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Get It Quick!

By Dave | Published 08/24/2011

While some people love this Pushead cover I never really cared for it. Compared to the cover of The Kids Will Have Their Say its really nothing much to look at. I feel like Pushead phoned this one in much like the cover of St Anger. The reverse holds true of the vinyl though. One of the best pieces of Boston sXe ever layed to vinyl. Seller vinyljunkie1620 is offering a copy thats in great shape at a still affordable price, though its ending pretty soon. If you for some reason are an edgeman without this record you need to do yourself a favor and pick this up, and its a copy still in its home state. Buy local.

The lyric sheet is cool as fuck though!

The scene is real & made up of friends, Not centered on fashion or New York trends!

By Josh | Published 03/08/2010

X-Claim had a theme going with band names all being acronyms SSD, FU’s DYS…. damn Jerrys Kids came along and ruined everything!!

X-Claim # 2 The FU’s ‘Kill for Christ’ from 1982
– great record, amazing band, Pushead album cover art! I was never a huge fan of The Straw Dogs, but I love me some FU’s. I have My America, but its the 1989 Classy Records version. Alas, no X-Claim vinyl for me.

X-Claim # 3 SS Decontrol ‘Get It Away’ from 1983
– the band that started it in Boston, the original Boston Crew, probably SSD at their best, there is no denying what a great song ‘Glue’ is! As much as I would love to get to hear these songs live I’m glad that the history of SSD was not tainted by the ‘Springa Sings Decontrol’ tour that was suposed to happen a couple of years ago.

X-Claim #4 DYS ‘Brotherhood’ from 1983
– Wolfpack was my favorite straight edge record when I was in 10th grade so by default I think this is my favorite X-Claim release plus its got cover art drawn by a young Dickey Barret! I will admit that it doesnt feature D. Christian Smalley with a lizard on his shoulder the way the 2nd DYS record does, but Jon Anastas does have his own Wikipedia page that lists him as “Punk Rock Musician/Hardcore Pioneer”.