Showing posts with label Life Records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Life Records. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
The Hope Conspiracy
One more souvenir from Boston. Aaron Dalbec of Bane used to run a record label from the mid 90s to early 00s called Life Records. The first two Bane 7"s were released on his label, for example. Prior to the shows we got to talking on the Internet and he mentioned he still had some Life releases around his house from way back when. I asked what he still had and in particular about Hope Conspiracy stuff. He still had a copy of the s.t. 7" on grey vinyl and he was kind enough to hook me up with a copy. Thanks again.
Friday, May 9, 2014
Free To Think, Free To Be
There are certain records on my want list that I think I'll never own for various reason. Be it that they are too expensive or simply so rare that the odds of me owning them are really, really small. This record here is a prime example for that. There are only 10 copies of the so-called 'Buffalo press' of Bane's Free To Think Free To Be 7". The funny thing is that no one of the people involved in
making this record actually remembers making it. It seems that the
'Buffalo press' were the remaining ten copies of the 2nd press of the
Free To Think Free To Be 7". Tre from Deathwish most likely marked them
for a show in Buffalo, hence the name. The records of this 'pressing' don't have consecutive numbers. My copy is #169 (= Buffalo press #6), the other known one is #267 (= Buffalo press #7).
The only copy I knew of was Brian Murphy's. He had it listed on his HYE list and in the pressing info he provides on howsyouredge.com. That's how I came to know about this version in the first place. I've been collecting Bane for a couple of years now, but prior to this one I had never even seen one or heard of one for sale. Not even Marcus Andrews has one of these and that says a lot since he has the most complete Bane collection I know of, including insanely hard to come by test pressings of the early releases. So naturally I assumed I'd never get one of these…
In the end it took me less than 30 minutes to get it. I found this ebay listing of a lot consisting of three Bane 7"s. Nothing too fancy at first glance, but when I read the description I saw that the seller had written something about writing on the dust sleeve of the Free To Think Free To Be 7". Something about Buffalo and limited to 10. There hadn't been any bids made yet, most likely because I stumbled over the auction minutes after it had been put up. I didn't hesitate and contacted the seller to see if he was down for accepting offers. He was and after writing back and forth for roughly half an hour we had come to an agreement and a few minutes later I paid to seal the deal. I didn't even have time to try to verify if this was legit. When I received the record, I sent a picture to Brian Murphy and he told me this one looked exactly like his copy. Sometimes you get to be lucky that way. I was really happy that I managed to pick up the Give Blood test pressing a few weeks ago, but this record really makes my year.
The only copy I knew of was Brian Murphy's. He had it listed on his HYE list and in the pressing info he provides on howsyouredge.com. That's how I came to know about this version in the first place. I've been collecting Bane for a couple of years now, but prior to this one I had never even seen one or heard of one for sale. Not even Marcus Andrews has one of these and that says a lot since he has the most complete Bane collection I know of, including insanely hard to come by test pressings of the early releases. So naturally I assumed I'd never get one of these…
In the end it took me less than 30 minutes to get it. I found this ebay listing of a lot consisting of three Bane 7"s. Nothing too fancy at first glance, but when I read the description I saw that the seller had written something about writing on the dust sleeve of the Free To Think Free To Be 7". Something about Buffalo and limited to 10. There hadn't been any bids made yet, most likely because I stumbled over the auction minutes after it had been put up. I didn't hesitate and contacted the seller to see if he was down for accepting offers. He was and after writing back and forth for roughly half an hour we had come to an agreement and a few minutes later I paid to seal the deal. I didn't even have time to try to verify if this was legit. When I received the record, I sent a picture to Brian Murphy and he told me this one looked exactly like his copy. Sometimes you get to be lucky that way. I was really happy that I managed to pick up the Give Blood test pressing a few weeks ago, but this record really makes my year.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Free To Think, Free To Be
I'm aware of the fact that this may not be the most spectacular record to start this blog with. But another look at the name of my blog will tell you that I apparently like this band called Bane. One could actually say that I'm a huge fan, so why not kick off this thing with a Bane 7"? Said 7" is Bane's 2nd release on vinyl and brings you one of the biggest crowd pleasers at every Bane show, Superhero. So if you want to get in on that pile on at the next Bane show, you'd better buy this record and learn the lyrics so you can scream along. I really rate the other two songs, At Best and Scared, too. Bedard's lyrics are always outstanding.
I'd been after this 1st press copy on black vinyl for a couple of years but somehow this record had always slipped through my fingers. Got one on eBay for a fair price in the end. This was the last version that I was still missing of this particular Bane release. Well, technically there's the Buffalo Press, but I've never even seen one of those anywhere. Any help will be appreciated. Still plenty of Bane records to go though.
I'd been after this 1st press copy on black vinyl for a couple of years but somehow this record had always slipped through my fingers. Got one on eBay for a fair price in the end. This was the last version that I was still missing of this particular Bane release. Well, technically there's the Buffalo Press, but I've never even seen one of those anywhere. Any help will be appreciated. Still plenty of Bane records to go though.
Bane - Free To Think, Free To Be - Life Records (1997)
1st press on black vinyl with BA/NE labels
2nd press on yellow vinyl with Bane stamp /200
2nd press on black vinyl with Bane stamp /300
3rd press on clear green vinyl (no stamp)
3rd press on clear green vinyl with Bane stamp /100
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