Way back in 1991, Chain Of Strength dropped an EP called What Holds Us Apart? Foundation Records did this one. Not Revelation Records. The first press didn’t go so well. 500 slabs of rejected wax basically (at least 100 of them would play into an important crew pressing years later). The next first press was a biggie. 2000 slabs. But they all sold and a second pressing went down. For some reason, a second test press was created. Plants switched? Master stamper lost? I don’t know. If anyone DOES know, lets hear it. At some point, Foundation Records sold a crap ton (at least 1000) to Mindpower Records. Mindpower Records then put together some weirdo color sleeves (yellow and blue photocopies, BLAH) and sold most out. BUT a certain amount (100? 75? 200? Don’t know) were given a Confusion sleeve and sold. So you have Mindpower Records selling EPs with Foundation Labels. It’s all very confusing. I’m not going to lie. All quite odd. It’s a rare one. I suspect redscrollstore will do quite well on it.
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Damn, I was watching this one. Tough job now…
Tough job? Everyone is watching this ep, dude.
Even more confusing, there is also a version of this one with a reprinted Confusion sleeve (darker and not as sharp as the original). Those come with the rejected press (same as the Chain Crew sleeves).
With “tough job” I meant that because more people are watching this, it’s harder to get.
I have the darker confusion version, with rejected vinyl. It’s even more rare, o so i have read.
i never understood the whole chain crew and confusion pressings. or rather, all the pressing info for the what holds us apart (save for the first strike version). i had one of these and sold it 7 years ago for $350. curious to see how much this one sells for.