The Quest

Considering the fact how much I like youth crew music, I have a very weak collection when it comes to European bands of that ilk. Mainstrike is probably one of the 90s European hardcore bands in general and definitely of the bands that helped establish European youth crew to begin with. A Quest For Answers is the band’s debut LP, offering 12 songs of youth crew influenced hardcore, but not necessarily with typical youth crew lyrics. Definitely an important record for European hardcore. 

1st Press on Black on Crucial Response /???

Times Still Here

Last part of my shopping haul in London. I've had the s.t. 7" by Mainstrike for years and actually liked the music, but I never got around to picking up more of their releases. This is a first press copy on black vinyl of their debut 7" (/1660). The cover was originally supposed to be blue for the most part, as is the 2nd press cover, but somehow the printing job got fucked up.