against me! is reinventing axl rose

Against Me!'s first full length is a total classic - can you believe this is over 7 years old now? Crazy shit.

It's got heaps of really awesome tracks like Pints of Guinness Make Your Strong and Walking is Still Honest. If you don't have this record you are a failure, go and buy it now.

Seriously. I'll wait.



Ok, so there have been 27 pressings of this, amounting to over 20,000(!) individual discs. This copy is from the 10th press on a beautiful butter yellow (limited to 550) which I picked up off ebay a month or two ago. Really I should have taken some pics of it rather than using the ones from the ebay listing, but their pics are way better than what mine normally turn out like so maybe I won't bother.

EDIT: I did bother, but I shouldn't have. The ebay ones are definitely better.

be not content

I was still on a high from my Soul Control find when I stumbled across this 12" from Trapdoor Fucking Exit. I'd vaguely heard of them before but had no familiarity with their music and thought it was worth a spin. Like Involution, this was stupid fucking cheap too, weighing in at five bucks.

I've only listened to this a little but I'm impressed. They've got a really different sound, the syncopation and odd sounding time signatures are fun. They're worth a listen, so pick this up from No Idea now. They still have copies of this sexy grey marble even tho it was pressed 5 years ago and there were only ever 550 of them. Maybe No Idea just forgot to update their site?

involution

Of all my bargain-bin jackpots, this has to be my fav. A mint-condition 1st pressing of Soul Control's Involution on red wax (limited to 600) and it broke the bank at $NZ6. I've spent more on a cup of coffee than this record, and it's an absolute killer.

So stoked!

I'm keeping my eye out for the red/orange swirl wax on this one too, which was limited to just 200 and it's an absolutely stunning record.

Go and get this, it's a necessity.

coaster bonus 7"

Picked this 7" up off ebay a few weeks ago for a pretty penny. There were 1500 of these pressed with various ink colours on the labels, the purple on mine limited to 272.

The sleeve was made by a fan in the same style as the sleeve of Coaster which is a neat way to close it out. The back label on the disc is plain black however, which is kinda odd.

new wave singles

These 3 are single 7"s released from New Wave and they're fan-fucking-tastic. New Wave ranks pretty highly on my favourite album list so any tracks off that album are going to be pretty solid in my books. Stop! was pressed 4500 times on black, with another 500 on yellow. Thrash Unreal got 6500 black presses with another 500 on red. White People for Peace was pressed on 4500 blacks, 1000 whites and another 500 on red.

Even if you can only find the black presses of any of these, they are such great tracks (and all 3 have fantastic b-sides that aren't on New Wave) so you should grab them. I've got a spare black Thrash Unreal if you want to hit me up on Limited Pressing for a trade.

I've not managed to track down a yellow Stop! or a red White People for Peace so let me know if you've got either to trade. I have, however, scored a white press of White People for Peace which is signed by Tom Gabel - ace!

against me! remixes

Here are a couple of 12" Against Me! remixes from the Searching for a Former Clarity album. On the left is Don't Lose Touch  remixed by Mouse on Mars, and on the right is From Her Lips to God's Ears remixed by Adrock. Both were only pressed on black limited to 3050 and 3185 respectively, and truth be told I haven't heard either yet. They're essentials for my AM! collection, but I've not managed to track down digital versions so I haven't risked playing yet.

In both cases the record has the remix as the a-side track, and the album version on the b-side. Both tracks are really solid on the album so you can't go wrong with those. The remixes? Your mileage may vary.

dropped their brains

I got sent this 12" free with an Against Me! 7" I was after and have only really had a chance to listen to it in the last few days. The Inoculators have a really great sound and I'm glad I got introduced to them. There's a bunch of tracks up on their site for free download, and I definitely recommend you check them out.
They're also practically giving their vinyl away in the store too - a copy of the above Dropped Their Brains pressed on clear green wax (limited to 855) will cost you $US8, and their 7" split with Noise Attack on clear red with black splatter (limited to 500) is just $US5. Did I mention that both prices include worldwide shipping? I'm pretty sure it will cost them more to ship the 7" I just bought to New Zealand than I paid for the whole thing.

That's fucking cheap.

Get over there and support these guys. http://www.theinoculators.com/