package I recentely received from Lisa of Frontier Records, comes another one! This package contained the newest color vinyl of the first Adolescents album. This is another one of those records that should be issued with every home, and is a mandatory part of any punk rock collection. Adolescents [...]
The many flavors of: Husker Du – Zen Arcade
It just so happens that one of my three favorite punk rock albums of all time came in quite a few variations. I can’t tell you how many thousands of times I’ve played this double album in my life from start to finish. It is truly one of those records that I think should be [...]
