TARPIT

So a few posts ago I mentioned a seller making up for sending me the wrong color Elliot LP.  In apology he sent me the Tarpit ep "Checkmate" on Red wax. Once again this band rips and it seems i've fallen into starting to collect this band, even though I've never seen them.

He also sent me this 7" by Alarms. Ive never even heard of them but it was cool of him to throw in something extra. I have yet to even listen to the record, I will soon.

Commence Catching up

Wow its been a while since my last post. I've gotten really lazy about updating, but I haven't stopped buying records. I have about 40 record I need to post about, So lets get started.  Last month I picked up a bunch of records from one guy on the B9 board.  He had set prices that were all extremely reasonable, the type of situation where you are pricing to sell.

First thing I got was the Tarpit "Wake Up" 7" for their California tour.  I have the regular version but didnt know a cali tour press existed. For 2 bucks I would have been stupid not to get it as Tarpit rips.

The coolest part about this record is that the tour cover isnt just one of those covers that slips partially over the regular cover.  Its an actual real cover, nothing makeshift about it.  I love when bands/label put extra effort into things.

Next I grabbed Buried Alive "Six Month Face" on purple wax.  I have this on black already and dont collect buried alive, even though i really should as they are arguably one of the best 90's hc bands. But yea, once again a super low price forced me to buy this.

I also got the s/t Deathcycle 7".  I forgot i already had this so i grabbed it for 2 bucks.  The verison I already had is the more limited white out of 200.  Fun fact, Ron the singer lives in my town and I constantly see him riding his bike.

I was also able to add another 10" to my collection. This make #15!  Anway this is As Friends Rust  s/t.  Doghouse put this record out. One thing im noticing about that label is they put absolutely 0 money and effort into their vinyl.  The sleeve is literally a triple insert, no support or strength.  And the vinyl is flimsy as fuck.  At least the music is good!
EDIT: this is an 8" record, I'm an idiot. oh well, still only 14 10"s.

Next up i got Elliot's "U.S. Songs".  I had bought the Record Store Day 2011 version on grey from the seller, but when i got the lp it was still sealed. Upon opening it I found a black version, I looked up the pressing info to see if they had pressed it onto black when they did the rsd repress but found nothing.  I talked to the seller to see if this was a first press, but he did say he recently bought it and apologized for grabbing the wrong copy and offered to send the correct one asap.  However we made other arrangements and i got a different record and just kept this one.

I also got the classic Outspoken "A light in the Dark" lp, for only 8 bucks.  The cover isnt in the best condition but the record is mint.

Finally, I got American Nightmare's "We're Down til we're Underground" LP.  I'm nowhere near the fan level that most people are with AN, but I do enjoy them a lot.  And seeing them this summer in NYC was one of the most memorable shows I've ever been to.  I got this record for 25 bucks from the seller, this thing on regular non-limited black goes for 50 on ebay! HOLY DEAL. I was super happy to own a 1st press AN record for so cheap!

EBAY scores

So I figured my next post would be a Record Store Day recap, BUT the last of the RSD releases I got hasn't come in the mail yet.   So once that last record comes in, expect the RSD post. For now here are some records i got in the mail yesterday.

I ended up winning three records from the same seller on ebay, without realizing it.  I paid for shipping on each individually and the seller was awesome enough to combine shipping after the fact and reimburse me some cash.  He is getting positive feedback.

First up is Memorial's album The Creative Process/Berlin.  I had heard about this band previously when they were Renee Heartfelt, but i wrote them off because I thought that name was stupid (a mistake I make often).  Anyway I was having lunch at a Vegan spot in Huntington with a friend who recommended me both bands.  At first I wasn't interested, until he told me they had some Quicksand influences. If you tell me a bands influence is Quicksand, or sounds like Quicksand, I'm going to listen to them.  I got home and checked out both bands and promptly hated myself for sleeping on them. 

With this LP, I believe there was some kind of problem when everyone pre-ordered it.  The problem being that no one got them, and the people that did got records that didn't actually play right. Whatever label orginally sold them disappeared and another label stepped up and i guess got the rest of the press of records that actually played and distributed/sold them.  I know nothing about the pressing info on this record.  The lp itself is heavy and looks great.  Even feels great to hold!

Next up is Mental "Planet Mental".  Easily one of the funnest and best hardcore records ever.  Lockin out released this and to me its an intstant classic.  I wish I had gotten to see Mental and I hope they one day do a reunion.  I dont give a shit that they arent all edge anymore, I just want to see em play.  I however did get to see the Invasion reunion a few years ago in NJ and that is as close as I will probably get. 

Tarpit is a band I know nothing about.  I bought a 7" of theirs from Academy in Brooklyn a few months ago and really enjoyed it. So now I'm on the mission to own everything they've released, which I think is just 2 7"s and one LP.  Anyway, standard black vinyl with no friggin insert.  Sometimes I wonder if these records really came with no insert, or if sellers on ebay just keep them for themselves for no reason.

Last up is the almighty Modern Life is War "Witness" LP.  This is by far my favorite MLIW record.  I kick myself for not buying it direct from the band when they were around.  I swear I saw them so many times at the end of the 2000's but never bothered to buy the lp.  Now i had to pay 30 bucks for a first press, but its money well spent.

One of the most memorable times I saw MLIW was when they played at 538 Johnson in "east" Williamsburg, Brooklyn.  For those that have never been to 538, its a big studio apartment(illegal actually) in a warehouse where punx built their own rooms.  Anyway, the room was insanely packed out to the point of it being unsafe.  People were diving off one of the rooms on the side of the stage onto people.... This was a 10 foot drop and no one got hurt. At one point the police came and when they did, they just stood there and looked dumfounded as to what to do.  So, one of them threw up the horns and they all just left.  This is no joke.

Anyway new mission is to get one 1st press of every MLIW release, this one is first press out of 1000. Next on the list is My Love My Way.