pretty much at the beginning of my vinyl collecting days, which aren't that far back in the past, i stumbled upon a white first press copy of august burns red sophomore record 'messengers'. that must be four years ago by now. and if i remember correctly that specific record went out for something like twenty bucks, which is a joke considering the current going rate.
a first press catches easily an eighty to one hundert dollar price and boy, that's where i'm defitely out of the game. after the rsd version of their killer 'thrill seeker' passed me by unseen last year and is now a pain in the ass to get a hold on, i swore to myself to try to be more aware when it comes to new august burns red represses.
it was sometime in last year's november when i was looking for pictures of abr vinyl on the net, when i came across a most interesting view. i don't know why or what exactly i was looking for but what i know is that i saw a splattered vinyl disc of 'messengers' i never saw before.
after some more research i found out it was a re-press by solid state. no european store so i ordered directly from solid state, despite the high shipping rates. it was a pre-order set for delivery sometime in january. so you may understand my pleasant surprise to see a 'item shipped' mail in my account the same month and it even arrived shortly after christmas. looks nice with the re-vised cover art. i opted for the more limited haze vinyl. 300 made. solid state. 2014.
p.s.: if there is someone who wnats to part with his/her copy of 'thrill seeker', get in touch!
