New York Hardcore
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Sheer Terror spite on black vinyl
Read more: Sheer Terror spite on black vinylTook me a while to find a copy of the “Spite” 7 inch on black vinyl. And here it finally is. It’s actually the third time that I’m “buying” this one. The first time it was listed wrongly on Discogs, turned out the vinyl was green. Second time on eBay also the wrong color turned…
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25 Ta Life self-titled 7 inch
Read more: 25 Ta Life self-titled 7 inchAnother NYHC band from the nineties is 25 Ta Life. Back then they delivered a breed of Hardcore that was popular here in Belgium, but also in France. They had a good live reputation, I was at one of their shows. People were moshing, stage-diving, singing along on the stage and were in short all…
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Maximum Penalty east side story 7 inch
Read more: Maximum Penalty east side story 7 inchSince I posted the Breakdown 7 inch I came up with posting this one, to continue a series of posts on New York Hardcore records. This one has been silently sitting in the collection for more than 7 years. I don’t know why I never came to post about it. There are more records that…
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Breakdown The ’87 Demo
Read more: Breakdown The ’87 DemoIn continuation of posting records from my backlog, here’s one that is really good although not that hard to get. The Breakdown 1987 demo on yellow vinyl. According to Discogs.com there are more yellow copies than black. Although that needs to be nuanced since there are several yellow versions in circulation. Pale yellow, more warmer…
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No One Rules
Read more: No One RulesYesterday I featured some words about one of the most modern Hardcore outfits, today brings us back to the roots of New York Hardcore. The No One Rules LP focuses on the New York part of the American Hardcore Punk scene with Agnostic Front as one of the pioneers. There were Black Flag, 7 Seconds,…
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Maximum Penalty life and times test pressing
Read more: Maximum Penalty life and times test pressingMaximum Penalty just finished a European tour including a show at Ieperfest in Belgium, as I write this. I can’t believe that almost all these collectors I follow here on Blogger don’t love or featured this record on their site or page before. But it seems to be a larger trend than only locally in…
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Agnostic Front cause for alarm LP reissue
Read more: Agnostic Front cause for alarm LP reissueBecause I liked the cover art of this release so much I decided to buy a copy of this classic. Didn’t want to go for the original because I had the price in mind. Also in the mind was the fact that I knew this one was recently reissued on Strength Records. So I searched…
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Backtrack and Sean Taggart
Read more: Backtrack and Sean TaggartYou know the Agnostic Front “Cause For Alarm” cover. It’s a cool one for sure, if you aren’t familiar with it. That cover is drawn by Sean Taggart. Recently Reaper Records and Backtrack used one of his works also. It was three years after the release of the Darker Half LP that there was a…
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Merauder master killer LP reissue
Read more: Merauder master killer LP reissueYou know the feeling when you think you’ll never find a certain record? Well, I’ve had it for ages with the pre-order version of the “Masterkiller” LP reissue on Reaper Records. This pressing has my favourite lay-out. Other versions, like the 1995 Century Media pressing look kinda awful in my opinion. A computerized image of…
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