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Dischord’s Heavy Hitters No. 4 and No. 6

By Justin O | Published 11/16/2011

With a little less than 2 days left on these auctions, I’m surprised these auctions haven’t been posted yet. Seller housatonic has up for auction two early Dischord releases; Number 4 and Number 6 in release order. Number 4 being the Government Issue’s Legless Bull E.P. and number 6 being the DC Youth Brigade’s – Possible E.P. I won’t butcher a description of the first of the two E.P’s , so I will leave it to Norbie Ugly of the December 1981 Ripper Fanzine to praise the record and the Dischord label at the time

“Just after I stopped beating off about how great the S.O.A. and Minor Threat EPs were, I got hold of this mandatory piece of plastic. Words fail me when I try to sing praises of this label- they’ve put out not one, not two, but four and a half absolutely fucking excellent megasong singles this year, with another Minor Threat EP and a few more gems to cum in the near future. Anyway, this record does nothing to destroy the harDCore tradition with anthems like “Religious Ripoff,” “Fashionite,” “Rock’n'Roll Bullshit,” “Anarchy is Dead” (face facts), “Bored to Death” and “No Rights” thrashing within its grooves. These guys can cram so much song into thirty seconds it’s ridiculous. How much more can I say?”

I favor the Government Issue – Legless Bull E.P. over the Youth Brigade release, but that is not too shed any less light on Number 6 of the early Dischord discography. Youth Brigade DC is definitely a slower feel to the earlier Dischord releases. Who can deny the reverbed bass intro and the slow hard beating of the drums in the beginning of “Barbed Wire”. So many classics on both of these releases.

These two records are similar in its pressing because they had an original and only pressing of 1000 records. The other early pressings of the Dischord first six had at least 2000 pressed with different variations between pressings. Check out these listings, they will definitely be shooting up in price in the last few hours of the auction.

Sink With Kalifornia

By Emil | Published 10/16/2011

I don’t like to get into the whole ‘which was better’ debate, I think both bands are great for different reasons, and I began listening to both right around the same time in high school so I love both. The only thing is that unlike the DC one, this Youth Brigade dragged their legacy through the mud in the 1990′s (we all love the 90′s now and remember just the good times, but there were many downsides to that baggy decade) with their later albums, and the DC Youth Brigade did the classic hardcore thing of putting out one great record and breaking up forever. Had this YB stayed broken up, (they broke up then got back together after a while) a lot less people would be eager to jump over themselves to say the DC band was better.

Anyway, this is the first Youth Brigade LP and it is a great album and this is the album Youth Brigade from CA is know for and remembered by. It’s an album I’ve loved since high school, and I was listening to it along with Minor Threat and Dead Kennedys, and will continue to love it. This is the European pressing with a different cover, I’ve only seen this in person once and I was going to buy it but it was in pretty rough shape. Since I already have two other versions of this I think I can wait a while longer, but at $14 this is a great deal on a classic LP for anyone that doesn’t have it.

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TPT Is A SCREAM!

By morgado | Published 09/15/2011

YES!!! After a morning of test presses that are really just limited pressings and UK test presses Josh isn’t psyched on, we FINALLY have some actual, legitimate, confirmed test presses for Test Press Thursday! Seller deekymutombo brings us these Scream and Youth Brigade test presses straight from the collection of Jeff Nelson himself. Definitely a pair of cool finds, and a pair of under rated gems at that. I would wager that more people think of the Cali Youth Brigade than the DC one, largely because of Another State Of Mind, and the song Sink With California. And Scream is just generally under appreciated. It’s really a shame knowing that if it wasn’t for Dave Grohl, even less people than already do would listen to Scream. Because everybody should listen to Scream. They were awesome.

(I apologize for the lack of a Youth Brigade pun in the title.)

its possible

By jb | Published 06/25/2011

I love the story behind the naming of this EP possibly more than I like the music on the record. I dont know it just rubbed me the right way. This record always seems to command a high price probably due to the fact that it was a one time pressing of 1000 in the early Dischord catalogue where as everything else was pressed a few times.

A lot of records form this seller have the same kind of pricing stickers on the front covers. Hopefully the oils from the glue havent stained the covers too bad. Can you imagine the one record shop that Mark W (RIP) got all these from? I would love to know what year these were all bought in. If copped them when they came out for that cheap or if he stumbled up a motherlode years later. The world will never know.

Tre Is For The Youth.

By morgado | Published 05/18/2011

Our favorite friend and seller (and Brian’s apparent choice for a favorite creepy uncle) Tre is back, and the end of his collection is approaching. As evidenced by the barrage of youths in this round of auctions… say, maybe Brian has something with that creepy uncle thing.

(What, no Batman stamp copies? You’re hoarding, I know it.)

Say what you want about YDL, but you can’t deny his description of how he got this copy isn’t LOL worthy:

This record was given to me by Dave from Six Feet Under after Damage recorded their 7″ and broke up, “Here, sorry.”

Distressed Dischord.

By morgado | Published 05/02/2011

Seller xundergroundx has a pair of Dischord classics up for auction: one in great condition, and the other… not so much. Apparently, the seller received it that way after paying for a mint copy, so to say that he was distressed is an understatement…

this angers me OK OK this is dischord records number 6. what sucks about this I got it years ago and the guy who sold me it said it has some ware but its OK. Well he lied lied like a rug! so I paid alot for a little. Im selling this as a place mat record till you find a mint coppy like I did or if you have a record but no sleve or insert. the sleve has some tape on one side. side A. plays with some poping but B. has a scratch thas does effect the play thats why Im angry. Look at it this way its a cool way to get a rare record cheep, or you can fix up an existing record that needs a bit of up grading via sleve and insert.

Dicks Brigade

By cooch | Published 02/18/2011

Couple of HC classics here from deathtothesickoids…

I’ve harped enough about the Dicks LP on here before, so just go ahead and buy this thing because it’s a classic and it doesn’t turn up much. As for Youth Brigade, this one’s been a want list topper for ages, and doesn’t turn up that much. I guess the band wasn’t happy with the initial release so they axed some of the songs and repackaged it with new cover art. Only 800 of these ever made it out, and this one looks nice… so what are you waiting for?

Punk Rock Starter Kit V.2

By cooch | Published 10/26/2010

I just spent the past weekend selling and buying records for 10 hours a day at the WFMU fair, so I’m kind of not in the digging mood at the moment, but I did find this nice lot yesterday.

You can knock off a ton of punk rock staples in one shot, at what seems like a pretty good deal for the opening bid.

Sick of things the way they are…

By b. murphy | Published 08/18/2010

People have very interesting opinions when it comes to rating the classics. Seller scottx2 apparently doesn’t think highly enough of this one to keep it in his collection, but if I had the loot, it would most definitely have a spot in mine. As far as Dischord singles, nothing can touch Minor Threat based on sentimental value, but if I had to rate this on a purely “stepping back and trying to be analytical” I would almost dare to say this rivals the In My Eyes 7″. There is a sense of urgency and adrenaline that hits with this record that fits in perfectly with the other stone cold classics that the label was releasing.

After a bass line that wobbles in, it’s that sense of raw, unfiltered power that you feel when everything else kicks in on the first track of the Possible EP makes you realize this isn’t punk as defined by jackets and studs. It’s anger and emotion played by kids trying to make their own definitions. I had a recent conversation with someone who got into hardcore/punk in the early 80′s, but who had not been there for the very beginnings. He talked about how the start, where everything, every new record, show, idea, flyer, zine, whatever… was and is what is still so amazing. I file this record under that very rare and exclusive club of first generation hardcore, and why when I hear it today I still feel as stupefied as the first time I heard it.