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As far as fests go, The Great American Hardcore Fest was pretty chill as far as limited fest merch went. Honestly, I don’t recall seeing any. Maybe a special colored tee, but nothing specific to the event. That all changed when I came across this A Loss For Words LP (cue Cooch rolling over in his grave**). This one comes from lovely Reading, Mass via seller broken-records. There is nothing beautiful or cool about Reading, as I recall. Worst RMV ever. But you can grab this limited to 50 AL4W LP. It’s a little weird. It comes with a second LP that was spraypainted with a stencil. Weird? And the Saves The Day Through Being Cool cover is interesting, but odd. The seller thinks it is AL4W in the place of Saves The Day, but I sort of dont’ believe that. It’s WAY too close to the original. Plus, where’s Ben Cummings? You can barely see his sideburns in this one.

** It’s just a saying. Cooch is alive and well. And he’s Through Being Cool… too soon?
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