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Betrayed, Betrayed, Betrayed

By Melillo | Published 01/31/2012

The hits just keep on coming from stab_and_kill. This is a Betrayed 7″ on red vinyl from Bridge 9. I don’t know the pressing info because it’s not up on the Bridge 9 web site right now. I bet Aram would know.

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Champion Lots

By b. murphy | Published 01/08/2012

loop88 has the hook up on those Champion EPs you are missing. I know you don’t have all of these. Time to fill those gaps.

What’s the deal with this EP? I’ve literally never heard of it. Sure was secret …

Give Praise on this wonderful Sunday

By Tre | Published 01/08/2012

Aram from React is a nice dude. That is for sure. But in the nice dude game, you can ask anyone who knows him, Andy Norton takes the cake. He was the bass player for Champion, and then years later, went on to front this band here, PRAISE. Check out these Praise 7″s that Aram has up!

PRAISE “Two Songs” EP REACT! Showcase edition out of 88 copies. This version of the record has the songs printed on the wrong sides and the labels are the wrong colour. Only 88 of them were kept and the rest were returned to the plant. These have a special cover and were given out free at the showcase. Awesome!

Praise “Two Songs” Rejected TEST PRESS out of 21

PRAISE “Growing.Changing.Healing” transition press out of only 55! Bid, or strike it down with that $20 BIN

PRAISE “Growing.Changing.Healing” on PINK out of only 100! With a sweet $15 BIN!!!

And since I said “Give Praise” in the title, I can’t let that slide. Here’s a TEST PRESS of the GIVE “Heaven Is Waiting” 7″ that is limited to only 24!

…and a copy of the Record Release version of “Heaven Is Waiting” on Pink, limited to 100!!! Bid hard, or BIN harder with that $20 option!!

It’s probably not Tuesday in Australia anymore

By Tre | Published 10/18/2011

Time is like, totally crazy. It’s already tomorrow in Australia! Wacky! Well, it’s another Champion of a record from our pal deekymutombo, this time, it’s the B9 limited single series recording of Champion live in Australia. Like Kyle states, there were only 500 pressed of this, so overall this is a pretty hard record to come by. Sadly, this does not come with the ADORABLE koala bear wearing an X Swatch cover, as the test presses came with no covers.

Champion Live LP test press

By Tre | Published 10/18/2011

I remember when this live Champion LP came out, I saw it before the guys in the band had gotten their copies in the mail. I resorted to my usual schtick of being a ball buster. I called Aram and told him I thought that “vitamin piss yellow” was a great color choice. I don’t remember exactly what happened, but I am sure I got called a dick, or a “bad friend” for giving him shit. Sorry Aram. Also, sorry I didn’t make it out to your last show. I really wanted to make it to this show, but funds were a lil too tight at that time. This was a great way to capture that last moment of the band. Another lightning bolt from our friend deekymutombo.

Torn between Edge Day and Test Press Tuesday…

By Tre | Published 10/17/2011

I am really torn here. It seems that deekymutombo AKA Kyle Whitlow has listed some serious Straight Edge test presses. Now the question, do I post on 10/17, or wait till TPT? I think considering that this is a split between Champion and Betrayed, that it is just way more edge, so it deserves to get posted today. I will save the rest for tomorrow. I remember the first time I heard these songs, Champion and Betrayed both played at the Che Cafe with The First Step and Sinking Ships, (12/05/2005?) it was a crazy show, as I’m sure you could imagine.

NED: Straight Edge Lot

By b. murphy | Published 10/17/2011

I don’t know if gblairkemp planned this auction to end today, but it’s a smart move. The bands featured in this lot were some of the top straight edge bands of the last 10 years. Champion, The Promise, Stand And Fight … The Time Is Now Comp. You’re moshing on edge day. Moshing.

ps. Damage Done. Straight Edge?? Can’t recall.
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Different Directions

By b. murphy | Published 04/27/2011

I wonder how often people buy records just because “they look cool.” I guess there is some merit to that. Great looking sleeves, well done design work, ill color vinyl, … I can see that. But isn’t it the music that counts? Well, either way you shake it on this one, you can’t go wrong. Look how dope this vinyl looks. And then watch this video and see what the vinyl contains.

