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GB 2fer

By Dave | Published 08/30/2011

rock4light has a few good picks up right now. Starting with the game changer that is the GB lp on purple. Ive never actually owned one of these and i can remember thinking $75 was too much for one 13 years ago. Guess I should have jumped at the chance back then.

Theres also a mis-titled copy of the 7″. Does this mean you will get it for cheap? Probably not, but it sure doesnt help his auction that the main photo is the BACK cover and its actually a 1st press not a 2nd press.

And finally an addendum to the post i made last week about the Vision LP, heres the very hard to find purple version. He calls it the tour press, which ive never heard before but it could very well be.

In The Blink Of An Eye

By Dave | Published 08/25/2011

Vision is a band that doesn’t get much love these days. I think unless you’re over 30, live in New Jersey and frequent bars down the shore then you probably arent getting into Vision. Thats a shame because they still kick ass live now (on the off chance you can see them play). Seller rockandrollsoul is offering up their debut album for a steal. Sure its not the purple vinyl or the Italian test with a different mix, but its a classic for a hell of a price.

While you’re at it pick up this other fine album from the same seller. Original on Wishingwell.

The Little Details: Vision, Title Fight, Carry On, Underdog, …

By b. murphy | Published 04/23/2011

Something about each of these auctions from itsxdead caught my eye. Ok, yes, each of them is for a dope fucking album, but it was something else that caught my eye. See if you can spot it.

Ltd to 88. Hot.

Thanks for the support Marlon. And everyone else, check out the rest of his auctions, he’s got gems.
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Making Up For Lost Time II.

By morgado | Published 10/20/2010

Another quick batch from unholybloodlust as I work on getting back up to speed with posting and getting various pictures hung back up on the walls… best believe I am seizing this opportunity to get my Slapshot Sudden Death Overtime tour poster framed.

East Meets West

By b. murphy | Published 08/10/2010

Hardcore 1990!

Check out this under appreciated gem from unholybloodlust. The East Meets West comp on Nemesis Records. Nemesis Records #4. Just a great little comp. I don’t think any of the tracks are comp exclusives (Wall Of Hate, Just Can’t Hate Enough, Injustice System … all on LPs by the bands), but bringing together all of these artists on one piece of wax is a crowning achievement. You could hand this to a young coremin for a starter course on the core. A little bit of everything for everyone. I wish they had got an Insted track instead of the Carry Nation, but heck, beggars can’t be choosers.

And with this auction, you get the clear vinyl AND a test press. Pretty cool. Of course, just like New Age Records, Nemesis Records didn’t seem to have any definitive pressing info for either of these records. Test press counts vary greatly. If anyone has any detailed info, let me know. I wonder if Big Frank knows?

Thanks to @javjavjav for pointing this one out to us.

Granted, the Simpsons AND Calvin & Hobbes may be pushing it on the cartoon front. How about some cartoon consistency?

we can stand, on our own two feet..

By b. murphy | Published 04/08/2010

In New Jersey, people eat pork roll.

In New Jersey, people know why it’s called the Garden State.

(That’s because people in New Jersey know better than to spend their time on the turnpike)

And in New Jersey, people LOVE Vision.

I fall under the category of someone who loves Vision. I feel lucky to have gotten to see them in the late 90′s during an absolute resurgence where going to a Vision show in NJ meant a packed house, dives, singalongs and of course some moshing. The two 7″s that precede this, their debut lp, are both worth owning but not classic. Their unfortunate 2nd LP did the prerequisite heel turn towards metal, and then subsequent releases veered back to their sound, which I always considered a hybrid of Bad Religion-esque melodies and the edge of NYHC which these guys grew up around. This LP cemented Vision as one of, if not the, frontrunner of the late 80′s hardcore scene. Well, in New Jersey.

Though later repressed on Tacklebox, what we have here is an original pressing on Nemesis Records, one of my favorite “somewhat mysterious” hardcore labels. Much like their older brother label Wishingwell – also from Orange County, CA – Nemesis pressed a range of variant colors with very little as far as actual documentation on “how many were pressed.” It’s safe to say there’s 500 or less of these on purple vinyl, though perhaps one of the elder statesmen of New Jersey have a better memory or information and can give a number on this. If my memory serves me correctly there is also a pink vinyl version of this, and some make a distinction between the “light” and “dark” purple.

One of the things I always appreciated about this LP was just how perfect the cover image is – shot at the infamous Scott Hall show which featured (outside of Vision) Bold, Life’s Blood and Enuf. As legend goes this was the first show where the 24 x 36 “The Way It Is” and Bold “Speak Out” posters were available. Maybe just as cool, Rob Fish attended the show with a garbage bag full of Release shirts.

At one point in my teen years I would have probably sacrificed all of my worldly possessions to be at this show. Now, I wouldn’t even have to think about it before stepping into the time machine.

If this record manages to stay under $30 I might have to get into the bidding. And just so the world doesn’t tilt off it’s axis, have it shipped and safely stored at my mother’s home on the Jersey Shore. It just feels like the right thing to do.