Adolescents LP orange vinyl
The Adolescents first LP, commonly referred to as the “blue album” is one of those rare “perfect albums” in which every song on it is a classic. This is one of those albums that is an amazing listen from start to finish and one that you will likely never skip songs while playing it on [...]
Government Issue – G.I.’s First Demo purple vinyl
After being out of print for a few years now, the Government Issue – G.I.’s First Demo 7″ EP is back in print for a limited time. Released on my own label, Spontaneous Combustion Records, this EP features a pre-Legless Bull Government Issue and is a true DC Hardcore artifact. All the songs on this [...]
Government Issue – Joyride LP reissue
One of the finest punk rock records ever to come out of Washington DC just got a long overdue reissue on vinyl and that is the masterpiece titled Joyride by Government Issue! This was the band’s second album which originally came out in 1984 on Fountain of Youth Records and is easily one of their [...]
Record Store Day this Saturday 4/17!
This Saturday is the Xmas of record collecting, the annual Record Store Day! This event started a few years ago in an effort to promote independent record stores and has since grown into a big deal for anyone who collects music, specifically music on the superior format known as vinyl! For me this event is [...]
Christian Death pink vinyl
I just got a surprise package in the mail from the lovely ladies at Frontier Records which totally made my day. An LP shaped box sitting on my doorstep could only mean one thing: a new pretty color vinyl edition of one of the label’s classic releases. This particular record happened to be another long [...]
Flex Your Head red vinyl
Dischord Records, who never stopped releasing records on vinyl even when most did, have been quite busy lately with the superior format. For about a year or so now, the label has been revisiting a lot of their back catalog that they in many cases they let go out of print on vinyl and have [...]
Adolescents green vinyl
Well those purple vinyl ones sure didn’t last long as I received another new color of the legendary first Adolescents LP in the mail on a brand new color courtesy of the mighty Frontier Records. This time out this SoCal punk artifact is available on limited edition opaque green vinyl. It looks like some sort [...]
Suicidal Tendencies purple vinyl
Not to be outdone by its fellow classics, the first (and best) Suicidal Tendencies LP also got some new colored vinyl love recently as well courtesy of its only home, Frontier Records. The album that brought such classics as “I Saw Your Mommy” and what is perhaps the most famous punk rock song of all [...]
Circle Jerks – Group Sex LP purple vinyl
In the same package as the purple Adolescents LP from the previous post was another one of Frontier Records‘ classic LPs on a matching color. Circle Jerks – Group Sex LP is now available on translucent purple vinyl. Just like its purple cousin, this too is one of the greatest punk rock albums of all [...]
Social Task 7″
Social Task – 7″ EP Artifix Records Orange County, CA in the early days of hardcore had a talent pool unlike any other scene that spawned some of the most legendary and influential hardcore bands of all time, some of whom are still around to this day in one form or another. I don’t know [...]
Channel Three – To Whom it May Concern
Channel Three – To Whom it May Concern LP TKO Records Channel Three (or CH3 for short) has been around for well over 25 years now and amazingly are still alive and well and even still making good music which is pretty rare in the world of punk rock. Sure there was a time that [...]
Weirdos – Weird World pink vinyl
The Weirdos were one of the first and one of the absolute best punk rock bands ever in the whole world. I don’t think there is such a thing as a bad Weirdos song and their Dangerhouse single is one of the best slabs of punk vinyl ever to be pressed. When Frontier Records first [...]
Rikk Agnew clear vinyl LP
Those wonderful ladies over at Frontier Records sent over a couple of new colored vinyl releases, the first of which is the first solo album by punk rock legend Rikk Agnew. Rikk Agnew – All By Myself LP on clear vinyl For those who don’t know, Rikk Agnew is a punk rock guitar pioneer who [...]
New Circle Jerks and Heatmiser colors
A few days ago I received a familiar looking package from Frontier Records. I knew it would contain some new colored vinyl goodness but I had no idea which ones it would be. I opened the package like a kid opening a christmas present and found three shiny new records inside. One an all time [...]
New Nickel and Dime vinyl
Along with the D.I. reissues mentioned recently, Nickel and Dime Records have a couple new vinyl releases out as well from new artists. Los Difuntos – Born and Raised in East L.A. LP Los Difuntos is a relatively new mid-tempo punk/psychobilly band from Southern California. This was released on CD late last year and now [...]
Eksi Ekso – I Am Your Bastard Wings
Eksi Ekso – I Am Your Bastard Wings LP The Mylene Sheath Eksi Ekso is a band made up of members from The Burning Paris and On Fire which happen to be two bands I have never heard of before. Since I’m not at all familiar with those bands I didnt’ know what to expect [...]
A couple new Frontier Records colored vinyl releases
It has been a little while since a package came in the mail from Frontier Records, but recently I came home to find another package of colored vinyl love from the lovely ladies over at Frontier Records. Inside was the latest pretty colors of some pretty great records. The Weirdos – We Got the Neutron [...]
Gifts From Enola – Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind LP
Gifts From Enola – Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind 2LP The Mylene Sheath Gifts From Enola are another band on the growing list of instrumental post-rock outfits that have been of great interest to me the past year or so. Hailing from VA, these guys fit nicely with the sound that is becoming a trademark [...]
Giants – They the Undeserving
Giants – They the Undeserving LP The Mylene Sheath The Mylene Sheath continue to keep their batting average at an all time high as the new releases continue to stream out. Second in the batch of new releases for the label I received comes this full length LP from Giants. Giants are an instrumental “post-rock” [...]
Caspian – You Are the Conductor
Awhile back I profiled some records released by The Mylene Sheath, which was a new label that put out a trio of great releases upon their launch. I was hoping that the label would continue and not just be a short-lived hobby and I was extremely happy to receive a package recently with a bunch [...]
Government Issue test pressing contest!
In honor of the newly released reissue of Make an Effort, the good Doctor (Strange that is) graciously gave me an extra test pressing of it to give away to one lucky visitor of this site. All you have to do is fill out the form below. The rules are simple. Limit 1 entry per [...]
Government Issue – Make an Effort reissue
One of the most essential and perfect hardcore punk 7″s of all time just got yet another reissue. I am talking about Government Issue – Make an Effort. This four song piece of perfection has been reissued perhaps more times and on more labels than any old punk record I can think of (I think [...]