The El Corazon is weirdly shaped.

inspired_by1 (Decent BIN too)

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Champion – Promises Kept

By b. murphy | Published 03/27/2011

As I sit in my newly laundered, new to me Champion Seattle Straight Edge sweatpants (thanks Taylor! Checking out Kicked In now), I’m reminded how awesome Champion was and is. Promises Kept was the album that put them on the map. The Count Our Numbers and Come Out Swinging EPs were stellar, but Promises Kept, two years later, felt like it was groundbreaking and opened all the doors for them. Thanks to dmendivil13, you can pick up most of the entire pressing in one fell swoop (and probably save on shipping).

1st press /220

2nd press /500

3rd press warehouse edition /205

Keep digging for the that first press record release lp on white, the cassette and the regular final show LP. That’ll get you the full set. 3 to go!

lots of lots

By Josh | Published 02/19/2011

overduecollection is clearing out a collection of vinyl and comics so check out his other auctions!!

One Day Left!

By morgado | Published 02/14/2011

How did we miss all the rest of these Lockin Out and B9 related gems from modbasher187 until now? Well, better late than never I guess, as these have just under a day left to go…

And there’s plenty more where that came from, so be sure to scope out the other auctions!

Invest In A Boombox

By b. murphy | Published 11/09/2010

Oh man, deathwishinc is back at it. Not only does he have up “H” eps (Hands Tied, Hardstance, Hope Con, …), but he also has these great demos. Lets peek.

Lets start off with the Champion Demo. Fuck, so good. At that point, the west coast, especially the north west, was feeling a little stale. Sure, Carry On was about to blow up, but that felt like it. Trial had wound or was winding down. Stay Gold was flying under radars. When BAM, Champion hit the scene. Next thing you know, this band is touring the world and getting koala bears to wear x-rated swatches.

What about Against All? Definitely something you may have missed. This was one of Kev Bakers early bands. Before Hope Con, before All Pigs Must Die … yeah, way back, waaaaaay back. Even pre Piecemeal.

Cable came from that hardcore sector that birthed Isis, Converge, Botch, … but somehow, they didn’t make it as big. Not sure if they broke up too early, or what, but they didn’t hit it big like the rest. Which is unfortunate. Great little demo from 94.

American Nightmare, ever heard of them? Nah, me neither.

Some Great Champion Pieces

By b. murphy | Published 09/05/2010

Earlier today I had a chance to roll through Salem, Mass. I was looking for vegan ice cream, and most other people look for Witches, Wizardry and Warlocks. But still, a few others look for God City Studios. I actually ended up parking next to the studios before heading over to Kushco Bistro. Courtesy of Tre, we were on our way to get vegan eats. Of course, I wish I had known about this place the night I went with Casali to do backups on the Betrayed album. I definitely would have devoured a shit ton of peanut butter “ice cream.” Alas, it didn’t happen.

Of course, the albums sold by sodoxmofo have nothing to do with Salem. One was recorded in Tacoma, WA, the other was recorded live in Australia. Not really anywhere near God City. But great little test presses, just the same. PS, the seller has a crap ton of other great Champion items, so go check them out.

We Need More Side By Side Covers

By b. murphy | Published 08/20/2010

Over the years, I’ve seen a lot of covers. A shit ton of Youth Of Today covers, some WarZone covers, a few Straight Ahead covers … but I don’t think I’ve EVER seen a Side By Side cover. Does Alert do one? They need to. Someone needs to. Now, I don’t recall this EP actually have a SBS cover on it, but it should have. I also remember the vinyl being described as a different color than what corkinhurst calls it. Hahah, it was a good one. Also, don’t sleep on the rest of the seller’s auctions. This is a harder set of EPs than his last few rounds. Very good stuff.

Warehouse Editions In The House.

By morgado | Published 07/21/2010

Remember when Bridge 9 found a bunch of leftover lps and eps with no covers, and sold them as limited Warehouse editions? Did you miss out on it?

Well seller xterrorconx has got you covered, selling not one, not two, but FOUR of the Bridge 9 Warehouse editions, along with a host of other good stuff.