Revelation Records
American Hardcore label founded mid eighties by Jordan Cooper in New York. Currently based in California. Famous for releasing Youth Crew Hardcore from the very beginning. Bands like Judge, Gorilla Biscuits, Youth Of Today, Side By Side, Warzone… After a short pause, they they remained active in the nineties and nowadays they are still releasing new records and repressing their vast catalogue. Also known for making limited editions that are highly sought after by collectors from all over the world.
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Judge bringin’ it down on purple
Read more: Judge bringin’ it down on purpleI’m so happy to be able to pick this one up finally. For many just a repress by Revelation. But for me rather special because I don’t usually pick up Revelation stuff. Revelation decided to repress the Judge LP on colored vinyl along with a black pressing on 180 grams vinyl. They had a good…
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Better Than A Thousand LP on grey
Read more: Better Than A Thousand LP on greyBetter Than A Thousand were a positive Hardcore band during the late-nineties, with Ray Cappo on vocals. They were a welcome breath of positivity between all the metalcore bands that had a darker mindset. I never checked them out when they were playing. But by reading through the Good Life mailorder lists at the end…
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I’m Into Another
Read more: I’m Into AnotherIndeed it happens now and then. I catch myself being too much into another so that I get confused at times as to who I really am. This admiration of or interest in other persons is quite human, I know. But collecting and listening to music can trigger this human asset. Maybe this explains why…
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two Revelation represses: CIV & Chain
Read more: two Revelation represses: CIV & ChainThese represses from Revelation Records are aesthetically the most correct. That is why I bought them. What a first world problem or luxury problem it has become? Earlier people were happy with having one coloured version of certain Revelation Records releases. No matter what colour it was. No matter if it was aesthetically correct or…
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heavy on the repress trip
Read more: heavy on the repress tripAbout the pros and cons of the recent represses Revelation Records is doing.
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Burning Fight book review
Read more: Burning Fight book reviewIn follow-up to the previous posts about ways of documenting Hardcore, this post is about one of the already existing books. Burning Fight by Brian Peterson is about 90’s hardcore. He writes parts by himself but the main talking is done by those who were involved on the spot. The concept of the book has…
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Supertouch gatefold and Shelter represses
Read more: Supertouch gatefold and Shelter repressesSome crucial represses of classics from the two important decades’ turning point, 1990. The first 1990 record is the full-length of the band Supertouch. Originally the release was meant to come in a gatefold cover, but Revelation thought of that to be too expensive back then. Now in 2013 the record has been given the…
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Morning Again as tradition dies slowly
Read more: Morning Again as tradition dies slowlyThe third full-length of Morning Again on Revelation Records. A cool coincidence that it’s nineties style galore and that it’s on Revelation Records. Another release that breaths the nineties would be “Life. Love. Regret” from Unbroken on New Age Records. Although this one is a tad heavier and more classic to me personally. It was…
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It’s a Judge Bringin’ It Down on green vinyl
Read more: It’s a Judge Bringin’ It Down on green vinylI have always advocated buying several versions of a record instead of having multiple of a certain version. Recently I was strengthened in believing in that approach. Why? Because I discovered that I have mistaken a first press JUDGE Bringin’ It Down on black vinyl for a third+ press. The mistake actually laid in the…
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