Give More, Give Everything, Give Blood

So, here it is. The most expensive record I have ever purchased and probably will purchase in a long time: the test pressing of the reissue that Triple B did for Bane's Give Blood LP for the album's ten year anniversary. I'd been hunting down one of these for a long time, contacted a lot of people - to no avail -, missed out on one on a few occasions on eBay, but finally was able to score one. Didn't come cheap, but it was well worth it.

I didn't buy the whole set when Triple B released this re-issue a few years back because I was a little strapped for money then. I reasoned that with black being the least rare colour, chances would be good that I might pick up this particular version along the road for a reasonable price. And that's just the way it happened. I stumbled across this black vinyl copy at a distro at one of the shows Bane recently played in order to promote their upcoming LP. Nice coincidence, right? So ironically, the least rare version completes this set for me. Triple B truly did a great job with this re-issue. Embossed cover, new cover art and an awesome booklet with lots of pictures and some bonus texts by the band. Plus, the choice of colours for the vinyl is excellent. You can really see that the label wanted to honour this record and the band with this re-release.

Bane - Give Blood (reissue on Triple B)

Bane - Give Blood - test pressing - toothpaste green - /15
Bane - Give Blood - red/white splatter - /200
Bane - Give Blood - white - /400
Bane - Give Blood - clear red - /400 (Equal Vision exclusive colour)
Bane - Give Blood - black - /1000