Saturday, March 21, 2009

Impressions - Anthems of a Failed System 7"



ARTIST: Impressions
TITLE: Anthems of a Failed System
LABEL: Hobson's Choice
CATALOG: HC001
YEAR:
PRESSING INFO: I believe only 500 pressed on red splatter vinyl.
GENRE: fast punk / thrash

No, this is not the same impressions that released a slew of crappy releases in the 50's through the 70's. This is a thrash band. A lot of the wording is in another language so I dont know much else about this release. It has some thrash parts, but the music is mostly fast punk rock.

The cover was made out of a cardboard popcorn box. So I'm sure there are a a ton of variations of this out there. It is numbered on the inside. Mines is #427 so I'm assuming that around 500 were pressed.

TRACK LISTING:
1. Won't Rule My Life
2. Still Oppressed
3. Subhuman
4. Mechanism vs Activism
5. What We've Built
6. Dynasty
7. Cerebral Death (Medial Transplantation cover)

http://rapidshare.com/files/211898140/impressions_7_.zip

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Stole Your Woman - In Your Box CD



ARTIST: Stole Your Woman
TITLE: In Your Box
LABEL: Takeover Records
CATALOG: None
YEAR: 2002
GENRE: Pop punk / power pop
PRESSING INFO: ???

Back about a year ago I was flipping through the $1 CD's at The Championship when I noticed this one. I knew Craigs Brother was on Takeover Records, and this sorta looked like a pop punk kinda release, so I said what the hell. For $1 what do I have to lose. Except $1 of course. The first time I listened to it I remember not liking it. I don't know why. I listened to it a second time about 3 weeks ago and thought it was some really good power pop/ pop punk! Funny how things work out. They are still around and they were on Warped Tour a few times with Yellowcard. This is one of their early releases. It seems to be pretty easy to find.

They also have a music video for the song "Lost and Found World". I was going to post it here, but its not on this release. So if you want to see it, it is on youtube.

TRACK LISTING:
1. A Change in Me
2. Dirty
3. Lets Eat Lots
4. Empty
5. Nice Shoes...
6. Rescuers Downunder
7. Frustrated
8. Lights Out
9. Shut Up
10. I Think I Tried
11. Neverending

http://rapidshare.com/files/210315996/stole_your_woman_in_your_box.zip

Monday, March 16, 2009

Kerosene 454 - Blown Clean 7" 1994




ARTIST: Kerosene 454
TITLE: Blown Clean
LABEL: Firepower Products
CATALOG: Unknown
YEAR: 1994
GENRE: Early Emo
PRESSING INFO: Black vinyl

I picked this up at City Lights Records in State College PA a few years ago. I had never heard this bands music, but read that they were one of the fathers of the emo genre. I think I paid something around 2 or 3 bucks for it. I thought it was a decent record, although not something I would get to crazy about. They were a staple in the DC emo scene between 1993-1998. They also released a few other 7"s and a few LP's as well. Later on they started to get better and chruned out some great post-hardcore stuff.

You probably can find this release at a record store or ebay for under $5. I recomend picking it up.