Actors & Actresses – ARC LP
A collection of songs from the band’s first album remixed and reconstructed by label mates and friends resulting in what feels like new material. A perfect complement to their debut. Rating: Actors & Acresses – ARC LP The Mylene Sheath ARC (which stands for Arrows Remix Compilation) is a full-length LP that contains eight songs [...]
Adrenalin O.D. – Let’s Barbeque reissue
In the 1980′s, New Jersey was a hotbed of quality hardcore bands. The kingpin of the NJ hardcore scene that revolved around the Buy Our Records label was Adrenalin O.D. who also happened to be one of the best bands that state ever produced. These guy played some great hardcore and had a wonderful sense [...]
New arrivals in the store
I just updated the store with a lot of older/rare punk records along with a couple of new releases. Check out out right here and pick up some vinyl for your loved ones for Xmas!
Giants – 7″ EP
The 7″ format gets some love in the form of a stellar four-song EP by one of post-rock’s finest. A must for fans and a great point of entry for the curious. Rating: Giants – 7″ EP The Mylene Sheath Giants are among the many and the finest post-rock bands on The Mylene Sheath. Their [...]
Eksi Ekso – Brown Shark Red Lion LP
After changing the lineup and altering their sound the band returns with a complex mix of chamber music and indie rock. Complex, relaxing and most of all, interesting. Rating: Eksi Ekso – Brown Shark Red Lion LP The Mylene Sheath It has been almost three years since Eksi Ekso last released an album and in [...]
Lavinia – There is Light Between Us
A debut EP so strong that it only loses points for not being a full-length! Eerily soothing yet desolate and complex songs that are nothing short of fascinating. Rating: Lavinia – There is Light Between Us LP The Mylene Sheath Lavinia is a new band that features members (both past and present) of Eksi Ekso [...]
The Clash – Black Market Clash vinyl reissue
Way back in October 1980, Epic Records in America released an EP that collected a bunch of Clash songs that weren’t available on any releases domestically. This EP was a 10″ vinyl record that was part of Epic’s line of EP’s called Nu-Disk. Cheap Trick was another notable band to have a 10″ on Epic [...]
Giants/Beware of Safety split 7″
It was two years plus waiting for new material by these post-rock heavyweights and these two songs make it all worthwhile. Bonus points for the nice packaging. Rating: Giants/Beware of Safety – Split 7″ The Mylene Sheath Both Giants and Beware of Safety have put out some amazing records on The Mylene Sheath. The label [...]
Blood Red Baby Blue – The Colors of Chaos
A solid debut by female-led punk with a spattering of other influences. Bonus points for the nice packaging and bonus items.Rating: Blood Red Baby Blue – The Colors of Chaos LP No Profit Records Blood Red Baby Blue is a band from Alabama and I believe this is their first record. They are a four-piece [...]
Christian Death – Only Theater of Pain 30th anniversary remastered edition
The first Christian Death album was a masterpiece and a very influential piece of vinyl that was way ahead of its time. Nothing sounded like it when it came out and honestly while it certainly helped to pioneer the movement known as goth, I can’t think of any band that really sounds like Christian Death [...]
The Wake – Harmony vinyl reissue
The Wake were a post-punk band from Glasgow that formed in 1981 and ended up joining the Factory Records label alongside many bands of similar ilk. The Wake stuck around a lot longer than most and even recently have been recording and playing occasional gigs or special events. They released their first LP, Harmony, way [...]
Crispy Ambulance – The Plateau Phase vinyl reissue
Crispy Ambulance was a band from Manchester, UK that formed in 1977 but didn’t release their first album until 1982. They were label mates with Joy Division on Factory Records and left only a few singles and this one album in their wake before disbanding the same year their album, The Plateau Phase, was released. Crispy [...]
Section 25 – Always Now vinyl reissue
Section 25 was a post-punk style band from the UK that formed in the late 1970s. They quickly became label mates with Joy Division on Factory Records which was no coincidence as the two bands shared a somewhat similar sound. Section 25 put out one 7″ before recording their debut LP, Always Now, which was [...]
The Exploited – Troops of Tomorrow vinyl reissue
The Exploited were quite prolific in their early years. In the same year as their debut LP was released they also released a live album and the following year, 1982, saw them release another new studio album, Troops of Tomorrow. Just like the first album, this one was also originally released by Secret Records. Musically the [...]
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Smashed Hits vinyl reissue
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry was a band that formed in the UK in 1981 and lasted about ten years in various incarnations before calling it a day back in 1991. In their wake they left a bunch of singles and a couple of albums. Their first two albums did so well for being on a [...]
Circle Jerks – Group Sex LP rootbeer vinyl
It is officially spring which means the grass turns green again, the weather hopefully warms up, skateboarding season has begun, the birds start chirping, and legendary punk rock albums get pressed on new colors of vinyl! Yes, with the changing of the seasons so comes the changing of the vinyl colors for the first Circle [...]
Motörhead first LP vinyl reissue
In 1983 Chiswick Records (who had the good taste to sign The Damned after they left Stiff) released the first Motörhead LP and a metal/rock and roll institution was born that still lives on today. Motörhead is one of the longest running metal bands in history and they were certainly one of the more influential [...]
The Clash – Give ‘Em Enough Rope vinyl reissue
A year after they released their first album (in the UK at least), The Clash followed it up with a second full-length titled Give ‘Em Enough Rope. It was released way back in 1978 in both the UK and the US and as far as the US went it was the first Clash album released [...]
The Cheifs – Holly-west Crisis LP
The Cheifs were one of the best of the early Southern California punk rock bands that many of you may not have heard of. The band’s output consisted solely of one 7″ and two compilation appearances. The band came and went almost in the blink of an eye but man did they leave behind some [...]
The Clash first LP vinyl reissue
The Clash were one of the first UK punk bands in the 1970s and one of the more diverse. The band achieved some mainstream success too with a few of their later records before the band splintered apart and members went their separate ways (or put out one final album under the Clash name which [...]
Mexican Cheerleader – Genghis Puss
Super catchy, infectious, and punchy melodic punk rock that sounds familiar yet timeless. A solid LP full of great songs. Rating: Mexican Cheerleader – Genghis Puss LP Underground Communique Records I first heard of Mexican Cheerleader last fall when they played one of the Riot Fest shows. I was immediately impressed with them and I [...]
Agent Orange – Living in Darkness vinyl reissue
Way back in 1981 the legendary Posh Boy Records released the first LP by Agent Orange which is easily one of the best Southern California punk rock albums of the decade it was released in. Living in Darkness featured eight songs that blended surf with melodic punk. While everyone started playing hardcore, Agent Orange stuck [...]
The Meatmen – War of the Superbikes vinyl reissue
When I was a teenage punk rocker all I cared about was skateboarding, records, and video games. Now that I’m a middle-aged punk rocker most of that is still true as well. Back when I was a lot more resilient and skillful on a board, I borrowed the first Meatmen LP, We’re the Meatmen and [...]
Various Artists – The New Hope LP
A reissue of an unknown early 1980s hardcore punk compilation of OH bands with a bonus LP of unreleased material from the same sessions. A wonderful time capsule of early hardcore. Rating: Varous Artists – The New Hope 2xLP Smog Veil Records Back in 1983, unbeknownst to me, a compilation LP of Northeast Ohio bands [...]
