Tags Matching: Wrecking Crew

I Love 90s BHC As Much As The Next Local…

By morgado | Published 07/22/2010

…but someone needs to tip bwal9189 off to the fact that these records, though rare, are not exactly big ticket items.

I won’t say it’s not worth it, but look. I’ve bought (and sold, and bought again) all of these via eBay over the past few years, and never have I paid (or made) a penny above a tenspot. Including shipping. They don’t show up that often, but if you’re patient you can get any of these for much cheaper.

(If you’re impatient and have the extra money hanging around though, then yes, this is an easy way to grab 3 rare BHC unsung classics, and you should do so at once.)

DEATH SIDE – The Will Never Die 7″

By cooch | Published 06/25/2010

The final installment in one of the finest legacies in Japanese hardcore. Death Side released two lp’s and three 7″s in about a 7 year span, and all of them are classics. This one’s probably my 2nd favorite of the 7″s, behind All Is Here Now, but all of their releases are top-shelf metal-tinged hardcore that has never really been equaled. Rumor has it their 2nd LP cost so much money to produce that it put Selfish Records out of business. Singer Ishiya currently (or formerly, they may have broken up?) fronts Forward, and in addition to having one of the illest mohawks ever, is one of the coolest people I have ever spent 7+ hours in a van with. Guitarist Chelsea recently passed away, but can be found doing his other-worldly shredding on all of Paintbox’s releases.

Fun facts: This 7″ was released by Devour Records—which was actually based in Boston at the time—and is one of the few Japanese HC records that had been released in the states up to that point. Label chief Yasu Koketsu can be found on the insert (and sampled in the last groove of side 2) of the Wrecking Crew Balance of Terror LP, listed as “spiritual adviser”. I bought this record off of him at Below Zero Records, which was a short lived shop in Boston’s South End that carried only the finest in underground hardcore vinyl. I once passed up both (Portland) Lockjaw 7″s there, for $10 each, in favor of a 2nd press Turning Point 7″. FAIL.

Vortex Records presents…

By Josh | Published 06/14/2010

montropolis has a bunch of stuff up for sale including some cool Rorschach vinyl.

This is the debut 7″ from Bostons Wrecking Crew. I already talked about Keith Bennett in a post last week but I’ll mention again that if you havent heard PanzerBastard, you should check them out!

This 7″ was put out by Vortex Records, the lable started by Mark McKay from Slapshot. The seller says that he bought this at the record release show in 1988 and if I remember correctly, even though Wrecking Crew was from Boson, that show was in New York. I remember a story about Mark & Reverend Hank driving the vinyl up to NY for the show and hand writting assorted messages inside the sleeves.

Bennett, Bean, Spillberg & Lauria

By Josh | Published 06/11/2010

alternative-choice is offering you lots of choices in various forms of entertainment!

in 1995 members of Supahead, Wargasm, Wrecking Crew and Slapshot got together and formed a Boston hardcore supergroup. The 4 dubbed this supergroup BITTER! Its fast, its angry and its awesome!

Lost & Found Records put out the Bitter full length (on CD only) and the ‘No Miracle’ 7″. I’ve always found it odd that it was only released on red vinyl since it came out around the same time as the Slapshot/Ignite split which came out on blue, red, yellow, lime green, clear green, white & black vinyls (with assorted color center lables).

I highly recomend this 7″ but you should also get the full CD even if its just to check out their cover of the F.U.’s ‘Young Fast Iranians’!

PanzerBennett

By Josh | Published 06/05/2010

tibor667 is clearing out some pretty good stuff and his auctions seem to have low/no bids till close to the end so mabye someone can scoop this up cheap.

Keith Bennet has been in 3 awesome bands…. BITTER, PANZER BASTARD and obviously, WRECKING CREW!

Its not as desirable as the Vortex Records 7″, but its still damn good!

Some tasty platters

By cooch | Published 05/09/2010

Today’s theme is… four-song 7″ records with hand drawn covers that were culled from previous releases/recordings.

1. Wrecking Crew – s/t ep
IMO, the four best songs from Wrecking Crew’s ’88 demo pressed to wax, and released on Mark from Slapshot’s Vortex label. Troubled Youth is one of the hardest ever outta Boston, and when they coupled it live with the intro to Black Sabbath (the song, by the band), you’re moshing. Only 1000 of these were pressed and though the seller states “few made w/ red cover”, the red sleeve is actually the most common (there are also gray sleeve/black vinyl, green sleeve/green vinyl, and white sleeve/clear vinyl versions).

2. Token Entry – Ready Or Not ep
Back when Token Entry still had Anthony Communale on vocals, they set out to record an LP (I believe for Ratcage Records) in 1984. Apparently the results weren’t too hot, so they scrapped six of the 10 tracks, and used the other four for this self released 7″. The songs here are great rockin’ melodic hardcore, though they would all later appear on their first LP, From Beneath The Streets, in more straight up hardcore form with Timmy Chunks singing. Supposedly only 500 made, this one doesn’t turn up much.

3. Underdog – s/t ep
Like the Wrecking Crew ep, this here record is actually just select tracks from the band’s first demo. I love everything about this record—great tunes, great art/aesthetic—a real complete package. A great example of why I’ll always think 7″s are so much cooler than LPs.

Bastards Die Hard!

By Josh | Published 04/14/2010

PanzerBastard is the current project from the Boston hardcore legend that brought you (or helped along) Wrecking Crew, Bitter & Ramallah… the one & only Mr. Keith Bennett!

PB is kind of like if Motorhead met Metallica at a Boston hardcore show with a bunch of punks at it and decided to try and play blast beat songs.

the band formed in 2006 and this CD compiles their ‘Boston’ Demo 7″ and their split with Gyalazat as well as some other songs including a cover of ‘Ace of Spades’.

I highly recomend you check this out!!

BITTER!

By Josh | Published 03/15/2010

After the Slapshot/Ignite 1994 European tour (50 shows in 7 countries in 54 days) Slapshot got Mark McKay back in the band and started working on new material. Chris Lauria wasnt 100% into the songs they were writing so he decided to put together a new band and figured they could open for Slapshot on the next tour. Chris got Keith Bennett from Wrecking Crew, Rich Spillberg from Wargasm, and John Bean together and formed Bitter.

Choke was really into the songs that Bitter had written and Slapshot decided to scrap most of what they had written and Chris and Choke buckled down and wrote was eventually became the 16 vale Hate record.

Lost and Found put out the Bitter full length (CD only) and the No Miracle 7″. I highly suggest finding the full length, but the 7″ is worth having too. To the best of my knowledge it was only released on red vinyl, with the exception of a black viny test press. If nothing else at least get give their cover of ‘Young Fast Iranians’ a listen!