Sonntag, 19. Januar 2014

outspoken - the current 7"

so this is the second piece of vinyl i ordered from willem. again he let this go for a very reasonable price. i had the chance to snag a clear vinyl version from 1994 (500 copies) on ebay but missed it. so i was happy to get the far more limited '77 pressing with the walk and proud labels from 2011.
i really love the three songs here. nineties hardcore in perfection. even though the band re-united several times in 1998, 2003, 2005 and 2011, including a european tour, they never made it to a new album or ep. i don't know about the current status but if an album was as solid as the latest strife record, i would be satisfied.
the packaging is a bit lame, though. i don't mean the cover picture, which is nice hardcore standard, but the 'sleeve' is just a photo-copied piece of cheap paper. probably there is an idea behind that i'm unaware of but it feels like a rushed job. the vinyl however looks fantastic. marbled green vinyl. 77 copies made. new age records/conversion records. 1994/2011.