Drug Free Zone

I mainly picked up this record because it was cheap, like 1 or 2€, while I was buying another record from someone, and I was somewhat intrigued by the name. No surprise here really, it's pretty generic sxe hardcore. Good, but not outstanding.

Instilled

I never got to see Chokehold when they were around originally, but I did manage to see them last year when they played a few shows in Europe. I'm sure it was better in the 90s, but that was one good evening. Semi-funny side note, I'm 35 now and I was definitely one of the youngest people at that show. Good for me, but it would be cool if more younger people would still listen to Chokehold. Anyway, said show made me aware that I don't own all Chokehold releases. So here's one more I can cross of my want list. Black vinyl which comes in a black and white cover. Does anyone know which press this is? Discogs hasn't been really helpful here.

Around The World

I've said it before and I'll say it again over and over: ...But Alive were one of the best punk bands from Germany ever. I love the music, I love the lyrics and I love how they maintained the same style of artwork for most of their releases. Despite their decidedly left wing politics and anti-capitalist stance, their records sell for quite some money. Seems like the message is just lost on some people. It took me forever to find a reasonably priced copy. I finally found one from a seller in Japan. What I didn't realize at the time was that this LP was released on two labels: on ...But Alive's own label ...But Alive Records, but also on Propagandhi's G7 Welcome Committee Records. I only realized that when I wanted to read the lyric sheet, because they are printed in English. Kind of a bummer, because I'd like to get a copy with the (correct) German lyric sheet as well. To sum up: I bought a record from a German band which was released on a Canadian label and comes with a lyric sheet in English from a seller in Japan. Punk really brings the world together.

Start Today

Things have been quiet here lately. But between life and work, that's how it goes sometimes. I still have a few records that I bought over the last few weeks that I'm going to post about before things are going to slow down again.

I've managed to pick up most of the variants of this all-time great hardcore record over the last few years, only a red copy had evaded me for the longest time. A few weeks ago, I finally found a reasonably priced copy and best of all, it was still sealed! So not only did I manage to cross this beauty off my list, but this copy is also in pristine condition. I just love it. Now, people may say that it’s stupid to open such a gem, but for me records are meant to be listened to, so keeping it sealed wasn’t really an option for me. Also, how could I other wise have appreciated its full beauty?