In Trust We Trust

SSD is probably one of the most legendary hardcore bands and arguably the first real straight edge band. Their The Kids Will Have Their Say LP is an absolute classic, but their 1983 EP Get It Away has probably their most famous song on it, Glue. At least, that’s the song covered the most by other bands. Both of these records are incredibly hard to come by. You either have to shell out a lot of money for the originals on X-Claim or you have to resort to buying a bootleg. I‘ve had a bootleg of The Kids Will Have Their Say for a long time, but I never owned a copy of Get It Away until now. 

Whenever Trust Records released a reissue of a certified classic, they made sure that the packaging is always top notch. Of course there are a million different variants, most of which are rather ugly. But this solid blue vinyl works so well with the cover and the inner sleeve. I mean, just look at the whole thing. It‘s  just done so beautifully. And getting  stencil on topf of that? Sure, the records are a little bit more expensive, but you definitely get something for your money‘s worth. 

2024 Repress on Solid Blue on Trust /???

The Kids Will Have Their Say

On my most recent trip to London I hit up a few record stores there. I always find them a little disappointing, but I can't resist going to an actual store and flip through the bins. And there's always that tiny speck of hope that I might find something really good. I found two records that triggered my interest, but of course both of them turned out to be bootlegs, but since I'm not sure I want to shell out the big bucks for these records, these boots will have to do for now. SSD's debut LP is such an iconic record. The cover, the album name and so many of the song titles have been recycled again and again for 30+ years. The boot itself is done pretty well. The cover is of good quality and the songs sound pretty good to me. Granted, I don't have a frame of reference, but for me it does the trick.